| parkrunner | Time | Cat | Grade | parkrun | Nos of Non parkrun |
| Julie GILBERT | 25.29 | VW55-59 | 72.74% | Treadmill | 3 |
| Karen BOAGE | 28.11 | VW60-64 | 71.64% | High/Low Ham | 3 |
| Amanda PERRIN | 26.05 | VW55-59 | 71.07% | East Lambrook | 2 |
| Liz MARTIN | 30.10 | VW60-64 | 66.93% | Burrow Hill | 3 |
| Nicky CHRASCINA | 27.56 | VW55-59 | 66.36% | Treadmill | 3 |
| Sue WHITE | 28.02 | VW55-59 | 66.13% | Barrington | 3 |
| Katy ARMSTRONG | 26.36 | VW50-54 | 65.24% | Charlton Mackerel | 3 |
| Cathy PARMENTER | 27.35 | VW50-54 | 62.91% | Stoke St Gregory | 4 |
| Paul PARMENTER | 24.07 | VM50-54 | 62.15% | Stoke St Gregory | 3 |
| Alice Driscoll | 30.54 | VW55-59 | 58.40% | Park to Pitney | 2 |
| Roxane PRATT | 32.31 | VW50-54 | 53.57% | Curry Rivel | 4 |
| Amanda BIGGER | 33.15 | VW50-54 | 51.53% | Kingsbury Episcopi | 4 |
| Nick PRATT | 32.31 | VM50-54 | 46.48% | Curry Rivel | 4 |
| Dave GERMAN | 48.14 | VM80-84 | 44.69% | Curry Rivel | 4 |
| Rich GANDY | 33.41 | VM50-55 | 44.50% | High Ham | 3 |
Nearly thirty years ago I joined police training school. There I was told that the first station I would work at would always be my favourite with the fondest memories. The instructor who told me this was not wrong, and maybe that’s why I love Montacute parkrun so much. I joined the parkrun party a little later than some, my first event being Montacute on 2/11/2013. 111 Montacute parkruns later I can’t think of any other place I would rather be, at 9am on a Saturday. What is it about Montacute parkrun? Well first off I think it’s a “proper” parkrun, trail and hills. I love the scenery, the views and how the changes in the seasons are so prevalent. And finally, and this is not unique to Montacute but present at every park run I have visited, the people.
Thank you to all of you who have indulged me this week in my attempts to recreate a Montacute parkrun! Think I have picked everyone’s runs up from facebook and Starva. Apologies if I have missed anyone off.
Liz ran in her parkrun tee shirt and bar code band. She found a lovely big hill to run up, complete with sheep. Burrow Hill, another of my favourite places!
Sue found a gravel path that had an uncanny resemblance to the path at Montacute and has also reminded us all of how it feels to enter the finish funnel at Montacute.
Amanda P and Alice ran off road adding some good hills, and I finished my 5k with a run down “The Avenue”
Nick and Rox fuelled themselves with Malibu before they set out. Mmmm….not too sure on a link between that and Montacute, but maybe that’s it! Malibu; “the totally tropical taste”. I love Montacute but I can think of anything tropical about it.
Next Week, tell me something about your favourite parkrun, add an element of that park run into your 5k, or send me a photo. Let’s see how many different ones we get.
Have a good week everyone, stay safe and enjoy your running. :)
Tee shirt, check. Bar code, check. Big hill with sheep, check. Well done Liz.
Montacute? Definitely !
Alice and meg on thier barkrun, mud and hills.
M is for.......
A run down The Avenue to finish for Amanda.