parkrun News Weekend 12/13 September 2026
24 members at 16 venues all in England possibly shows that summer holidays are now over and the juniors are back at school!
Leading the way for MAC juniors this weekend was Isabella Wilson who doubled up the parkrunning once more with a terrific 5k on Saturday at Alvaston parkrun finishing in a time of 26.06 earning her a magnificent 71.9% age grading and then following this up with a junior parkrun at Shipley Country park on Sunday where she finished as 2nd female and 5th overall in 9 minutes 25 seconds.
Also at Alvaston parkrun was Lisa Walton clocking up her 85th visit, finishing in 28.58 for 250th position.
Gav Elliott was our solo runner at Ashbourne running 25.40 for 59th place whilst Carl Vincent was another solo MAC runner but further afield at Battersea parkrun where he ran a speedy 20.17 for 158th place.
Jon Tyson led home our trio of runners at Black Rocks in a time of 24.09 for 48th place whilst Dave Howden ran a steady one a few places behind in 24.51. Setting her new PB at Black Rocks, young Lyla Johnson had an excellent run finishing in 28.37 for 138th place.
Setting one of the quickest times of the day, Ben Meakin ran a super 18.57 for 2nd place at Fire Service College parkrun whilst Alice Cundy also showed a turn of pace with a 22.29 earning her 3rd female and 16th overall.
Rob Curtis was also on fire at Holme Pierrepont running a 23.11 for 32nd place with Beccy taking the 3rd female finisher and 46th overall in a time of 24.50.
Cherry Moger up at Jesmond Dene on route to the GNR had a stroll around the hilly course in a time of 37.36.
Roy and Sarah Austin, down at Leamington parkrun were also having a steady weekend completing the course in 26.34 and 32.29 respectively.
Martin Sowerby also had a steady jog around Melton Mowbray parkrun in a time of 28.51.
Not jogging, Caspar Reynolds set the fastest MAC time of the day at Monsal Trail with his 18.23 for 3rd place with brother Jago in 18th position and a time of 21.38. Keir Probert was our 3rd MAC runner finishing in 28.45 whilst Andy Mellor handed out the finish tokens.
Paul Clark ran another quick time of 20.28 for 17th place at Moors Valley.
Lucas Dix in the JM10 age category ran 25.17 at Poolsbrook park which earns a super 67.3% age grading.
Regular as clockwork, Malcolm Betts was at Rother Valley Country park finishing in a time of 28.51.
Back from her long walk in the USA Christine Howard was back enjoying that hill at Shipley Country park where her time of 24.08 was swift enough to earn 4th female and 26th overall.
Last but not least, Dennis Holmes made the short journey to Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke on Trent on Satuday to run the almost “cross country” course beside Port Vale football ground in a respectable time of 25.24 for 33rd position and got out of bed Sunday to Marshal at the Shipley Junior parkrun event.
Well run ev
eryone, especially our juniors.
