​This wasn’t just any Saturday at Morden parkrun; history was in the making as the community gathered to celebrate the first-ever parkrun runner to reach the monumental 1,000 milestone. With record-breaking crowds anticipated, our mission as car park marshall(s) was clear: manage the influx, keep the peace, and ensure the event ran like clockwork.

​Thrown a curveball - blocked off spaces due to another event nearby and the responsibility was more slightly more challenging but we did our best and then joined the announcements and presentation, as well a squeezing in scanning a bunch of finishers before heading off. It was brilliant to be a part of the historical day.