BOLTON parkrun saw a bumper crowd of 323 runners turn up to take part in the weekly 5k.
The fine weather alongside the contingent of Darwin Dashers beginners made for the biggest attendance since early May.
Of those taking part, Lukas Siska of Horwich RMI Harriers, crossed the finish line in 17mins 20secs to take token number one, the seventh time he has led the field in 12 appearances.
Closely following Lukas was parkrun first timer Sean Husband in a time of 17:37. Junior runner Ben Forrest was third over the line in 19:08 on his ninth appearance at Bolton.
The leading female this week was Lorraine Hopley of Rossendale Harriers and AC, the 13th time she has been first female in 19 appearances.
It was a close finish between second and third, with both ladies running personal bests. Leanne Postlethwaite of Darwen Dashers, ran a new best of 22:38, bettering her old time by 37 seconds. Vicki Hamer of Burnden Road Runners ran 22:40, seven seconds faster than her April personal best.
A total of 66 runners recorded new PBs, 37 were first timers, and representatives of 21 athletics clubs took part.
There were also a few milestone runs as Rachael Howarth ran for her 100th parkrun, with juniors Thomas Heyes and Jack Willetts achieving runs number 10.
Runner of the week: Remarkably Joseph Walker has achieved a massive 144 runs at parkrun despite being a junior, and he bagged himself a PB this week, dipping under 29 minutes for the first time.
Saturday's results
1 Lukas Siska HRMIH SM30-34 17:20 21
2 Sean Husband SM18-19 17:37 FT 1
3 Ben Forrest JM11-14 19:08 15
4 Jack Willetts BUH JM11-14 19:17 PB 10
5 Andy Smith VM45-49 19:21 43
6 Colin Rigby BRR VM45-49 19:44 10
7 Stephen Bonney BUH VM45-49 19:57 PB 30
8 David Kouvarellis VM40-44 20:06 PB 21
9 Alex McLoughlin VM35-39 20:33 6
10 Lorraine Hopley VW40-44 20:43 19
11 Barry Ross VM40-44 20:44 PB 30
12 Matthew Smith HRMIH JM15-17 20:49 44
13 Brendan Connaughton VM40-44 20:53 126
14 Paul O'Brien LOST VM35-39 21:13 PB 29
15 Dave Rushton VM50-54 21:16 69
16 Bruce Elliott VM50-54 21:17 PB 46
17 Nigel Smith VM50-54 21:19 PB 44
18 David Chrystal VM50-54 21:31 12
19 Stephen Horsman VM50-54 21:36 51
20 Stephen Hopley VM50-54 21:40 PB 18
21 Robert Mwelwa VM40-44 22:02 85
22 Duncan Forrest BURY VM40-44 22:06 17
23 Andy Duffy BRR VM55-59 22:13 78
24 Marcus Hamer VM55-59 22:14 PB 13
25 Steven Bate BRR VM35-39 22:15 36
26 Paul Jones VM50-54 22:18 PB 14
27 Peter Francis Johnson JM15-17 22:20 225
28 Tony Wall BRR VM55-59 22:20 144
29 Marcus Simon Chester BRR VM40-44 22:22 131
30 Ian Riggs VM40-44 22:28 238
31 John Keech VM35-39 22:29 PB 2
32 Mark Swindell HRMIH VM45-49 22:32 29
33 Leanne Postlethwaite SW30-34 22:38 PB 19
34 Samuel Abbott SM25-29 22:39 4
35 Anthony Grayson VM45-49 22:40 21
36 Vicki Hamer BRR SW30-34 22:40 PB 52
37 Philip Mullineaux SM25-29 22:48 36
38 Callum Crosby BMTC JM15-17 22:51 11
39 Gary Avison SM25-29 22:57 PB 13
40 Michael Scanlan SM30-34 23 FT 34
41 Andy Dunleavy VM55-59 23:02 74
42 Ian Coupe VM55-59 23:05 PB 11
43 Ian Parkinson VM35-39 23:06 7
44 Matt Upton SM30-34 23:12 FT 1
45 Simon Carlon VM35-39 23:16 PB 2
46 Alan Tatterton VM55-59 23:18 107
47 Phil Coombs VM50-54 23:20 PB 7
