parkrunday 21st December 2024

There were 59 HPH women and 66 HPH men out parkrunning across 46 venues worldwide this week.

Sixteen Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course. Two of these courses were new to the HPH list. These were Battersea by Eleanor Williams and Cockermouth Greenway by Joe Lawley.

Battersea park in London is steeped in history. Prior to becoming a park it was known as Battersea Fields and was where the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea had a duel to settle a matter of honour in 1829. The park hosted the first exhibition football game played under the rules of the recently formed Football Association on 9 January 1864. From the mid 1860s, the park was home to the leading amateur football team Wanderers F.C., winners of the first FA Cup, in 1872. In 1951 the northern parts of the park were transformed into the “Pleasure Gardens” as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations. Popular attractions included the Battersea Funfair, with roller coasters, swings and roundabouts; the Guinness Clock, designed by Jan Le Witt and George Him; and the Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway. In 1978 Battersea Park hosted a big punk rock concert featuring The Stranglers who booked some strippers to up the show’s visual aspect. Eventually the police were called and took down all of the young ladies’ particulars. The park is currently home to a small children’s zoo, a boating lake, a bandstand, and all-weather outdoor sporting facilities including tennis courts, football pitches, and a running track – used for training by the UK’s most successful athletics club Belgrave Harriers. The parkrun course is a flat two laps anti-clockwise entirely on tarmac paths around the south loop of the park.

Cockermouth Greenway parkrun course is three out and back laps on tarmac on the Cockermouth Greenway footpath that runs along an old railway line. The one mile long traffic free footpath has pieces of metal art and local historical information at points along its length.

There were two first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. These were Thomas Moulding in 16:46 on his first time at York and Clare Slorach in 22:20 at Potternewton. There were ten PBs. These were by Christopher Kemp with 19:19, Craig Morland with 19:28, Ed Shakespeare with 22:56 and Alice Houldcroft with 29:53 at Woodhouse Moor; Cara Gates with 23:44 at Ashton Court; Pablo Tenorio Villegas with 18:50 at York; Frazer Carr with 18:12 at Roundhay; Nick Shakhlevich with 18:04 at Selby; Mike Gallagher with 18:47 at Roberts Park; and Chris Worfolk with 24:03 at Marlay in Ireland.

Paul Milligan and Andrew Black joined the parkrun 100 club and Paul Ramsden joined the parkrun 250 club with their runs at Woodhouse Moor.

Top female Age Grade% was 77.28% by Coralie Bell at Storeys Field and top male Age Grade% was 77.34% by Thomas Moulding at York.

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

Women

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Alice HOULDCROFTWoodhouse MoorUK29:5349.53%71PB
Alison HARGREAVESWoodhouse MoorUK25:0062.47%199–
Amber EDWARDSScunthorpeUK26:5954.97%2391st
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNGWoodhouse MoorUK29:5050.28%281–
Anna J HIGGINSHolyroodUK33:1344.76%118–
Anna STOCKSRoundhayUK32:2045.82%409–
Anne AKERSWoodhouse MoorUK37:2055.13%426–
Bethany CHAMBERSBostonUK24:3060.41%158–
Cara GATESAshton CourtUK23:4463.41%264PB
Carol ROGERSHeatonUK26:2671.37%263–
Catherine MCGUIREArmleyUK29:3051.53%200–
Charlotte Victoria EVAWoodhouse MoorUK29:3250.96%48–
Chloe WILSONWoodhouse MoorUK29:3150.14%55–
Claire LYONSWoodhouse MoorUK26:4758.31%234–
Clare MAXWELLWoodhouse MoorUK34:5152.65%476–
Clare SLORACHPotternewtonUK22:2067.39%130–
Claudia BAUERWoodhouse MoorUK34:1744.34%366–
Coralie BELLStoreys FieldUK19:0977.28%36–
Daisy WALESWoodhouse MoorUK29:3250.11%66–
Debbie BROWNLong EatonUK28:2063.88%314–
Eleanor WILLIAMSBatterseaUK26:1456.42%3021st
Ellie SHIPPWoodhouse MoorUK31:4146.71%119–
Emily MARTINSONYorkUK23:0464.16%701st
Emma AMORHazleheadUK31:4947.15%227–
Emma MACKENZIEYorkUK22:5466.08%52–
Grace ROBERTSWoodhouse MoorUK34:0643.60%148–
Hannah LONGWoodhouse MoorUK33:3744.03%52–
Helen BEDDOWWoodhouse MoorUK31:4246.90%179–
Helen NOYESWoodhouse MoorUK28:0070.30%274–
Jane PRUSTWoodhouse MoorUK28:4271.72%192–
Jaz BANGERHWoodhouse MoorUK39:0345.16%699–
Jo RHODESWoodhouse MoorUK30:5548.36%272–
Karly STRINGERCross FlattsUK29:5350.86%225–
Kate PANKHURSTBramleyUK34:5245.12%143–
Kristan WEBBWoodhouse MoorUK55:4933.80%264–
Laura HASTINGSRothay ParkUK29:0652.00%268–
Lesley-Ann DONNELLHoly Cross CollegeUK27:1355.30%267–
Liz JONESWoodhouse MoorUK39:0252.73%644–
Lorraine BEAVISWoodhouse MoorUK40:1153.63%328–
Louise GARDHAMWoodhouse MoorUK34:0551.74%224–
Lucy RIDERPontefractUK29:1353.85%363–
Manesha CHAUHANOaklandsUK38:4341.02%205–
Matilda RHODESWoodhouse MoorUK29:5449.50%247–
Michelle DICKSONWoodhouse MoorUK28:2958.16%89–
Nicki DERRICKRothwellUK26:2456.12%296–
Poppy FORWOODMelton MowbrayUK53:3430.40%2401st
Rebecca GRAYWoodhouse MoorUK23:1264.44%387–
Robyn JOHNSONRothay ParkUK37:3140.34%317–
Rosalie DANGWoodhouse MoorUK31:3846.79%128–
Rosie LEWISGuernseyUK38:0038.95%21–
Sarah JEWERSWokingUK27:2454.01%1221st
Sarah MARKLESSRothwellUK28:0252.85%118–
Sarah ROBERTSEndcliffeUK24:5159.56%220–
Sarah UNDERWOODWoodhouse MoorUK54:0327.75%228–
Surinder BHATTIWoodhouse MoorUK33:0050.81%339–
Tami BONDRentonUS28:3866.82%95–
Teejay JONESYorkUK47:3133.11%861st
Vicky HOUGHTONWithernsea PromenadeUK24:2563.48%4951st
Vikki HAWKINSFutakotamagawaJP39:3544.00%237–

