ALL the leaves were brown and the sky was grey – and a total of 202 people went for a run on this autumn day.

It was event 242 at Bolton parkrun and while it avoided the worst of the torrential downpours that hit most of the north over the weekend, it was most definitely a squelchy and splashy run, signified by the abundance of muddy legs, shoes and shorts that crossed the finish line.

At the front of the finishing pack was Tom Carson of Horwich RMI Harriers, whose time of 16mins 53secs was enough to see him finish first for the fourth time in four runs at Bolton.

It was a new personal best for the Bolton United Harrier on his first Bolton parkrun since January.

He had close company at the finish line with Bolton United Harriers club-mate Tommy Harrison finishing just one second behind also a PB on his 60th run.

It was a Bury AC juniors one-two-three with Sophie Whittaker first lady over the line, sneaking under the 20-minute mark with a time of 19:59, and Lauren Booth (23:04) and Lucy Alcock (23:51) the next ladies home.

Gary Furness leads the men’s points competition with 2,912 points, ahead of perennial winner Rob Short (Burnden Road Runners) with 2,640 points and Tony Wall (Burnden Road Runners) with 2,568 pts.

Despite having to pull out of this week’s run, Olivia Kearney (Bolton United Harriers) is leading the women’s points competition with 3,192 points with Judith Bonnar (2,981) and Helen Harper (2,705) in second and third.

Ben Forrest (11-14 age group) recorded the highest age-graded score of the day – each runner’s time is graded as a percentage of the world’s fastest time for their age group – his time of 18:38 putting him at 77.82 per cent, Mary White (65-69 age group) was graded 77.04 per cent for her time of 26:43 and Tommy Harrison (SM30-34) was graded 76.92 per cent for the time 16:54.

This week there were 202 runners, of whom 30 were first timers and 25 recorded new personal bests and representatives of 20 different athletics clubs took part.

The runner of the week is Tommy Harrison, whose 60th run earned him a new personal best, a second-place finish and the third highest age-graded score of the day.

