Runner, 80, vows to keep going after 500th Parkrun
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Ray Evans, from Bedford, crossed the finish line at Bedford Park on 31 December, with a time of 35 minutes and 15 seconds.He said getting a rapturous applause "was a surprise" and it was "something I'll remember for the rest of my life".
"It's the social side; you don't feel under any pressure and I like to keep fit and it's a way of making friends," he said.Achieving the 500 milestone was "amazing" although during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, he said he ran 62 "unofficial" routes of the Bedford Parkrun, as part of his daily exercise.
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