181 parkrun events run
18,504 runners (up 180 on last week)
The average number of runners per parkrun event run was: 102 (down 3 on last week).
Just 3 events recorded a new record attendance this week, as follows:
| Event | Record Attendance | |
| Cornwall Park | 76 | |
| Kawana | 49 | |
| Leamington | 276 |
The longest standing parkrun attandance record is:
Amager Faelled 146 28/08/2010
And in the UK its:
Old Deer Park 83 15/01/2011
The highest attendance this week was 696 at Bushy Park. No surprise there. Bushy parkrun still holds the global attendance record for a single event of 1000.
The lowest attendance this week was 6 at Pymmes parkrun.
5 new male course records set this week (1 more than last week):
| Athlete | Time | |
| Aberystwyth | Edward DONOVAN | 17:10:00 |
| Little Stoke | Scott CAMPBELL | 16:45:00 |
| Southend | Danny NORMAN | 16:28:00 |
| Torrens | Daniel HARTWIG | 16:52:00 |
| Wynnum | Werner BOTHA | 16:56:00 |
6 new female course records set this week (4 less than last week, but again, the women won this week!):
| Event | Athlete | Time |
A total of 53 runners (up 3 on last week) ran times under 17 minutes this week.
Just 4 of these (down 2 on last week) run under 16 minutes!
| Event | Athlete | Time | |
| Rushcliffe | Alastair WATSON | 15:07:00 | |
| St Albans | Kevin SKINNER | 15:12:00 | |
| Citypark | Connor MAGILL | 15:53:00 | |
| Albert | Wondiye Fikre INDELBU | 15:53:00 |
The fastest parkrunner in the World this week was by Alastair Watson running 15:07 at Rushcliffe parkrun.
The top age grade performance this week was by Jane Davies who ran 21:06 in the VW60-64 category at Bushy Park parkrun, recording a 96.05% Age Grade in the process. Not that is an amazing age grading!
36 parkrun freedom runs were recorded this week. The fastest freedom run recorded the week was a ridiculous 16:56 by Werner Botha at Wynnum parkrun on 8th December 2012.
Other facts and figures:
- Last weekend saw the 15,000th parkrun event run, taking the total up to 15,077.
- 11 new clubs were represented at parkrun for the first time this week.
- 248,958 different people have now completed at least one parkrun. We should pass through the 250,000 mark this coming weekend!
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