parkrunday 3rd October 2026

There were 62 HPH women and 76 HPH men out parkrunning across 50 venues worldwide this week.

Twenty-four Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course. Four of these were new to the HPH list. These were Moose Beach in Canada by Kay Jefferies; Maborikaigan yuhodo in Japan by Vikki Hawkins; Hiroshima Stadium Park, also in Japan, by Lucy McKerrell; and Elara Riparian Parklands in Australia by Philip Fisher.

Moose Beach parkrun takes place in Orillia, Ontario nestled at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Known as the “Sunshine City”, the city’s large waterfront attracts many tourists to the area every year. The area’s largest employer is Casino Rama – a large casino, hotel, and entertainment complex ln the reserve land of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. The casino also includes several restaurants and a hotel and spa, as well as an acclaimed theatre, the Entertainment Center, which features seats for over 5,000 people and regularly hosts top-billing international shows and artists. The parkrun is an out and back route on paved path around Tudhope Park, Orillia, overlooking Lake Couchiching. The start and finish is close to Moose Beach.

Maborikaigan yuhodo parkrun is a two lap out-and-back course along the Umahori Coastal Promenade in the city of Yokosuka in the Greater Tokyo Area. A monument to sailor William Adams in nearby Tsukayama Park is a local landmark in Yokosuka. William Adams was the first Briton to set foot in Japan after arriving at Uraga aboard the Dutch trading vessel Liefde in 1600. In 1612, he was granted the title of samurai and a fief in Hemi within the boundaries of present-day Yokosuka, due to his services to the Tokugawa shogunate. James Clavell based his best-selling novel Shōgun on Adams’s life.

Hiroshima Stadium Park parkrun is three laps out-and back on a paved riverside path. It is close to the Atomic Bomb Dome, which is a prominent structure that remained standing in the area around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. The ruin serves as a memorial to the over 140,000 people killed in the bombing. It is permanently kept in a state of preserved ruin as a reminder of the destructive effects of nuclear warfare.

Elara Riparian Parklands is a 24-hectare open-space and green corridor located in the Stockland Elara master-planned community in Marsden Park in North West Sydney. The parkrun course is one lap of a northern path loop, followed by two laps out and back, around the perimeter of the main water catchment area and the most northern path. The course is run entirely on permanent paths. The start and finish is close to the main BBQ facility area in the parklands.

There were three first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. These were Richard Knighton in a PB time of 19:18 at Temple Newsam; Lucy McKerrell in 23:19 at Hiroshima Stadium Park; and Nick Shakhlevich in 19:50 at Conyngham Hall. There were seven other PBs. These were by Megan Foster with 22:02 at Woodhouse Moor; Sylvia McLellan with 31:04 at Armley; Clare Slorach with 20:37 at Rothwell; Anna Grugel Smith with 23:52 at Heslington; andrew Black with 20:55 at Endcliffe; Vicente Ponsoda with 24:08 at Chevin Forest; and Muyang Zhang with 29:31 at Worsley Woods.

There were four new members of any of the parkrun milestone clubs. These were Judith Meadows at Woodhouse Moor who did her 50th parkrun; Hanna Gul Ongun at Roundhay who did her 100th parkrun; Joe Lawley at Bo’ness Foreshore who did his 250th parkrun; and Louise Gardham who did her 300th parkrun at Woodhouse Moor.

The top female Age Grade% was 73.73% by Clare Slorach at Rothwell – the same time as last week at Pontefract. The top male Age Grade% was 77.52% by Rupert Jordan at Whitley Bay.

