Aw bank holiday August what a lovely weekend perfect for a little spot of parkrunning! Alan our Event Director decided to “Bring it all back” and oversaw the 150th Parkrun in Father Collins Park.
The event was made possible by 10 volunteers: All these superstars “Reach” for the stars and make sure that parkrun runs smoothly
Alan FOLEY • Rachel MARKEY • Austin KEEGAN • Witek LOCHOWSKI • Simon SMITH • Aoife MCCARTHY • Nadia LOCHOWSKA • Geraldine PRENDERGAST • Ita O’HANLON • Paul CAREY
This week 83 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 11 were first timers and 11 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 11 different clubs took part.
Well done to the following on their PBs – Don’t Stop Moving!
- Trevor Haugh
- James Smith
- Eoin Robinson
- Cathal Leahy
- Sarah Gahan
- Barry Roche
- Sam Whaley
- Roisin Murray
- Caroline Hickey
- Yvonne Cranley
- Avegel Arceno
James Smith may “Never had a Dream Come True” until today as he has been awarded the much coveted aesthetically pleasing time of the week as well as a PB! Well done James on 20:18! Enjoy the celebrations and remember there ain’t no party like an S Club party!
Myself and fellow run director Matt headed off to Kikenny to collect another letter in the parkrun alphabet. A nice albeit with a nasty hill that passes through forest paths and takes in a lovely view of Kilkenny castle. The core team were lovely and friendly and nice to spot the odd Kilkenny Hurler. With their season finished early there is no excuse for missing a parkrun so good to see them toeing the line… There are no prizes for guessing who Matt had on the musical playlist today. And its a two hour drive to Kilkenny…..
Today’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Father Collins parkrun Results Page.
The female record is held by Hannah OLDROYD who recorded a time of 17:30 on 18th June 2016 (event number 38).
The male record is held by Ray HYNES who recorded a time of 15:36 on 6th January 2018 (event number 121).
The Age Grade course record is held by Matt SHIELDS who recorded 88.68% (18:15) on 3rd October 2015 (event number 1).
Father Collins parkrun started on 3rd October 2015. Since then 2,052 participants have completed 10,386 parkruns covering a total distance of 51,930 km, including 1,900 new Personal Bests
Rachel