Men

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Abdu AHMEDStoreys FieldUK17:0975.22%88–
Adam SUMNALLRoundhayUK26:4648.44%144–
Alan BESWICKWoodhouse MoorUK28:3057.25%149–
Andrew BLACKWoodhouse MoorUK19:3969.47%100–
Andrew CARRIERSheringhamUK20:3563.00%98–
Andrew P NICHOLLSForo ItalicoIT24:4268.56%520–
Ben MEPHAMBostonUK22:2857.42%163–
Charlie JACKETTWoodhouse MoorUK23:5658.77%226–
Chris CARRICKRoundhayUK25:4955.78%286–
Chris HARRISLister ParkUK40:5832.38%111–
Chris JONESWoodhouse MoorUK23:1074.46%731–
Chris WORFOLKMarlayIE24:0355.93%383PB
Christopher KEMPWoodhouse MoorUK19:1966.78%18PB
Colin TRANTERWoodhouse MoorUK20:3369.02%80–
Craig MORLANDWoodhouse MoorUK19:2867.38%18PB
Curtis BROADHEADSouthportUK19:3665.82%1781st
Daniel ALLISONWoodhouse MoorUK27:4246.57%71–
Daniel CLAYTONNorthwichUK21:2960.05%78–
Daniel WAASThonock Lane FarmUK30:0746.38%501–
David GREALYCattonUK27:2248.78%180–
Dominic O’KEYWoodhouse MoorUK22:0858.96%167–
Ed SHAKESPEAREWoodhouse MoorUK22:5656.25%36PB
Frazer CARRRoundhayUK18:1271.06%161PB
George WEBSTERWoodhouse MoorUK32:0840.15%142–
Gordon CRAWFORDWoodhouse MoorUK25:1971.43%246–
Gregor LAWSONHolyroodUK21:4060.23%1201st
Ian MARTINSONHullUK21:5075.42%78–
Jack CLARKEWoodhouse MoorUK24:3956.19%27–
Jack HOLLANDWoodhouse MoorUK20:5465.31%58–
Jack ROSENewarkUK22:4557.66%2321st
James UNDERWOODWoodhouse MoorUK32:1941.05%145–
Jamie RYANRothwellUK26:2549.09%333–
Joe LAWLEYCockermouth GreenwayUK22:2857.86%1711st
John BLATHERWICKWoodhouse MoorUK29:3745.08%397–
Jonathan COADEWoodhouse MoorUK21:4759.53%90–
Jonathan PRYORKew WoodsUK26:1950.09%1841st
Lee TAYLORPotternewtonUK24:1159.55%118–
Mark HADDRILLWoodhouse MoorUK29:2547.08%373–
Matt BARTONWoodhouse MoorUK24:5256.57%276–
Michael GARTSIDERoberts ParkUK22:3960.26%157–
Michael VARGASGreat DenhamUK18:5572.16%219–
Mike GALLAGHERRoberts ParkUK18:4773.20%122PB
Mohammed ASLAMRoundhayUK34:1346.08%254–
Mohammed MEGHRAOUAWoodhouse MoorUK30:0254.33%202–
Nathan JEFFSHalifaxUK25:5149.90%291st
Nick SHAKHLEVICHSelbyUK18:0473.89%108PB
Nigel WALLISWoodhouse MoorUK24:5357.87%97–
Pablo TENORIO VILLEGASYorkUK18:5070.44%23PB
Paul MILLIGANWoodhouse MoorUK26:0953.79%100–
Paul RAMSDENWoodhouse MoorUK26:3854.94%250–
Paul ROBINSONCross FlattsUK20:5667.20%177–
Paul SAWYERWoodhouse MoorUK22:4760.35%265–
Phil LINDSAYWoodhouse MoorUK45:4040.18%481–
Richard EDWARDSWoodhouse MoorUK29:3749.02%368–
Richard KNIGHTONWoodhouse MoorUK19:0067.89%82–
Richard PULLANRothwellUK29:0358.29%405–
Rob RILEYCattonUK23:4954.30%224–
Robert BUTLERDoddington HallUK27:2252.19%1621st
Ropafadzo NOAHArmleyUK20:1163.91%16–
Sam DOOLEYHeslingtonUK24:4565.93%387–
Sam TOWNSONHolyroodUK19:1666.96%211st
Simon ROGERSHeatonUK28:5656.39%297–
Stephen PRUSTWoodhouse MoorUK36:4745.58%178–
Thomas MOULDINGYorkUK16:4677.34%1621st
Timothy LINLEYWoodhouse MoorUK21:3963.97%131–
Tom MCNEILLIEWoodhouse MoorUK22:3858.62%105–