parkrunday 21st January 2023

Numbers were down a little bit this week with 59 HPH Women and 53 HPH Men out parkrunning across 31 different venues. Undoubteldy this was down to the continuing cold weather with icy conditions that caused a fair number of local parkruns to be cancelled. Seventeen Hyde Park Harriers tried out a new course and three new courses were added to the HPH list – these were Auldcathie District by Jane and Stephen Prust; Great Lines in Gillingham by Pavels Sidlovskis; and Meijō Kōen in Nagoya, Japan by Vikki Hawkins. Auldcathie District Park is in the village of Winchburgh, ten miles to the west of Edinburgh. Until recently it was a landfill site, but has now been redeveloped as an 85 acre park with 31,000 trees. In 2022 the reclamation project was recognised as the UK’s Best Sustainable Urban Regeneration Scheme at the Environment Analyst’s 18th annual Brownfield Awards Ceremony. Great Lines is in the Heritage Park that is on the site of The Lines. These are a linear defence fortification with projecting bastions allowing covering fire to be directed into the ditches flanking them. They were originally built during Napoleonic times and were massively re-fortified during World War II, with the Lines ditch acting as an anti-tank barrier, as part of the Medway war defences. The Lines are mentioned in Charles Dickens’ novel “Pickwick Papers” – “A grand review was to take place upon the Lines. The manoeuvres of half a dozen regiments were to be inspected by the eagle eye of the commander-in-chief; temporary fortifications had been erected, the citadel was to be attacked and taken, and a mine was to be sprung.” Meijō Kōen is a public park surrounding Nagoya Castle. The park is located on the site of the former Ofuke Garden that was a large garden centering on a pond that was left over from the low marshland that existed on the north side of the castle when Nagoya Castle was built. The pond has a number of small islands and the area was cultivated as a pretty Japanese garden. The area was converted into a public park in 1931.

There were two first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. These were Vicky Houghton in 26:01 at Temple Newsam and Rob Riley in 18:26 at Ambleside, Vancouver, Canada. There were seven PBs. These were by Daniel Laycock with 24:21 at Woodhouse Moor; Alice Young with 24:27 at Hackney Marshes; Danni Bryant with 26:09 and Karly Stringer with 28:00 at Roundhay; Tom Elcock with 22:04 at Fountains Abbey; Matt Barton with 22:16 at Bramley; and William Watkins with 21:43 at Dunedin.

Jack Holland joined the parkrun 25 club with his run at Woodhouse Moor.

Top female Age Grade% was 72.92% by Jane Prust at Auldcathie District and top male Age Grade% was 71.26% by Colin Tranter at Woodhouse Moor.

Here are the details of this week’s parkrunning Hyde Park Harriers.

Women

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Zeni BELLWOOD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	38:46	38.18%	83	–
Vikki HAWKINS	Meijo koen	JP	33:28	51.34%	153	1st
Vicky HOUGHTON	Temple Newsam	UK	26:01	59.13%	400	–
Surinder BHATTI	Roberts Park	UK	27:29	59.55%	290	1st
Sarah UNDERWOOD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:48	44.08%	163	–
Rosalie DANG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:05	49.20%	65	–
Roberta BLIZZARD	Potternewton	UK	29:17	50.88%	62	–
Rebecca GRAY	Rothwell	UK	27:42	53.67%	302	–
Poppy FORWOOD	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	UK	47:48	35.70%	175	1st
Nicki DERRICK	Pontefract	UK	26:25	56.03%	221	–
Naomi MILES	Rothwell	UK	27:42	53.67%	174	1st
Monika PUGEVICIUTE	Lordship Recreation Ground	UK	24:30	60.68%	69	1st
Michelle DICKSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:17	57.28%	55	–
Lucy RIDER	Temple Newsam	UK	41:15	37.58%	281	–
Louise GARDHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:13	58.81%	149	–
Lorraine BEAVIS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	36:20	57.52%	269	–
Lizzie COOMBES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:11	62.02%	243	–
Liz JONES	Rothwell	UK	37:22	53.43%	547	–
Lesley-Ann DONNELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:07	46.55%	188	–
Laura KETTLEWELL	Cross Flatts	UK	28:10	55.03%	187	1st
Kay JEFFERIES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	36:44	49.27%	376	–
Katherine KIRKHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	57:51	27.72%	126	–
Kate PANKHURST	Bramley	UK	38:59	39.76%	127	–
Karly STRINGER	Roundhay	UK	28:00	53.75%	139	PB
Jo RHODES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:48	43.98%	207	–
Jennifer BENETT	Aberdeen	UK	26:00	56.92%	55	1st
Jaz BANGERH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:16	53.98%	600	–
Jane PRUST	Auldcathie District	UK	27:23	72.92%	93	1st
Hilary M Z LUND	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:30	66.35%	304	–
Helen BEDDOW	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:47	49.80%	109	–
Gemma NEWMAN	Potternewton	UK	28:45	51.48%	56	1st
Gabriel KILNER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	38:30	46.41%	132	–
Frances ANDREWS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:08	48.02%	41	–
Fleur SISWICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:29	47.01%	38	–
Emma WHITLOW	Rothwell	UK	32:33	45.57%	53	–
Emma BROWN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:58	51.09%	220	–
Ellie SHIPP	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:07	49.14%	45	–
Eleanor WILLIAMS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:11	54.45%	211	–
Danni BRYANT	Roundhay	UK	26:09	56.60%	105	PB
Claudia BAUER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:36	43.50%	276	–
Clare MAXWELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:15	61.08%	388	–
Clare EVANS	Cross Flatts	UK	38:06	38.93%	277	–
Claire LYONS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:49	55.72%	167	–
Claire HOUGHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	46:41	34.02%	312	–
Claire BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:15	57.33%	212	–
Chloe WILSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:11	54.45%	27	–
Chloe BROOKS	Bramley	UK	26:19	56.24%	58	1st
Catherine MCGUIRE	Bramley	UK	38:58	38.62%	125	–
Carol ROGERS	Heaton	UK	29:32	62.13%	183	–
Cara GATES	Rothwell	UK	30:55	48.36%	184	–
Becky WEBB	Roundhay	UK	30:43	48.18%	88	–
Anne AKERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	38:08	53.15%	363	–
Anna STOCKS	Roundhay	UK	30:43	48.18%	310	–
Anna MOGER	Millfield	UK	29:55	52.20%	268	–
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:52	59.92%	198	–
Alys GRIFFITHS	Temple Newsam	UK	28:01	52.94%	244	–
Alice YOUNG	Hackney Marshes	UK	24:27	60.53%	41	PB
Alice RICH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:37	51.72%	6	–
Alexandra Natalie SMITH	Roundhay	UK	33:26	44.27%	85	–

