One of big six world marathons attracted a field of 55,000 - with two from Garden City Runners.
Thippawan Rashleigh and Samantha Hastie were at the 2024 Berlin Marathon, the former running in five hours 27 minutes 57 seconds while the latter completed the course in 5:43:32.
Rashleigh said: "The atmosphere was phenomenal since it was the 50th anniversary. There were runners from 161 countries, with the streets lined with people cheering and music and dancing.
"The course started from the Grosser Stern, past the Victory Column, around the city and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.
"Sam and I ran together until the 32k mark. I enjoyed the final section, and being able to sprint to the finish, cheered on by a large crowd."
Hastie was running at her first major event.
She said: "It was by far the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. The training was so intense.
"Thanks to Thippi for the company and continuously looping back to encourage me to stop walking.
"I am not sure I would have got round sub 5.45 without her."
Zoe Stephens led the GCR contingent in, finishing in a time of 20:21 for 47th position, while Jess Timmins was 18 seconds further back.
Shena Lancaster came in a few seconds quicker than in previous years, clocking 29:11.
Rebecca Barden was the furthest traveller, still in Australia after the Sydney Marathon.
She tried out events in both Sydney and Melbourne, the latter being the Albert Parkrun, utilising a lot a familiar scenery to the Australian F1 grand-prix.
She finished 125th out of 667 runners and 16th female.
The North Sydney Parkrun brought an 85th place finish out of 451, and 12th female.
Elsewhere Hastie had warmed up for Berlin with a parkrun at Ziegelwiese while Ciaran Welsh was at Pokkinen in Finland.
Two were in Poland, Kath Evans at Pole Mokotowskie in Warsaw with Gareth Askey at Zamek w Malborku.
The club's parkrun tourism destination was Mersea Island in Essex, where John McDowall, Rich Somerset, Johan Preis, Barbara Kubis-Labiak, Ann Hayden, Jim Davis, Caroline O’Dwyer and Willow Gibson participated.
Best named parkrun belonged to Bug Hunter Waters in Cambridgeshire, which attracted Rob and Caroline Hughes with Dave Faulkner.
Jamie Rose was fourth at Wendover Woods while Paul Guy finished fifth at Stevenage, where Caroline Hale was second female.
Graeme McSorley was first GCR home at Panshanger, finishing ninth in 19:16, while three places further back was Adam Wadley (20:03).
At Cassiobury the Hitch family both celebrated PBs, Daniel finishing in 21:25 and Penelope in 33:16.
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