parkrunday 22nd July 2023

The UK parkrun weather fairies must be on holiday at the moment because there was non-stop rain this weekend. However it didn’t put off the 50 HPH women and 53 HPH men out parkrunning across 44 venues this week.

Twenty-five Hyde Park Harriers tried out a new course and amongst them three new courses were added to the HPH list. These were Peacehaven between Brighton and Eastbourne on the South Coast by Andrew Nicholls; Thornham Walks in Suffolk by Rob Riley; and the inaugural Ashington Community Woodland parkrun in Northumberland by Andrew Bassett.

Peacehaven parkrun takes place in Centenary Park (The Big Park) which was officially opened on 15th April 2015 by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. It is in 11 acres of green space within the South Downs National Park. The park has two “magical” playgrounds. The toddler playground with its giant wood carved dragon, a peek a boo wall and the adventure playground for older children boasting a magnificent acorn tower and the biggest swing you’ve ever seen! The Park also has the Zero Degrees state-of-the-art Skatepark which is suitable for scooters, bikes, or traditional skaters – children from 5-50 have great fun here. Features include a skateable sundial, deep bowls and ramps.

Thornham Walks are part of the Thornham Estate in the village of Thornham Magna. The Walks include a Victorian Folly in the form of a gothic summerhouse that was restored in 2000; a special woodland area – the Memory Wood – where people can remember loved ones by planting a tree; the butterfly ride in an area that is managed to benefit the butterflies’ life cycle, and hopefully to increase their numbers. Some of the species you may spot are the meadow brown, peacock, small tortoiseshell, gatekeeper, speckled wood, comma, skipper and purple hairstreak; a nuttery – to supply sticks, hurdles, barrel hoops and nuts (the squirrels in my garden think that would be a welcome addition there); and a walled garden that has also been recently restored. The parkrun course is a two-lap mixed terrain course with sections which are narrow and include timber bridge crossings, and narrow turns on uneven ground, meaning participants will be in single file.

Ashington Community Woodland is a large woodland planting scheme which has been used to reclaim the former Ashington Colliery site and associated post industrial land. With its diverse range of habitats, it is home to a variety of wildlife and plants. There are plenty of opportunities to spot wildlife, including birds, deer, and foxes. The woodland is also home to a variety of trees, including oak, ash and beech. Ashington is renowned for producing a number of sporting legends including footballers Jack and Bobby Charlton and Jackie Milburn and cricketers Ben and Steve Harmison and Mark Wood. It is also famous for “The Pitmen Painters” a group of artists composed largely of mine workers who became celebrated in the British art world of the 1930s and 1940s.

There were no first finishing Hyde Park Harriers this week but there were eight PBs. These were by Jonathan Churchman with 23:55; Rebecca Dawson with 27:43 and Stephen Prust with 34:05 at Woodhouse Moor; Jordan Clifford with 21:32 at Bradford; Hannah Sutton with 27:34 at Roundhay – knocking 20s off last week’s PB there; Richard Neal with 26:24 at Exmouth; and Alys Griffiths with 25:52 and Sarah Jewers with 28:18 at Potternewton.

There were no new parkrun club members this week, but Poppy Forwood made it 200 with her run at Narin Beach in Ireland and Claudia Bauer reached 300 with her run at Woodhouse Moor.

Top female Age Grade% was 73.28% by Helen Williams at Harrogate and top male Age Grade% was 71.36% by Frazer Carr at Rothwell.

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

Women

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Alexandra Natalie SMITH	Roundhay	UK	28:53	51.24%	97	–
Alison HARGREAVES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:04	59.46%	146	–
Alys GRIFFITHS	Potternewton	UK	25:52	57.35%	267	PB
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNG	Sizewell	UK	29:52	49.89%	220	1st
Anna MOGER	Heslington	UK	29:42	52.97%	289	–
Anna STOCKS	Roundhay	UK	28:53	51.24%	336	–
Anne AKERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	39:38	51.14%	381	–
Becky WEBB	Roundhay	UK	30:10	49.06%	101	–
Carol ROGERS	Heaton	UK	27:48	66.91%	199	–
Caroline SANDERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:04	57.72%	299	–
Caroline YOUNG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:33	47.39%	131	–
Chloe WILSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:55	51.18%	31	–
Claire BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:04	53.92%	231	–
Claire HOUGHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	36:59	43.35%	333	–
Clare MAXWELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:03	64.53%	410	–
Claudia BAUER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:02	44.47%	300	–
Daisy WALES	Sizewell	UK	29:53	49.53%	26	1st
Danni BRYANT	Rising Sun	UK	44:49	33.02%	121	1st
Eleanor WILLIAMS	Harlow	UK	24:45	59.80%	236	1st
Emma AMOR	Lochore Meadows	UK	27:40	54.04%	181	–
Emma BROWN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:30	48.52%	238	–
Gemma NEWMAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:56	54.95%	70	–
Hannah SUTTON	Roundhay	UK	27:34	53.75%	16	PB
Heather FULTON	Heslington	UK	29:47	50.20%	164	–
Helen BEDDOW	Birkenhead	UK	27:33	53.84%	129	–
Helen WILLIAMS	Harrogate	UK	22:20	73.28%	341	–
Jane PRUST	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:21	71.49%	117	–
Jaz BANGERH	Chevin Forest	UK	52:12	33.37%	625	–
Karly STRINGER	Cross Flatts	UK	26:38	56.82%	162	–
Kathryn HOGG	Conyngham Hall	UK	47:35	34.82%	168	1st
Kay JEFFERIES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	38:50	47.25%	392	–
Lesley-Ann DONNELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:49	52.05%	205	–
Linda GLENDINNING	Chevin Forest	UK	52:10	40.67%	282	1st
Liz JONES	Oakwell Hall	UK	44:22	45.68%	574	–
Lizzie COOMBES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:04	64.49%	263	–
Lucy RIDER	Pontefract	UK	30:16	51.60%	302	–
Manesha CHAUHAN	Oaklands	UK	39:08	40.20%	155	–
Monika PUGEVICIUTE	Oak Hill	UK	32:37	45.58%	84	1st
Muyang ZHANG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:17	45.84%	13	–
Naomi ADKINS	Maryport Prom	UK	30:36	48.58%	186	–
Nicki DERRICK	Penistone	UK	28:07	52.64%	241	1st
Poppy FORWOOD	Narin Beach	IE	51:47	32.96%	200	1st
Rebecca DAWSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:43	53.40%	171	PB
Robin CULSHAW	Bramley	UK	27:16	54.52%	87	–
Robyn JOHNSON	Rothay Park	UK	34:25	43.73%	244	–
Rosalie DANG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:57	51.12%	82	–
Sarah JEWERS	Potternewton	UK	28:18	52.30%	69	PB
Susie BARRETT	Blandford	UK	41:33	59.41%	103	–
Vicky HOUGHTON	Bramley	UK	27:17	56.38%	424	–
Vikki HAWKINS	Futakotamagawa	JP	38:27	44.69%	176	–

