Stowmarket Recreation Ground junior parkrun

Just a reminder that our event on Sunday is being filmed. The council will need permission forms from everyone who is taking part so please, please arrive with enough time to complete the paperwork so that we can still start the run at 9am.
If anyone already knows that they do NOT wish to be filmed, it may be a perfect Sunday for a bit of parkrun touristing.... We can highly recommend our friends at Bury Junior Parkrun who will be delighted to welcome you!

6/9/26 Event 207

Well we dodged the little rain shower this morning before welcoming 109 fantastic juniors to our course this morning.

❗❗❗Before the shoutouts - just a reminder: NEXT WEEK (13th Sept) the Town Council will be at the Rec recording our junior parkrun. They need parental/guardian consent for this and so PLEASE can you ARRIVE EARLY to ensure we have time to organise this and still start as close to 9am as possible. Please let others know who were either not around today and/or who may not see this. We will put reminders on our page during the week.

So, let's do some shoutouts 📣📣📣📣!
🏅First Finisher Shout outs go to: Reuben and Lexi

🏃PB Shout outs go to: Lexi, Austin, Max, Aiden, Luella, Gracie, George, Alfie, Paisley, Mia-Rose, Logan, Teagan, Freya, Levi, Reggie, Lorenzo, Ava, Finley, Chester, Fynley, Harley, Robin, Florence, and Albie.

👋First timers welcome and shout out goes to: Harley, Toby, Willow, Arthur, Maisie, Elsie, Thomas, Mason, Rose and Laurie. We loved having you to run with us today and hope you'll come back again soon!!

🎉Milestone Shout outs next;
10 runs: Ava, Aiden and Chester
25 runs: Emeila Oxley

🦺Finally thank you shout outs to our brilliant volunteers and the cafe for all their support in making our event so amazing.

We hope you have a fantastic week and we'll see you next Sunday!
Vicky

A warm and bright August morning set the scene for event #206, and our juniors delivered another brilliant run full of smiles, determination, and fantastic achievements. Whether it was your first time, your fastest time, or simply a fun time, you made it a great event.

🏃‍♂️ First Finishers & Fast Starts
It was a rapid morning at the front of the field, with Charlie storming home in 7:54, earning a superb new PB.
Behind him, Lexi Fordham led the girls with an excellent 9:05, representing Stowmarket Striders RC.

🎉 Personal Best (PB) Bonanza
It was a huge week for personal bests, with runners smashing previous times all across the results table.

PBs include: Charlie, Austin, George, Mya, Reggie, Ava, Logan, Samuel, Margaret and Maie.

🌟 First Timers
A warm welcome to all our first timers - Maisie, Isaac, Theodore, Scott, Harvey, Ellie, Robin, Florence and Jack.

We hope you loved your first junior parkrun and we can’t wait to see you again.

🏅 Milestones
Well done to those of you hitting your milestones and collecting youur wristbands

Congratulations to
10 Park Runs - Emily, Logan, Jack and Rory
25 Park Runs - Dimitri
50 Park Runs - Ralph

Don't forget you can download your certificates from the ParkRun website

🙌 Thank You, Volunteers
A huge thank you to our 17 volunteers who made this event possible. Your energy, encouragement, and commitment keep our junior parkrun thriving.

Thank you to every runner, supporter, and volunteer who made event #206 such a success. We’ll be back next week for event #207 — enjoy your week, keep active, and keep smiling.

See You Next Sunday!

📊 Event Stats
Finishers: 78
Volunteers: 17
Events so far: 206
Total finishes: 11,821
Average finish time: 13:11
Groups represented: 27

Stowmarket Recreation Ground junior parkrun – Run #205 Report (23 August 2026)

A bright and cheerful Sunday morning greeted our juniors for event #205, and what a fantastic turnout we had — 83 finishers taking on the course with brilliant energy and enthusiasm. Whether you sprinted, jogged, skipped, or smiled your way around, you made it a wonderful event.

We were supported by 15 amazing volunteers, whose encouragement and dedication keep our junior parkrun thriving every week. Thank you all — you are stars.

🏃‍♂️ First Finishers & Fast Running
Leading the field this week was Toby, finishing strongly in 8:09. Close behind was Isaac, followed by first‑timer Sandy, who made an impressive debut.

Brilliant running from all three.

🎉 PBs Everywhere!
A good number of juniors achieved personal bests this week — well done to every single one of you. Our PB stars were:

Dexter, Lucy, Oakley, Posie, Levi, Emily, Gordon, Betsy, Stanley, and Aurora.

Fantastic effort from everyone.

🌟 First Timers
A warm welcome to our juniors who joined us for the very first time:

Sandy, Alma, Rupert, Bree, Chester, Stanley, Margot, Maie and Quinn

We hope you loved your first junior parkrun and we can’t wait to see you again soon.

🏅 Milestones
Congratulations to the juniors who reached official milestones this week:

Elsie – 25 runs
Summer – 25 runs
Posie - 25 runs

Amazing achievements — well done.

🙌 Thank You, Volunteers
A massive thank you to our brilliant volunteer team:

Jason, Siobhan, Fiona, Sheila, William, Claire, Keith, Colin, James, Hannah, Jan, Dave, Emma, Mark, John and Emilia.

From marshalling to scanning, timekeeping to warm‑ups, you make the event safe, fun, and full of encouragement every single week.

