MARCUS Chester broke the 20-minute barrier for the first time on his 138th Bolton parkrun.

The Burnden Road Runner smashed his personal best he set two weeks earlier by a huge 23 seconds.

Like London buses the 40-44 age group runner waited 23 runs for a PB before two came in quick succession.

His time of 19mins 38secs saw him cross the finish line in sixth position, six places ahead of Nigel Smith who also ended a fairly long wait for a PB.

The 50-54 age group runner, who has chalked up 63 runs on the 5k course around the track, trails and paths of Leverhulme Park since doing his first in November 2015, clocked 20:49 on Saturday, bettering his previous best set last October by a massive 27 seconds.

One place behind in the large field of 331 runners was teenager Lewis Hodgson who also dipped below the 21-minute mark for the first time.

He is in a rich vein of form at the moment with four PBs in his last six runs.

His time of 20:53 came on his 94th run at Bolton and was nine seconds faster than his previous best time.

Results from Saturday’s event:

1 Unknown

2 Paul Freary VM45-49 18:21 109

3 David Brockway SM20-24 18:53 FT 61

4 Tony Farrall SM25-29 19:30 FT 6

5 Robert Short BRR SM20-24 19:33 230

6 Marcus Simon Chester BRR VM40-44 19:38 PB 150

7 Mark Jackson BRR VM35-39 20 98

8 Robert Anderson VM50-54 20:06 PB 18

9 Liz Proctor BUH VW40-44 20:34 12

10 Matthew Smith HRMIH JM15-17 20:37 66

11 August Johansson SM25-29 20:44 118

12 Nigel Smith VM50-54 20:49 PB 64

13 Lewis Hodgson JM15-17 20:53 PB 97

14 Brendan Connaughton VM40-44 20:55 147

15 Unknown

16 Mark Lever SM25-29 21:03 FT 1

17 Andrew Southern BMTC VM40-44 21:05 18

18 Paula Pilling BRR VW40-44 21:09 80

19 David Chrystal BUH VM50-54 21:25 25

20 Richard Rollon VM50-54 21:30 18

21 Thomas Hunt SM20-24 21:36 14

22 David Moynihan VM50-54 21:41 45

23 Peter Francis Johnson JM15-17 21:55 241

24 Stephen Horsman VM55-59 21:57 62

25 Lee Cooper VM40-44 22 10

26 Harry Aldred BUH JM11-14 22:02 PB 13

27 Marcus Hamer BRR VM55-59 22:07 23

28 Sarah Louise Watton BRR SW30-34 22:19 50

29 Ian Riggs VM40-44 22:24 258

30 Jamie Rollon SM18-19 22:26 63

31 Brandon Fothergill JM15-17 22:27 PB 3

32 Steve McVey VM55-59 22:28 166

33 Robert Mwelwa VM40-44 22:30 106

34 Steven Lomax RAD SM30-34 22:31 9

35 Debbie Proctor VW45-49 22:32 14

36 Neil Graham VM40-44 22:43 13

37 Dave Dalton VM60-64 22:56 158

38 Anthony Mackin SM30-34 22:56 PB 19

39 Andy Duffy BRR VM55-59 23:01 82

40 Jonathan Kent SM20-24 23:03 14

41 Robert Burns SM30-34 23:04 PB 8

42 Kenneth Warner VM45-49 23:07 276

43 Michael Roy Williamson VM55-59 23:18 55

44 Vicki Hamer BRR SW30-34 23:22 61