Men

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Alasdair FELLOWS	Sizewell	UK	29:54	43.14%	49	1st
Alex FELLS	Armley	UK	27:03	47.94%	80	–
Alexander PERKIN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:34	57.16%	89	–
Andrew BASSETT	Ashington Community Woodland	UK	23:36	54.66%	247	1st
Andrew P NICHOLLS	Peacehaven	UK	25:14	66.45%	452	1st
Bartosz LEWANDOWSKI	Skipton	UK	27:32	50.73%	268	–
Ben HARTLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:41	55.22%	320	–
Charlie JACKETT	Rothwell	UK	22:47	61.30%	193	–
Chris HARRIS	Roberts Park	UK	23:52	55.24%	64	–
Chris JONES	Oakwell Hall	UK	25:28	67.08%	656	–
Chris WORFOLK	Cabinteely	IE	27:12	48.77%	310	–
Dan DONNELLY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:35	45.20%	154	–
Daniel FAWCETT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:01	42.98%	39	–
Daniel WAAS	Armley	UK	26:22	52.15%	425	1st
David DANIEL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:41	46.19%	40	–
David GREALY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:33	49.97%	113	–
Frazer CARR	Rothwell	UK	18:06	71.36%	101	–
Gary GRANT	Ballincollig	IE	23:13	57.50%	165	–
George SULLIVAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:30	54.89%	185	–
George WEBSTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:05	38.99%	110	–
James BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	43:21	31.49%	253	–
Jamie RYAN	Penistone	UK	21:14	60.91%	274	1st
Jason NEWELL	Clumber Park	UK	31:08	48.13%	309	1st
Joe HOGG	Conyngham Hall	UK	47:35	32.01%	312	1st
Joe LAWLEY	Potternewton	UK	22:08	58.58%	108	PB
John BLATHERWICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:33	41.79%	323	–
Jonathan CHURCHMAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:55	62.65%	70	PB
Jonathan COADE	Salcey Forest	UK	25:40	50.39%	35	–
Jonathan PRYOR	Chevin Forest	UK	40:54	32.07%	121	1st
Jordan CLIFFORD	Bradford	UK	21:33	59.86%	13	–
Joseph ELMES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:17	39.96%	36	–
Mark HADDRILL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:03	40.09%	309	–
Michael GARTSIDE	Roberts Park	UK	25:39	52.44%	92	–
Mohammed ASLAM	Roundhay	UK	31:14	49.63%	227	–
Nick SHAKHLEVICH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:30	42.12%	72	–
Nigel WALLIS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:40	65.46%	58	–
Paul FARMERY	Fountains Abbey	UK	42:12	32.58%	143	–
Paul RAMSDEN	Sizewell	UK	29:51	48.63%	193	1st
Paul ROBINSON	Armley	UK	23:04	60.55%	118	–
Peter WHITE 2015	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:18	51.91%	201	–
Richard CARTWRIGHT	Potternewton	UK	24:46	55.52%	32	1st
Richard NEAL	Exmouth	UK	26:24	60.23%	113	PB
Richard PULLAN	Rothwell	UK	27:38	60.68%	349	–
Rob RILEY	Thornham Walks	UK	20:52	61.82%	155	1st
Robert BUTLER	Scunthorpe	UK	25:56	54.69%	109	1st
Sam DOOLEY	Wynyard Woodland	UK	24:50	65.17%	318	1st
Simon ROGERS	Heaton	UK	27:49	57.64%	233	–
Stephen PRUST	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:05	48.75%	112	PB
Steve BROWN	Chevin Forest	UK	32:58	47.42%	224	–
Stuart HARRIS	Fountains Abbey	UK	39:06	35.17%	168	–
Tom ELCOCK	Philips Park	UK	26:02	53.20%	404	1st
Tom MCNEILLIE	Elgin	UK	22:32	58.51%	67	1st
William WATKINS	Albert	AU	22:50	56.50%	33	1st