Clermont Waterfront parkrun turns six this week and will be hosting its 283rd free 5k.
In that time, 7,596 different people have completed 24,664 5ks. Participants have spent a combined total of 1 year, 176 days, 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 49 seconds on the course, thus proving once and for all that no one is “too slow” to participate in parkrun!
In the Clermont parkrun’s six short years, they have seen many lives transformed, many personal records broken (including a world record set by the fastest 12-year old ever to complete a 5k), and more lifelong friendships formed than could possibly be counted. It has gone from being the only parkrun in Florida to having two siblings, and a third on the way May 18th–the first state in the US to be home to FOUR parkruns!
Join the run and have some fun.
Clermont Waterfront parkrun – April 20
What better way to kick off Easter weekend than by running a 5k. Clearly, I wasn’t the only runner who thought so. This week at the Clermont Waterfront Parkrun, we had a very impressive total of 219 participants come out to take on the beautiful course along Lake Minneola Shores. There was a whopping 74 were first timers and 36 new Personal Bests. Seems like a lot of people were motivated to break out a sweat before they break out the candy.
This weekend marked some noteworthy volunteer milestones. Kendall Trump volunteered for her 25th and Anne McFarlane volunteered for her 50thparkrun. Congratulations on your accomplishment and thanks for your tremendous support of parkrun. Special recognition goes out to Rissie Thieler, who hit her 100th volunteer milestone on Saturday. She has been a long-time participant, volunteer and now part-time race director of the Clermont parkrun since it was founded over 5 years ago! She never ceases to make everyone smile with her continuous support and positivity. It is extremely respectable to run over 100 5ks, but it is even more respectable to volunteer at 100 5ks without anything in it for yourself.
There was a nice pack at the top of the men’s race this weekend. Junior Anthony Suarez came out on top in a new PB of 18:10. He was followed close behind by Reeves Oakman in 18:20, and then Matt Feltham in 18:24.
Clare Patterson finished first on the female side this weekend in a time of 21:01. Paula Williams took second place honors in 21:43, and junior Reagan Parks rounded out the top 3 with a 22:44.
Ann Higgins from England celebrated her 100th parkrun here in Clermont, congrats Ann!
The event was made possible by 16 volunteers:
Rissie THIELER • Kendyl CARDWELL • Sheri FRASER • Hector CLEMENTE • Josh CASTLEMAN • Anne MCFARLANE • Daniel WHITEHOUSE • Jason KOLASINSKI • Dawn PANNY • Joanne LEGROS-KELLY • Kendall TRUMP • Carrie ROEDER • Judy RICHARZ • Leigh Anna WATERS • Lynnea WEISSMAN • Paulie BLANKENSHIP
Today’s full results and complete event history can be found on the Clermont Waterfront parkrun Results Page.
The female record is held by Kate BAZELEY who recorded a time of 17:17 on 20th February 2016 (event number 124), and by Ani VELTCHEVA who also recorded a time of 17:17 on 18th March 2017 (event number 173).
The male record is held by Ollie GARROD who recorded a time of 15:39 on 18th August 2018 (event number 245).
The Age Grade course record is held by Sabra HARVEY who recorded 102.90% (21:17) on 9th February 2019 (event number 272).
Clermont Waterfront parkrun started on 27th April 2013. Since then 7,596 participants have completed 24,664 parkruns covering a total distance of 123,320 km, including 3,878 new Personal Bests. A total of 345 individuals have volunteered 2,600 times.
Information furnished by Clermont Waterfront parkrun/Kendyl Cardwell
