Weekend Roundup - Saturday 7 November 2026
29 of us at 11 parkruns from Keswick to Florida, plus the Windmill Remembrance Day 10k at Lytham.
🏃 Parkrun
29 of us were out at parkrun on Saturday, spread across 11 venues. That stretches from our usual Heaton and Clarence crowds to the Lake District, and even to Florida! 💜
Alexandra, Moss Side
Delphine Bugarel headed to Moss Side for her first ever visit to Alexandra parkrun and had a great morning of it. She's adding another new venue to her collection.
Bolton
Josh Young took on the course at Bolton and put in a really solid run.
Clarence
Clarence had another strong turnout from the group. Chris Mihalyi and Mark Taylor led the way for us, running together and crossing the line side by side. Paula Crosland ran brilliantly and finished top of her age category. Laura Aiken had lovely company all the way round with her son Owen, who took a new PB. Stephen Crowe was back out running the week after his big 250th. Lucie Tighe ran the course with her daughter Grace, and Poppy Aiken ran alongside them as well.
Clermont Waterfront
The award for the furthest trip of the week goes to Chris Chris, who flew the flag in Florida at Clermont Waterfront parkrun. It's a paved route on the shores of Lake Minneola, starting beside the Lake Hiawatha Preserve, and a very different Saturday morning from Worsley Woods! 🌴
Dewsbury
Angela Pradena made her first visit to Dewsbury and walked the course as a volunteer parkwalker, a lovely way to support everyone out there and to tick off another new Yorkshire venue.
Heaton
Heaton was as busy as ever, and Jamie Dobson was first of the group home. Aaron Stones was in great form. Laura Tomkins ran brilliantly and finished 3rd in her age category, in one of the biggest fields of the morning. Kate Myers, Andrew Whitehead, Paul Cox, Paul Jenkinson and Cheryl Stewardson all put in fine runs, with Chris Grayshon and Anna Swailes out on the course too. Two of the group gave their morning to others. Dale Richards went round as a VI Guide, and Alison Whitehead volunteered as parkwalker. It's lovely to see them both giving back. 💜
Huddersfield
Rachel Bailey headed over the Pennines to Huddersfield for a family outing in Greenhead Park, which is a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning.
Keswick
Paul Heathcote took on Keswick for the first time. It runs along the old railway line out of the town, following the River Greta through a wooded gorge and over old railway bridges, with the Lakeland fells all around. That's a cracking way to spend a November Saturday morning. ⛰️
Kingsway Park, Urmston
Kath Biddle and Tracy Wroe were both out at Kingsway Park and represented the group well in Urmston.
Oldham
Julie Smith was at Oldham and had a fine morning on the course.
Worden
Derek Case and Fiona Case made their first visit to Worden Park in Leyland together and enjoyed a lovely morning in the parkland.
🏅 Races
Sunday 8 November
Windmill Remembrance Day 10k
On Remembrance Sunday, Paula Crosland and Paul Cox went over to the Fylde coast for the Windmill 10k at Lytham St Annes. The day began with a Remembrance ceremony beside the famous white windmill on Lytham Green. Then the field set off on a flat route along the seafront beside the Ribble estuary. It was a fitting and moving way to mark the day, and it was lovely to have 2 of us there. 💜
From a Florida lakeside to the Cumbrian fells, and from volunteer roles at Heaton and Dewsbury to a Remembrance run on the Lytham seafront, it was a weekend that showed the group at its best. Well done, everyone! 💜🏃♀️🏃♂️