Great to meet Gill again from GoodGym Luton this morning and a big welcome to Aniedi for your first every GoodGym session AND first parkrun volunteering credit!! Clear, fresh, and crisp morning following a couple of wet evenings in Manchester.

Gill was our expert timekeeper this morning for Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 288. Almost in-sync with the finish tokens (pesky funnel duckers...), alternating hands in and out of gloves seemed to help a little bit on a chilly March morning. Aniedi was marshalling at the river bend (#2) cheering on participants going out and then returning for the final turn of the parkrun. Ben as RD was able to delegate the roles to a well-drilled 16 volunteers who enabled the event to go ahead without a hitch.

394 runners and walkers completed the 5 km with lots of puddles around the course keeping the people on their toes.

After overnight rain 🌧, Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 285 was very muddy and riddled with puddles for participants to dodge or just go through. The leading runner fell over at least twice while taking the corners too sharply.

Divya was marshalling at the M60 corner (#4) as runners and walkers completed their 2 laps of the cow field. Ben was Run Director, briefing marshals, setting up, and processing the results.

430 participants completed the 5 km route with 22 excellent volunteers.

Hazel and Ben were up bright and early to volunteer at parkrun.

Hazel marshalled at Bramhall Park event number 823. 381 people took part with 42 volunteers enabling the event to take place.

Ben delivered the first timers welcome and marshalled at Fletcher Moss event number 283 where 403 runners and walkers completed the muddy course. 26 volunteers helped out in total.

Ben spent the morning doing the course check at Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 282. Last week's fallen tree 🌳 had been cleared by the council and there were minimal puddles so perfect for a parkrun morning.

Juno and I then helped set up, lugging the trailer from the container to help RD Peter out. We then headed off, with a task in Ardwick coming up.

449 runners and walkers completed the 5 km course, with numbers getting more normal after an early January peak. 25 volunteers helped out 🦺

Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 281

Great to see 497 runners and walkers this morning, and big thank you for listening to the instructions about the diversion around the fallen tree 🌳

Welcome to the 111 first timers to Fletcher Moss and well done to 22 of you who completed their FIRST EVER parkrun 👏

🦺 Our parkrun couldn't happen without our wonderful hi-vis heroes, with 23 volunteers answering the call, so a massive THANK YOU to every single one 💪 special thanks particularly to the additional marshals and help as VI guide runners this morning.

Big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped out at their local parkrun today! Well done for getting out to facilitate the events in what has become a rare public health success (according to The Times)!

Maimoona was timekeeping at Woodbank parkrun along with Hazel who helped with the pre-event set up and marshalled one of the corners. 263 runners and walkers completed the 5 km route for event number 768.

Juno and Ben did the course check and marshalled at a muddy Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 280. 537 participants completed the course.