parkrunday 2nd August 2025

There were 60 HPH women and 76 HPH men out parkrunning across 50 venues worldwide this week.

Thirty Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course. Six of these courses were new to the HPH list. These were Christie Park in Coleraine by Jonathan Spain and Helen Baddow; Woodlands in Scarborough by Anna Moger; Christchurch Park in Ipswich by Rob Riley; East Holmes Field in Ilkley at its inaugural by Edward Hale, Robert Butler and Philip Fisher; You Yangs Regional Park in Australia by Louise Gardham; and Yamaguchi Kirarahaku kinen koen in Japan by Vikki Hawkins.

Christie parkrun course is an out and back route alongside the river Bann on permanent paths. It starts in Christie Park in Coleraine and extends down to Somerset Riverside Park to the south. The Google reviews of the park are varied. One says: “Lovely riverside walk and all flat. Wildlife on the river and all around. Has cafes, toilets and parking.” Another says: “Rat infested river walk and not just the animals.”

Woodlands parkrun course is another out and back route. It follows the trackbed of the former Scarborough-Whitby railway. It starts in Scarborough and heads north along the shared 21.7 mile walking, cycle path and bridleway called the Cinder Track. It is at the opposite end of the Cinder Track to Cinder Track parkrun at the Whitby end.

Christchurch Park is a historical area of rolling lawns, wooded areas, and delicately created arboreta close to the town centre of Ipswich. The park has various facilities including a children’s play area, tennis courts, table tennis, bowling greens and outdoor gym equipment. The distinguished Tudor house, Christchurch Mansion, is located at the park’s southern entrance and holds a public museum and art gallery. The park belonged to various noble families as private land throughout its history but was purchased by the Ipswich Borough Council in 1894 and opened as the town’s first public park in 1895. The parkrun course is two and a bit laps through the park. It is on tarmac paths. It is not flat.

East Holmes Field in Ilkley is the latest parkrun course with a Leeds postcode (LS29). It was due to hold its inaugural parkrun event on 26th July but this was postponed due to travellers on the course. The course is four clockwise laps on a mixture of grass and compacted trail round the perimeter of East Holmes Field between the Lido and the River Wharfe. The start and finish is next to the Skatepark. The course includes many sections with tree roots which may make it challenging for buggies.

You Yangs parkrun course is a single lap on a mixture of gravel paths, trail paths and clay in the middle of You Yangs Regional Park in southern central Victoria, Australia – about 50 km south west of Melbourne. The park provides a range of habitats for wildlife. More than 200 species of birds have been recorded and koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, brush-tail possums, echidnas and lizards are commonly seen. It also has a rich variety of plant species. Tall eucalypts such as manna gum, yellow gum and river red gum give way to sparse undergrowth of native shrubs and groundcovers. Patches of wattle and drooping sheoaks also occur. The endangered brittle greenhood orchid is one of 30 species of orchids found in the park. The highest point in the You Yangs is Flinders Peak. From the top you get uninterrupted views out to Melbourne and Geelong.

Yamaguchi Kirarahaku kinen koen parkrun course is a fairly flat one on paved paths around the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park. Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park is an athletic park full of natural beauty where everyone from children to seniors can enjoy sports and recreation. The facilities include a multipurpose dome with a field of artificial turf, a soccer/rugby field, a sports ground, a swimming pool, and more. There is also a large adventure playground, a beach for playing in the sand and water, and Japan’s largest lawn area, making it a popular spot for families. All toilets and playground equipment within Kirara Expo Memorial Park can be used free of charge by parkrunners. It is a relatively new parkrun venue, having held only ten events to date. Surprisingly the number of finishers is very low, having yet to reach double figures.

There were six first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. These were Amy Ramsden-Young in 19:54 at Woodhouse Moor; Josh Dawson in 18:27 at Lister Park; Cara Gates in 22:07 at Barnsley; Rupert Jordan in 17:42 at Belton House; Clare Slorach in 21:33 at Potternewton; and Vikki Hawkins who was first female and first overall in 43:27 at Yamaguchi Kirarahaku kinen koen.

There were thirteen PBs. These were by Reuben Keating with 17:07, Caite Burke with 22:10 and Sohebuzzaman Khan with 27:58 at Woodhouse Moor; Oliver Isaac with 20:06 at Wakefield Thornes; Simon McGrath with 19:21 at Warrington; Richard Cartwright with 22:38, Jonathan Pryor with 24:56, Ralph Kidner with 25:00 and Jaz Bangerh with 34:12 at Rothwell; Jonathan Carpenter with 24:20 at Roundhay; Alasdair Fellows with 28:35 at Perry Hall; Vicky Houghton with 25:22 at Selby; and Paul Farmery with 40:59 at Roberts Park.

Meg Coleman and Daniel Richardson joined the parkrun 25 club with their runs at Woodhouse Moor and Fulwell Quarry respectively.

Top female Age Grade% was 75.38% by Amy Ramsden-Young at Woodhouse Moor and top male Age Grade% was 77.71% by Chris Jones at Rothwell.

