Great organisation today - vests-off to James (event director), volunteers/marshalls, sponsors, etc.
A whopping 209 finished the inaugural event today. 54 doing their first parkrun. Bodes well.
Lots of support from Parkrun stalwarts from south-of-manchester and further afield (28 x 50 T's), (12 x 100 T's) and (1x250 T from darn sarf)
A fair few forumites taking part from Buxton, Gloss, Goyt, Stockport, etc.
Very warm even for 9:15 am. Not sure if anyone went on to Shutlingloe later.

The course reminded me of a cross between Wythenshawe (grassy bits), Bramhall (woody tree-rooty bits), and everywhere else (Park-pathy-bits).
Funny 2-lap figure-of-eight routing though (I imagine due to the river and other obstacles)