The parkrun thread

[sharpend 11]

Even if everyone is perfectly behaved, 500+ runners can be pretty intimidating if they are bearing down on someone going for a gentle stroll through a park.

 

Yeah agreed - "masses" - I meant masses in terms of numbers and the different attitudes and problems those numbers bring.

 

I think the first park run was 12 people and somebody held the watch and the coats....Friends going running in the park rather than 500 people marauding through

[Jimmy O 10]

650 runners at Hallam parkrun this morning - wow!

[Eater Sundae 12]

650 runners at Hallam parkrun this morning - wow!

 

We didn't go today, but drove past at around 8:45. There were some tents or similar near the start area. Were these anything to do with park run, or something else?

 

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650 runners at Hallam parkrun this morning - wow!

 

Some inspired by last week's half marathon, maybe?

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 18/4/15

 

67 - Concord

192 - Graves

152 - Hillsborough

32 - Sheff Castle

650 - Sheff Hallam (New Record)

 

Total = 1093

 

190 - Rother Valley (New Record)

67 - Clifton Park

 

Total = 257

 

Grand Total = 1350

 

With 59 new attendance records nationwide the perfect storm of running news and great conditions produced a massive turnout

 

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Just seen a map of europe with parkruns shown in Sicily and just north of Bordeaux, France. A genuine, pukka, no wind up item!

We drove past the French one on the 14th - Je suis désolée.

[99Pie 10]

Highland Calves at Graves this week.

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun totals for 25th April 2015.

 

56 - Concord

207 - Graves

166 - Hillsborough

36 - Castle

623 - Hallam

 

Total = 1088

 

000 - Rother Valley (Event in the park)

75 - Clifton Park (New Record)

 

Combined Total = 1163

 

We would have smashed it if Rother Valley had been on.

 

From 'UK parkrun tourists' - a runner was DQ'ed for cutting off a bit (0.3k) of the course in 1 lap of 3 and wasn't even allowed to run an extra lap to make up the difference. To the RD's out there what would merit a DQ from you?

[Waldo 96]

From 'UK parkrun tourists' - a runner was DQ'ed for cutting off a bit (0.3k) of the course in 1 lap of 3 and wasn't even allowed to run an extra lap to make up the difference. To the RD's out there what would merit a DQ from you?

 

Which course was this on? Sounds like it could be Castle, if it's a Sheffield one.

[Flanker7 20]

Grovelands. and it was totally blanked in their run report.

 

As a tourist its great to see how the different teams (of volunteers) get the whole show done and dusted. Sometimes there is Mr Clipboardman and he is the star of the show. Sewerby and Darley Dale spring to mind.

 

Scunthorpe are wide open for massive corner cutting and they have had to have strong words in their 'news' section. But DQ!

[Winemaster 10]

I see Rother Valley is postponed yet again So it looks like a return to Clifton Park in the morning

 

I also noticed one of you lot did the Rovrem one last weekend

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 02/05/2015.

 

63 - Concord

215 - Graves (New Record)

152 - Hillsborough

39 - Castle

602 - Hallam

 

Total = 1071

 

-- RVp (another event in the park)

74 - Clifton park

 

Combined total = 1145

 

RVp back on stream next week so stand by for a massive total next week

The Graves total was +1 on their record and that one was an unknown runner?

[99Pie 10]

Birthday run at RVp and the table groaned with goodies.

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 10-05-15

 

102 - Concorde

187 - Graves

161 - Hillsborough

25 - Castle

529 - Hallam

 

Total = 1004

 

188 - Rother Valley

64 - Clifton Park

 

Total = 252

 

Combined Total = 1256