Hughes hits milestone on grandest of celebrations
David Hughes reached a fine personal double century achievement at the Fareham parkrun on a weekend of much celebration across Britain.
Fareham Running Club member Hughes completed event number 200 overall and his 191st at the Cams Hall Estate course to bring up quite the individual milestone.
On a weekend marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration, Hughes who made it around the 5k distance in a time of 26mins 02secs - wore a 'Team GB' Tshirt while he proudly held a Union Jack flag at the finish on what proved a special few days for the nation as a whole.
Oliver Nater was the first of the 227 finishers at the Fareham course, with Croydon Harriers’ Madeline Armstrong Plieth leading the way for the females and eighth overall (20:20).
Lee-on-the-Solent parkrun welcomed just under 400 finishers for their staging over the celebratory weekend. Tonbridge AC's first-time visitor Neil McClements headed up the total of 378 runners who managed to make it around the distance (17:10). Stubbington Green Runners’ Lucy May was first female to make it back in a time of 20:49.
For The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Havant parkrun staging, there were a total of 189 finishers. Heading things up at the Staunton Country Park event was teenager Joe O'Brien (18:15), while Victory AC's Hannah Lowry was the first female (21:39).
Across the city parkrun events at Southsea, Portsmouth Lakeside and Great Salterns courses, there were a final total of 552 finishers on a weekend of celebration never to be forgotten.