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The latest from this week's parkruns (W30 24)

A total of 298 participants took part in the Newtown parkruns this week. Among them, several individuals achieved new personal bests and notable milestones.

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A total of 298 participants took part in the Newtown parkruns this week. Among them, several individuals achieved new personal bests and notable milestones.

Finlay Cullen led the way, finishing in first place with an impressive time of 16:49 and achieving a new personal best. Aled Breeze followed closely behind with a time of 17:44, also setting a personal best record. Additionally, Harry Woodhouse made a remarkable achievement by securing a new PB with a time of 18:04.


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    Noteworthy first-time runners included Ian Harrison, who completed his first parkrun with a time of 18:47, and Toby Harrison with a time of 19:03. Other participants who showed remarkable performances included Gwern Ap Rhobat with a personal best time of 19:20 and Harry Barrett achieving a new PB of 19:38.

    The Hafan yr Afon junior parkrun also had outstanding performances this week, with young participants showcasing their running talent. Tommy P finished first with a time of 07:49, while Teddy L and Macsen J followed closely behind with new personal bests of 07:53 and 08:15, respectively.

    Special mention goes to Ffion J, the first-time female participant, who completed the course in 09:03. It was an inspiring showing of determination and enthusiasm from the junior runners.

    Thanks to the volunteers who made the parkrun events possible this week - Andrea Blayney, Ivor G. Breeze, Rachel Butler, Sue Carroll, Sean Clarke, Patricia Davies, Pete Davies, Andrew Ellis, Em Evison, Phoebe Evison, Rob Francis, Jenni Gregory, Jill Hillman, Thomas Houghton, Diane Jones, James Love, Andrew Sherlock, Catherine Sherlock, Hannah Thomas, Gwyneth Tyrer Clarke, Paul Whiffen, Laura Atkinson, Michelle Bowen, John Cook, Sarah Cook, Ceri Davies, Jenni Freeman, Alison Green, Richard L Jones, Sally Kenyon, Cheryl Lewis, Felicity Love, James Love, Sam Marshall, Sirona Marshall Clarke, Kayleigh Mcgettigan, Caroline Orrells, Aileen Stewart, Sarah Upson a.nd Paul Whiffen.

    For the full list of results and more details, visit the Newtown parkrun website.

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