Alfie first home at landmark parkrun

Teenager Alfie Moth was first to finish a landmark Havant parkrun at Staunton Country Park.

The Havant AC runner clocked 18:02 in leading home a 222-strong field in the 450th staging of the 5k event.

It was the fourth time in his last seven Havant parkruns that Moth - who competes in the junior male 15-17 category - had finished first. There were also two runners-up places and a third place.

In only her third ever parkrun, Morgan Tucker was the first woman to finish in 19:30. Second was City of Portsmouth AC’s Alex Coomber (21:23, 16th) ahead of Joanne Stanford (Victory AC, 21:29).

For the second time in his 41 visits to the seafront course, Ross Partridge (Portsmouth Triathletes) was first to finish the Southsea parkrun.

He clocked 17:04 to finish 42 seconds ahead of secondplaced Paul Mitchinson (Victory AC) with Mike Liddell third in 18:22.

For the second week running, Amy Chaplin - in only her sixth parkrun - was first female to finish, coming 14th in 19:08.

The identity of the latest Portsmouth Lakeside winner was ‘unknown’, with David Jarrett second in 18.43 - 84 seconds adrift.

Tillie Johnston (Denmead Striders) was first woman home in 22nd (22:41).

Across the city at the Great Salterns course, Southampton AC’s Max Costley (18:18) pipped Gosport’s Mike Newnham to first place by just two seconds.

Denmead’s Kirsty Akers was the first woman to finish in fourth, clocking 21:41. Teen Harriet Burr (Havant AC) was next, 11th in 22:59.

Pictures by Chris Moorhouse Richard Turner during the 450th Havant parkrun.

Picture: Chris Moorhouse The 450th Havant parkrun

The start of the 450th Havant parkrun. Winner Alfie Moth (blue/red top) is in the cente.

Rachel Jarvis adjusts her headband, watched by marshall Lynne Meredith

Charlotte Pearson, her brother David Pearson and Jenna Taylor

Run director Bridget Main (white vest) and other volunteers.

From left, Richard and Nicki Turner, and Darren Murdy.

The 450th Havant parkrun