Friday 26 July 2013

The fastest parkrunners in the world last week...

An incredible total of 88 parkrunners ran a parkrun in under 17 minutes at the weekend at parkrun events all over the world. Amazingly 12 of those went under 16 minutes and just 1 of those was under 15 minutes. These are some impressive times!

The fastest parkrunner in the world this week was Adam Hickey running a superb 14:53 at Southend parkrun.

Event  Athlete  Time  
SouthendAdam HICKEY14:53:00
RiversideMark HOOD15:01:00
Southwick Country ParkPhil WYLIE15:03:00
SheringhamUnknown ATHLETE15:09:00
Bushy ParkJermaine KING MAYS15:21:00
Bushy ParkStuart HAYES15:34:00
BraunstoneMark POWELL15:42:00
WolverhamptonMartin WILLIAMS15:44:00
Rother ValleyRichard HARRIS15:50:00
GinninderraScott MCTAGGART15:50:00
NonsuchOllie GARROD15:55:00
CheltenhamDavid ROPER15:58:00
Medina I.O.W.Tom WADE16:00:00
SedgefieldDaniel JENKIN16:10:00
AlbertGraeme THORPE16:11:00
Bushy ParkUnknown ATHLETE16:13:00
BraunstoneUnknown ATHLETE16:14:00
SwindonDenis GALERIN16:17:00
StrathclydeGordon ROBERTSON16:17:00
BruetonMark MILES16:17:00
NewyPaul HOFFMAN16:18:00
AlbertMarkhim LONSDALE16:18:00
EdinburghMoray ANDERSON16:19:00
CardiffEdward DONOVAN16:19:00
CarlisleKevin BELL16:22:00
Augustine HeightsClay DAWSON16:26:00
HillsboroughPhil WILLIAMS16:29:00
BruetonJonathan CULLEN16:29:00
SouthamptonJohn FERGUSSON16:33:00
SouthendBen WHITWORTH16:34:00
PrincesMartin SWENSSON16:36:00
WolverhamptonDavid SMITH16:36:00
Belfast VictoriaFrancis MARSH16:37:00
DarleyDave SCHORAH16:38:00
Darlington South ParkUnknown ATHLETE16:38:00
Bushy ParkBenjamin GIBBONS16:39:00
GdanskMicha? SOWA16:39:00
SouthamptonLorna RUSSELL16:40:00
CongletonJulian GOODWIN16:40:00
WaterworksBen BRANAGH16:41:00
Peter PanLeon FOSTER16:41:00
KrakowPatrick MACKINNON16:41:00
NorthamptonMatthew HOWES16:41:00
BraunstoneMatthew JOHNSON16:42:00
Belfast VictoriaUnknown ATHLETE16:42:00
CardiffMatthew David WELLS16:42:00
Wimbledon CommonDave ALCOCK16:42:00
North LakesSteve BUCHANAN16:43:00
GriffeenDarren REILLY16:43:00
KrakowRobert RADZIK16:45:00
AbingdonUnknown ATHLETE16:45:00
NonsuchRobbie BRITTON16:45:00
Forest of DeanKyran HALE16:45:00
GdanskRafa? GAJEWSKI16:46:00
GuildfordJohn HUTCHINS16:46:00
KawanaNeil LABINSKY16:47:00
ReadingRichard KINNERSLEY16:48:00
South ManchesterDhrupadh YERRAKALVA16:48:00
CardiffPhil COOK16:48:00
DeltaIshmael MOLELE16:48:00
CardiffSigmund FRIGATE16:49:00
RiddlesdownDaniel GILLETT16:49:00
InvernessCraig CAMPBELL16:49:00
Medina I.O.W.Scott EDGINGTON16:50:00
Bushy ParkAndrew ORR16:51:00
PooleJames GIBSON16:51:00
CambridgePaul MAKOWSKI16:51:00
Highbury FieldsSean RENFER16:51:00
EdinburghAndrew YOUNG16:51:00
VejenHenrik AALLING16:52:00
CardiffTesfaledet GOITOM16:52:00
ConcordRhian HASTEY16:53:00
Walsall ArboretumLuke BOULTON16:53:00
InvernessTerence Gareth FORREST16:53:00
CambridgeBorja MARTINEZCOTO16:54:00
Kings LynnAdam MATTHEWS16:54:00
LeedsJonny MCKENNA16:54:00
CardiffNathaniel Robert LANE16:55:00
Wimbledon CommonIan HORROCKS16:56:00
Durham NCTyle STELZIG16:56:00
NorthamptonTom COMERFORD16:56:00
DurhamJonathan Richard WILKINSON16:56:00
ParramattaJames EVERETT16:56:00
Bushy ParkPaul LOWE16:56:00
Belfast VictoriaUnknown ATHLETE16:57:00
CambridgeIain WOOD16:57:00
YorkAndy MUNZER16:58:00
BraunstoneWestley RYAN16:59:00

Wednesday 24 July 2013

parkrun stats of the week..20th July 2013

The parkrun statistics of note for last weekend are:
- 279 parkrun events run (A NEW RECORD, by an amazing 8 events!)
- 36,738 runners

The average number of runners per parkrun event run was: 131.6.

13 parkrun events recorded new record attendances last weekend, as follows:

Record Attendance  
Canning River104
Clair116
Delta285
Greenpoint105
Griffeen133
Gunpowder91
Kingsbury Water143
Modderfontein Reserve177
North Beach239
Southend206
Warszawa-Praga111
Woodlands99
Worcester277



The longest standing parkrun attendance record is:
Record Attendance  Record Week  
Amager Faelled14628/08/2010


And in the UK it's:

Hackney Marshes7521/05/2011


The highest attendance this week was 807 at Bushy parkrun.

The lowest attendance this week was just 2 at Nibe parkrun.

A quick update on the record attendances of all parkrun events:
There are currently 9 parkrun events with a record attendance over 500:
Bushy Park1051
Newy799
Old Deer Park553
Poole547
Bramhall Park519
Coventry516
Malahide513
Southampton513
Newcastle502


A further 21 parkrun events have a record attendance over 400:
Brighton & Hove499
Sheffield Hallam498
Heaton Park492
Cardiff491
Glasgow491
Marlay479
Huddersfield478
Edinburgh471
Bradford467
Leeds461
Nonsuch459
Richmond Park451
Norwich451
Nahoon Point436
Cannon Hill433
Black Park432
Milton Keynes423
Cambridge416
Wimbledon Common414
Frimley Lodge414
Bromley401


A further 14 over 300:
Basingstoke391
New Farm390
Newbury384
Reading370
Swindon367
Newport361
Hull360
Harrogate357
Albert356
Leamington335
South Manchester329
Conkers325
South Bank325
Ashton Court307


There are another 52 parkrun events with a record attendance over 200, plus an extra 122 over 100.

Last but not least, there are 64 parkrun events with a record attendance below 100.