With a task in Florence Park later in the morning it was a no-beainer to help out at Junior parkrun first. I walked round the first lap, but was pleased I’d put by trainers on when my junior companion suddenly got his run on in lap 2!

Trev led the warm up and marshalled, while Kieran was run director.

Kieran led the first timers brief Trev led the warm up Zoe made sure noone was left behind Poppy (the dog) waiting patiently (mostly!)

lots of kids and their parents had much fun running around florence park

see you next time!

3 Goodgymers helped this weeks Florence park junior parkrun go ahead Trev did the Run Director while megan helped with setup and marshalling and Anna also helped direct kids the correct way around the course

the sun was out after many drowned adult parkruns yesterday!

thanks for helping

Trev RD and Alice Marshaled to help out this week! Here is the run report :

Florence Park junior parkrun

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟲𝟯 – 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗻! After a couple of weeks of lower numbers over the Easter holidays, we were delighted to see so many juniors back out and at it this morning 🙌 And in the sunshine too! Well done to everyone who joined us this morning, and a huge thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who make these events happen every week 🫶 Here are our highlights from the event... 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: 94 juniors walked and ran two laps of Florence Park to complete their Sunday morning 2km. Add all those laps together, string them together in a long line, and that line will take you from Florence Park all the way north to Rosehill Victoria junior parkrun, where there were 25 finishers at their 101st event this morning 🗺️ Great job everyone! 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀: 9 juniors joined us at Florence Park juniors for the first time and for all of these juniors this marked the start of their parkrun journey – their first ever junior parkrun 🌱🌿🌳 Welcome to the parkrun family! 𝗣𝗕𝘀: 15 juniors achieved new personal best times 🏆 Great walking and running juniors! 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: Five! Congratulations to... 💙 Half marathon – Evelyn, Phoebe, Theodora 💚 Marathon – Mathilda 🖤 100 – Ronan Don't forget to drop us an email at florencepark-juniors@parkrun.com if your junior is due to receive a milestone wristband - we'll add them to our list to present when you next pay us a visit! 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: 24 wonderful volunteers made event 163 happen 🦺 Thanks to each and every one of you for your support. ⏱️ Austin made his debut in the role of Timekeeper, using the parkrun Virtual Volunteer app to clock juniors in across a busy finish line. Well done Austin - you did a brilliant job! 📱 Phoebe joined us for the very first time at Florence Park juniors, where she's signed up to volunteer as part of her Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. Phoebe quickly got to grips with the parkrun Virtual Volunteer app too, which she used to scan barcodes at the finish area. Welcome Phoebe – we hope you enjoyed your first time volunteering! ⭐ Top Team award goes to our four Tail Walkers, Billy, Leila, Eike, and Artus, who got split up on the first lap when a junior fell over and needed some first aid. Eike and Artus kept an eye on the back of the pack until Billy and Leila caught them back up on lap two. Artus and Billy earned themselves both a volunteer credit and a junior parkrun towards their next wristband! Thank you all so much for your support. If you'd like to learn more about volunteering or get involved yourself, drop us an email at florenceparkjuniors@parkrun.com Thank you for your support 🧡 #loveparkrun

A quartet of Goodgymers took in various roles at Florence Park Juniors this morning.

It was a little drizzly but the kids were in good spirits, especially after a warm up session of the Hokey Cokey led by Trev.

We then set off for a 10k trot around Oxford. An excellent way to start a Sunday!

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟵 – 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗻 💐 It was a true family affair at Florence Park juniors today 👪 We counted 21 sets of siblings in the results and lots of wonderful mums (and dads!) supported their juniors round the course 🙌 Team Frost joined us in hi-vis too, with mum Andrea and daughter Meredith donning the orange Tail Walker vests 🦺 Thank you and well done to everyone who joined us! Here are some highlights from the event, starting with a flying feet-filled photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZMxMn4HJWUJeFfGu7 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: 78 juniors kicked off Mothers' Day with two laps of our lovely local park 🌳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀: 3 juniors completed their very first junior parkrun 🫶 Welcome to the parkrun family! 𝗣𝗕𝘀: 23 juniors achieved new personal best times. Great walking and running juniors! 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: Four! Congratulations to... 🫐 Dexter and Linkai - Half maration (11 junior parkruns) 🍏 Holly - Marathon (21 junior parkruns) 🍊 Isabella - Ultra marathon (50 junior parkruns) Don't forget to drop us an email at florencepark-juniors@parkrun.com if your junior is due to receive a wristband - we'll add them to our list to present when you next pay us a visit 📥 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺-𝘂𝗽: Trev was today's Run Director and warm-up leader, and when Trev announced a reprise of his parkrun Cokey, there was an audible "Yay!" from the crowd 😁 We formed a circle - not hard given the geometry of our start/finish area - and within a few lines everyone was singing, shaking, spinning, and cokeying along 🪩 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: 21 wonderful volunteers made event 108 happen 🧡 Thanks to each and every one of you for your support. 😊 Megan joined us from our friends at Goodgym for her parkrun volunteer debut. Thank you so much for your support Megan – we hope you enjoyed the morning! 📲 Whilst mother and daughter tailwalked, father and son, Elliot and Rob scanned barcodes at the finish. A real family effort – thanks so much Team Frost! 🌳 Justin joined us at Florence Park for the first time, although this was far from Justin's first time volunteering at parkrun. Justin is a Run Director at Buckingham junior parkrun and has volunteered over 160 times! Thanks so much for paying us a visit Justin 🙂 🦺 Junior Hugo usually runs on a Sunday morning but today he earned his first every parkrun volunteer credit as a marshal with his dad, regular volunteer Daniel. Another fabulous family effort from our wonderful parkrun community. As always, we appreciate any level of support – from weekly volunteering to just a one-off ☺️ Our events wouldn't happen without our hi-vis heroes! If you'd like to learn more or get involved, drop us an email at florenceparkjuniors@parkrun.com Thank you for your support! #loveparkrun