GARETH Doherty is knocking on the door of the magical 20-minute mark after setting a new personal best time at Bolton parkrun on Saturday.

The Burnden Road Runner took time out from his recent pacemaking duties as he set his stall out to run the Leverhulme Park course faster than he had ever done before.

And he managed it on the 5k course which was free of the slush and puddles which have kept times down in recent weeks, chopping six seconds off his previous best time to record 20:21 on his 85th parkrun.

He was one of 37 runners to record PBs on Saturday 10 of whom had run at least 20 parkruns, one of them, Peter Johnson (231), running under 22 minutes for only the second time.

At the head of the field on the 295th staging of Bolton parkrun was Horwich Harrier Lukas Siska in 17:12 – the ninth time he has crossed the line first in his 15 appearances.

Jon Evans was second in 19:35 and Tony Bateson third in 19:44.

Claire Cooper of Keighley and Craven AC, was first female (16th overall) in 21:51 with Francesca Cox, of Horwich RMI Harriers, second (30th overall) in 23:33 and Melissa Thompson third (33rd overall) in 23:43.

This week there were 206 runners, of whom 12 were first timers, and representatives of 20 different athletics clubs took part.

Bolton parkrun started on February 5, 2011, and 6,791 different runners, including participants from 311 athletics clubs, have completed 60,711 runs covering a total distance of 303,555 km. There have been 11,060 new PBs set.

A total of 28 volunteers turned out to ensure the event went ahead: Berny Marsden, Christine and Jeff Pendlebury, Christine Sweatman, Craig Withers, Ged Tucker, Jackie Oakes, Lucille Corrigan, Paul Duke, Paula Pilling, Richard Blake, Richard Lord, Bill Hargreaves, Bill Vickers, Dave Allen, Mick Entwistle, Siobhan Pimlott, Richard Clegg, Katherine Baines, Nicola Bennett, Darren Evans, David Ardill, Leanne Evans, Steven Bate, Mike Gregson, Shirley Tull, Marisa Frot and Mark Butler.