45 Andrew Parker VM40-44 23:26 67

46 John McCawley VM35-39 23:31 PB 14

47 Ethan Wallace JM11-14 23:39 56

48 Simon Grimshaw VM45-49 23:44 14

49 Philip Walsh SM30-34 23:47 PB 2

50 Kate Ellis BRR VW55-59 23:51 16

51 Thomas Warner JM11-14 23:54 PB 68

52 Antony Birch VM50-54 24:03 14

53 Rebecca Smith SW25-29 24:04 PB 12

54 Andy Laycock LOST VM50-54 24:05 99

55 David Allen VM65-69 24:09 106

56 Alan Tatterton VM55-59 24:11 124

57 Graham King BMTC VM45-49 24:12 55

58 Morgan Skeels-Caldwell JM15-17 24:18 19

59 Mark Morgan SM30-34 24:21 PB 4

60 Gary Avison SM25-29 24:26 19

61 Mike Berry VM35-39 24:30 PB 10

62 Craig Horsfalll VM40-44 24:34 PB 2

63 Ben Knight BRR VM40-44 24:39 101

64 Unknown

65 Tom Gleaves SM20-24 24:43 133

66 Katy Thompson BRR VW45-49 24:43 56

67 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 24:53 239

68 George Williams VM65-69 24:57 PB 82

69 Unknown

70 Andy Glen VM35-39 25:06 PB 5

71 Unknown

72 Mark Baxter VM55-59 25:10 PB 3

73 Martin Budworth VM40-44 25:13 PB 2

74 Stuart Waldram VM40-44 25:16 PB 17

75 Peter Murphy VM55-59 25:17 35

76 Keith Lewthwaite HRMIH VM60-64 25:19 145

77 David Wright VM50-54 25:22 92

78 Dave Carroll BURY VM45-49 25:23 280

79 Craig Daniels SM20-24 25:29 2

80 Chris Bainbridge VM45-49 25:32 39

81 Steven Cartmell SM30-34 25:33 46

82 Sarah Roberts VW45-49 25:35 35

83 Chris Shepherd SM30-34 25:36 22

84 Phil A Holden BRR VM50-54 25:40 171

85 Rachel Robinson SW25-29 25:41 FT 9

86 Paul Costello VM45-49 25:42 29

87 Lesley Heyes VW50-54 25:42 23

88 Katie Wells SW25-29 25:43 PB 23

89 Claire Mulvenna VW35-39 25:51 FT 10

90 Martin Whitehead SM30-34 25:53 30

91 Jez Turner VM50-54 25:54 70

92 Holly Turner JW10 25:56 60

93 Andrew Dunn VM40-44 26:02 54

94 Judith Bonnar VW45-49 26:08 240

95 Andrew Duckworth SM25-29 26:09 18

96 Jitesh Patel SM25-29 26:12 35

97 Catherine Ferro VW45-49 26:13 42

98 Tim Slymon SM30-34 26:15 PB 12

99 Mary White HRMIH VW65-69 26:16 17

100 Ahmed Chohan JM15-17 26:17 5

101 Robert Lilliott SM25-29 26:19 46

102 Andrew Tait VM45-49 26:20 3

103 Craig Smith VM35-39 26:22 68

104 Darwin Caldwell VM50-54 26:26 74

105 Steven John O’Riordan VM45-49 26:31 107

106 Don Taylor BRR VM65-69 26:36 9

107 Isaac Earnshaw JM11-14 26:38 21

108 Philip Glassbrook BRR VM70-74 26:39 57

109 Steven Yates BRR VM45-49 26:40 186

110 Andrew Storey HRMIH VM50-54 26:40 82

111 Carl Hollowood VM40-44 26:45 36

112 David Catterall SM20-24 26:47 17

113 Peter Latham VM35-39 26:50 FT 6

114 Rachel Webster VW45-49 26:51 24

115 David Broadhurst VM40-44 26:56 88

116 Peter Billington VM60-64 26:59 32

117 James Orchard BRR VM45-49 27:01 176

118 Rebecca Suckling SW20-24 27:09 11

