Burnage parkrun

Burnage parkrun
Event number 633

This week 263 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 76 were first timers and 21 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 28 different clubs took part.

It was an absolute scorcher today! Well done to everyone that completed the course in the heat and HUGE THANKS to all of this week's volunteers - our event couldn't go ahead without you! We had 2 volunteers taking on their first ever roles this week and 6 volunteers taking on roles they haven't done before. All of today's volunteers were absolutely amazing. A special mention for our junior tailwalker Ruby, who achieved her 10th volunteering milestone today. Also, John Kennedy, Burnage regular and one of today's carpark marshals, who achieved his 25th volunteering milestone. Congratulations and thank you to both Ruby and John!

A warm parkrun welcome to the 10 people that completed their very first parkruns today: Amber, Imran, Hannah, Walter, Simon, Jon, Gary, Eva, Julia and Stas. We hope you enjoyed your time with us today and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Congratulations to Anna Coleman, who completed her 10th parkrun today! Anna is one of our regular DofEs, having notched up an impressive 72 volunteers, so it's great to see her now achieving recognition for completing the course.

Other milestones today were achieved by Daniel Jameson, who completed his 50th parkrun and Hanna Burgess and Matthew Beaumont, who both completed their 100th parkruns. We'd also like to give a special arbitrary mention to Samantha Onslow who completed her 300th parkrun today. Congratulations and well done to you all!

If you'd like to give volunteering a go, please email [email protected]

The event was made possible by 34 volunteers:

Sue JONES • Ron FITZGERALD • Mel JOHNSON • Hannah PEARSON • Lindsey FARRELLY • Dawn BOWES • Shariq ABBAS • Jacqueline PANTELI • John HUMPHREYS • George PANTELI • John KENNEDY • Ann RUSSELL • Joanna GREAVES • John CHEETHAM • Phil COTTRILL • Bernadette MATTISON • Charlotte FLETCHER • Sharon FOY • Charlotte ROGERS • Joanne HERD • Brian CARMAN • Richard CONWAY • Jane SYME • Ethan CARMAN • Simon BOWDEN • Eliot LOWE • Emma ANDREWS • Anna COLEMAN • Ruby BLUNDELL • Christiana AMOAH ODOOM • Ray FORD • James LAYLAND • Jack CROSSLEY • Sarah PRESTON

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Burnage parkrun Results Page.

Burnage parkrun started on 21st July 2012. Since then 15,538 participants have completed 85,903 parkruns covering a total distance of 429,515 km, including 11,713 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,373 individuals have volunteered 12,007 times.

Photo of John Kennedy on his 25th volunteer 📸

It's scorching out here! 😎 ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
See you by the river! 🏃🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️ 🙌🏼

We need one more volunteer with pre-event setup experience please 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

EDIT
*** Just an experienced pre-event setup volunteer required for tomorrow. All other roles have now been filled. Thanks everyone! ***

Volunteers still needed!!!

First timer's welcome
Funnel manager
1 x barcode scanner
1 X marshal
1 X pre-event setup

Please email [email protected]

Worrying about completing 5k in the heat?
Saving yourself for Sunday's Great Manchester Run?
Why not volunteer at your local parkrun?!

We still need volunteers for Saturday:

Pre-event setup
First timers welcome
Marshals

If you're available to help out, please email [email protected] or reply to this post. Thanks to everyone already on the roster for this week.

If you're paying us a visit this week, whether walking, jogging, running or volunteering, please make sure you look after yourself when it comes to hydrating, suncream, clothing, hats and sunglasses etc. You're welcome to come however you wish. We just want you to be comfortable and of course safe.

Team Burnage parkrun

We're good to go!
Thank you to those who stepped up to fill the missing roles!

Once again we'd like to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers this week! It was wonderful to welcome on board so many members of the Heaton Moor Medical Group this week. We hope you enjoyed supporting and participating in our event and we look forward to welcoming you all again soon.

Here's our run report written by Marcus Reid from Wepre parkrun. Marcus completed his 93rd volunteering location at Burnage this week. Seven left to go in his current challenge of 100. Many thanks Marcus for a great report and good luck with the remaining 7!

If you'd like to give volunteering a go, please email [email protected]

Burnage Parkrun No 631
Run Report Date 16/05/2026

A special parkrun day for Burnage parkrun who welcomed Heaton Moor Medical Group, who provided many of todays volunteers.The day represented parkrun for Mental Health week across the UK.

