Flanker7   20 #1033 Posted February 6, 2017 Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 4th & 5th February 2017.  95 - Concord 237 - Graves 124 - Graves-Juniors 352 - Hillsborough, New Attendance Record +54 47 - Castle 738 - Hallam, New Attendance Record +13  Total - 1,593  285 - Rother Valley 72 - Clifton Park  Total - 357  Overall total = 1,950  A happy coincidence helped us post record totals this week. Hillsborough's 4th Birthday Bash added a massive 54 to their record and smashed through the 300 mark too. Jessica Ennis-Hill's attendance at Hallam to launch the parkrun/Vitality partnership boosted numbers there too.   Starter and improver groups in the area:-  Couch to 5k/wellbeing/confidence/pub (+ beyond...) (SW Sheffield) Happy Soles, (SW Sheffield) http://www.smileypaces.com/ Juice Strideout Millhouses Thursday Morning Group Wood Run - (Ecclesall Woods) Wood Run Shirebrook Handsworth Roadhogs Trotters Group Grenoside Running Community Accelerate Trail Runners (Bradfield) Valley Hill Runners - Happy Mondays! (Thorncliffe) Rotherham Running Group Porter Valley Plodders, portvallplodders.blogspot.co.uk  ---------- Post added 13-02-2017 at 16:43 ----------  Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 11th & 12th February 2017.  100 - Concord Graves cancelled 63 - Graves-Juniors 192 - Hillsborough 45 - Castle 562 - Hallam  Total - 962  219 - Rother Valley 62 - Clifton Park  Total - 281  Overall total = 1,243  Graves was only one of four cancellations in the whole country but snow over ice is a tricky combination! Hallam gets a mention in the national figures:-  http://www.elliottline.com/parkrun/2017/2/11/uk-parkrun-attendance-11th-february-2017 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
beth29 Â Â 10 #1034 Posted February 19, 2017 Hi Do you do any park runs during the week ? As struggle with Saturday mornings, ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
achorste   10 #1035 Posted February 20, 2017 Hi Do you do any park runs during the week ? As struggle with Saturday mornings, ?  Hi Beth, Park run is an international organisation and (nearly) all of the runs around the the world are on Saturday mornings (with the exception of Christmas day, New Years day additional runs etc). I don't think the time varies much either.  There are however a great number of running clubs in the Sheffield area who organise group runs. It depends on which area you like to run in, but there's sure to be a group running near you. (I would recommend Steel City Striders as it's my club, but I'm sure the others are nearly as good ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Flanker7   20 #1036 Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 18th & 19th February 2017.  87 - Concord 239 - Graves 116 - Graves-Juniors 294 - Hillsborough 48 - Castle 723 - Hallam  Total - 1,507  277 - Rother Valley 81 - Clifton Park  Total - 358  Overall total = 1,865   Sorry* Beth the 443 UK parkruns run on a formula of 5 simple things that never change.  1. Saturday at 09:00 (9:30 in N.Ireland & Scotland) 2. 5k distance 3. Timed 4. A local cafe for socialisation 5. Free forever.  *It is possible to register, obtain a personal record and then complete 'freedom' runs on any parkrun course. The 'freedom' run can be completed on any day at any time. In truth they will never be the same as the parkrun experience but it will enable you to compare times with the Saturday at 09:00 runners.  ---------- Post added 27-02-2017 at 08:20 ----------  Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 25th & 26th February 2017.  82 - Concord 216 - Graves 140 - Graves-Juniors, New Attendance Record +7 217 - Hillsborough 54 - Castle 560 - Hallam  Total - 1,269  239 - Rother Valley 64 - Clifton Park  Total - 303  Overall total = 1,562  This is the last time we will see the parkrun Points tables which are being discontinued. Personally I would like to see 1 point awarded for each run in the parkrun year, irrespective of finishing position. If this method were used at Hallam, not forgetting Rizni Marzook, incredibly in the woman's table Hera Oskarsdottir(Junior) would jump from 832nd to 1st with 29 runs and 0 points! At Graves, Roger Knightley would jump from 658th to 1st, 45 runs, 62 points.  ---------- Post added 06-03-2017 at 08:14 ----------  Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 4th & 5th March 2017.  72 - Concord 249 - Graves 134 - Graves-Juniors 235 - Hillsborough 53 - Castle 618 - Hallam  Total - 1,361  238 - Rother Valley 91 - Clifton Park  Total - 329  Overall total = 1,690 Edited February 27, 2017 by Flanker7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jemson   10 #1037 Posted March 6, 2017 We did the junior run at Graves for the first time. Chilly 4 degrees and some drugs testing might be needed; I`m not sure how the marshalls managed to be so cheerful at that time on a Sunday in that weather! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
