Florence Park junior parkrun

𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟴𝟭 🫶

There was definitely something in the air at Florence Park this Sunday.
In Volunteer Alex's case, Alex actually was in the air!

Full photo link can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KqgdRipgCon3DTAm7 📸

Our warm-up leader demonstrated some impressive levitation during the pre-run exercises, while 111 junior parkrunners prepared themselves the 2k around the park.

Once everyone was safely back on terra firma, it was time for the start.
And we had a particularly speedy morning ahead of us.

A very fast first finish
Our first finisher produced a fantastic run, recording the second-fastest female time ever at Florence Park junior parkrun.

That's quite an achievement after 281 events and thousands of finishes around our course. Congratulations on a superb run!
Of course, junior parkrun isn't just about being speedy. Every one of our 111 finishers completed the same 2k course, whether they raced it, ran it, jogged it, or took things at their own pace.

We were also delighted to welcome visitors from London and Swindon. We hope you enjoyed your morning at Florence Park and that you'll come back and see us again.
Wristband time!

One of the loveliest things about junior parkrun is watching those Sunday mornings gradually add up.

This week we celebrated four juniors reaching a milestone:

10 participation: Susie, Lina, Tilly, and Jack

10 volunteer milestone: Aria

Congratulations to all five of you and proof that you're never too young to become one of our hi-vis heroes.

Aria was helping with token sorting this week, one of those important jobs that happens after everyone has crossed the finish line. Every token has to find its way back into the correct order, ready to do it all over again next Sunday.

And although our photograph of the token sorting features a particularly impressive set of flashy fingernails, we should give credit where it's due: those belong to Volunteer Emma!

29 reasons junior parkrun happened this week: Alongside our 111 finishers were 29 wonderful volunteers.

They warmed everyone up, marshalled the course, cheered, timed, scanned, handed out tokens, sorted them afterwards, and carried out all the other little jobs that turn an ordinary Sunday morning in the park into junior parkrun.

Thank you to every one of our 29 volunteers.
We always need more people to help. No experience is necessary, there are roles to suit almost everyone, and volunteering is a great way to be part of the event even when you're not running.

And, as Aria has demonstrated, those volunteer credits soon begin to add up too!
And finally…

There was one more milestone to celebrate, although this one doesn't come with a parkrun wristband.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗔𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲!

We hope junior parkrun was a suitably energetic way to start your birthday celebrations.

So, event #281 gave us 111 finishers, 29 volunteers, visitors from London and Swindon, five new wristbands, one birthday, the second-fastest female finish in our history, some fabulous fingernails, and a warm-up leader apparently capable of defying gravity.

Not bad for a Sunday morning in Florence Park.

See you all soon 🧡

𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 ☁️🌞 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟴𝟬

The skies over Florence Park may have been decidedly grey on Sunday morning, but nobody seemed to have told our junior parkrunners 🌚

Link to this weeks photos 👉 https://photos.app.goo.gl/GcGpqrosyqCYywbn7

There were smiles, waves, high-fives, and plenty of enthusiasm providing a rather more reliable kind of sunshine as our juniors gathered for another Sunday morning 2k around the park.

After the usual welcome, briefing, and all-important warm-up, everyone headed to the start line.

Then they were off!

Soon the paths of Florence Park were filled with juniors running, jogging, walking, and smiling their way around two laps. Some had their eyes firmly fixed on a speedy finish, others were enjoying the journey, and there were plenty of waves for supporters and volunteers along the way.

And that's exactly what junior parkrun is about. It doesn't matter whether you are racing towards a new PB, completing your very first junior parkrun, working towards your next milestone wristband, or simply enjoying being outside on a Sunday morning. 2k is 2k, however you choose to complete it.

This week's juniors 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
𝟳𝟳 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 line this week.
We welcomed 15 first-timers. A very warm Florence Park welcome to all of you. We hope this is the first of many Sunday mornings with us!

There was also plenty to celebrate among our returning juniors, with 19 new PBs recorded. Congratulations to everyone who earned those two rather satisfying little letters next to their name.

But whether the result said "PB" or not, every junior who completed those two laps had something to be proud of.

Our hi-vis heroes 🦺
Of course, none of this happens without our volunteers.

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟳 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀, including Tom our Run Director/Warm Up Leader/Results Processor/Post-event Close Down, who gave up part of their Sunday morning to set up the course, marshal, time, scan, hand out finish tokens, tail walk, cheer, clap, encourage, and make sure everyone got safely around the park.
Junior parkrun needs a surprisingly large number of volunteers each week, and we always need more helping hands.
If you've never volunteered before, please consider giving it a go. You don't need any previous experience, there are plenty of roles to choose from, and we'll show you everything you need to know. Best of all, you get a front-row seat for all those smiles, waves, and triumphant finishes.

So the sun might have stayed hidden behind the clouds this week.
We didn't really miss it.
Our juniors and volunteers brought plenty of their own 🌞 See you next Sunday!

