16 Striders toed the line at Albert Park parkrun this week and when crossing the finish line Janice Long had completed her 50th event. Helen McIlvenny was the second woman finisher whilst Paula Newton, Suzanne Brodie, Gail and Ben Robinson all grabbed personal bests on the course.
At Tees barrage Paul Johnson pipped David to take 3rd male position – amongst the 25 other Striders following them home Drew Smallwood, Michelle Hart, Andrew Laverick and Thomas Day all had a good morning and lowered their best times.
Stewart Park saw a new record attendance which included four Striders, two of whom – Mark Dickinson and Gary Forster – grabbed themselves new best times.
A bit of tourism going on at Hartlepool where five of the six Striders attending were visiting for the first time. Michael Fawcett had been before and used that knowledge of the course to lower his best time further.
There was also a solitary Strider at Sedgefield but Finlay Pennington takes the tourist award again with a visit to Penrith.