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

Women

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Alison HARGREAVESWoodhouse MoorUK27:1058.47%261–
Alys GRIFFITHSWoodhouse MoorUK54:0827.71%419–
Amaia IMAZ BLANCOYorkUK38:0638.85%651st
Amber EDWARDSCornerstone LakesUS29:1650.91%2841st
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNGRedcarUK25:1459.64%3581st
Anna GRUGEL SMITHHeslingtonUK23:5262.01%17PB
Anna MOGERRothwellUK35:2245.81%421–
Anna STOCKSHarrogateUK22:1066.92%499–
Becky WEBBBramleyUK37:0540.00%165–
Cara GATESChevin ForestUK28:1153.93%332–
Carol ROGERSHeatonUK32:2959.72%352–
Caroline SANDERSWoodhouse MoorUK56:5729.44%409–
Caroline YOUNGWoodhouse MoorUK27:5854.35%221–
Charlotte Victoria EVAWoodhouse MoorUK32:4446.44%68–
Claire HOUGHAMWoodhouse MoorUK33:1049.95%469–
Claire LYONSWoodhouse MoorUK27:3157.72%291–
Clare SLORACHRothwellUK20:3773.73%212PB
Claudia BAUERWoodhouse MoorUK34:5943.97%456–
Eleanor WILLIAMSWoodhouse MoorUK33:3344.11%384–
Ellie SHIPPWoodhouse MoorUK33:3344.11%185–
Emily MARTINSONThe Cinder TrackUK23:2863.14%1321st
Erin SHEPHERDWoodhouse MoorUK30:2548.66%53–
Fleur SISWICKWoodhouse MoorUK33:3344.41%110–
Grace ROBERTSFountains AbbeyUK27:1654.83%2161st
Hanna GUL ONGUNRoundhayUK33:4945.49%100–
Helen NOYESWoodhouse MoorUK32:3361.34%352–
Honor BALDRYWoodhouse MoorUK21:4670.67%136–
Jane PRUSTWoodlandsUK30:0170.68%2831st
Jayne GLENNONBrooklyn BridgeUS34:3754.50%4191st
Jaz BANGERHWoodhouse MoorUK36:1349.98%796–
Judith MEADOWSWoodhouse MoorUK41:2343.17%50–
Julie ROBSONWoodhouse MoorUK41:2246.25%269–
Karly STRINGERPontefractUK32:5546.73%299–
Katherine LEYRoundhayUK31:1649.95%120–
Kay JEFFERIESMoose BeachCA40:0447.75%5121st
Lara CHAPMANArmleyUK50:1930.80%229–
Larissa CAIRNSPrudhoe RiversideUK35:5641.19%1671st
Laura HALLIWELLTemple NewsamUK33:2744.54%89–
Laura KETTLEWELLWoodhouse MoorUK27:4257.88%264–
Liz JONESWithernsea PromenadeUK37:4656.18%7331st
Lizzie COOMBESWoodhouse MoorUK54:0934.84%367–
Lorraine BEAVISWoodhouse MoorUK38:1458.24%388–
Louise GARDHAMWoodhouse MoorUK32:3355.61%300–
Lucy BONNETTWoodhouse MoorUK26:5954.85%38–
Lucy MCKERRELLHiroshima Stadium ParkJP23:1963.47%551st
Lucy RIDERWoodhouse MoorUK28:3456.13%441–
Manesha CHAUHANOaklandsUK31:1351.90%263–
Meg COLEMANWoodhouse MoorUK30:5447.90%52–
Megan FOSTERWoodhouse MoorUK22:0267.17%107PB
Muyang ZHANGWorsley WoodsUK29:3150.37%27PB
Naomi MILESWoodhouse MoorUK27:5853.64%264–
Nicola HAROLDArmleyUK50:1831.88%2261st
Poppy FORWOODWarringtonUK41:4138.30%2891st
Rebecca GOODYPotternewtonUK48:3632.99%168–
Rebecca GRAYWoodhouse MoorUK31:2947.80%475–
Robyn JOHNSONRothay ParkUK55:0527.78%411–
Sarah JEWERSBo’ness ForeshoreUK31:3546.86%1891st
Sarah ROBERTSEndcliffeUK29:3849.94%287–
Sarah UNDERWOODHeatonUK23:3464.21%299–
Sylvia MCLELLANArmleyUK31:0452.15%111PB
Vicky HOUGHTONClumber ParkUK29:4852.80%587–
Vikki HAWKINSMaborikaigan yuhodoJP43:1941.25%3221st

