The parkrun thread

[Flanker7 20]

New Years Day

 

8:30am Dewsbury

9:00am Glossop to Hillsborough = 43 mins*

9:00am Clumber Park to RVp = 27 mins*, to Graves = 43 mins*

9:00am Barnsley to RVp = 32 mins*

10:00am Hillsborough

10:00am Graves

10:30am Rother Valley.

*- with traffic

 

I've started several parkruns late and easily caught the tail runner. Most memorably Aberdeen 12 mins late. I was at the start with 15 mins to spare only to realise that my barcode was still hiding in the hotel (dfyb) and I went back to get it. Due to the switch-back nature of the course along the upper and lower parts of the promenade I could see across to most of the field. Good fun if you don't mind taking a hit on the clock.

 

Try this for a much better 'finder' with distances and times.

Look for Dewsbury/Barnsley or Clumber for starting points, Hillsborough not included but starts at 10:00 --- http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/rfp07r/parkrun/nyd2015.html

Edited December 9, 2015 by Flanker7

[Jimmy O 10]

Looks like Hillsborough have changed their NYD run to 10:30am.

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 12-12-15

 

48 - Concord

117 - Graves

116 - Hillsborough

55 - Castle

339 - Hallam

 

Total 675

 

92 - Rother Valley

43 - Clifton Park

 

Total 135

 

Combined Total 810

 

It looks like Striders mobbed Castle. The 20mph wind-chill on wet skin must have taken the perceived temp down to minus numbers. Well done everyone who turned out. It looks like the 8:30 am start at Dewsbury makes all the difference to the NYD doubles.

[rvparkrun 10]

Evening all,

 

When we decided to put an additional run on, on NYD, I don't think any of the other Sheffield parkruns had decided to put an event on, or the time they were going to run at.

 

Clumber had already declared a 09:00 am start, so for those runners over this side of town, it made sense to offer that as a double.

 

Plus with the added bonus of a lie in, we thought we might be in with a better chance of filling the volunteer roster, with or without hangovers ;-)

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 19-12-15

 

50 - Concord

176 - Graves

134 - Hillsborough

27 - Castle

439 - Hallam

 

Total 826

 

126 - Rother Valley

31 - Clifton Park

 

Total 157

 

Combined Total 983

 

Who's going to Concord on Friday. I'll be wearing my 'Bah Humbug!' hat.

Who's getting a Cowell Cow Cowl? http://www.giraffeuk.com/#!cowhead-shop/c1kjl

Edited December 21, 2015 by Flanker7

[scooby78 10]

For New Year doubles, it seems, if based in Sheffield, its' either Barnsley/Hillsborough or Clumber/RV

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 26-12-15

 

16 - Concord

155 - Graves

115 - Hillsborough

??? - Castle

349 - Hallam

 

Total - 635

 

109 - Rother Valley

34 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 143

 

Combined Total - 778

 

Concord set a new attendance record of 249 on Christmas Day an increase of over 100. Good evidence that parkrun is addictive and loads of parkrunners will not, cannot, miss a parkrun whenever possible.

 

We are giving serious consideration to a Dewsbury(8:30)/Graves(10:00) double on New Year Day. The loss of 30 minutes in bed gives another 30 miles travel distance. More than enough to let us get to Graves . . .I hope.

[jemson 10]

There was no Castle event on Boxing Day fwiw.

 

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After NYD, will there be Saturday parkruns?

[larryking 10]

There was no Castle event on Boxing Day fwiw.

 

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After NYD, will there be Saturday parkruns?

 

Yes, Saturday Parkruns will be there as usual at 9.00 am

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 'New Years Day'

 

214 - Graves

158 - Hillsborough

RVp = Iced off.

 

RVp had 77 'likes' for their explanation of why they cancelled, a pity but understandable. Graves came within a whisker of the same fate but the solution was about 150 metres of 'off-piste' running in muddy, waterlogged mire. Falling in mud is much less dangerous than on ice as a couple of runners found out. A Dewsbury/Graves double was achieved with ease, with other runners going onto Huddersfield by cycle. Did anyone attempt a Barnsley/Hillsborough?

 

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Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 02-01-16

 

67 - Concord

196 - Graves

116 - Hillsborough

29 - Castle

469 - Hallam

 

Total - 877

 

127 - Rother Valley

54 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 181

 

Combined Total - 1058

 

Back with a truck load of New Year Resolutioners who pushed combined attendances over the 1k mark after the whole of December in 3-figures.

Edited January 4, 2016 by Flanker7

[scooby78 10]

Did Barnsey and Hillsborough on NYD.

Barnsley - lots of ice, probably mostly ice, tricky on such a hilly course, needless to say - very few PBs

Hillsborough, just couple of patches of ice - nothing too serious

 

Noticed same people at both parkruns - obviously had same idea, good fun doing two 5k in a day.

[Flanker7 20]

Rotherham & Sheffield parkrun attendances for 09-01-16

 

210 - Rother Valley, New Attendance Record +1

98 - Clifton Park, New Attendance Record +23

 

Total - 308

 

97 - Concord, 4th Highest

232 - Graves, 3rd Highest

238 - Hillsborough, New Attendance Record +14

42 - Castle, 22nd Highest

610 - Hallam, 6th Highest

 

Total - 1,219

 

 

Combined Total - 1,527

 

Twenty-five cancellations across UK parkrun this week but that wasn't the reason we set a highest on record 1,527 runners as all 7 local runs went ahead.

Rotherham's two runs both set new attendance records. Hillsborough did their bit for Sheffield and everyone else pitched in with high turnouts. It wasn't the weather that's for sure. I guess last weeks 'resolutioners' all enjoyed running tremendously and told their friends about it. In fact 121 first timers joined the Sheffield and Rotherham parkruns as part of the biggest running event in the world.