Men

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
William WATKINS	Dunedin	NZ	21:43	59.40%	22	PB
Will JEEPS	Peckham Rye	UK	23:16	55.44%	51	1st
Vicente PONSODA	Cross Flatts	UK	29:59	43.52%	48	–
Tom ELCOCK	Fountains Abbey	UK	22:04	62.31%	376	PB
Timothy LINLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:58	68.36%	69	–
Stephen PRUST	Auldcathie District	UK	34:56	47.14%	86	1st
Sam TOWNSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:13	47.40%	8	–
Sam DOOLEY	Bramley	UK	27:37	58.60%	294	–
Robert BUTLER	Myrtle	UK	27:40	50.84%	87	1st
Rob RILEY	Ambleside	CA	18:26	69.98%	131	1st
Richard PULLAN	Rothwell	UK	28:10	58.99%	325	–
Richard EDWARDS	Bramley	UK	27:38	51.69%	297	–
Philip FISHER	Roberts Park	UK	21:08	61.51%	217	–
Phil LINDSAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:43	52.94%	397	–
Pavels SIDLOVSKIS	Great Lines	UK	26:11	49.65%	26	1st
Paul RAMSDEN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:45	55.92%	172	–
Paul JONES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:23	49.97%	151	–
Nick SHAKHLEVICH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:22	51.97%	52	–
Mohammed ASLAM	Roundhay	UK	31:40	48.95%	209	–
Michael GARTSIDE	Roberts Park	UK	23:45	56.63%	73	–
Matt BARTON	Bramley	UK	22:16	62.20%	207	PB
Mark HADDRILL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:37	39.43%	285	–
Mark DEEGAN	Brickfields	IE	24:16	53.16%	10	–
Lee TAYLOR	Potternewton	UK	26:19	53.89%	62	–
Joseph ELMES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:16	45.64%	21	–
Jonathan SPAIN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:51	46.86%	85	–
Jonathan PRYOR	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:57	40.85%	99	–
Jonah KENNEDY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	20:18	63.55%	18	–
Joe LAWLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:42	45.06%	87	–
Jed MOORE	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:47	46.49%	48	–
James UNDERWOOD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:56	45.33%	89	–
Jack HOLLAND	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:11	46.09%	25	–
George WEBSTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:47	38.18%	97	–
George SULLIVAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:29	52.69%	170	–
Gary GRANT	Tramore Valley	IE	23:57	55.39%	150	–
Frazer CARR	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:40	54.51%	75	–
Dylan COMYN	Potternewton	UK	22:27	57.54%	64	–
Dominic O’KEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:46	65.60%	126	–
David GREALY	York	UK	19:41	67.40%	93	1st
Daniel WAAS	Doddington Hall	UK	29:26	46.72%	399	–
Daniel LAYCOCK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:21	52.98%	9	PB
Daniel ALLISON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:34	52.51%	27	–
Curtis LEDGER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	53:59	26.89%	79	–
Colin TRANTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:36	71.26%	51	–
Christopher HASSALL	Roberts Park	UK	23:58	56.12%	171	–
Chris WORFOLK	Cabinteely	IE	29:13	45.41%	290	–
Chris JONES	Rothwell	UK	27:27	61.69%	628	–
Chris HARRIS	Albert	AU	22:10	59.47%	39	1st
Ben HARTLEY	Potternewton	UK	26:20	53.86%	296	–
Andrew P NICHOLLS	Foro Italico	IT	25:14	65.85%	430	–
Alexander PERKIN	Conyngham Hall	UK	35:37	36.22%	69	–
Alasdair FELLOWS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:13	47.40%	32	–
Abdu AHMED	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:12	47.43%	31	–