Ruby Carter and Angus McMillan ran the quickest parkrun occasions within the UK this weekend (thirtieth November).
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Each Saturday at 9am, parkrun goes forward due to the military of volunteers who assist in organising, organising and marshalling (and rather more). It’s by no means good to see a parkrun cancelled due to an absence of volunteers, as was sadly the case at Exeter Riverside this morning. So, in case you can, we strongly encourage you to volunteer!
Ruby Carter was the quickest lady by 13 seconds this weekend, operating 16:38 at Battersea. Given the popularity it has developed over a few years, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the newly-created parkrun made it to the highest of the rankings.
It’s a powerful time for the Hercules Wimbledon athlete (though unattached on her parkrun profile!). Her earlier quickest was 17:34, run final week, and it’s additionally quicker than her 5k PB.
In his first parkrun outing of the yr, Angus McMillan clocked a powerful 14:47 at Keswick parkrun. He was the one runner to complete inside quarter-hour this weekend. Angus has a 5k PB of 13:57, set at Armagh this yr. He completed twelfth at Sefton Park and the European XC Champs trials final weekend.
Better of the Relaxation
Ellarose Whitworth was second quickest this weekend, operating 16:51 at Doddington Corridor. That point is a parkrun finest for the Lincoln Wellington junior and solely 4 seconds shy of her 5k PB. Final week, she received the U17 race on the British Athletics Cross Problem in Liverpool in a powerful subject. Clearly she is in nice kind in the mean time!
Operating at Brooklands, Louise Small’s 16:55 put her third on the rankings. It was the AFD athlete’s thirteenth parkrun of 2024. It’s been a busy yr; a 2:29:33 marathon PB in Frankfurt final month and a 16:03 5k PB earlier within the yr amongst the highlights.
Patrick Sheridan ran 15:00 at Belfast Victoria to take second within the males’s rankings, aptly in his second parkrun of the yr. It’s an eighteen second enchancment on his earlier quickest parkrun, on the identical course in March.
Alex Milne clocked the identical time – 15:00 – at Battersea to take a seat joint second. The Hercules Wimbledon synthetic it to fourth on the rankings final week. Subsequent week he will likely be participating within the World 100k Championships in India. The group are self-funding for journey and have arrange a Fundraiser right here for any who can help the GB&NI group heading on the market.
Quickest Course
With 5 appearances, together with a primary and third, Battersea takes the honours this weekend.
Ladies’s Rankings
Males’s Rankings
