Paul is on the bench with a calf strain, but Rob makes it to his fiftieth parkrun in this little Saturday catch-up. Also featuring footballers, finishers, hairpins, Hackney Council hazards, a rookie parkrun error, and the official debut for Rob's Tom Cruise finish.

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