With Storm Ashley battering the UK, the Striders once again showed their mettle for bringing home metal.

On Saturday, Jenny McGinley marked a significant milestone, in completing her 500th parkrun. She celebrated in style at the St Albans course, in a time of 24:25 with ballons in tow, through heavy rain and mud. Jenny had also taken the 1st Female place at the very first St Albans parkrun, back in January 2012 (20:31). Across 86 venues, she has taken 1st Female spot in exactly half. It feels like there are more milestones to come!

It had been a decade since the last Stevenage Marathon, and there was a great representation in yellow & blue. In driving rain and 40mph winds, Steve Buckle took first place in a blistering 2:40:32, over 9 minutes ahead of his nearest rival.

Andrew Mckillop came fourth in his age category (3:19:41) and was also part of the County Champs silver medal winning team, alongside Alex Johnston (3:29:24), Seb Rowe (3:29:26) and Steve Bowran (3:41:33). However, Will Bowran would have taken the family bragging rights for the weekend, by beating his dad by 1 second. Carrie Frazer also came 12th in her category, with a great time of 4:37:37.

For the half marathon distance, Freya Weddell (1:20:01) and Jim King (1:20:40) both came first in their categories. Will Lindsey delivered an incredible second place (1:14:28), representing the St Albans Athletic Club.

Photos: Tony Barr, Clare Drage, Keith Fenwick

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