parkrunday 15th March 2025

There were 64 HPH women and 61 HPH men out parkrunning across 60 venues worldwide this week.

Twenty-four Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course. Two of these courses were new to the HPH list. These were Merthyr by Sam Dooley and Morrissey Park in Champaign, Illinois, USA by Tami Bond.

The Merthyr parkrun course is undulating on tarmac paths. It is one long lap followed by one short lap and it starts at the rear of Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre in Merthyr Leisure Village – “The premier location for recreation in the South Wales Valleys”.

Morrissey Park in Champaign, Illinois is one of sixty parks within the city. It has an area of 19 acres and contains a small playground; soccer pitch; benches; grills; tennis/pickleball courts, and the “Shield of Chichen Itza” sculpture. Pickleball is a racket sport in which two players (singles) or four players (doubles) use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a 34-inch-high net. It was invented in 1965 as a children’s backyard game. For three years in a row, 2021, 2022, and 2023, the sport was named the fastest-growing sport in the United States by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. The parkrun course is 4.5 loops on a paved pedestrian path through the park.

There were four first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. These were Clare Slorach in 21:42 at Middleton Woods; Vicky Houghton in 25:08 at Cotsford Fileds; and Thomas Moulding in 17:23 and Emily Martinson in 22:01 at Shingashigawa Ukima, Tokyo, Japan. There were eleven PBs. These were by Euan Douglas with 18:42, Andrew Black with 19:05 and Andrea Sendula with 28:26 at Wodhouse Moor; Lydia Williams with 34:30 at Arrow Valley; Caroline Young with 25:03 at Roundhay; Alexandra Natalie Smith with 25:19 at Crane; Ed Shakespeare with 20:27 and Liam Edwards with 31:43 at Armley; Sarah Roberts with 24:21 at Fletcher Moss; Alice Houldcroft with 31:56 at Queen’s; and Matilda Rhodes with 28:54 at Chevin Forest.

Amber Edwards joined the parkrun 250 club with her run at Nansenparken in Norway.

Top female Age Grade% was 71.96% by Clare Slorach at Heaton and top male Age Grade% was 76.00% by Ian Martinson at Market Rasen Racecourse.

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

Women

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Alexandra Natalie SMITH	Crane	UK	25:19	58.53%	132	PB
Alice HOULDCROFT	Queen’s	UK	31:56	46.35%	75	PB
Alys GRIFFITHS	Llanishen Park	UK	23:08	64.41%	344	1st
Amber EDWARDS	Nansenparken	NO	26:33	55.87%	250	1st
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNG	Chevin Forest	UK	28:11	53.22%	292	–
Andrea SENDULA	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:26	52.05%	18	PB
Anna MOGER	Millfield	UK	29:07	54.55%	356	–
Anna STOCKS	Potternewton	UK	30:21	48.82%	422	–
Beverley MILLER	Pontefract	UK	30:42	65.04%	415	–
Cara GATES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:19	64.55%	273	–
Carol ROGERS	Heaton	UK	26:13	71.96%	277	–
Caroline SANDERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:28	52.65%	362	–
Caroline YOUNG	Roundhay	UK	25:03	60.08%	179	PB
Catherine HAYWARD	Bramley	UK	30:50	49.62%	62	–
Catherine MCGUIRE	Bramley	UK	28:34	53.21%	207	–
Charlotte Victoria EVA	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:05	50.30%	53	–
Chrissy DONNELLY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:51	55.74%	73	–
Claire BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:44	56.86%	289	–
Claire HOUGHAM	Chevin Forest	UK	41:32	39.00%	399	–
Clare MAXWELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:44	54.40%	489	–
Clare SLORACH	Middleton Woods	UK	21:42	69.35%	141	1st
Claudia BAUER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	35:43	42.56%	377	–
Coralie BELL	Hull	UK	23:46	62.27%	41	–
Daisy WALES	Endcliffe	UK	28:19	52.27%	75	–
Debbie BROWN	Rushcliffe	UK	25:47	71.17%	322	1st
Eleanor WILLIAMS	Chester	UK	27:38	53.56%	313	–
Ellie SHIPP	Pollok	UK	32:19	45.80%	125	1st
Emily MARTINSON	Shingashigawa Ukima	JP	22:01	67.22%	83	1st
Emma AMOR	Edinburgh	UK	27:02	55.49%	232	–
Fiona CAMPBELL	York	UK	28:36	51.86%	35	–
Fleur SISWICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:55	51.30%	82	–
Grace ROBERTS	Chevin Forest	UK	34:54	42.60%	157	–
Hilary M Z LUND	Pontefract	UK	31:06	69.29%	370	–
Jane PRUST	Glossop	UK	29:49	69.03%	204	–
Jaz BANGERH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	46:07	38.74%	713	–
Jo RHODES	Roberts Park	UK	30:17	49.37%	283	–
Karly STRINGER	Pollok	UK	32:20	47.01%	236	1st
Kate SOLOMON	Pollok	UK	33:01	44.83%	172	1st
Katherine KIRKHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	55:55	29.27%	143	–
Kristan WEBB	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:03	62.78%	267	–
Larissa BROWN	Druridge Bay	UK	27:00	54.81%	130	–
Laura GARRATT	Chevin Forest	UK	34:32	45.22%	68	–
Lesley-Ann DONNELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:24	47.93%	277	–
Liz JONES	Chevin Forest	UK	47:12	43.61%	656	–
Lizzie COOMBES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	48:53	38.05%	334	–
Lorraine BEAVIS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	36:01	60.81%	336	–
Louise GARDHAM	Chevin Forest	UK	34:31	51.09%	235	–
Lucy RIDER	Amagerstrandpark	DK	32:00	49.17%	373	1st
Lydia WILLIAMS	Arrow Valley	UK	34:30	43.19%	4	PB
Manesha CHAUHAN	Oaklands	UK	36:47	43.59%	209	–
Matilda RHODES	Chevin Forest	UK	28:54	51.21%	257	PB
Meg COLEMAN	Holyrood	UK	29:24	50.34%	17	1st
Megan FOSTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:10	56.56%	80	–
Nicki DERRICK	Rothwell	UK	26:32	55.90%	304	–
Poppy FORWOOD	Burnley	UK	56:01	29.07%	244	1st
Rebecca GOODY	Wetherby	UK	51:15	30.70%	93	–
Rebecca GRAY	Bowling Park	UK	33:29	44.65%	401	–
Robyn JOHNSON	Rothay Park	UK	30:58	49.09%	331	–
Rosalie DANG	Pollok	UK	33:00	44.85%	139	1st
Sarah ROBERTS	Fletcher Moss	UK	24:21	60.78%	229	PB
Sarah UNDERWOOD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:56	51.84%	238	–
Tami BOND	Morrissey Park	US	29:55	63.96%	98	1st
Vicky HOUGHTON	Cotsford Fields	UK	25:08	62.14%	509	1st
Vikki HAWKINS	Futakotamagawa	JP	42:50	41.17%	249	–