Results

Pos Name Club Age group Time Total runs

1 Tom Carson HRMIH SM20-24 16:53 PB 4

2 Tommy Harrison BUH SM30-34 16:54 PB 60

3 Unknown

4 Mark Swannell BUH VM40-44 18:33 18

5 Ben Forrest BURY JM11-14 18:38 PB 8

6 Robert Short BRR SM20-24 19:05 194

7 Patrick Watson JM15-17 19:18 FT 11

8 Unknown

9 Gary Furness SM25-29 19:29 130

10 Dominic Gavin LOST SM30-34 19:30 PB 13

11 Sam Brooks BURY JM15-17 19:40 FT 15

12 Tom Lucas HRMIH SM25-29 19:49 23

13 Sophie Whittaker BURY JW15-17 19:59 FT 13

14 Matthew Dewhurst SM20-24 20:23 8

15 Mark Tucker VM40-44 20:26 18

16 Philip Gregory VM35-39 20:28 PB 3

17 Steven Doxey VM55-59 20:30

18 Robert Mwelwa VM40-44 20:54

19 Cian Healy HRMIH JM10 20:59

20 Colin Rigby VM45-49 21:06

21 Peter Kearney BUH VM40-44 21:09 95

22 Cameron Lewarne JM15-17 21:24 19

23 Jack Willetts JM11-14 21:34 PB 3

24 Adrian Merritt BRR VM35-39 21:53

25 Tony Wall BRR VM55-59 22:05

26 Ian Riggs VM40-44 22:13

27 Patrick Malone SM25-29 22:22

28 Marcus Simon Chester BUH VM40-44 22:25 104

29 Dave Ayre SM30-34 22:25 FT 48

30 Philip Mullineaux SM25-29 22:26 13

31 Gareth Doherty VM35-39 22:31 47

32 Lee Gerrard VM35-39 22:33 38

33 Mark O’Shaughnessy VM50-54 22:34 12

34 Christopher Mather SM25-29 22:43 PB 2

35 Brendan Connaughton VM40-44 22:52 87

36 Andrew Southern BMTC VM35-39 22:55 FT 1

37 Unknown

38 Lauren Booth BURY JW15-17 23:04 40

39 Philip Gerrard SM30-34 23:21 72

40 Matthew Smith JM15-17 23:27 FT 1

41 Philip Worsley VM50-54 23:27 171

42 Andrew Whitehead SM30-34 23:31 15

43 Andy Dunleavy VM55-59 23:34 39

44 Lewis Jackson SM20-24 23:35 16

45 Rob Lister RAD VM50-54 23:38 82

46 Lucy Alcock BURY JW11-14 23:51 FT 1

47 Paul Chamberlain VM45-49 24:00 PB 8

48 Finlay Coyne VM65-69 24:03 199

49 Roy Tatlock VM55-59 24:11 47

50 Adrian John Denham VM50-54 24:17 53

51 Katy Alcock VW40-44 24:23 FT 1

52 Unknown

53 Nigel Smith VM50-54 24:44 FT 1

54 Chris Dempsey VM40-44 24:47 FT 3

55 Jitesh Patel SM25-29 24:48 22

56 Martin Whitehead SM30-34 24:49 12

57 Cecilia Woods BUH VW55-59 24:51 90

58 Steven Hood SM20-24 24:52 15

59 Emma Halliday BMTC JW11-14 24:58 FT 1

60 Roy Halliday BMTC VM40-44 24:58 FT 1

61 Kevin Dempsey VM40-44 25:09 FT 1

62 David Broadhurst VM40-44 25:15 26

63 Timothy Green SM25-29 25:18 106

64 John Longden BRR VM60-64 25:23 PB 15

65 John Knight VM35-39 25:27 FT 1

66 Ben Callaghan SM30-34 25:29 FT 1

67 Gayle Gerrard VW40-44 25:30 79

68 Chris Mann SM25-29 25:38 103

69 Elspeth Harper JW11-14 25:44 76

70 Harry Harper VM45-49 25:45 49

71 Tony Lythe VM70-74 25:50 59

72 Lee Horrocks VM40-44 25:54 27

73 Chris Worthington BUH VM40-44 25:55 71

74 David Marshall VM50-54 25:56 FT 87

75 Linda O’Byrne VW40-44 25:59 47

76 Nicola Wells VW45-49 26:01 FT 1

77 Stuart Farmer VM40-44 26:11 24

78 Judith Bonnar VW45-49 26:13 184

79 Richard Longlands VM35-39 26:23 31

80 Mohamed Osman Jama VM50-54 26:25 112

81 Unknown

82 Natalie Terrell VW35-39 26:36 FT 10

83 Mark Stokes VM35-39 26:38 30

84 Tom Sweet SM25-29 26:40 23

85 Mary White HRMIH VW65-69 26:43 11

86 Robert Lilliott SM20-24 26:50 PB 10

87 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 26:53 181

88 Kenneth Warner VM45-49 26:57 211

89 Peter Mason VM45-49 26:58 108

90 Philip Donlan VM50-54 27:08 41

91 Suzanne Williams VW40-44 27:10 PB 60

92 Paul Reid VM40-44 27:12 FT 1

93 Stuart Furness VM65-69 27:14 93

94 Craig Leatherbarrow VM50-54 27:15 55

95 Ryan David Kitchen JM15-17 27:23 114

96 Lee Petch VM55-59 27:25 26

97 Christopher Cox VM45-49 27:27 7

98 Mark Jackson VM35-39 27:35 30

99 George Williams VM65-69 27:37 23

100 Kerry Varden LOST VW35-39 27:50 4

101 Ani Das VM35-39 27:55 45

102 Kath Henderson VW40-44 28:02 146

