Aviemore ParkRunners roar back after the big thaw
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Strathspey's ever popular ParkRun roared back this morning after last week's unavoidable break.
The savage wintry blasts had given way to almost perfect conditions.
"It was a fantastic day," said race director Pete Wright.
Over the line first was local Ally Bevan.
"It was lovely to see locals and visitors getting back into the swing of things and getting a bit of green health to start the day!"
The 216th event welcomed 47 people to Aviemore to run, jog or walk their way round.
There were11 were first-timers and two recorded new personal bests.
Representatives of 11 different clubs took part.
The event was made possible by nine willing volunteers: Neil Graham Anderson, Eleanor McNicol, Val Machin, Wendy Grigor, Pete Wright, Malcolm Hinsley, Bill Dewitt, Sue Oxleyuy and Vickie Rampton.
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Aviemore parkrun Results Page.
Aviemore parkrun started on May 6, 2017. Since then 6,377 participants have completed 14,796 parkruns covering a total distance of 73,980 km, including 1,966 new PBs. A total of 247 individuals have volunteered 1,985 times.