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

Women

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Abi THORNLEY	Penrith	UK	30:39	48.29%	21	–
Abigail PRUDHOE	Temple Newsam	UK	25:40	57.66%	32	–
Alison HARGREAVES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:33	55.11%	221	–
Alys GRIFFITHS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:24	54.38%	363	–
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:54	75.38%	307	–
Anna MOGER	Woodlands	UK	40:19	39.77%	374	1st
Anna STOCKS	Roberts Park	UK	32:54	45.04%	442	–
Anne AKERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	40:01	52.23%	448	–
Beverley MILLER	Pontefract	UK	31:21	63.69%	428	–
Caite BURKE	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:10	66.92%	44	PB
Cara GATES	Barnsley	UK	22:07	68.43%	287	1st
Carol ROGERS	Glen River	IE	27:46	68.91%	296	1st
Caroline SANDERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	57:25	28.85%	373	–
Caroline YOUNG	Markeaton	UK	43:01	34.99%	196	–
Catherine MCGUIRE	Armley	UK	26:33	57.25%	222	–
Ciara CROSSAN	Pontefract	UK	25:53	58.73%	160	–
Claire BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:23	53.90%	301	–
Claire HOUGHAM	Druridge Bay	UK	34:07	47.97%	413	1st
Clare MAXWELL	Watergrove	UK	35:43	52.08%	507	–
Clare SLORACH	Potternewton	UK	21:33	69.84%	157	–
Claudia BAUER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	35:18	43.34%	396	–
Daisy WALES	Perry Hall	UK	28:35	51.78%	84	1st
Eleanor WILLIAMS	Perry Hall	UK	28:34	51.81%	332	1st
Emily MARTINSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:27	69.00%	98	–
Grace ROBERTS	Westmill	UK	28:36	52.10%	170	1st
Heather FULTON	Skipton	UK	31:26	47.88%	182	–
Helen BEDDOW	Christie	UK	28:55	51.53%	204	1st
Helen NOYES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:54	68.11%	298	–
Hilary M Z LUND	Pontefract	UK	34:41	62.13%	387	–
Jane PRUST	Rothwell	UK	28:35	73.12%	224	–
Jaz BANGERH	Rothwell	UK	34:12	52.24%	733	PB
Jo RHODES	Rothwell	UK	25:20	59.01%	298	–
Kate SOLOMON	Potternewton	UK	30:03	49.31%	180	–
Kathryn HOGG	Kingsbury Water	UK	41:43	41.19%	186	1st
Kay JEFFERIES	Bramley	UK	45:16	41.68%	467	–
Laura GARRATT	Arrow Valley	UK	33:32	46.92%	72	1st
Lesley-Ann DONNELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:46	50.84%	294	–
Liz JONES	Rothwell	UK	47:30	44.00%	676	–
Lizzie COOMBES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	57:24	32.40%	349	–
Lorna BOWEN	Fountains Abbey	UK	45:46	33.21%	187	–
Lorraine BEAVIS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	35:17	62.07%	351	–
Louise GARDHAM	You Yangs	AU	28:08	63.51%	251	1st
Lucy MCKERRELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:20	69.38%	33	–
Lucy RIDER	Selby	UK	25:22	62.61%	389	–
Matilda RHODES	York	UK	31:50	46.49%	267	–
Meg COLEMAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:33	46.91%	25	–
Michelle DICKSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:00	53.44%	97	–
Naomi GAINS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:45	62.39%	27	–
Nicki DERRICK	Rothwell	UK	27:47	53.39%	320	–
Rebecca GOODY	Chevin Forest	UK	56:27	28.14%	112	–
Rebecca GRAY	Wakefield Thornes	UK	33:00	45.30%	418	–
Robyn JOHNSON	Rothay Park	UK	33:44	45.06%	351	–
Rosalie DANG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:45	51.48%	155	–
Sarah JEWERS	Oriam	UK	30:45	48.13%	146	1st
Sarah ROBERTS	Armley	UK	31:51	46.47%	244	–
Sarah UNDERWOOD	Daventry	UK	37:06	40.57%	252	1st
Surinder BHATTI	Woodhouse Moor	UK	45:08	37.59%	356	–
Teejay JONES	Chevin Forest	UK	55:12	28.77%	98	1st
Vicky HOUGHTON	Selby	UK	25:22	61.56%	529	PB
Vikki HAWKINS	Yamaguchi Kirarahaku kinen koen	JP	43:27	40.58%	267	1st

