We had a beautiful morning for our parkrun 143, with visitors from Chicago, England, and South Africa! James' home parkrun is Arrow Valley parkrun near Birmingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, while Brenda's is Roodepoort parkrun in Johannesburg🇿🇦! Special thanks to Lauren for stepping in as Timekeeper last minute!

Our #parkrun 138 was wet and cold, but check out the happy faces on these dedicated runners, walkers, and volunteers. Kudos to each of you for turning up today!

Summary stats:

🏃🏻‍♀️ 12 parkrunners!
🙋 8 volunteers!
✨ 2 first time finishers!
⭐ 1 new PB!
🐕‍🦺 1 barkrun volunteer!

It was a beautiful spring morning for #parkrun 135. The sunny weather was enjoyed by many parkrunners, with big smiles all round.

Summary stats:
🏃🏻‍♀️23 parkrunners!
✨ 2 first time finishers!
🙋 8 volunteers!
🙌 2 personal bests!
🎖️ 2 parkrun milestones!
❓ 2 unregistered finishers!
🗺️ 1 parkrun tourist!

Even the wet muddy conditions did not stop 14 fierce parkrunners for finishing #parkrun 134. We did hear a lot of chirping birds, which is a sure sign of spring.

Summary stats:
🏃🏻‍♀️14 parkrunners!
✨ 1 first time finisher!
🙋 9 volunteers!
🙌 1 personal best!

Happy #MilestoneMonday

Congratulations to Andrew Short who completed his 25th parkrun this past weekend! Welcome to the 25 club.

How close are YOU to your next #parkrun milestone?

We returned to our summer course this morning with perfect weather and amazing course conditions for our #parkrun event 133. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and the parkrunners were smiling.

Summary stats:
🏃🏻‍♀️18 parkrunners!
✨ 7 first time finishers!
🙋 7 volunteers!
🎖️ 1 milestone!

Spring is near, but that doesn't mean we are past the cold weather. Our #parkrun started nice today, but it soon got windy and chilly!

We saw lots of happy parkrunners this morning, some regulars, some relatively new, and some returning for their first parkrun in a while.

Happy #MilestoneMonday

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Congratulations (and a huge thank you) to Therese and Carol who both reached the 50v milestone this weekend. They have each volunteered in multiple roles, and are an important part of our group of volunteers.

See you at a parkrun soon!

What a brisk morning we had for our #parkrun 131.

Two new first timers joined us this morning; friends of last weeks first timers. Thanks for spreading the word.

Summary stats:

🏃🏻‍♀️19 parkrunners!
✨ 2 first time finishers!
🐶 1 barkrunner!
🙋 9 volunteers!
😇 6 Personal Best!

It was a chilly morning with a dusting of snow for Osborn MetroPark #parkrun 130.

We welcomed several new faces, along with a few familiar ones. Great job to everyone for turning up in such cold conditions.

Summary stats:
🏃🏻‍♀️13 parkrunners!
✨ 6 first time finishers!
🐶2 barkrunners!
🙋8 volunteers!

Come join us tomorrow morning on 03/01/25 at Osborn MetroPark parkrun for event 130.

Please arrive before 845am for our morning briefing, especially if you are a first timer.

Don't forget to:
- Bring your barcode
- Bring a water bottle or warm beverage
- Invite your family and friends.

#parkrun 128 is now in the books. It was quite a chilly morning, but that did not stop 9 finishers and volunteers.

Stats:
🏃9 finishers!
🙋9 volunteers!
🏆1 PB!
🐾1 barkrunner!

As always a heartfelt thank you to our spectacular volunteers!

Morgan returned as our fearless Run Director after maternity leave and the birth of twin girls. It was chilly and windy. We thought there may have been cause for cancellation, but it wasn't too bad. We forged ahead and enjoyed a fun morning.

Join us tomorrow morning for Osborn MetroPark parkrun 127. Morgan is our Run Director. Most volunteer roles are filled, though we are still in need of a Photographer and someone to provide First Timers Welcome.

Please arrive before 835am. See you tomorrow morning.

It’s Wednesday and that means 3 more sleeps until #parkrun #127

Come on out on February 1 and welcome back Morgan as our run director.

We do have a full team of volunteers, but check out our roster and consider volunteering for future dates.

www.parkrun.us/osbornmetrop...

After checking the course we decided to go ahead with #parkrun this Saturday. We emphasized watching for a few icy spots. It was also a very chilly morning, but that did not stop 11 parkrunners for braving the cold.