St Albans parkrun 685: Results from Verulamium Park

Weekly - The parkrun takes place at Verulamium Park <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i>
Weekly - The parkrun takes place at Verulamium Park (Image: Google Maps)
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St Albans parkrun welcomed 286 participants for its 685th event, held at Verulamium Park on Saturday.

Runners and walkers gathered to take on the course, with a strong turnout from the community.

At the front of the field, Andy Bryce was the fastest finisher, crossing the line first with a time of 18.35.

He was followed by Andrew Shaw in second place on 18.43, while an unknown runner completed the top three.

Emily Hickey-Baird led the way as the fastest female, finishing with a time of 21.21.

Helen Rogers was the second female finisher in 22.15, with Alexis Hamilton in third place on 23.34.

A total of 23 personal bests were recorded during the event.

The event was made possible thanks to the volunteers who gave up their time: Helen Bolam, Robert Tanner, Rosie Donnelly, Andy Henley, Sam Gnanaraj, Aisling Hayward, Simon Ricketts, Peter Goodchild, Martin Hart, Gino Golluccio, Ruth Shaw, Thuan Tran, Emily Hulatt, Harry Wong, Sophia Christie, Julianna Halbeck, Tom Knust, Saskia Moody, Jason Rabinowitz, Chris Deacon, Kavish Desireddy, James Grills, Alex Johnstone, Sophie Gage, Edwin Ten Dam, Maggie Easton, Michael Engelhardt, Linda Green, Kara Molloy, Kate Schlesinger, Jane Todd, Richard Todd, Alex Watkins, Clare Watkins, Nick Williamson, Wildfred Yu, James Martin, Kate Webb, Peter Blackaller, Sarah-Beth Green, Peter W Jones, and Richard Townsend.

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