parkrunday 15th April 2017

The cancellation of the club’s home parkrun at Woodhouse Moor this weekend didn’t seem to stop many Hyde Park Harriers getting out there for their weekly parkrunning fix. There were 63 Hyde Park Harriers out parkrunning at 27 different venues around the parkrun world, including Brenda Gannon over in Sligo in Ireland and Jo Kasher in Sydney Park, St Peters, Australia.

Claire Booth followed up last week’s PB at Woodhouse Moor with another PB of 21:50 at Hereford and a first female finisher placing – the second time she has achieved this there. There were 14 other PBs. These were by Mark Hadrill with 21:48, Claudia Bauer with 26:52 and Claire Hougham with 30:51 at Bramley; Clare Mason with 34:58 at Brighouse; Rebecca Gray with 21:08 and Naomi Farrar with 25:22 at Cross Flatts; Andrew Maddock with 24:15 at Penrith; Lucy Rider with 24:14 at Pontefract; Graeme Miles with 22:08, Caroline Sanders with 27:01, Michael Mason with 30:38 and Ciara Crossan with 31:41 at Roundhay; Samantha Scarlett with 26:05 at Sewerby; and Ben Hartley with 19:09 and a podium 3rd place finish at Temple Newsam.

Gary Grant joined the parkrun 50 club with his run at Roundhay.

Top Age Grade by the ladies was Rebecca Gray with 70.03% at Cross Flatts and by the men was Chris Jones with 77.58% at Skipton.

Here are the details of all this week’s parkrunning Hyde Park Harriers.