14/07/2026
Thanks to Clare Carruthers for a great report of a super day!
Portrush parkrun run report – Saturday 11 July 2026
Saturday morning brought our wonderful parkrun community together again on the beautiful East Strand for another memorable edition of Portrush parkrun. Bank holiday weekends always swell our numbers and this one was no exception as 422 of you chose Portrush parkrun to kick start your day today! Whether you were chasing a personal best, enjoying a gentle walk by the sea, visiting us for the first time, or simply soaking up the stunning North Coast scenery, it was fantastic to see so many smiling faces at the start line.
In what has been an incredible spell of weather we had positively pretty perfect Portrush parkrun conditions on Saturday as our beach conditions go! Overhanging cloud kept the blaring sun away for our runners, joggers, walkers and strollers, while underfoot the receding tide saw us treading on the firm stuff and the still air kept blowy, breezy conditions at bay.
A warm welcome goes to all our first-time visitors and parkrun tourists and the whopping 97 of you who joined us for the first time as Portrush parkrunners. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Portrush and that you'll return again soon. Congratulations also to the whopping 63 of you who recorded a new personal best - your hard work and consistency really are paying off.
A special mention goes to those celebrating official parkrun milestones this week. Every milestone reflects dedication, perseverance and the welcoming spirit that makes parkrun such a special community.
And of course, every finish represented a personal achievement, whether it was a first ever parkrun, a return after a break, another step towards a milestone or simply enjoying clocking up another one on this shoreline.
None of this would be possible without our incredible volunteers, who gave up their Saturday morning to make the event happen safely and smoothly for all of us. From setting up the course before most of us arrived, to timing, scanning, marshalling, handing out finish tokens, tail walking and packing everything away afterwards, every volunteer played an essential part. If you've never volunteered before, why not give it a go? It's a rewarding way to experience parkrun from a different perspective, and full support is always provided by our band of core event team and regular volunteers. This week let’s hear it for Alan Taggart, Deborah Archibald, Ian Gillespie, Joe Alcorn, Christopher Gaine, Steven Gibson, Tim McEwen, Claire Vaux, Jason Wilson, Jonathan Workman, Alanna Millar, Faye McLernon, Stuart Vaux, Sharon Kennedy, Mervyn Thompson, Rory Thompson, Clare Carruthers, Nichola Harley, David Spence and Cecil Tw. We appreciate all that you do.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for another fantastic morning at Portrush parkrun. We look forward to welcoming you all back next Saturday at 9:30am for another run, jog, walk or volunteer on our spectacular beach course. We can’t promise positively perfect Portush parkun conditions every week, but we can promise we will be here😊
Have a great week, and see you on the sand again soon!
Clare ###