Saturday's results

1 Lukas Siska HRMIH SM30-34 17:12 25

2 Jon Evans SM20-24 19:35 18

3 Tony Bateson VM50-54 19:44 31

4 Gary Furness SM25-29 19:58 158

5 Miras Eskander VM35-39 20 PB 49

6 David Chrystal BUH VM50-54 20:08 PB 20

7 Paul Taylor VM45-49 20:20 13

8 Gareth Doherty BRR VM40-44 20:21 PB 85

9 Matthew Smith HRMIH JM15-17 20:33 51

10 David Rowley VM35-39 20:41 42

11 Peter Kearney BUH VM45-49 20:53 130

12 Brendan Connaughton VM40-44 20:58 134

13 Marcus Simon Chester BRR VM40-44 21:12 138

14 Peter Francis Johnson JM15-17 21:28 PB 231

15 Robert Mwelwa VM40-44 21:42 93

16 Claire Cooper VW35-39 21:51 125

17 Craig Cooper VM45-49 21:53 51

18 Nigel Smith VM50-54 21:55 51

19 Ian Riggs VM40-44 22:24 246

20 Thomas Hunt SM20-24 22:24 9

21 Marcus Hamer BRR VM55-59 22:28 17

22 Paul Jones VM50-54 22:29 16

23 Unknown

24 Andy Dunleavy VM55-59 22:48 81

25 Dave Dalton VM55-59 22:57 152

26 Antony Sutton SM25-29 23:05 PB 20

27 James Thomas SM25-29 23:06 41

28 Cameron Lewarne JM15-17 23:22 44

29 Kenneth Warner VM45-49 23:25 261

30 Francesca Cox HRMIH SW20-24 23:33 PB 2

31 Steven Yates BRR VM45-49 23:41 176

32 Paul Thompson BMTC VM45-49 23:42 105

33 Melissa Thompson JW15-17 23:43 82

34 Smalley John VM55-59 23:49 13

35 Helen Harper VW45-49 23:51 162

36 Martin Rayner VM45-49 23:53 PB 3

37 Michael Caine VM45-49 23:57 PB 19

38 Chris Worthington BUH VM40-44 23:59 110

39 Harry Harper VM45-49 24:01 91

40 Mark Jackson BRR VM35-39 24:02 81

41 Sean Partington VM50-54 24:03 23

42 Ethan Wallace JM11-14 24:07 43

43 Chris Worthington VM45-49 24:07 56

44 Julie Ann Hodgkiss VW45-49 24:10 32

45 Rachel Hancock VW40-44 24:11 78

46 Ani Das VM35-39 24:14 73

47 Unknown

48 Paul Andrew Johnson BRR VM45-49 24:22 243

49 Unknown

50 Darren Baker VM45-49 24:30 PB 39

51 Ben Knight BRR VM40-44 24:32 95

52 Alan Tatterton VM55-59 24:33 113

53 David Allen VM65-69 24:35 92

54 Mel Walker BRR VM70-74 24:41 70

55 Unknown

56 Chris Fielding VM45-49 24:48 7

57 Philip Worsley VM50-54 24:52 204

58 Dave Carroll BURY VM45-49 24:53 270

59 Darren Parr VM40-44 25:08 PB 3

60 Unknown

61 Scott Reeves VM45-49 25:19 FT 62

62 Adam Reeves JM11-14 25:19 FT 23

63 Judith Bonnar VW45-49 25:24 227

64 Jackie Tomlinson VW50-54 25:34 PB 4

65 Linda O'Byrne BRR VW40-44 25:53 86

66 Morgan Kirkpatrick JM11-14 26:03 12

67 Andrew Duckworth SM25-29 26:11 PB 9

68 Unknown

69 Paul Costello VM45-49 26:18 15

70 Kath Vickers VW55-59 26:24 158

71 Brian Tull VM70-74 26:25 225

72 Tony Lythe VM70-74 26:31 91

73 Edward Webster JM11-14 26:32 PB 9

74 Geoff McQueen VM45-49 26:34 PB 7

75 John McCawley VM35-39 26:36 PB 4

76 Phil A Holden BRR VM50-54 26:40 159

77 Les Ford VM50-54 26:43 18

78 Philip Glassbrook BRR VM70-74 26:49 49

79 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 26:50 226

80 Carl Hollowood VM40-44 26:51 27

81 Anthony Johnson JM11-14 26:52 219

82 Paul Roberts VM50-54 27:08 47

83 James Orchard BRR VM45-49 27:13 162

84 Ryan David Kitchen JM15-17 27:18 138

85 John Blakeley VM45-49 27:26 75

86 Christopher Brickell VM55-59 27:27 69

87 Diana Bruce SW25-29 27:29 PB 9

88 David Foster VM50-54 27:31 32

89 Alan Sweatman VM65-69 27:37 80

90 Gary Larke VM50-54 27:39 PB 63

91 Wasyl Gelyczak BRR VM45-49 27:40 17

92 Timothy Green SM25-29 27:49 146

93 Gregg Beardwell SM30-34 27:56 58

94 Helen Bury SW30-34 28:00 111

95 Josh Thomas SM30-34 28:12 79

96 Emma A Holden SW20-24 28:25 114

97 Richard Longlands VM40-44 28:29 41

98 Lauren Hunt SW20-24 28:38 PB 6

99 Claire Merritt VW35-39 28:39 68

100 Brian Gathercole VM60-64 28:43 45

101 Kath Henderson VW45-49 28:45 174

102 Debra Hennessey BRR VW45-49 28:51 114

103 Lisa Witter VW50-54 28:56 PB 6

104 Howard Sparke BRR VM45-49 29:01 64

105 Jason Holmes SM25-29 29:03 13