48 Paul Roberts VM50-54 23:22 PB 42
49 Adrian John Denham VM50-54 23:23 67
50 Kate Ellis VW55-59 23:25 8
51 Andy McAllister VM60-64 23:28 39
52 David Kelly VM55-59 23:31 7
53 Lawrence McDonald BRR VM40-44 23:33 54
54 Ethan Wallace JM11-14 23:38 35
55 Smalley John VM55-59 23:39 11
56 Harry Aldred JM10 23:42 PB 5
57 Tom Gleaves SM20-24 23:44 117
58 Stephen Marsden VM55-59 23:46 27
59 Marc Smethurst SM30-34 23:46 19
60 Helen Harper VW45-49 23:49 155
61 Harry Harper VM45-49 23:50 83
62 Elisa Fielding VW45-49 23:54 3
63 Ken Smith RAD VM55-59 23:57 118
64 Matthew Cocker SM18-19 23:58 PB 49
65 Anthony Scurfield SM20-24 24:00 FT 18
66 Trevor Birch VM60-64 24:01 PB 2
67 Rachel Hancock VW40-44 24:06 75
68 Chris Taylor VM45-49 24:11 PB 20
69 Helen Bury SW30-34 24:19 104
70 Cecilia Woods BUH VW55-59 24:21 115
71 George Critchley VM55-59 24:28 32
72 Unknown
73 Pmax Patrick SM25-29 24:34 FT 2
74 Antony Sutton SM25-29 24:36 13
75 Romeo Yobi SM30-34 24:46 PB 7
76 Ben Smithers SM25-29 24:46 FT 66
77 Michael Buhagiar VM35-39 24:48 12
78 Mark Jackson BRR VM35-39 24:48 73
79 Danny Mole SM30-34 24:50 110
80 Paul Taylor VM50-54 24:50 25
81 Warren Hodgson VM40-44 24:51 PB 49
82 Matthew Clare VM35-39 24:53 FT 1
83 Carl Aldred VM45-49 24:59 PB 8
84 Ryan Rawson VM35-39 25:01 FT 54
85 David Broadhurst VM40-44 25:02 65
86 Ibrahim Ougradar SM30-34 25:03 PB 4
87 Peter Saunders VM40-44 25:04 24
88 Stuart Ramsay VM35-39 25:05 FT 16
89 Thomas Heyes JM11-14 25:06 PB 10
90 David Allen VM65-69 25:07 88
91 Simon Grimshaw VM45-49 25:15 4
92 Dean Clarkson VM50-54 25:21 29
93 Holly Turner JW10 25:23 45
94 Jez Turner VM50-54 25:24 48
95 Carl Hollowood VM40-44 25:30 24
96 Chris Mann SM25-29 25:32 135
97 Mike Berry VM35-39 25:33 6
98 Paul Andrew Johnson BRR VM45-49 25:33 236
99 Adrian Ashburn VM35-39 25:38 PB 6
100 Olivia Kearney BUH JW15-17 25:39 193
101 Unknown
102 Alison Saunders VW35-39 25:44 PB 114
103 Kath Vickers VW55-59 25:46 153
104 Andrzej Wieckowski VM45-49 25:49 14
105 Andrew Henderson BRR VM35-39 25:49 12
106 Judith Bonnar VW45-49 25:50 220
107 Anthony Johnson JM11-14 25:54 PB 212
108 Robert Lilliott SM25-29 26:03 34
109 Paul Costello VM45-49 26:08 9
110 Catherine Ferro VW45-49 26:09 PB 29
111 Mark Appleyard VM35-39 26:10 61
112 Simon Ratcliffe VM45-49 26:10 PB 8
113 Gareth Doherty BRR VM40-44 26:11 81
114 Brian Tull VM70-74 26:16 219
115 Paul Rossington VM40-44 26:17 27
116 Adam Traynor VM35-39 26:19 173
117 Philip Glassbrook BRR VM70-74 26:25 43
118 Eileen Royle RAD VW65-69 26:28 176
119 Peter Ahern VM35-39 26:30 PB 2
120 Kerry Elliott VW40-44 26:39 PB 48
121 Stuart Beveridge VM35-39 26:39 15
122 Ellie Baker HRMIH JW15-17 26:43 3
123 William L Vickers VM60-64 26:44 111
124 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 26:46 220
125 Joel Peters SM25-29 26:47 FT 1
126 Andrew Dunn VM40-44 26:48 43
127 George Williams VM65-69 26:57 60
128 Olivia Baker HRMIH JW11-14 27:00 PB 3
129 Mark Stokes VM35-39 27:01 56
130 Tony Lythe VM70-74 27:10 86
131 James Orchard VM45-49 27:10 155
132 Karen Shackleton VW50-54 27:11 221
133 David Atherton VM55-59 27:14 55
134 Lee Horrocks VM40-44 27:20 41
135 Unknown
136 Joanne Horrocks VW35-39 27:21 PB 40
137 David McArdle VM35-39 27:23 FT 1
