5 and 6 August 2023 - Wythenshawe parkrun #534 and a Community Run

While Sue and Julie got a taxi to the airport for their flight to Lisbon, I drove in torrential rain to Wythenshawe Park to join a tally of 188 participants plus volunteers for the 534th running of this event.

Several clumps of trees provided temporary respite from the rain.

I was dressed in full waterproofs and waterproof footwear, so I set off at the back, and didn't overtake many people, coming in 172nd out of the 188 'runners', but staying dry.

I took a few photos on the first loop, before stashing the camera.

It was good to meet up with Alistair Pooler at the end, and we enjoyed a coffee together, with Jenny Raffle there as well, but none of the regular clique. Alistair and I swapped saddening news regarding TGO Challenge friends.

Full results are here.

Luckily, Sunday morning brought excellent conditions for running, and 73 boys, girls and children assembled for the Wythenshawe Community Run - 2km or 5km. Paul did his usual spiel, following which they all dashed off.

I was on timing duty, handing out tokens to finishers to ensure they were all recorded in the correct order. That kept me occupied for a good 40 minutes after an 8 minute break before the first 2km finisher arrived.