Highlights – Dave Tyler smashes Deal Parkrun age record on Christmas Day
Parkrun Pb for Rob Collier
One of the best things about Christmas day is running a parkrun. Not all of the parkrun’s across the UK sign up to this but a select few do, so Caroline Curtis ran with 468 others to run over at Bexley. Dave Tyler ran the Deal seafront parkrun and deserves a special mention. Finishing second he stole a cheeky age record in a time of 16.22. Elizabeth Tew also ran at Deal. Over in Ashford joining many who ran with their Santa hats and Elf costumes were Emma Creasey, Deborah Jeffery, Dave Walbrook, Rich Dyer and Catriona Watts all of whom made extra room for their Christmas Pudding, satisfied with their morning runs.
On Boxing day, the annual Saltwood boxing day run took place. This muddy hilly over the stream through the kissing gates and up through the woods, attracts hundreds of runners. Whilst it is great to get ahead of the pack sprinting through Saltwood to get out and into the field early it is not always possible to do this and to run the best time, but to compete and enjoy the camaraderie and run off those mince pies is why a majority of runners take part.
Finishing 3rd however, was Dan Voller in a time of 17.51, Junior member Callum Howes finished 7th in an incredible time of 18.59, Thomas Leaver was 12th in 19.30. First lady and first for Folkestone was Emma Creasey finishing in 19thposition in a time of 20.14.
Chasing and finishing next was John Hill, Nick Steele, Derek Matcham, Stuart Erskine, Emily Chambers, Nikki Goodwin, Paul Bartlett, Ian Merrick, George Rigby, Kev Newman, Tony Scott, Catherine O’Connor, Rob Collier, Vicky Scott, Gary Brazier, Faith Cowell, Marie Brazier, Ivana Collier ran with her son Oliver, Hazel Green, Alex-Mae Wildman, XantaeWildman, Kirsty Wilson, Karen Puttock, Richard Dyer, Claire Yates, Natasha Durham, Zac Dennis, Stuart Sprinks, Kate Lancefield, Max Pickering. Lynsey Tighy also ran and enjoyed her children running with her too.
On Saturday 28th December out in force at the Folkestone parkrun were: Dave Gillett 18.24, Stuart Erskine 19.00, Joe Bruce 19.18, Emma Creasey 19.28, Tristan Bruce 19.29, Rob Collier 19.56, Torben Jessen 20.20, Tim Warren 20.49, IanMerrick 21.17, Deborah Jeffery 21.37, Paul Bartlett 21.41, Tony Scott 23.25, Vicky Scott 23.39, Dave Walbrook 23.52, Hazel Green 24.19, Kirsty Wilson 24.39, Catherine O’Connor 24.51, Catriona Watts 25.21, Chris Woolgar 25.22, Finlay Taylor 25.50, Richard Fowles 25.50, Paul Taylor 26.04, TrudiCurd 26.50, Aldous Hosking 26.51, Rich Dyer 27.36, Deidre Coombs 27.59, Jacob Burvill 28.16, Ivana Collier29.25, Gary Brazier 29.53, Caron Inder 30.33, Louise Fowler 31.57, Angela Warren 32.08, Kate Lancefield 35.53, Nicola James 40.58
Parkrun Touring saw Jenny Quinn at Maidstone 26.38, Lisa York ran in Solihull at the Bruteon Parkrun as she prepares for Marathon training in a time of 33.53. In Nottingham Ian McGilloway ran Forest Bec parkrun finishing first in a time of 17.57 just 7 seconds off of his personal best time
Sunday 29th was the Staplehurst end of year 10 mile and Tony Scott who regularly fly’s the Folkestone flag took part, saying ‘it was a lovely crisp morning and a lovely pleasant run apart from the nasty hill at mile six’. Tony finished in a time of 1.26.09 nicely kicking off his spring marathon training plan.