138 Unknown
139 Peter Leigh VM55-59 27:26 17
140 Dave Carroll BURY VM45-49 27:30 265
141 Wasyl Gelyczak BRR VM45-49 27:36 PB 12
142 Theresa Taylor-Kay VW40-44 27:36 PB 51
143 Unknown
144 Christopher Cox VM45-49 27:46 21
145 Lee Dooling VM40-44 27:47 FT 4
146 Carol Morran VW60-64 27:48 14
147 Bernard Tumelty VM75-79 27:48 PB 2
148 Isaac Earnshaw JM11-14 27:54 15
149 Unknown
150 Timothy Green SM25-29 27:57 141
151 Gregg Beardwell SM30-34 28:12 52
152 Peter Siska VM65-69 28:15 39
153 Unknown
154 Jodie Shears SW25-29 28:24 3
155 Francesca Bury SW30-34 28:24 51
156 Gary Larke VM50-54 28:33 PB 57
157 Maurice Halliwell VM60-64 28:35 21
158 Louise Bentley VW50-54 28:36 14
159 Jackie Spiby BRR VW45-49 28:40 8
160 Ian Turner VM55-59 28:41 10
161 Jude Povey BRR VW35-39 28:42 109
162 Mark Dacre HRMIH VM50-54 28:47 PB 23
163 Lisa Coupe VW50-54 28:47 FT 1
164 Christopher Brickell VM55-59 28:56 62
165 Sarah Ramsay SW30-34 28:57 FT 11
166 Richard Turner SM30-34 28:57 FT 6
167 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 28:58 PB 144
168 Kian Ryan SM30-34 29:09 43
169 Nadia Raza BRR VW35-39 29:14 16
170 James Storey JM11-14 29:17 17
171 Emmalene Byrne VW35-39 29:20 15
172 Jim Taylor VM65-69 29:20 73
173 Anthony Maxwell VM55-59 29:22 PB 15
174 Rosalyn Dines BMTC VW45-49 29:23 24
175 Ian Platt VM35-39 29:26 10
176 Lucy Armstrong SW20-24 29:38 FT 2
177 Katie Armstrong SW25-29 29:38 FT 1
178 Sarah Rushton RAD VW45-49 29:39 PB 25
179 Steven Howarden VM40-44 29:44 74
180 John Williams VM65-69 29:47 69
181 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 29:51 80
182 Lynda Devenport VW40-44 30:10 88
183 Lisa Moran VW45-49 30:10 19
184 Ian Pattison SM30-34 30:17 PB 4
185 Debra Hennessey BRR VW45-49 30:19 106
186 Sharon Cocker VW45-49 30:24 55
187 Mary Tetlow VW55-59 30:26 FT 1
188 Georgina Heyworth VW45-49 30:31 37
189 Rhian Vickers VW35-39 30:43 PB 6
190 Elaine Bailey VW55-59 30:44 60
191 Jayson Nunkoo VM40-44 30:44 15
192 Andrea McGee SW25-29 30:45 7
193 James Downs-Ford JM11-14 30:46 PB 11
194 Les Ford VM50-54 30:47 16
195 Rebecca May SW30-34 30:50 PB 4
196 Nicola Bunting VW35-39 30:52 22
197 Sean Beston SM30-34 30:53 12
198 Unknown
199 Matthew Connell JM11-14 30:59 PB 8
200 Teresa Riley VW50-54 31:00 15
201 Frances Johnson VW50-54 31:01 182
202 Jackie Birks VW45-49 31:06 PB 3
203 Yasmin Ariff SW30-34 31:10 2
204 Ken Oakley VM60-64 31:13 30
205 Gillian Morris VW40-44 31:18 22
206 Adam Connell SM30-34 31:19 152
207 Paul Bentley SM30-34 31:21 15
208 Linda Haines BRR VW55-59 31:27 17
209 Denise Hodgkinson VW45-49 31:31 22
210 Michelle Talbot SW30-34 31:34 PB 6
211 Keith Harper VM40-44 31:34 47
212 Cameron Ashton VM45-49 31:37 PB 41
213 Siobhan Pimlott SW20-24 31:38 67
214 Grace Makin BUH JW11-14 31:39 17
215 Abigail King BMTC JW11-14 31:47 PB 35
216 Graham King BMTC VM45-49 31:47 37
217 Unknown
218 Unknown
219 Carole Critchley VW55-59 32:09 31
220 Louise Wall BRR VW50-54 32:10 97
221 Unknown
222 Susan Cain VW45-49 32:16 18
223 Unknown
224 Lucy Rowlands JW15-17 32:22 PB 13
225 Angela Smith VW40-44 32:27 30
226 Unknown
227 Nicola Inglis VW40-44 32:50 FT 1
228 Dawn Sharples VW45-49 33:00 4
229 Louise Righini SW30-34 33:04 14
230 Shaowen Tan VW45-49 33:09 28
