St Albans parkrun 689: 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 340 participants for its 689th 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, George Booth was the fastest finisher, crossing the line first with a time of 17.24.

He was followed by Jake Rafferty in second place on 18.17, while Keilin Spurdens completed the top three with a time of 19.15.

Rachel Felton led the way as the fastest female, finishing with a time of 19.47.

Eva Granottier was the second female finisher in 21.22, with Heather Smith in third place on 22.52.

A total of 35 personal bests were recorded during the event.

The event was made possible thanks to the volunteers who gave up their time: Mike Truter, Ruth Shaw, Keith Clivlverd, Martin Medforth, Sam Gnanaraj, Brian Ransley, Harry Smith, Edwin Ten Dam, Helen Bolan, Gino Golluccio, Jennie Holmes, Alice Clivlverd, Andy Baccas, Martin Cook, Julianna Halbeck, Joaquin Orejas, Kavish Desireddy, Drew Reed, Max Walker, Andy Henley, Hannah Smith, Tony Barr, Alexander Craig, Roger Goodhead, Debs Powell, Roger Thomas Sant, Helen Smith, Andrew Tuckett, Bohdan Tymashov, Geoff Watts, Wilfred Yu, Sarah Conduit, Linda Green, Kate Webb, Peter W Jones, and Catherine Leahy.

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