21 pictures from Blackpool Parkrun - the first of 2023 - in the rain at Stanley Park

Hundreds of keen runners of all ages gathered at Stanley Park to take part in the two-lap run despite the wet and windy conditions.

Parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. The distance is 5k and runs take place every Saturday morning.

Junior parkrun is 2k and is aimed at 4-14 year olds and their families, with runs taking place every Sunday morning.

Here are 21 pictures from our photographer Neil Cross, who braved the weather to take some fantastic shots.