231 Michelle Connolly VW35-39 33:17 22
232 Unknown
233 Khadijah Ali JW15-17 33:23 13
234 Adam Holmes SM25-29 33:29 10
235 Emilie Fielding JW11-14 33:30 FT 1
236 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 33:30 157
237 Chris Worsley VM40-44 33:32 PB 60
238 Gareth Stone VM35-39 33:33 16
239 Abbie Gregson BRR JW15-17 33:39 118
240 Catherine Wilcock SW30-34 33:46 PB 2
241 Unknown
242 Stephen Rothwell VM60-64 33:49 67
243 Jason Holmes SM25-29 33:56 8
244 Zoe Barratt VW35-39 33:58 FT 1
245 Mike Gregson BRR VM45-49 34:06 102
246 Peter Dobson SM25-29 34:16 FT 10
247 Dianne Errington VW50-54 34:29 PB 5
248 Vanessa Rushton SW30-34 34:40 11
249 Stuart Furness VM65-69 34:51 104
250 Simon Darby BRR VM50-54 34:52 32
251 Frannie Thurlbeck VM55-59 35:01 49
252 Unknown
253 Unknown
254 Unknown
255 Claire Cragg SW25-29 35:16 132
256 Unknown
257 Unknown
258 Hannah Fielding SW20-24 35:41 7
259 Sophie Atherton SW25-29 35:42 18
260 Lorna Tyldsley VW45-49 35:53 32
261 Skyla Armer SW25-29 35:55 FT 8
262 Kath Rothwell VW50-54 35:58 36
263 Sharon Drew VW45-49 36:02 PB 2
264 Christine Williams VW65-69 36:12 22
265 Rachael Howarth VW35-39 36:18 100
266 Gemma Chapman BRR VW35-39 36:19 119
267 Tracy Tobin VW45-49 36:22 16
268 Diane Leatherbarrow BRR VW50-54 36:37 74
269 Fiona Ashton BRR VW50-54 36:38 130
270 Sally Fielding JW10 36:39 PB 5
271 Bernard Paice VM50-54 36:41 10
272 John Docherty VM35-39 36:52 6
273 Anna Pattison SW25-29 37:01 PB 2
274 Ella Turner JW11-14 37:09 FT 1
275 Brian Mather VM70-74 37:15 150
276 Maya Guhathakurta JW10 37:19 5
277 Ajay Guhathakurta JM10 37:20 4
278 Sumit Guhathakurta VM40-44 37:20 62
279 Elaine Turner VW45-49 37:22 28
280 Faye Upton JW10 37:24 FT 1
281 Frederick Fearon VM75-79 37:25 FT 53
282 Jenny Upton SW30-34 37:26 FT 1
283 Nicky Guhathakurta VW45-49 37:43 14
284 Cheryl Dunleavy VW35-39 37:56 29
285 Sarah Earnshaw JW10 38:27 14
286 Rachel Webster VW45-49 38:27 15
287 Unknown
288 Jackie Foster VW55-59 38:36 PB 3
289 Matthew Errington JM11-14 38:38 FT 1
290 Amanda Eckersley VW40-44 38:39 FT 1
291 Frank Wood VM70-74 38:43 119
292 Julie Hall VW45-49 38:57 FT 1
293 Lynda Cartey VW50-54 38:58 FT 1
294 Eleanor Storey JW10 39:06 PB 15
295 Rachael Storey VW40-44 39:12 PB 15
296 Nichola Hoyle VW40-44 39:16 10
297 Sara Ariff SW30-34 39:22 3
298 Lorna Clare SW30-34 39:23 FT 1
299 Unknown
300 Daniela McDonald VW35-39 39:57 5
301 Carly Thompson SW25-29 40:11 FT 1
302 Nicola McArdle SW30-34 40:11 FT 1
303 Karen Miranda Hill VW45-49 40:29 157
304 Anita Balwant SW25-29 40:36 11
305 Stephanie Summerton HRMIH VW40-44 41:48 16
306 Elaine Hindle VW60-64 42:40 FT 1
307 Unknown
308 Unknown
309 Alison Abbott VW45-49 42:42 36
310 Barry Shackleton VM55-59 42:42 274
311 Janice Parker VW50-54 43:02 PB 40
312 Harry Jenkinson JM10 43:40 PB 9
313 Sarah Jenkinson VW35-39 43:40 59
314 Janet Thurlbeck VW50-54 43:56 6
315 Alan Gibson SM20-24 44:06 PB 6
316 Philip Dobson VM55-59 45:20 FT 2
317 Anne Marie Rustidge VW45-49 46:01 39
318 Alannah O'Byrne JW10 52:44 FT 1
319 Unknown
320 Unknown
321 Linda O'Byrne BRR VW40-44 52:46 81
322 Christine Holden BMTC VW50-54 52:52 63
323 Ann Butler BRR VW50-54 52:53 46
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