Men

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Adam SUMNALLHarrogateUK23:3155.49%190–
Alan BESWICKTemple NewsamUK28:0759.10%201–
Alex TURNBULLHarrogateUK24:3960.78%87–
Alexander PERKINWoodhouse MoorUK23:4954.30%166–
Andrew BLACKEndcliffeUK20:5565.74%178PB
Andrew CARRIERRothwellUK24:1353.68%181–
Andrew P NICHOLLSForo ItalicoIT27:5861.68%606–
Andy BESTWoodhouse MoorUK28:1556.76%409–
Andy JUDDWoodhouse MoorUK27:4658.28%393–
Ben HARTLEYWoodhouse MoorUK26:5453.97%452–
Ben MEPHAMWoodhouse MoorUK26:4748.16%215–
Charlie JACKETTArmleyUK21:5265.32%290–
Chris CARRICKWoodhouse MoorUK26:0456.14%356–
Chris HARRISRoberts ParkUK24:0655.81%188–
Chris JONESWithernsea PromenadeUK23:4274.40%8271st
Chris WORFOLKLister ParkUK38:4534.97%4681st
Colin TRANTERCross FlattsUK22:2664.19%126–
Curtis BROADHEADWoodhouse MoorUK21:1560.86%247–
Curtis PARKER-MILNESWoodhouse MoorUK35:0037.14%273–
Dan DONNELLYWoodhouse MoorUK26:5759.49%229–
Daniel ALLISONWoodhouse MoorUK22:5556.44%126–
Daniel WAASThonock Lane FarmUK32:1044.09%598–
David GREALYSloughbottomUK23:1658.24%264–
Derrick MACEYDoddington HallUK36:3442.75%82–
Edward HALEHuddersfieldUK25:5550.03%171–
Frazer CARRGorleston CliffsUK23:0156.48%230–
Gary GRANTBallincolligIE23:5756.99%228–
George FIDCZUKWoodhouse MoorUK27:0147.87%10–
George SULLIVANWoodhouse MoorUK26:1749.08%268–
Graeme MILESWoodhouse MoorUK23:1660.03%202–
Harry WEBSTERWoodhouse MoorUK19:2666.72%63–
Jack ROSEHolme PierrepontUK22:5357.61%2941st
Jamie DOBSONCuningar LoopUK26:4351.09%390–
Jamie RYANRothwellUK25:3950.88%415–
Joe HOGGWetherbyUK27:3057.33%346–
Joe LAWLEYBo’ness ForeshoreUK30:2443.15%2501st
John BLATHERWICKWoodhouse MoorUK26:4050.81%483–
Jonathan PRYORArmleyUK33:1140.23%275–
Jonathan SPAINWoodhouse MoorUK22:5858.13%210–
Joseph ELMESWorsley WoodsUK29:3243.79%82–
Joseph WILSONPotternewtonUK28:5344.89%202–
Kevin LONGMATEMiddleton WoodsUK21:4762.66%94–
Lucas JOHNSTONEWoodhouse MoorUK25:4050.26%171–
Mark HADDRILLWoodhouse MoorUK26:3852.82%461–
Matt BARTONWoodhouse MoorUK28:3450.00%336–
Matthew BATTENWoodhouse MoorUK22:4157.16%138–
Matthew DRAKEWoodhouse MoorUK24:3458.62%48–
Matthew GRAYWoodhouse MoorUK31:3042.38%276–
Michael GODSALLBramleyUK24:4952.05%701st
Nick PAYNEWoodhouse MoorUK26:0453.58%169–
Nick SHAKHLEVICHConyngham HallUK19:5068.32%164–
Nigel WALLISWoodhouse MoorUK22:5863.21%153–
Oliver ISAACWoodhouse MoorUK33:3439.52%96–
Paul RAMSDENRedcarUK24:1161.47%3131st
Paul ROBINSONRothwellUK20:3269.56%228–
Paul SAWYERWoodhouse MoorUK26:3752.47%322–
Phil HAMMONDWoodhouse MoorUK32:4251.27%211–
Phil LINDSAYWoodhouse MoorUK33:1556.04%572–
Philip FISHERElara Riparian ParklandsAU25:2652.16%2711st
Reuben KEATINGRoundhayUK21:1261.16%213–
Richard KNIGHTONTemple NewsamUK19:1867.01%118PB
Richard PULLANRothwellUK36:5246.79%488–
Robert BUTLERLister ParkUK30:5946.85%246–
Rupert JORDANWhitley BayUK17:5277.52%124–
Sam DOOLEYThorp PerrowUK26:4562.12%479–
Sam TOWNSONWoodhouse MoorUK24:1353.27%59–
Simon ROGERSHeatonUK27:1960.83%390–
Sohebuzzaman KHANWoodhouse MoorUK29:2944.49%34–
Stephen PRUSTWoodlandsUK36:5146.36%2661st
Thomas MOULDINGWoodhouse MoorUK18:0871.97%242–
Timothy LINLEYWoodhouse MoorUK21:4464.72%165–
Tobias ADKINSWoodhouse MoorUK18:1672.63%239–
Tom MCNEILLIERoundhayUK23:1357.93%143–
Vicente PONSODAChevin ForestUK24:0855.32%117PB
William DOWWoodhouse MoorUK26:5749.54%127–
William WATKINSThe PasturesUK22:4257.12%721st