Men

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Adam SUMNALL	Roberts Park	UK	25:44	50.52%	158	1st
Alan BESWICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:06	63.09%	164	–
Alasdair FELLOWS	Perry Hall	UK	28:35	45.25%	66	PB
Andrew BLACK	Potternewton	UK	22:24	60.94%	129	–
Andrew CARRIER	Potternewton	UK	21:25	60.54%	125	–
Andrew P NICHOLLS	East Brighton	UK	27:22	62.42%	550	–
Bartosz LEWANDOWSKI	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:11	52.18%	303	–
Ben HARTLEY	York	UK	37:41	38.21%	391	1st
Ben WINFIELD	Armley	UK	27:45	46.49%	21	–
Chris CARRICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:51	54.07%	311	–
Chris HARRIS	Bramley	UK	27:45	48.11%	136	–
Chris JONES	Rothwell	UK	22:26	77.71%	764	–
Chris WORFOLK	Portrush	UK	28:45	46.78%	414	1st
Colin TRANTER	Rothwell	UK	25:00	57.13%	95	1st
Curtis BROADHEAD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:58	56.24%	203	–
Curtis PARKER-MILNES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:54	52.07%	248	–
Dan LEE	Chevin Forest	UK	56:25	24.93%	55	–
Daniel RICHARDSON	Fulwell Quarry	UK	21:47	59.22%	25	–
Daniel ROBERTS	Colney Lane	UK	22:57	56.64%	63	–
Daniel WAAS	Lincoln	UK	28:57	48.24%	535	–
David GREALY	University of Galway	IE	24:08	55.73%	209	–
Edward HALE	East Holmes Field	UK	18:17	70.74%	112	1st
Frazer CARR	Storeys Field	UK	17:35	73.74%	189	–
Gary GRANT	Buncrana	IE	25:02	54.13%	198	–
George ANDERSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	17:56	73.98%	52	–
George SULLIVAN	Gedling	UK	37:26	34.46%	224	–
Gordon CRAWFORD	Rothwell	UK	23:57	76.62%	259	1st
Harry WEBSTER	Bramley	UK	22:22	57.82%	36	1st
Jack HOLLAND	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:58	68.86%	70	–
Jack ROSE	York	UK	20:44	63.26%	257	–
James BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:58	51.36%	274	–
James UNDERWOOD	Bedford	UK	25:35	52.18%	162	–
Jamie DOBSON	Drumpellier Country	UK	27:13	49.79%	349	–
Jamie RYAN	Rothwell	UK	27:48	46.76%	363	–
Jed MOORE	Armley	UK	29:22	44.27%	68	–
Joe HOGG	Kingsbury Water	UK	27:46	55.82%	328	1st
Joe LAWLEY	Oriam	UK	30:45	42.44%	200	1st
John BLATHERWICK	Markeaton	UK	22:12	60.14%	426	–
Jonathan CARPENTER	Roundhay	UK	24:20	62.60%	41	PB
Jonathan COADE	Pontefract	UK	18:48	69.15%	116	–
Jonathan PRYOR	Rothwell	UK	24:56	53.21%	215	PB
Jonathan SPAIN	Christie	UK	17:50	74.39%	166	1st
Josh DAWSON	Lister Park	UK	18:27	71.91%	68	–
Mark HADDRILL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:36	50.18%	403	–
Matthew DRAKE	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:58	51.07%	29	–
Michael BOWEN	Fountains Abbey	UK	37:11	37.25%	148	–
Michael GARTSIDE	Wetherby	UK	24:11	56.44%	170	1st
Michael GODSALL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:48	52.02%	54	–
Mohammed MEGHRAOUA	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:43	51.92%	217	–
Nagendran BALARAMAL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:56	50.58%	28	–
Oliver ISAAC	Wakefield Thornes	UK	20:06	65.59%	61	PB
Paul FARMERY	Roberts Park	UK	40:59	34.08%	174	PB
Paul MILLIGAN	Middleton Woods	UK	22:46	61.79%	114	–
Paul RAMSDEN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:27	55.77%	268	–
Phil LINDSAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:51	54.21%	514	–
Philip FISHER	East Holmes Field	UK	27:10	48.53%	261	1st
Ralph KIDNER	Rothwell	UK	25:00	71.40%	379	PB
Reuben KEATING	Woodhouse Moor	UK	17:07	75.56%	195	PB
Richard CARTWRIGHT	Rothwell	UK	22:38	61.71%	73	PB
Richard KNIGHTON	Temple Newsam	UK	19:35	65.87%	97	–
Richard PULLAN	Rothwell	UK	28:17	60.40%	436	–
Rob MACDOWALL	Rothwell	UK	17:59	71.73%	22	–
Rob RILEY	Christchurch Park	UK	22:07	58.63%	252	1st
Robert BUTLER	East Holmes Field	UK	25:36	56.25%	186	1st
Rupert JORDAN	Belton House	UK	17:42	77.68%	110	–
Sam DOOLEY	Chevin Forest	UK	28:49	57.14%	417	–
Sam TOWNSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:26	55.05%	31	–
Samuel HADFIELD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:51	52.18%	38	–
Simon MCGRATH	Warrington	UK	19:21	70.03%	274	PB
Simon ROGERS	Glen River	IE	27:59	58.31%	330	1st
Sohebuzzaman KHAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:58	46.66%	5	PB
Stephen PRUST	Rothwell	UK	36:03	46.97%	210	–
Stuart HARRIS	Chevin Forest	UK	40:32	34.46%	212	–
Tobias ADKINS	Bramley	UK	19:36	67.26%	207	–
Tom MCNEILLIE	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:45	58.68%	124	–
William DOW	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:12	48.77%	87	–