One of our intrepid junior runners reached the significant milestone of 100 parkruns this morning (92 junior and 8 full), and so at the end his mother was kindly handing out freshly baked chocolate brownies to us all - gratefully appreciated on what had proven to be a chilly, misty and leafy morning at the Fields.

However the very autumnal conditions (or perhaps it was the promise of cake...) hadn't deterred 41 runners from arriving under the big tree just before 9 ready for Run Director Sooz's detailed guide to London Fields junior park run, and much needed warm up.

With Rue on timekeeping duty, Sarah at her usual spot, Md at the next tree along and Nick at the playground turn, along with 6 other welcome volunteers dotted around the course to ensure everyone stayed on track we were good to go on time, and it proved to be a small group of super speedies who led the pack through the first lap and eventually to the finish funnel, with our top 3 all finishing under 8:40.

It also turned out to be a day for fours on the stats front, 4 doing their first ever parkrun, 4 first timers to the Fields, and 4 new PBs...what are the chances!

Same time next week amongst the leaves for more of the same - sadly cake can't be guaranteed (unless anyone feels like doing some baking...).

I can't remember the last time I bought some tinned spaghetti either for a beneficiary or for myself (ahh, memories of childhood tea times...), so it was a pleasant surprise to see it on Mr T's list today - he told me he's preparing for the cold, where easy cooking is preferred - so tinned soup and spaghetti are a cupboard staple. Fortunately the shelves of M&S had both for him, and the aisles of Tesco and Lidl filled the rest of today's basket.

A long awaited return visit to see the always friendly Ms G, who unfortunately has had to move flats (temporarily she hopes) as her previous one suffered from a flood, and they're still working to fix it. Once we'd resolved exactly where I could find her front door, she produced shopping bags, money and an easy to follow list - all to be found (bar the basmati rice) at her local Tesco just round the corner. As per my last visit Ms G was so extremely grateful for the help.

Some specific items for Miss N today from her preferred local shops - in this case another bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a carton of Sour Cherry Juice, for which she helpfully provided a sample for me to photograph - yet again having pictures helped me enormously on my searches along the aisles of these most amazingly stocked emporia along the Edgware Road!