A chilly May Saturday morning, for the 631st parkrun at Burnage, which warmed up as the run continued.

The Run Director, Jacqueline Panteli, and her 36 other volunteers provided an excellently organised parkrun over the 5k course.

∙ Alison LEVER
∙ Benjamin MASIDLOVER
∙ Brian CARMAN
∙ Charlotte ROGERS
∙ Engku FAZUAN
∙ Ethan CARMAN
∙ Gary KENNEDY
∙ George PANTELI
∙ Hannah JOHNSTON
∙ Helena EDEN
∙ Holly ALLEN
∙ Jack CROSSLEY
∙ James EDEN
∙ James LAYLAND
∙ Jean-Claude MASSEY
∙ Jenn O'SULLIVAN
∙ Joanna GREAVES
∙ John CHEETHAM
∙ John HUMPHREYS
∙ John O'DONNELL
∙ Katy WESTWOOD
∙ Kim ROTHWELL
∙ Kirsty DAWSON
∙ Lucy MCDONAGH
∙ Marcus REID
∙ Mel JOHNSON
∙ Nandita JOSHI
∙ Nicola STRATFORD
∙ Nuala MORAN
∙ Rebecca GOSLING
∙ Sarah PRESTON
∙ Shariq ABBAS
∙ Tim SMITH
∙ Wendy YUILLE
∙ William RIPLEY

This made way for a great May morning parkrun consisting of 265 parkrunners (123 male and 130 females, with 12 unknowns).

Special milestone mentions to:

name (number of parkruns)
Rebecca Bradley (350)
Jonathan Barrett (150)
Zohleth Lowe (150)
Michael Oldland (100)
Sharon Grady (100)
Anne Usher (100)
Claire Slade (50)
Alex Bunney (25)
Liz Murray (25)
Wendy Yuille (V25)

Thank you to Sharon Grady and Anne Usher for providing celebratory chocolates!

First home today was:

Mike Dixon from Stockport Harriers (45-49), - who went round in a fantastic 19:06.

The first female home was Sarah Louise Cumber (55-59), of Halifax Athletic in position no 9. with a fabulous time of 20:33 (also the top age graded time of 86.94% - her first time visiting the course

Congratulations to the amazing 10 first time parkrunners and the 44 visiting first time at Burnage, tourists.

The good course conditions meant that there were 44 PB’s achieved today (23 male, 21 female)

A great morning with no problems. Well Done to all participants

Report by Marcus Reid (Buckley RC) Wepre, North Wales

(Photos of some of the members of HMMG who volunteered this week as parkwalkers and marshals, as well as our finish funnel DofE volunteers and Wendy Yuille who completed her V25 milestone as this week's tailwalker)

parkrun for Mental Health - Saturday 16th May 💚

This week, Burnage parkrun will be welcoming volunteers from Heaton Moor Medical Group.

'As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we're highlighting the positive impact that movement, community and connection can have on our mental wellbeing. Whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer or simply come along for a chat, parkrun is about so much more than 5k.'

'In June 2018 parkrun UK launched the parkrun practice initiative in collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). This innovative and award-winning project encourages GP practices to develop close links with their local parkrun event/s by becoming a parkrun practice. The aim is to encourage as many staff and patients as possible to take part in parkrun, and reap the incredible health and wellbeing benefits of doing so.'

If you'd like to take part as a volunteer this week we still need a carpark marshal, someone to give the first timer's welcome and a couple of people to sort the tokens after our run. Please email [email protected] or reply to this post. Thanks to everyone already on this week's roster!

💚 This Mental Health Awareness Week, why not take a step towards better wellbeing with the Burnage Park Run 5K this Saturday at 9am? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Whether you run, jog or walk, taking time to get active outdoors can have a huge positive impact on both your physical and mental health. Exercise, fresh air, social connection and community support all play an important role in improving wellbeing. 🌿

Clinicians from Heaton Moor Medical Group will also be volunteering on the day, come and say hello! 👋

📍 Burnage Rugby Club, Varley Park, Battersea Road, SK4 3EA
🕘 Saturday at 9am
💬 Open to all ages and abilities
💷 Free to take part

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week reminds us of the importance of community, connection and looking after ourselves and each other. Every step counts. 💚