More than 200 people took part in the 10th anniversary event for Guernsey parkrun.
Taking place on nearly every Saturday morning since April 2016, the free 5k run attracts all ages from toddlers to nonagenarians.
It has only ever been cancelled because of extreme weather conditions, or during the covid lockdowns, meaning 466 parkruns have been held over the past decade.
Guernsey parkrun was launched 12 years after the original run in Bushy Park in London which sparked the global movement.
Parkrun is run by volunteers with Event Director Lorna O’Donnell thanking them during a speech ahead of Saturday’s pre-race briefing given by Run Director Charlotte Dunsterville.
Ms McDonnell said she needed a core team of volunteers to commit for the first 12 weeks in 2016 to ensure the longevity of the event.
Ms Dunsterville was one of the first volunteers, said Ms McDonnell.
She also named Toby Birch, Terry Greening, and Peter and Helena McGovern who were all running on Saturday, ten years after they each took part in the first event.
This week’s run report was written by Sam Goddard who did his first parkrun in April 2019. He said it has got him into marathon running too and he’s due to complete his fifth in Manchester this coming weekend.
Mr Godard also shared some Guernsey parkrun stats:
- Guernsey parkrun has had 9500 different people take part.
- 70,000+ total finishers.
- 1000+ volunteers
- 150-200 average finishers per week
- 15-25 volunteers every week
Guernsey parkrun’s 10th anniversary also caught the eye of Dame Kelly Holmes who shared a photo from the start of the weekend’s run in a round up of submitted images.
In a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ moment, the photo from Guernsey parkrun is the very first image in the above link!
Guernsey parkrun takes place every Saturday morning at 09:00 on L’ancresse Common, starting from near the Pembroke car park.
You can find out more details and register for your free barcode HERE.