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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟳𝟴, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - We welcomed 85 juniors to the park, with 9 taking part in their first ever parkrun and another 1 visiting us for the first time 👏

Biggest shout out this week has to go to Stephen, who carried ALL of our kit over from the storage container in one go 🤯

Wristband celebrations:🪅
A huge congratulations to our juniors collecting their milestone wristbands this week. Think your child is due a wristband? Get in touch now 📧

10 Finishers: Oscar, Ezra, Ferne ⭐️

25 Finishers: Meredith, Jude ⭐️

And a very special congratulations to Freddie, who received his 100 Volunteers wristband! 💯👏

Of course, none of this would happen without our wonderful volunteer team. We had 28 volunteers helping to make the event happen 🧡

Check out our fantastic photos 📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/xvazaQ3ZwzH61Z9V9

See you on Sunday?

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📸 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟳𝟳 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲! What a fantastic morning we had. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and special thank you to all 27 amazing volunteers who made it possible 🧡

This week’s highlights:
🏃 76 juniors crossed the finish line
⭐ 14 achieved a new PB
👋 9 junior completed their very first parkrun
🏖️ 1 visited for the first time

You can relive the morning and download your favourite photos here, thank you Andrea:
📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/5S5eaBsie1rTSZMx9

See this coming Sunday, can you help volunteer? 🌳

It was the start of the school holidays, but we were still delighted to welcome 114 brilliant finishers at 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟳𝟲, supported by our amazing team of 25 volunteers 💫

📸 Full album of photos can be found here 👉 https://photos.app.goo.gl/snck7N9ZxBrd6m2VA

🏎️ Big well done to the 22 juniors who achieved a new PB this week – incredible effort! 👏

We also welcomed 6 brand new parkrunners to the junior parkrun family, along with one tourist. We hope you all had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing you again soon 🧡

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀! 🙌 juniors can now earn wristbands for 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 junior parkruns or volunteer occasions. If your junior is due a wristband, just get in touch and we’ll make sure they’re celebrated 🎊

Congratulations to this week’s wristband recipients:
🔵 10 finishers: Maurice, Kitty & Charlotte
🟢 75 finishers: Oliver

And a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers, with special congratulations to our latest volunteer milestone achievers:
🦺 V10: Rowan
🦺 V25: Alex

Finally, we’re looking ahead to next Sunday and we still need plenty of volunteers to make the event happen. If you can spare an hour on Sunday morning, we’d love to have you on the team – no experience needed, and it’s a great way to start the day!

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𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 💥 Our free milestone wristbands have had an upgrade and now also include volunteer milestone wristbands for children aged 4-14 😯🍄

Wristbands will now be awarded for the following number of participation and volunteering:

🟢 10 junior parkruns
🟠 25 junior parkruns
🔵 50 junior parkruns
🟢 75 junior parkruns
🟠 100 junior parkruns
🔴 150 junior parkruns
🟡 200 junior parkruns
🔵 250 junior parkruns
⚫️ 300 junior parkruns

⭐️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲? 👉 The number of junior parkruns a child has completed will appear in their parkrun result email each week as well as on their parkrun profile, likewise with volunteering.

Once a junior has reached a milestone, a coloured numbered symbol will appear next to their name in the results table on the website & on the app📱

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱? If your junior is eligible for a wristband, email us at [email protected] with their name and the milestone they have reached so we can present it at our next event 📧 Please email us now if you have recently reached one of these NEW milestones!

There is also an exciting new range of junior parkrun milestone T-shirts available to buy from the parkrun Shop, at a very reasonable price: https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/junior-run-walk-milestones

We can't wait to celebrate with you 🥳 🌳

Another warm Sunday morning at 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟳𝟱, everyone was feeling exhausted after staying up late for the big game the night before ⚽️… but that didn’t stop 81 juniors from crossing the finish line. A huge well done to everyone who ran, walked, skipped or sprinted their way around the course!

Special mention to this week’s Run Director Kieran, who expertly (and very tactically!) managed to get everyone lined up behind the start line before we set off. The photos tell the story perfectly! 😄🏁

We only have a small selection of photos this week, but there are still some lovely moments captured. Check them out here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/N3xM19YibrvVswV78 📸

There was an unusual bit of symmetry at the front of the field too, with our first two finishers both being called Freddie! 👏👏

Congratulations to the 8 juniors who achieved a new PB – a fantastic effort! We also welcomed 4 first-time visitors to Florence Park juniors 👋

It was a busy morning for wristbands! Huge congratulations to:
🔵 Half Marathon (11): 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗝𝗮𝘆
🟢 Marathon (21): 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲
🟠 Ultra (50): 𝗜𝗮𝗻 & 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻
⚫️ 100 Club: 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅

A big thank you as always to our 20 wonderful volunteers (including 2 who also took part) for making the event happen 🦺

And finally… 👀 there’s some exciting wristband news coming very soon 🔜

See you all next Sunday! 🌳

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝟮𝟳𝟰 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us 👋

Shout out to Andrea for capturing so many wonderful moments again this week 📸 If you haven’t already, have a look through this week’s photos – there’s a good chance you’ll spot a few familiar faces (and maybe yourself) 👉 https://photos.app.goo.gl/uqMgNdxicBXNukpr5

A few highlights from the morning:
🏁 125 juniors crossed the finish line.
🦺 Supported by 21 amazing volunteers.
🌳 25 juniors celebrated a new PB – fantastic!

🎉 We also welcomed 6 juniors to their very first junior parkrun and another 6 visiting us for the first time.

Thank you to our fantastic volunteers who make every event possible, and well done to every junior for getting active and starting Sunday with a smile. We can’t wait to do it all again next week!

See you on Sunday! 🌞