Men

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Abdu AHMED	Hull	UK	23:47	54.31%	98	–
Alex GREENWOOD	Rothay Park	UK	20:51	64.03%	99	–
Alex TURNBULL	Harrogate	UK	24:27	60.33%	79	–
Andrew BLACK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:05	71.53%	110	PB
Andrew CARRIER	Middleton Woods	UK	22:31	57.59%	108	1st
Andrew P NICHOLLS	Foro Italico	IT	25:33	66.86%	532	–
Andy JUDD	Roundhay	UK	27:37	58.06%	347	–
Ben HARTLEY	Potternewton	UK	27:26	52.49%	372	–
Charlie JACKETT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:59	59.14%	238	–
Chris HARRIS	Cliffe Castle	UK	25:22	52.63%	120	–
Chris JONES	Chevin Forest	UK	26:45	64.49%	744	–
Chris WORFOLK	Marlay	IE	28:23	47.39%	397	–
Christopher SMITH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:16	66.24%	147	–
Conor GOOLD	Whitley Bay	UK	26:23	49.97%	111	–
Curtis PARKER-MILNES	Hamsterley Forest	UK	29:20	44.20%	232	1st
Dan DONNELLY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:51	72.16%	198	–
Dan LEE	Wetherby	UK	51:16	27.24%	46	1st
Daniel ALLISON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:02	51.60%	75	–
Daniel FAWCETT	Bramley	UK	28:19	45.56%	85	–
Daniel WAAS	Yarborough Leisure Centre	UK	27:19	51.13%	515	–
David GREALY	Norwich	UK	23:32	57.15%	192	–
Derrick MACEY	Doddington Hall	UK	36:28	42.50%	41	–
Dominic O’KEY	Storeys Field	UK	18:51	69.23%	176	–
Ed SHAKESPEARE	Armley	UK	20:27	63.08%	38	PB
Edward HALE	Caffarella	IT	27:45	46.61%	93	1st
Euan DOUGLAS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	18:42	68.98%	77	PB
Frazer CARR	Coldham’s Common	UK	21:57	59.07%	172	1st
George ANDERSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	17:48	74.53%	43	–
Ian MARTINSON	Market Rasen Racecourse	UK	21:40	76.00%	91	–
Jack ROSE	York	UK	21:42	60.45%	241	–
James TARBIT	Chevin Forest	UK	30:13	44.84%	15	1st
Jamie DOBSON	Strathclyde	UK	26:12	51.34%	339	–
Jamie RYAN	Rothwell	UK	26:33	48.84%	343	–
Jason NEWELL	Sale Water	UK	26:52	56.27%	349	1st
Joe LAWLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:35	52.88%	182	–
John BLATHERWICK	Roundhay	UK	25:01	53.36%	408	–
John PRATT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:07	65.59%	168	–
Liam EDWARDS	Armley	UK	31:43	43.88%	133	PB
Mark HADDRILL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:23	54.56%	384	–
Matthew GRAY	Bowling Park	UK	35:06	37.56%	203	–
Michael GODSALL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:39	52.33%	51	–
Nick SHAKHLEVICH	Conyngham Hall	UK	25:52	51.61%	113	–
Oliver ISAAC	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:01	62.73%	49	–
Paul ROBINSON	Cross Flatts	UK	25:01	56.70%	184	–
Paul SAWYER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:35	63.71%	274	–
Peter WHITE 2015	Hillsborough	UK	34:23	49.25%	243	–
Phil LINDSAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	41:35	44.13%	495	–
Rafet ONGUN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:05	49.66%	149	–
Richard EDWARDS	Armley	UK	29:37	49.02%	377	–
Richard PULLAN	Armley	UK	29:18	57.79%	418	–
Rob RILEY	Catton	UK	20:49	62.13%	235	–
Rupert JORDAN	Town Moor	UK	18:08	75.83%	103	–
Sam DOOLEY	Merthyr	UK	24:49	66.35%	401	1st
Simon BURTON	Potternewton	UK	22:30	59.78%	47	–
Simon MCGRATH	Warrington	UK	20:43	64.92%	261	–
Simon ROGERS	Heaton	UK	24:56	65.44%	311	–
Stephen PRUST	Glossop	UK	37:28	44.75%	190	–
Steve BROWN	Rushcliffe	UK	26:28	59.57%	292	1st
Thomas MOULDING	Shingashigawa Ukima	JP	17:23	74.59%	174	1st
Timothy LINLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	20:48	66.59%	138	–
William WATKINS	Armley	UK	27:09	47.64%	45	–