St Albans parkrun 688: 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 364 participants for its 688th 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, Adam Yorwerth was the fastest finisher, crossing the line first with a time of 17.28.

He was followed by Jamie Maxen in second place on 17.58, while Gabriel Ayers completed the top three with a time of 18.43.

Emily Hickey-Baird led the way as the fastest female, finishing with a time of 20.53.

Lydia Stimson was the second female finisher in 21.31, with Wendy Walsh in third place on 22.09.

A total of 45 personal bests were recorded during the event.

The event was made possible thanks to the volunteers who gave up their time: Robert Tanner, Emily Tanner, Martin Medforth, Katherine Reed, Sarah Conduit, Sam Gnanaraj, Mike Truter, Peter Goodchild, Kate Schlesinger, Gino Golluccio, Rod Larman, Peter Blackaller, Kate Webb, Edwin Ten Dam, Kavish Desireddy, Martin Cook, Martin Coward, Helen Kinloch, Debs Powell, Sophia Christie, Alex Johnstone, Kara Molloy, Drew Reed, Julianna Halbeck, Allison Buchner, Roger Goodhead, James Grills, Dave Handley, Zara Handley, Charlie Hodge, Loraine Ladlow, Jethro Offemaria, Richard Sved, Aisling Hayward, Helen Bolam, Linda Green, Peter W Jones, Phyllida Jones, and Ian Volans.

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