Phoebe Barker and Jed Noblett emerged as the fastest runners in the UK during the parkrun event held on September 23.
Our weekly top ten parkrun rankings are proudly sponsored by the British 24hr team, who are currently raising funds for the World 24hr Running Championships in Taiwan, scheduled for December. If you can provide support or share the link, it would be greatly appreciated.
This week, two female athletes completed the parkrun in under 17 minutes, with Phoebe Barker achieving an impressive time of 16:06 at Storey’s Field. This marks a significant improvement from her previous parkrun, as she shaved off 54 seconds from her personal best. It is worth mentioning that Barker also performed exceptionally well in the Mike Rowbottom Memorial Bank Holiday Open Meeting 5000m race back in August, finishing with a time of 15:54.05.
Jed Noblett, on the other hand, just missed breaking the 15-minute mark with a time of 15:03, securing the men’s victory this week. At Burnham and Highbridge parkrun, the Luton U23 athlete managed to improve his parkrun personal best by five seconds. Considering Noblett’s consistent performance throughout the year, particularly his impressive time of 14:46 in a recent Friday Night 5K Under the Lights event, it is highly probable that he will achieve a sub-15-minute parkrun soon. His personal best of 14:24 was recorded in April.
Who else stood out?
Among the other female athletes, Olivia Tsim from Pontypridd Roadent also completed the parkrun in under 17 minutes, although she was not far from her personal best of 16:44. Tsim has consistently performed well and has made multiple appearances in the top 10 rankings.
Mohammed Hussein from Roadhoggs Leicester AC emerged as the second fastest male runner, finishing first at the Leicester parkrun with a time of 15:07. If it weren’t for his previous time of 14:59 a couple of weeks ago (and a 15:03 in February), this would have been a personal best for Hussein. Hence, this can be regarded as the third fastest parkrun he has completed.
Lauren Ailish Dickson achieved a time of 17:03 at Edinburgh parkrun, while Simon Heath recorded a time of 15:15 at Burgess parkrun, securing the third fastest times in their respective categories for the week.
A special mention goes to Dan Lawson, a member of the 24hr team mentioned earlier. Lawson completed the Hove Prom parkrun with a time of 15:59, although he did not make it to the top ten rankings. It is worth noting that Lawson, who is 50 years old, managed to run 273km in 24 hours last September, finishing 5th at the European Championships. Quite an incredible achievement!
Which course was the fastest?
Regrettably, Cardiff parkrun claimed a 3-2 victory over Swansea Bay parkrun this weekend, despite my personal connection as the cousin of a Swansea City AFC legend.
Women’s Rankings
Men’s Rankings
