Nova parkrun celebrated its 200th event in style - plus some other results.

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*Runners and supporters of the 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer group.


Nova parkrun celebrated its 200th event in style.

Report by Don Hale. Photos courtesy of Malcolm.

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The Nova parkrun at Prestatyn celebrated its 200th event last Saturday. Their first parkrun started on 7th December 2019 and since then, 8,000 participants have completed 30,141 parkruns covering a total distance of 150,705 km, including 4,783 new PB’s, and a total of 435 individuals have volunteered 3,645 times.



*Pictured above and below - some of the generous volunteers at Nova and a selection of some of Malcolm's great action photos.


This edited report is courtesy of the Nova Run Director:

Well done to the 280 people who joined us to walk, jog and run at the Nova this morning including 27 doing a parkrun for the very 1st time. We were also happy to welcome Nova Prestatyn 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer who joined us today. 

The group offer support to those affected by Cancer who wish to take some part at our event, and they would be happy to hear from anyone who may be interested in joining them. Please see their Facebook page for more details and their next meet up at our event is on 30th August. 



So today was my last as Event Director. It has been 4 years since I became ED (alongside Sarah) taking over from Eva who set up and started Nova Prestatyn parkrun. We had managed 12 events when lockdown hit and when Eva stepped down (during lockdown) we had no event and two rookies at the helm! 


Thanks to the dedication of the core volunteer team, in September 2021, we were back in action and have not looked back since. Although a few faces may have changed, the teams commitment remains the same as we strive to make our event accessible to as many people as possible *This week 280 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 96 were first timers and 36 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 29 different clubs took part. The event was made possible by 22 volunteers:

Simon BONFIELD • Abi HEWITT • Jo LEWIS • Mike PEARSON • Claudia SMITH • Gill GLENN • Katie NEWE • Martin KING-SHEARD • David G WILLIAMS • Eirlys PALFREY • Girvin PALFREY • Denis NEWE • Fiona MARSTON • Suzanne MALONEY • Jo QUARTLEY • Caryl THIRSK • Carrie PURDOM • Shaun MALONEY • Malcolm KIRBY • Janet HINTON • Tracey GRIFFITHS • Luisa Sarah CEREZO.




*This is a results summary from last Saturday event:  

Nova at Prestatyn: Visitor Jeffrey Shuen was the first finisher at Nova parkrun’s 200th event at Prestatyn in 18.01, with Mathew Baker second and just 5 seconds adrift in 18.06, and Ben Rowlands was 3rd with a new PB in 18.31.

The first female finisher was Gemma Louise Barnett (Vale Royal AC) on her debut in 21.04 (19th overall), and Megan Lewis (Prestatyn RC) was second in 24.14 (45th), with Lauren Evans third with another PB in 25.42 (64th). *A couple of well-known local runners included 41st Dave Munday in 24.10, and Daniel Huws was 46th in 24.21.


Other parkrun results:

*Penrhyn: 215 mixed ability athletes took part in the Penrhyn Castle parkrun with Matthew Edwin Roberts coming home first in 16.28, with Phil Richardson (Sale Harriers), second with a new PB in 17.23, and in third place was JW11-14 Daragh Cassidy (Bicester Tri Club), on his debut in 17.57. The first female finisher was debutant Rachel Gray (34th overall) in 23.38, with Rebecca Neill second (38th) in 23.58, and Anna Glyn third (41st) on her debut in 24.15.

 

*Newborough: Teenage visitor SM18 athlete Benjamin Westmoreland-Alexander (Northampton AC) was the first finisher at last weekend’s Newborough Forest parkrun with a fast time of 17.57, with fellow youngster and club colleague Freddie Cushing second, and he shared the exact same time as Benjamin, with VM40 Ian Munford finishing third with a new PB in 18.05.

The first female finisher was SM18 athlete Bella Robins (Warrington AC), and 16th overall with a PB of 21.30. Visiting JW11-14 athlete Evie Kleiser (18th) made a promising debut in third place in 21.47; and Katy Nelson claimed a new PB in 22.26.

 




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