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Milestone celebrations for parkrun regular

March 14, 2023
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ON Saturday 4th March, local women Pat Cox took on her 100th parkrun at the King George V Park.

One of the parkrun’s organisers, Sue Mortimer said, “Pat on her 100th run did extremely well finishing first in her age category. Here’s to the next 100!”

Above – Pat Cox ready to do her 100th parkrun on Saturday 4th March supported by her running friends Annie Benham-Taylor and Sue Mortimer. 

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