beth29 Â Â 10 #1038 Posted March 8, 2017 Hi Im in s35 area I am trying 2 go out twice a week in a morning while kids are at school I do try 2 go Ecclesfield park which is good. But get put off with oldies walking dogs taking up all the path !! I cant do park runs at weekends but would like to do a club. Is there a day 1 at thorncliffe s35 ? Or around there for beginners Please recommend every1 ? Thanks beth x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Whoosh77   10 #1039 Posted March 9, 2017 Hi Beth  Maybe this link can help you find a group to run with. It's from a search I did for S35 on the RunTogether website. RunTogether was created by England Athletics and lists runs from all over the country. You can register and tick to attend any group run you would like to do.  https://runtogether.co.uk/groups/find-a-runtogether-group-run/?location=S35 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Flanker7   20 #1040 Posted March 13, 2017 Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 11th & 12th March 2017.  103 - Concord, 7th highest attendance 211 - Graves 143 - Graves-Juniors, New Attendance Record +3 282 - Hillsborough, 5th highest attendance 90 - Castle, 2nd highest attendance 782 - Hallam, New Attendance Record +44  Total - 1,611  286 - Rother Valley, 4th highest attendance 87 - Clifton Park, 7th highest attendance  Total - 373  Overall total = 1,984  A bumper turnout in almost perfect running conditions gave us a new record total only 16 short of the 2k benchmark. Graves attendance appears to have been subdued by the Grindleford Gallopers. Hallam's attendance was 3rd highest in the country:- http://www.elliottline.com/parkrun/2017/3/12/uk-parkrun-attendance-11th-march-2017 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Runningman   148 #1041 Posted March 13, 2017 Hi Flanker and thanks for your posts which I view with interest being an ex Park Runner now unable to run after having a hip replacement. Great to see the continuing success of the junior run at Graves !  Question !  When are they going to place a limit on the numbers running at Endcliffe ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jemson   10 #1042 Posted March 13, 2017 We had great fun at the juniors on Sunday. PBs and certainly a more sensible option than the GG that I did last year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Flanker7 Â Â 20 #1043 Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 18th & 19th March 2017. Â 123 - Concord, 6th Highest Attendance 172 - Graves Park 299 - Hillsborough, 2nd Highest Attendance 51 - Castle 608 - Hallam, 11th Highest Attendance in the UK Â Total - 1,362 Â 257 - Rother Valley, 7th Highest Attendance 67 - Clifton Park Total - 324 Â Overall total = 1,686 Â Re: Limiting numbers at Hallam - I moved to Graves when they started partly because of high numbers at Hallam, it was then about 250 btw. But the problem is fraught with difficulties - parkrun is a free event with no 'on the day' run registration, how would they do it? Â Identify an alternative venue - Millhouses is small and roadside running is a no-no. The Upper Porter Valley, a good location but small and would be congested with 150 runners. Norfolk Park, a 5 lapper? Redmires, an out and back? Limb Valley? Â *these comments are my own and I have no official connection with parkrun. Edited March 20, 2017 by Flanker7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jemson   10 #1044 Posted March 20, 2017 Millhouses roadside a no-no. Why? And couldn`t it be kept within the park?  Graves maybe down a bit as lots of locals running in Dronfield on the Sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...