Goodness me, the first task of 2025 couldn't have got off to a more chaotic start, with both our original plans to volunteer at Southsea parkrun, and our back-up event at Havant being scuppered due to high winds and squawly rain.

I think Jason, the RD, was very pleased to see some last minute volunteers rock up, especially as all the local cancellations meant Great Salterns set a new attendance record, with 239 runners and walkers today.

Judy's Morecambe and Wise moves when passing the marshals brought a lot of joy to the morning, especially when she was closely followed by a group of runners dressed as ABBA!

You could probably all tell that marshalling isn't my strong point, with erratic dancing to keep warm and attempting some weight-lifting with the exceptionally large marshal cone. I did hit 10,000 steps shortly after parkrun, so those dance moves counted for something! Dave's marshal point was certainly a more chilled out place to be!

Superb effort by everyone this morning, that weather was absolutely ridiculous!