Hello 2025 - Warrington parkrun #505 - Wednesday 1 January

In days past we celebrated New Year with a walk up Scafell Pikes or Snowdon, or similar. Today we simply had an early night and made the short drive to Warrington for one of the few parkruns in the area that was taking place, overnight rain having caused extensive flooding.

As usual, I set off at the back of the 351 participants. There were a few puddles and one ankle deep stretch of flooding, but nothing dangerous enough to warrant cancellation.

Spashing through the flooded section

Beside football pitches before a section along the Trans Pennine Trail

Returning through the flood

This marshall, prepared for incidents in the flooded section, looks happy enough, but admitted that his welly clad feet were freezing

After the run

Full results are here. I attended the first Warrington parkrun some years ago. Now they are up to number 505.

Nearby, other Wythenshawe regulars were enjoying Phoenix parkrun.

And Keith and his mates were at Ormskirk.

Here's their run director.