Longrun Meadow parkrun

Sunday 21st June!!
Northcurry Musicfestival 🎵
Burgers 🍔 Hotdogs 🌭 Cider 🍺
all for charity 😇

Tomorrow marks a truly incredible milestone for parkrun UK – the 1 millionth parkrun event! 🎉

As we celebrate this amazing achievement, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our fantastic volunteers and our dedicated core team. Week after week, you give your time, energy, and enthusiasm to make our parkrun such a welcoming and successful community event.

A special shout-out goes to Jamie Hill and Duncan Moore for their tireless work behind the scenes. From making sure we have enough volunteers every week to handling countless tasks that many never see, their commitment and dedication help keep everything running smoothly. We simply couldn’t do it without them.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered, run, walked, jogged, cheered, supported, and been part of our parkrun journey. Here’s to celebrating 1 million events and many more to come! 💛🌳

Longrun Meadow parkrun – well more of a brisk walk for me!(Event #572) 😂🏃‍♂️

Courtesy of tourist Neil Peacey

What a breeze-tastic Saturday I had at Longrun Meadow! I travelled down from the Forest of Dean with my wife as a proper parkrun tourist, full of excitement… only for my dodgy MCL injury to ruin the fun and force me to walk the whole thing. Still made it round though – tourist points secured!

408 brave souls (including myself hobbling along) turned up for Event #572. The wind was either helping or gently mocking us all.

The big numbers:
40 first-timers – Welcome to the cult! We promise the post-run coffee makes the suffering worth it… eventually. 👋
42 PB smashers – Absolute machines. I was definitely not one of them this time.

We had runners from 28 different clubs, plus some proper milestone celebrations:
50 parkruns: Nick Berry, Carl Williams, Gareth Parsons & Jennifer King (halfway to legend status!)
100 parkruns: Victoria Evison & Sally German (parkrun royalty)
Georgina De Bie hit 25 volunteer credits – absolute MVP

First finishers (the speedy ones who made the rest of us look like we were running backwards):
Men: Michael Fry, Hayden Richardson-Miller, Anthony Kitson
Women: Sue Tinning, Sarah Capstick, Emma Davey

Massive respect to the 25 volunteers who kept everything running smoothly so the rest of us could enjoy our questionable life decisions. Huge cheers to everyone who turned up, flew round, got a shiny new PB, or just survived with some dignity left.
Even with the injury, it was a brilliant morning and luckily I made it around before the Tail walkers. You lot are legends. See you again in the future for more parkrun adventures (hopefully with a better knee next time and a possible PB)! 💨😅

Longrun Meadow parkrun – Event #572

6 June 2026

Courtesy of Andrew Saunders

A breezy June morning welcomed 408 runners, joggers and walkers to Longrun Meadow parkrun for Event #572. It was fantastic to see 40 first-timers joining us and an impressive 42 participants recording new Personal Bests. Representatives from 28 different clubs were also in attendance, contributing to another vibrant and welcoming parkrun community event.

Milestone Celebrations

A number of significant milestones were reached this week, and we extend our congratulations to all those celebrating:

50 parkruns

Nick Berry

Carl Williams

Gareth Parsons

Jennifer King

100 parkruns

Victoria Evison

Sally German

A special volunteer milestone was also achieved by Georgina De Bie, who completed her 25th volunteer credit. Thank you for your continued contribution to making parkrun happen each week.

First Finishers

At the front of the field, the first three male finishers were:

Michael Fry

Hayden Richardson-Miller

Anthony Kitson

The first three female finishers were:

Sue Tinning

Sarah Capstick

Emma Davey

Congratulations to all our leading finishers and to everyone who took part.

Our Volunteers

As always, parkrun could not take place without the dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteer team. This week's event was made possible by 25 volunteers:

Alistair James Gregory, Sophie Wills, Marcus Albano, Barry Holder, Jamie Hill, Alice Bevan, Duncan Moore, Andrew Saunders, Georgina De Bie, Scarlett Burnell, Ben Frowde, Vicky Hanna, Diana Violet, Edmund East, Adele Donegan, Angela Edwards, Nigel Birley, Jakki MacPhail, Alec Burford, Margaret Burford, Andrew Ford, Daniel Collins, William Lappin-Scott, Isaac Pickard and Sarah Karunaratne.

Thank you to each and every volunteer for giving up their time to support the event.

Longrun Meadow parkrun by the Numbers

Since Longrun Meadow parkrun began on 5 October 2013, an incredible:

21,902 participants have taken part

174,004 parkruns have been completed

870,020 km have been covered

25,288 Personal Bests have been recorded

1,582 volunteers have contributed

Volunteers have filled roles on 12,389 occasions

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week. Whether you were chasing a PB, reaching a milestone, volunteering, visiting for the first time, or simply enjoying a Saturday morning walk or run, you helped make Event #572 another memorable occasion at Longrun Meadow parkrun.

We look forward to welcoming you back next Saturday.

A big thank you to all the pacers at the weekend!

Longrun Meadow parkrun
Event number 571
30th May 2026

"A Sea of ❤️ Red and White 🤍"
report by Isabelle Ashton

Longrun Meadow was buzzing this morning as 531 people ran, jogged and walked our beautiful course. Whether chasing a PB (against the advice of the run director 😜) enjoying a social run, or taking in the scenery, the field was full of energy from start to finish.

We were delighted to welcome 76 first timers, including visitors and brand‑new parkrunners taking their very first steps into the community. An impressive 50 participants recorded new Personal Bests in very warm weather conditions, helped along by plenty of encouragement around the course and the pacers for our pacer week.

How lucky are we in Taunton to have such a vibrant and varied running scene with clubs to suit different needs.

♾️ Today’s event was made extra special by a full volunteer takeover from Running Forever Running Club (RFRC).
Every marshal, scanner, timekeeper, and funnel volunteer was proudly wearing the club’s iconic red and white colours.

RFRC holds a special place in Taunton’s running history. Founded over 21 years ago, it was the first running club in the town and has grown into a welcoming, supportive community for runners of all abilities.

Many people still believe running clubs are only for fast or competitive runners, but RFRC proves the opposite. It is an inclusive club, offering beginner support for those taking their first steps, steady and social pace groups, trail running groups and even a dedicated walking group.

If today’s takeover inspired you, you can find out more about how to join on the RFRC website https://runningforever.club/ and discover what the club offers for every pace, every distance and every goal.

The event was made possible by 43 volunteers:

Emma RATHBONE • Tarun SOLANKI • Marcus ALBANO • Barry HOLDER • Craig WHITEMORE • Matthew EVANS • Alison WASEY • Kirsti NELSON • Helen PHILLIPS • Lisa DENSON • Simon DENSON • Jim MCCONNEL • Tracey BOON • Malcolm BOON • Sally TUER • Isabelle ASHTON • Duncan MOORE • Sam AUSTIN • Nicola KELLY • Paula BISATT • Michael PHILLIPS • Vicky HANNA • Denis VIOLET • Andrew CROCOMBE • Darren PURCHASE • Elizabeth HILL • John WILKINSON • Flo BRIDGES • Glenn MUGGLETON • Jane COOKE • Indy PITMAN • Ade TROAKE • Lucy STANCER • Don MACPHAIL • Craig MOORE • Chris GUNN • Karen KEAN • Marlena TACZAREK • Lis FORD • Natasha WILMOT • Jonathan GILL • George RYDER • Paula KNOTT

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

Longrun Meadow parkrun started on 5th October 2013. Since then 21,861 participants have completed 173,596 parkruns covering a total distance of 867,980 km, including 25,246 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,581 individuals have volunteered 12,362 times.

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