Parkrun Report Saturday 01/06/2019 by Mike

Pos Parkrunner Time Cat Grade Cat Pos Note Runs Parkrun
12 Kelly HOLMES * 20:11 VW45-49 82.08% 2 First timer! 25 Montacute
55 Grahame TURNER 23:00 VM50-54 65.72% 52 PB stays at 00:21:42 37 Montacute
60 Andrew ARMSTRONG 23:20 VM50-54 63.21% 57 PB stays at 00:21:41 20 Montacute
157 Katy ARMSTRONG 27:55 VW50-54 60.06% 26 PB stays at 00:25:59 28 Montacute
25 Martin HOOPER 23:43 VM40-44 59.31% 22 PB stays at 00:22:41 45 Street
200 Amanda BIGGER 29:34 VW50-54 56.71% 43 PB stays at 00:27:02 119 Montacute
218 Margaret HILL 29:29 VW45-49 56.19% 62 PB stays at 00:29:15 36 Burnham on Sea
172 Nick PRATT 28:26 VM50-54 52.70% 139 PB stays at 00:24:47 154 Montacute
175 Michael NORTON 28:36 VM45-49 50.35% 141 PB stays at 00:24:48 82 Montacute
336 Roxane PRATT 34:37 VW50-54 49.64% 123 PB stays at 00:30:03 169 Montacute
431 David GERMAN 46:38 VM80-84 45.07% 249 PB stays at 00:36:17 159 Longrun Meadow
  *Not a Langport runner            

Well, well, well what a parkrun we had at Montacute this week, those of us that were lucky enough to run there, were in the same field as the Double Olympic Champion Dame Kelly Holmes. Kelly won the 800 and 1500 metres at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and is legend of British Middle distance running. I had a good conversation with her and she was not there in her role as parkrun ambassador but happened to be on a night out with friends in Sherborne and picked Montacute for her morning run. She is a lovely lady and was there for ages having her photo taken and chatting away. It was a beautiful hot day and Grahame was the Langport Runner most likely to impress Kelly with Andrew a close 2nd! It was a good weekend for the Armstrong’s as Katy was our leading lady.

It was GP Pledge Day at Yeovil Montacute, where parkrun was trying to get 1,000+ GPs and their staff to take part in their local parkruns across the country.

With large numbers expected at Montacute each week the core team have asked people to car share where possible and to arrive early.

Martin who had a break from his volunteering role, was the clubs only runner at Street this week and produced a good run with a time of 23.43 on his 45th parkrun.

Maggie was our closest runner to achieving a PB as she missed out by 14 seconds at Burnham-on-Sea.

Quick back to Theatre

Dr Nurses

Quick Roxane Dame Kelly is waiting

 Rox running

Made it! 

Rox Kelly

Cor look Dame Kelly

 Grahame Kelly

I do like a selfie

mike Kelly

Oh another selfie...

Mike Rox

Grahame limbering up in the background,Amanda, Nick, Roxane and Carole (BHAM).

Team photo