Harleston Magpies parkrun celebrates its 200th event

Harleston Magpies parkrun marked its 200th event at Shotford Heath <i>(Image: Pixabay)</i>
Harleston Magpies parkrun marked its 200th event at Shotford Heath (Image: Pixabay)
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Harleston Magpies parkrun celebrated its 200th event on Saturday, August 30, at the Harleston Magpies Hockey Club in Shotford Heath, Weybread.

A total of 156 runners turned out for the milestone occasion.

Leading the field for the men, Simon Partridge of Bure Valley Harriers finished first in 17:59.

Ewan Winzor Saile, representing Worlingham RoadRunnerz, crossed the line in second place with a time of 19:31.

The third male finisher was Matthew Tye from Harleston Running Club, coming home in 20:11.

The fastest woman on the course was Ruth Manly, who finished in 22:12.

Donna Finney was next among the women, recording a time of 22:37, followed by Lindsay Black of Harleston Running Club in 24:19.

This week’s event was made possible by the efforts of volunteers Don Bennett, Sharon Cannell, Joanna Christopher, Zoe Clark, Stephen Coduri, Kevin Dade, Robin Anthony Farrar, Ian Gardner, Daniel Gibson, Isabel Hadingham, Helen Horn, Andrew Huggins, Chris Hutton, Mark Lowther, Sue Lowther, Judith Naunton, Peter Nice, Linda Nobbs, Simon Parnell, Louise Peck, Tom Pullinger, Victoria Pullinger, Lillia Read, Mark Roome, Sara Steuart-Feilding, Karen Ward, and Jonathan Wiles, who were thanked for volunteering their time.

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