103 Matthew Ellis SM25-29 28:05 22

104 Richard Lord BRR VM50-54 28:10 116

105 Jude Povey BRR VW35-39 28:11 87

106 Hannah Seed SW30-34 28:32 PB 7

107 Barb White VW45-49 28:33 18

108 Gerard John Tucker BUH VM45-49 28:36 108

109 Mike Gregson VM45-49 28:42 84

110 Jane Marshall VW45-49 28:54 FT 75

111 Unknown

112 Clair Marland BRR SW30-34 29:05 96

113 Jonathan Lilliott VM50-54 29:05 PB 6

114 Alex Terrell VM60-64 29:06 FT 1

115 Isabel Harper JW11-14 29:07 57

116 Helen Harper VW45-49 29:07 121

117 Adele Swift VW45-49 29:07 5

118 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 29:08 55

119 Melissa Taylor VW35-39 29:09 62

120 Adam Connell SM25-29 29:10 118

121 Karen Duffy VW45-49 29:17 6

122 Debra Hennessey BRR VW45-49 29:22 75

123 Peter Holden VM50-54 29:23 25

124 Frances Johnson VW50-54 29:40 149

125 Zac Fraser JM10 29:45 23

126 Mark Fraser VM35-39 29:48 83

127 Kirstie Simpson VW40-44 29:49 FT 1

128 Unknown

129 Andrew Dunn VM40-44 29:58 15

130 Shelly Haslam SW30-34 30:01 PB 16

131 Theresa Taylor-Kay VW40-44 30:06 16

132 Patrick Cleary VM50-54 30:13 16

133 Martin Jones VM45-49 30:14 FT 14

134 Natalie Hitchen VW35-39 30:16 PB 24

135 Sarah Longlands VW35-39 30:22 PB 15

136 Louise Watson VW45-49 30:30 FT 18

137 Claire To VW35-39 30:37 PB 3

138 Norman Walsh VM60-64 30:39 23

139 Lynda Devenport VW40-44 30:46 60

140 Elaine Bailey VW55-59 30:55 28

141 Isabel Johnston JW11-14 31:02 3

142 Simon Darby BRR VM50-54 31:17 17

143 Bilal Hussain SM25-29 31:20 13

144 Thomas Finch JM10 31:23 PB 7

145 Gavin Finch VM35-39 31:29 PB 7

146 Louise Geoghegan BRR VW45-49 31:29 63

147 Sara Das SW25-29 31:32 51

148 Diane Morrison BRR VW45-49 31:34 40

149 Robbie Kiger VM50-54 31:35 FT 28

150 Unknown

151 Ellie Forrest BUH JW11-14 31:54 26

152 Unknown

153 Rich Coyle VM35-39 32:00 17

154 Joanne Darby BRR VW45-49 32:05 88

155 Caroline Mitchell VW45-49 32:07 PB 11

156 Jackie Cairns BRR VW45-49 32:09 25

157 Unknown

158 Grace Williams RAD JW11-14 32:43 34

159 Unknown

160 Mark Alan Williams RAD VM45-49 32:43 97

161 Edward Holt VM45-49 32:44 49

162 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 32:46 116

163 Wendy Doxey VW55-59 32:48 51

164 David Atherton VM55-59 32:54 36

165 Stephen Rothwell VM55-59 33:11 33

166 Marty Arnot-Smith JM10 33:39 PB 2

167 Jonathan Arnot-Smith VM45-49 33:45 5

168 Rachael Atherton SW25-29 33:45 7

169 Jane Alison Lim BUH VW55-59 33:46 59

170 Unknown

171 Unknown

172 Elizabeth Thompson SW30-34 34:25 59

173 Claire Rowley VW40-44 34:31 14

174 Philip Platt VM65-69 34:33 FT 11

175 Unknown

176 Christine Pendlebury BRR VW50-54 34:45 122

177 Jeffrey Pendlebury BRR VM55-59 34:46 91

178 Dawn Evans BRR VW45-49 34:52 33

179 Karen Kitchen VW50-54 35:18 140

180 Chris Hobson VM45-49 35:24 26

181 Abbie Gregson JW15-17 35:26 85

182 Lindsay Clarke SW30-34 35:40 PB 3

183 Anthony Johnson JM11-14 35:52 178

184 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 35:57 106

185 Holly-Beth Mansfield SW20-24 36:25 5

186 Lorna Tyldsley VW45-49 36:27 PB 8

187 Cheryl Williams SW30-34 36:30 5

188 Isabelle Walton JW10 36:32 FT 1

189 Paul Walton VM35-39 36:32 3

190 Gillie Matheson VW45-49 36:38 4

191 Emily Hood JW15-17 36:42 FT 1

192 Rebecca Keight VW35-39 37:04 72

193 Mark Booth VM40-44 37:16 FT 1

194 Leanne Bates VW35-39 38:37 44

195 Unknown

196 Siobhan Pimlott SW20-24 38:47 22

197 Anne Marie Rustidge VW40-44 43:56 FT 8

198 Elizabeth Jones JW10 48:28 PB 2

199 Emily Howarth JW10 48:38 5

200 Rachael Howarth VW35-39 48:40 78

201 Kathryn Jones VW45-49 49:02 PB 2

202 Gemma Chapman BRR VW35-39 49:04 90

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; BURY: Bury AC; RAD: Radcliffe AC.