106 Laura Crook SW30-34 29:04 32

107 Rick Tod VM50-54 29:08 PB 4

108 Keith Harper VM40-44 29:11 52

109 Craig Leatherbarrow BRR VM50-54 29:14 90

110 Maurice Halliwell VM60-64 29:17 28

111 Veronica Mills VW45-49 29:30 PB 2

112 Tim Slymon SM30-34 29:32 PB 2

113 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 29:33 149

114 Mark Kenny SM30-34 29:36 34

115 Linda Haines BRR VW55-59 29:37 PB 23

116 Louise Bentley VW50-54 29:39 18

117 Nia Bell VW55-59 29:41 25

118 Anthony Maxwell VM55-59 29:45 21

119 Steven Howarden VM40-44 29:46 80

120 Adam Connell SM30-34 29:47 159

121 Mark Dacre HRMIH VM50-54 29:53 27

122 John Ainsworth JM15-17 29:55 13

123 Elaine Bailey VW55-59 29:59 65

124 Adam Bolton VM35-39 29:59 PB 4

125 Gerard John Tucker BUH VM45-49 30:16 127

126 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 30:25 84

127 Yvette Beaumont VW45-49 30:37 60

128 Zoe Barratt VW35-39 30:47 8

129 John Webster VM40-44 30:55 PB 5

130 Shelly Haslam SW30-34 31:00 25

131 Gareth Kirkpatrick VM35-39 31:01 2

132 Tony Aspin VM55-59 31:02 6

133 Catherine Charnley SW30-34 31:05 PB 5

134 Alex Tammam JM10 31:09 4

135 Helen Blakeley VW50-54 31:18 PB 11

136 Dominique Duff SW20-24 31:27 FT 1

137 Julie Kirkpatrick VW55-59 31:30 5

138 Harvey Tammam VM40-44 31:32 4

139 Georgina Heyworth VW45-49 31:35 43

140 Brian Frew VM60-64 31:48 65

141 Megan Proctor JW11-14 31:49 6

142 Jennifer Wilde SW30-34 31:58 PB 2

143 Angela Smith VW40-44 32:01 33

144 Martin Burrill VM55-59 32:13 126

145 Khadijah Ali JW15-17 32:33 PB 15

146 Steve Murphy VM50-54 32:35 PB 4

147 Lucy Rowlands JW15-17 32:38 17

148 Rebecca Keight VW35-39 32:40 81

149 Isabel Harper JW15-17 32:44 69

150 Shaowen Tan VW45-49 32:46 33

151 Natassia Dacre SW20-24 33:02 FT 1

152 Sara Das SW25-29 33:05 78

153 Wendy Doxey VW55-59 33:05 81

154 Rhian Driver SW30-34 33:06 PB 47

155 Martin Smith VM60-64 33:12 70

156 Susan Cain VW45-49 33:16 20

157 Christine Holden BMTC VW50-54 33:17 71

158 Emma Waddington VW35-39 33:19 26

159 Frances Johnson VW50-54 33:24 185

160 Michael Ainsworth JM11-14 33:30 19

161 Helen Miller VW50-54 33:35 PB 2

162 Lynda Cartey VW50-54 33:39 PB 6

163 Stephen Rothwell VM60-64 33:40 74

164 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 33:51 163

165 Clare Bennett SW30-34 33:53 FT 1

166 Amanda Jackson VW40-44 33:54 11

167 Elizabeth Thompson SW30-34 33:56 83

168 Richard Clegg BUH SM30-34 34:01 27

169 Stuart Furness VM65-69 34:02 106

170 Siobhan Pimlott SW20-24 34:03 75

171 Helen Partington VW50-54 34:23 FT 1

172 Peter Whiteside BRR VM65-69 34:31 129

173 Paul McGreavy VM45-49 34:36 231

174 Karen Kitchen VW50-54 34:37 185

175 Brendan Gott VM60-64 34:57 PB 2

176 Ben Duddridge SM25-29 35:20 FT 1

177 Unknown

178 Jackie Foster VW55-59 35:33 9

179 Helen Crook VW45-49 35:43 FT 1

180 Paul Crook VM45-49 35:44 6

181 Samantha Duddridge SW25-29 36:08 FT 1

182 Claire Cragg SW30-34 36:09 137

183 Steven Snape VM55-59 36:21 35

184 Joyce Tyldesley VW55-59 36:22 51

185 Peter Webster JM11-14 36:37 FT 1

186 Chloe Banfield JW10 36:49 FT 10

187 Elaine Sutton VW45-49 36:50 FT 15

188 Joanne Larke VW35-39 36:56 PB 21

189 Lauren Mann JW10 37:22 42

190 Marie Holland VW40-44 37:31 40

191 Kath Rothwell VW50-54 37:50 39

192 Kerry Tammam VW40-44 37:53 PB 4

193 Brian Mather VM70-74 38:00 154

194 Lindsay Tod VW45-49 38:04 4

195 Rachael Howarth VW35-39 38:28 104

196 Unknown

197 David Beevers BRR VM60-64 40:38 39

198 Josie Browne JW10 41:24 9

199 Ann Roughley VW45-49 41:48 PB 9

200 John Docherty VM35-39 43:17 7

201 Charlotte Weston SW30-34 44:42 5

202 Olivia Tammam JW11-14 45:22 4

203 Alan Gibson SM20-24 46:04 12

204 Emma Tonge VW35-39 46:28 3

205 Nicola Bennett VW35-39 46:28 73

206 Katherine Baines SW30-34 46:29 149