As I had decided to rest my ankle, I was volunteering at my home parkrun in Folkestone on Saturday. There were 5 of us in the funnel (where the runners end their race and are timed): two volunteer stopwatches, Catherine and myself handing out the position tokens and the funnel manager to keep the runners moving through.
Saturday was an overcast and chilly day, probably very good for running. When the sun shines Folkestone is a very attractive course. It is run along the Leas, on top of the cliffs, and the views of the sea and the Harbour are stunning. The esplanade is the running track: it is mostly wide with plenty of room for the runners.
Folkestone on average attracts 250 men, women and children, more when the weather is better. I was able to take photographs at the start of the race, showing the volunteers , the runners assembling, John and Ric running their run 200, and the race leaders running their first lap. After that I was handing out tokens.