If you’d like to join the volunteer team, we’d love to have you — just check the future roster.

📊 Event Stats
Finishers: 83

Volunteers: 15

Events so far: 205

Total finishes: 11,821

Average finish time: 13:11

See You Next Sunday!
Thank you to everyone who joined us — runners, families, supporters, and volunteers. Whether you ran a PB, tried your best, or simply enjoyed being part of the junior parkrun community, you made it a brilliant event.

We’ll be back next week for event #206. Have a great week and keep running strong.

A few stats for you on a sunny Sunday 😊

82 eager runners gathered at the start Stowmarket JPR Event 204

Beneath the morning's golden light,
Eighty-two set off in joyful flight.
Sebby raced with speed and effortless grace,
First boy home in a personal-best pace.
The clock showed 7:48 so clear,
A splendid run deserving cheer.

Lexi shone with courage, strength and drive,
First girl home, her spirit all alive.
In 8:54 she crossed the line,
A performance truly strong and fine.

We warmly welcome twelve runners new,
And hope this was the first of many for you:
Sebby, Emily, Angus, Ava, Freya, Henry, Bodhi,
Aurora, Isla, Faith, Adeline and Albie.
May today's adventure be just the start
Of many more Park runs close to your heart.

What a morning for personal-best delight!
Fifteen runners gave it everything in sight.
Freddie, Dexter, Jenson and Aiden,
Leila-Mae, Luca, Teagen and Henry,
Isla, Winston, Luna-Rose and Primrose,
Wren, Leah and Vinny too,
All earned PBs and proudly grew.
Fifteen PBs in a single event,
A remarkable morning, magnificently spent.

Milestones earned and celebrations due,
As wristband achievements proudly grew:
10 parkruns – Olivia
25 parkruns – Oliver
75 parkruns – Dexter

And finally, thanks to our high-vis team,
The people who make every parkrun gleam.
Sixteen heroes giving time and care,
Bringing smiles, support and safety there.
Without their kindness, week by week,
This wonderful event would never reach its peak.

Good morning all,

Anyone free and willing to help this Sunday? Need at least 2 Marshals.

Thanks for your consideration

Event 203 – 09/08/2026

What a glorious sunny Sunday morning for Event 203! A brilliant 105 junior parkrunners joined us, supported by our 14 fantastic hi-vis heroes who made the morning run like clockwork.
We were delighted to welcome 13 first-timers: Ezra, Freddie, Ethan, Jenson, Joshua, George, Annabel, Laurra, Matthew, Isla, Jacob, George and Orlagh. We hope you had a brilliant time, found the finish funnel, enjoyed the smiles, and that we see you back again very soon!
There was speedy running at the front too, with Oliver finishing first for the boys in a PB of 7:42 and Nina finishing first for the girls, also with a PB, in 8:49. Huge well done to you both — flying feet all round!
And the PB bell was busy this week! Congratulations to our 18 Personal Best superstars: Oliver, Nina, Stanley, Florence, Alice, Elijah, Noah, Benjamin, Mia-Rose, Reggie, Posie, Luke, Chester, Aiden, Conor, Chester H, Samual and Isla. Fantastic running, everyone!

We also had some very well-earned wristbands to celebrate for junior parkrun milestones:
10 junior parkruns: Reggie and Teddy
25 junior parkruns: Olver and Archie
50 junior parkruns: Florence
Don’t forget to visit your parkrun profile pages and print those well-earned certificates — perfect for the fridge, the bedroom wall, or anywhere else that needs a little milestone magic!

A huge thank you to all our volunteers — without you, these events simply wouldn’t happen. High-fives and big appreciation to everyone who helped make Sunday morning so much fun. Also, a special shout-out to the lovely volunteers at the Café on the Rec. A small reminder that the café will not be open for our next event on the 16th — sorry!

Run report #201 2.08.26

Another fantastic run this morning supported by 89 amazing young people getting up early on a Sunday morning in the summer holidays.

Before we start with our shout outs - you may have seen on another post that we are missing a couple of finish tokens. Please remember to hand these in when you scan your barcode at the end of your run as we need these to hand out each week. We are missing tokens 11 and 12. Please do ask around if you have any idea where these might be

⭐️⭐️⭐️SHOUTS OUTS⭐️⭐️⭐️

🏁🏁First male and female finishers today were: Freddie and Lexi.

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️PB shout outs to the following superstars:
Freddie, Isabella, Huckleberry, Nell, Lucy, Luella, Noah, Polly, Jacob, Liliana, Paloma, Luca, Theodore, Henry, Wren, Finley, Wren Frankie, and Chester

👋👋Also a super warm welcome to the following Stowmarket first timers:
Stanley, Cosmo, Edison, Ezra, Emily-Rose, Eadie, Eli, and Isobel. Thank you for coming to join us this morning - we hope you enjoyed your run and hope you come and join us again soon!

🏅🏅Wristbands next. We are able to award 10 milestone wristbands to:
Max and Spencer.

🙏🏼🙏🏼Finally, a massive thank you to all our amazing volunteers without whom we wouldn't be able to put on our junior parkrun events. and also to the on the rec for all they do each week to support us with ice poles and refreshments.

I'm handing the Run Director baton to Rob next week, and hope to see you all there!

Missing finish tokens:
If you finished 11, or 12 and still have your tokens please can you get in touch