119 William L Vickers VM60-64 27:19 122

120 Joanne Horrocks VW35-39 27:27 46

121 Ryan David Kitchen SM18-19 27:32 151

122 William Martin VM40-44 27:33 PB 59

123 Adrian Ashburn BRR VM35-39 27:34 21

124 Andrew Whitehead SM30-34 27:38 24

125 Paul Davies SM25-29 27:41 PB 36

126 Gary Larke VM50-54 27:41 78

127 Dominic Harasiwka SM25-29 27:42 12

128 Unknown

129 Caroline Vickers BUH VW40-44 27:49 PB 20

130 Nicholas Murphy VM35-39 27:51 51

131 Sumit Guhathakurta VM40-44 27:52 80

132 Mohamed Osman Jama VM50-54 27:53 130

133 Rick Tod VM50-54 27:54 10

134 Martin Lucas VM55-59 27:55 20

135 Becky Coleman SW30-34 27:56 7

136 Harrison Wild BUH JM11-14 27:58 9

137 David Foster VM50-54 28:01 45

138 Maurice Halliwell VM60-64 28:05 43

139 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 28:06 PB 96

140 Catherine Fox VW50-54 28:08 118

141 Antony Wallwork VM45-49 28:10 15

142 Christopher Brickell VM60-64 28:14 79

143 Rob Staton VM40-44 28:17 PB 9

144 Mark Green SM30-34 28:18 PB 15

145 Rebekah Atkinson SW20-24 28:19 19

146 Kerry Chadwick VW45-49 28:26 13

147 Unknown

148 Hazel Adams VW35-39 28:28 PB 14

149 Jake Partington JM11-14 28:30 13

150 Emma Louise Walker BRR VW45-49 28:33 103

151 Karen Clark SW30-34 28:34 PB 61

152 Paul Greenlees VM50-54 28:34 PB 6

153 Andrew Wild VM40-44 28:39 11

154 Lee Hanson SM30-34 28:40 7

155 Unknown

156 Elliot Whittle HRMIH JM10 28:49 PB 3

157 David Whittle VM45-49 28:51 PB 2

158 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 28:52 PB 165

159 Richard Longlands VM40-44 28:54 54

160 Carley Friedrich VW35-39 28:56 4

161 Amy Ardill SW30-34 28:56 158

162 David Jones VM50-54 28:59 11

163 Paul Bentley SM30-34 29:01 18

164 Vanessa Burns VW45-49 29:04 PB 3

165 Geoffrey Winder VM55-59 29:06 83

166 Joanne Darby BRR VW50-54 29:11 122

167 Steve Yorke VM50-54 29:13 PB 4

168 Mark Davis BRR VM55-59 29:15 15

169 Harvey Tammam VM40-44 29:15 PB 16

170 Mike Lilley VM60-64 29:16 143

171 Richard Lord VM50-54 29:16 160

172 Gary Bentley VM55-59 29:18 PB 14

173 Anna Frew SW25-29 29:23 PB 51

174 William Hargreaves VM55-59 29:24 92

175 Unknown

176 Gerard John Tucker BUH VM45-49 29:28 134

177 Sarah Rushton RAD VW45-49 29:29 PB 28

178 Krystal Maitz SW30-34 29:30 2

179 Gregg Beardwell SM30-34 29:33 70

180 Dom Wright VM45-49 29:34 PB 9

181 Brian Frew VM60-64 29:35 75

182 Sarah Oxley VW40-44 29:44 PB 49

183 Mark Strickleton VM35-39 29:48 13

184 Charlotte Vickers BUH JW10 29:52 11

185 Dawn Sharples VW45-49 29:57 9

186 Lynda Devenport VW40-44 29:59 102

187 Sarah Longlands VW40-44 30:00 26

188 Adam Connell SM30-34 30:01 175

189 Jenni Partington VW35-39 30:01 PB 13

