DW Runners

Hello runners! After struggling with repeated short-term illnesses for the first half of the year (colds, throat infection, cystitis; as soon as I shook off one, another snuck in to take its place), I started running consistently again. Total distance for the second half of July was 25 km, and so far in August I'm on 10 km, hoping to achieve 40+ by the end of the month. I signed up to do a 10k in mid-September. My only goal is to beat last year's time.

Anyway, I'm mostly posting because I'd like to hear about other people's Parkrun experiences. My partner & I have been doing Parkrun alternately for about a year and a half now. One of us runs and the other looks after the children. We used to have to drive to a Parkrun (not ideal). On the plus side, that site has a large and well-equipped playground in it. However, a new Parkrun has just started up nearby that we can cycle to. I've started volunteering rather than running, since I tend to get my running in during the week, so Partner does Parkrun. Also, the cycle is a hilly 15 km round-trip, so I feel like I get a fair bit of exercise doing that, especially with a child on the back of the bike. So far I've only done marshaling. The course is not very well bedded in. The other Parkrun is on a paved track, while this one is just basically a rough track in a field full of sheep. At the last Parkrun, the organisers said they want to have more people trained up to do more taxing roles such as time-keeping. I kept quiet at the time since I'm still new to volunteering, but I was wondering if any other runners here have volunteered at a Parkrun, and which roles they've taken and enjoyed? Also, if you run at Parkrun, what do you like best about it?