The latest from this week's parkruns (W29 24)

Newtown residents and visitors witnessed some remarkable achievements at the weekly parkruns held every Saturday and Sunday morning. With a total of 273 participants, both parkrun saw seasoned veterans and first-time runners alike pushing their limits to set impressive personal bests.

In this week's top 20 finishers, standout performances included Finlay Cullen from Maldwyn Harriers who claimed the top spot with a time of 17:13, setting a new personal best, Matthew Benson, with a time of 18:21 and Aled Breeze with a time of 18:34. 

Richard L Jones celebrated his 188th parkrun this week with an impressive time of 20:25, coming in at 11th place.

There was no females this week in the top 20, with Catherine Bradley securing the 23rd position with a time of 22:23.

At the Hafan yr Afon junior parkrun on Sunday morning, young talents showcased their skills with enthusiasm. Logan M led the pack with a time of 7:43, achieving a new personal best.

Other juniors who excelled included Tommy P, Teddy L, and more who either achieved personal bests or ran for the first time.

A special shoutout to the dedicated volunteers who made the events possible - Hazell Arthur, Susan Bonsall, Ivor G. Breeze, Rachel Butler, Patricia Davies, Rhian Delves, Vilma Delves, Sarah Denton, Andrew Ellis, Em Evison, Phoebe Evison, Lara Francis, Rob Francis, Jill Hillman, Llinos Hughes, Steve Jarman, Diane Jones, Emma Jones, Ifan Jones, Michael Murray, Sarah Sanford, Catherine Sherlock, Val Stern, Michelle Bowen, Ceri Davies, Jenny Evans, Alison Green, Thomas Houghton, Gemma Jones, Richard L Jones, Sally Kenyon, Cheryl Lewis, James Love, Sam Marshall, Sirona Marshall Clarke, Kayleigh Mcgettigan, Philippa Petch, Ruth Stafford, Jonathan Turner, Rachel Wardell, Will Wardell and Paul Whiffen

For the complete list of results and to join the next parkrun, visit here.