190 Matthew Ellis SM25-29 30:02 44

191 Lauren Hunt SW20-24 30:03 10

192 Karen Shackleton VW55-59 30:08 247

193 Unknown

194 Linda Haines BRR VW55-59 30:12 27

195 Martin Burrill VM55-59 30:23 134

196 Diane Morrison BRR VW45-49 30:36 49

197 Luke Greenhalgh BUH JM11-14 30:42 4

198 John Webster VM40-44 30:43 13

199 Brian Gathercole VM60-64 30:45 54

200 Kimberley Boyd SW25-29 30:46 17

201 James Fearnley SM30-34 30:47 20

202 Frances Johnson VW50-54 30:49 200

203 Paul Andrew Johnson BRR VM45-49 30:50 256

204 Julie Kirkpatrick VW55-59 30:57 11

205 Nick Tierney VM35-39 30:59 PB 2

206 Georgina Heyworth VW45-49 31:01 48

207 Amy H VW35-39 31:08 PB 43

208 Sue Duckworth VW50-54 31:16 93

209 Sue Taylor VW55-59 31:20 89

210 Tony Aspin VM55-59 31:21 12

211 Gareth Kirkpatrick VM35-39 31:23 3

212 Mason Ashton Wild JM10 31:23 PB 2

213 Stacey Shuttleworth VW35-39 31:24 PB 4

214 Kian Wild JM15-17 31:27 9

215 Emma Watton SW25-29 31:29 PB 2

216 Andy Wheeler RAD VM60-64 31:30 10

217 Louise Fox VW40-44 31:32 13

218 Louise Bentley VW50-54 31:37 24

219 Janet Leatham VW50-54 31:41 PB 3

220 Jennifer Mullen VW35-39 31:42 87

221 Jackson Pierre JM10 31:45 5

222 Kelly Sharples VW35-39 31:46 6

223 Kelly Shacklady SW30-34 31:48 PB 2

224 Yasmin Clowes SW20-24 31:52 PB 2

225 Nia Bell BRR VW55-59 32:05 33

226 Ani Das VM35-39 32:09 83

227 Sara Das SW25-29 32:09 88

228 John Miles VM35-39 32:13 PB 4

229 Vanisha Gangiyani SW30-34 32:18 PB 2

230 Liv Thomas SW30-34 32:19 PB 15

231 Shani Wallace VW35-39 32:19 18

232 Lauren Williams SW20-24 32:20 FT 1

233 Michelle Hilton VW40-44 32:21 FT 1

234 Leanne Sangster SW30-34 32:25 FT 1

235 Albino Ferro VM45-49 32:28 15

236 Samantha Duddridge SW25-29 32:32 PB 10

237 Rebecca Owen SW25-29 32:41 PB 4

238 Will Man SM30-34 32:44 10

239 Susan Tobin VW45-49 32:47 33

240 Ben Duddridge SM30-34 32:47 10

241 Susan Thompson VW60-64 32:49 PB 8

242 Sandra Caine VW40-44 32:56 PB 11

243 Evie Sheridan - Worsley JW10 32:57 PB 3

244 Dominique Duff SW20-24 32:58 12

245 Barry Shackleton VM60-64 32:59 300

246 Brian Tull VM70-74 32:59 242

247 Philip Worsley VM50-54 33:00 218

248 Adele Hughes SW30-34 33:01 6

249 Amee Burgess SW30-34 33:02 6

250 Julie Corrie VW40-44 33:02 FT 1

251 Shaowen Tan VW50-54 33:20 44

252 Simon Darby BRR VM50-54 33:31 42

253 Ellice Soloman SW20-24 33:33 FT 1

254 Christopher Reid SM30-34 33:33 FT 1

255 Sharon Dooling VW45-49 33:35 PB 3

256 Kristina Colligan VW50-54 33:37 PB 4

257 Helen Field VW50-54 33:46 18

258 Craig Withers VM55-59 33:48 138

259 Sophie Atherton SW25-29 33:51 31

260 Catherine Swinford-White VW40-44 33:56 PB 3

261 Stephen Whitehead SM25-29 34:01 FT 1

262 Sara Ariff SW30-34 34:02 PB 7

