There were two big running events for Garden City Runners to get their teeth into - maybe different in grandeur but not in significance.
Well over 16,000 completed the Big Half including many from GCR, who also supplied volunteers on the baggage trucks.
Conditions weren't ideal for running, with lots of heat and humidity, but the GCR crew battled on.
Matt Baker was the first GCR to finish, coming home in one hour 30 minutes 15 seconds, while others to cross the line included Elizabeth Dean (2:20:28), Thippawan Rashleigh (2:22:02), Vicky Rogers (2:28:48) and Louise O’Donnell (3:02:48).
One day earlier had been the 1,000th running of the Bushy Park Parkrun.
The course, just north of Hampton Court Palace, is the birthplace of the parkrun movement and the four-figured milestone attracted coachloads of runners, including many GCRs.
One of them, Alex Faulkner, said: "I felt I was at a big half marathon event rather than a parkrun.
"Car parks were full from 8am and we queued for about 20 minutes to get a photo with one of the two Bushy Park signs.
"It was a brilliant team atmosphere, with everyone kitted out in parkrun merch and fun outfits.
"The run was hectic, and the finish funnel system is a work of mathematics.
"We are still awaiting our results from Saturday, the parkrun volunteers are brilliantly still trying to process more than 6,000 runners."
Other parkruns saw two third place finishes for the ladies, Lauren Potter at Canon’s Park and Alex Newman-Smith at Sizewell.
Lucy Iles was sixth female at Westmill, Sofie Marchant eighth at Great Denham and Kathryn McGuinness ninth at Luton Wardown, the same as Barbar Kubis-Labiak at Old Deer Park.
The latter also saw John McDowall fifth overall, two places ahead of Thom Buzzard's finish at Henlow Bridges Lake.
Rob Casserley split them with sixth at Irchester County.
GCR's home run at Panshanger saw Paul Guy fourth while the club filled out fifth to seventh in the ladies' race, courtesy of Jess Timmins, Anna Lillie and Helen Stafford.
Peter Jasko ran the Millstone 100, completing the 100-mile course in the glorious Peak District countryside in 33 hours six minutes.
He said a 20-minute nap at 70 miles made all the difference.
Nick Genever meanwhile ran the hilly Woldingham Marathon, finishing fifth in 4:32:40 for the trail race.
GCRs Helen Paine and Steve Williams took on the Duck ‘n’ Dash Aquathlon in Letchworth.
The event comprises a 400 metre pool swim and a 5k run.
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