263 Beverley Whittle VW40-44 34:03 PB 2

264 Kate Johnson SW20-24 34:19 FT 1

265 Catherine Clarke VW50-54 34:20 80

266 Stephanie Hallé SW30-34 34:23 FT 1

267 Claudia Critchley VW35-39 34:24 9

268 Elizabeth Thompson SW30-34 34:32 90

269 Emma Tonge VW35-39 34:37 6

270 Emma Birch SW20-24 34:40 7

271 Unknown

272 Julie Morrison BUH VW45-49 34:48 12

273 David Morrison BUH VM45-49 34:48 21

274 Ian Begg VM45-49 34:54 11

275 Raven Stokes JW15-17 34:59 FT 1

276 Andy Cunliffe VM45-49 35:04 PB 2

277 John Cunniff SM30-34 35:09 3

278 Ian Marsden VM50-54 35:12 FT 1

279 Karen Ratcliffe BRR SW30-34 35:20 PB 3

280 Abigail King BMTC JW15-17 35:23 49

281 Adrian Paul Walker VM45-49 35:31 16

282 Charlotte Bentley SW20-24 35:34 PB 3

283 Norman Cookson VM50-54 35:36 58

284 Unknown

285 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 35:50 175

286 Aisha Ashraf JW15-17 35:56 5

287 Nicola Bennett VW35-39 35:57 84

288 Kath Price VW45-49 36:11 PB 6

289 Vicky Spencer VW45-49 36:14 103

290 Amy Woodfield SW30-34 36:19 PB 4

291 Unknown

292 Anna Dorning SW30-34 36:24 8

293 Peter Webster JM11-14 36:29 6

294 Connor Whittle JM11-14 36:43 PB 3

295 Miriam Harrold SW20-24 36:47 FT 1

296 Nicola Holden SW20-24 36:48 FT 1

297 Siobhan Pimlott SW25-29 37:00 91

298 Philip Allen VM50-54 37:00 241

299 Paul McGreavy VM45-49 37:09 246

300 Susan Wright VW55-59 37:12 FT 1

301 Sharon Cunliffe VW45-49 37:13 PB 3

302 Keira Strickleton JW10 37:19 2

303 Joanne Larke VW35-39 37:26 35

304 Sarah Strickleton SW30-34 37:31 2

305 Unknown

306 Karen Miranda Hill VW45-49 37:39 164

307 John Docherty VM35-39 37:54 14

308 Alex Staton JM10 37:58 8

309 Alan Garnett VM50-54 38:05 11

310 Karen Kitchen VW50-54 38:13 200

311 Suzanne Waldram VW40-44 38:49 PB 4

312 Michael David Allwood VM50-54 38:52 75

313 Anthony Garnett SM30-34 38:56 2

314 Jodie Jackson JW10 39:29 3

315 Alan Jackson VM40-44 39:29 2

316 Isabel Pillar JW15-17 39:35 11

317 Khadijah Ali JW15-17 39:46 23

318 Brian Mather VM70-74 39:56 164

319 Paul Brain VM40-44 40:46 54

320 Stacey Staton VW35-39 41:36 7

321 Lucy Tierney JW11-14 41:48 2

322 Alan Parkin VM50-54 42:00 PB 4

323 Eve Tierney JW11-14 42:01 2

324 Unknown

325 Unknown

326 Alan Gibson SM20-24 44:35 24

327 Unknown

328 Janet Thurlbeck VW55-59 48:04 11

329 Frannie Thurlbeck VM55-59 48:05 62

330 Jackie Foster VW55-59 50:11 16

331 Rita Ledwards BRR VW55-59 50:12 63

Club key: BUH: Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club; BRR: Burnden Road Runners; HRMIH: Horwich RMI Harriers; LOST: Lostock AC; BMTC: Bolton Metro Triathlon Club; TDTC: Team Deane Triathlon Club; BURY: Bury AC; RAD: Radcliffe AC.