parkrunday 25th April 2026

This week there were 49 HPH women and 55 HPH men out parkrunning across 42 venues worldwide.

Twenty-one Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course. Two of these were new to the HPH list. These were Heritage Coastal Path in Easington by Vicky Houghton, King George V Playing Field in Cheltenham by Chris Jones and Kilkenny Lane Country in Oxfordshire by Rob Riley.

The Heritage Coastal Path (now part of the King Charles III England Coast Path) goes past Easington Colliery village. The path provides wonderful views of the cliffs, beaches and coastal wildlife. Look out to sea to spot dolphins and seals. Easington Colliery doubled as the fictitious Everington in the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Easington itself is notable for being the town with the highest percentage of white residents in England (99.2% white in 2001). According to the results of the 2001 census, it also has the UK’s lowest population of Jedi knights. The parkrun course starts adjacent to a large car park. It passes under a railway bridge to the coastal path and then follows a figure of eight route with open cliff top views.

The King George V Playing Field in Cheltenham is located beside the residential areas of St. Marks and Rowanfield. As a park it is used by locals to walk their dogs; for children to play and use the playground; for football and rugby matches; and for local events. The parkrun course is three rather convoluted laps around the playing fields. The route is mainly trail with steep banking. Trail shoes are recommended if it’s wet. Insect repellent is recommended if it’s damp and humid.

Kilkenny Lane Country Park is an ideal location for playing, walking, jogging, horse-riding or simply relaxing with a picnic. There are 2.5km of footpaths and bridleways as well as an adventure play area. The play area has sensory elements, landscaped features such as mounds and tunnels, and some unusual features (like willow igloos and a totem pole) and aims to exercise the mind as well as the body. Children will discover old favourites – a zip-wire, swings and slides – as well as new ones as they bounce on trampolines or swing in hammocks, dig in the sandpit or venture into a willow maze. The park is close to RAF Brize Norton – the largest station of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. The parkrun course is two and a bit clockwise loops on a mix of grass and gravel paths. The route is mostly flat with gentle inclines.

There were no first finishing Hyde Park Harriers. However, there were two 2nd finishers. These were Clare Slorach in a PB time of 21:11 at Armley and Rebecca Gray in 21:58 at Malmö Ribersborg. There were seven other PBs. These were by Alexander Perkin with 23:08 at Potternewton; Emma Brown with 28:28 at East Holmes Field; William Watkins with 24:50 at Bramley; Elizabeth Wardale with 31:56 at Chevin Forest;Edward Hale with 18:26 and Aisling Davis with 21:27 at York; and Cara Gates with 28:02 at Bedford.

There were no new members of the official parkrun clubs.

Top female Age Grade% was 73.35% by Carol Rogers at Heaton and top male Age Grade% was 72.69% by Chris Jones at King George V Playing Field.

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

Women

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Aisling DAVISYorkUK21:2769.00%106PB
Alys GRIFFITHSWetherbyUK27:4353.94%402–
Amber EDWARDSWoodhouse MoorUK28:1052.78%274–
Anna J HIGGINSHampstead HeathUK28:0053.39%131–
Anna MOGEREast Holmes FieldUK32:0050.10%4051st
Anna STOCKSPontefractUK24:0961.42%478–
Anne AKERSWoodhouse MoorUK41:4250.88%471–
Becky WEBBWoodhouse MoorUK31:0447.75%156–
Cara GATESBedfordUK28:0253.98%317PB
Carol ROGERSHeatonUK26:0573.35%332–
Caroline SANDERSWoodhouse MoorUK1:05:5425.44%398–
Caroline YOUNGRoundhayUK1:01:2324.65%213–
Claire HOUGHAMWoodhouse MoorUK33:4848.42%448–
Claire LYONSWoodhouse MoorUK24:3464.65%275–
Clare EVANSArmleyUK26:1157.29%402–
Clare SLORACHArmleyUK21:1171.44%193PB
Claudia BAUERWoodhouse MoorUK34:1644.65%433–
Daisy WALESWoodhouse MoorUK33:1344.56%110–
Eleanor WILLIAMSWoodhouse MoorUK33:1344.56%367–
Elizabeth WARDALEChevin ForestUK31:5646.35%66PB
Ellie SHIPPWoodhouse MoorUK33:1444.53%168–
Emily MARTINSONWoodhouse MoorUK29:1250.68%116–
Emma BROWNEast Holmes FieldUK28:2852.05%277PB
Fleur SISWICKWoodhouse MoorUK33:1444.73%97–
Grace ROBERTSGedlingUK27:3753.95%1961st
Helen BEDDOWCatfordUK31:4847.01%2331st
Helen NOYESWoodhouse MoorUK37:3053.24%333–
Jane PRUSTMaryport PromUK29:0373.03%2611st
Jayne GLENNONWoodhouse MoorUK32:0358.03%401–
Jaz BANGERHWoodhouse MoorUK37:2948.29%773–
Jennifer BENETTLytham HallUK28:4151.71%64–
Karly STRINGERCross FlattsUK29:5551.42%283–
Kay JEFFERIESWoodhouse MoorUK1:05:5129.06%495–
Laura HALLIWELLHackney MarshesUK26:3655.89%811st
Lesley-Ann DONNELLWoodhouse MoorUK33:4944.75%320–
Lorraine BEAVISWoodhouse MoorUK37:3359.30%374–
Lucy RIDERPontefractUK28:4155.37%420–
Manesha CHAUHANMedina I.O.W.UK31:4651.00%2471st
Naomi ADKINSWoodhouse MoorUK26:2756.52%240–
Naomi MILESRoundhayUK1:01:2324.44%257–
Nichola MORELANDPenistoneUK23:2263.77%911st
Rebecca GOODYArmleyUK42:3437.31%149–
Rebecca GRAYMalmö RibersborgSE21:5868.29%4531st
Robyn JOHNSONZielony JarPL31:5647.91%3891st
Sarah UNDERWOODBrooklyn BridgeUS24:1961.89%2801st
Sylvia MCLELLANWoodhouse MoorUK34:2646.56%92–
Tami BONDSouth Boulder CreekUS31:2861.65%121–
Vicky HOUGHTONHeritage Coastal PathUK25:3461.54%5651st
Vikki HAWKINSFutakotamagawaJP46:4138.27%301–

Men

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Adam SUMNALLPontefractUK31:5540.89%180–
Alexander PERKINPotternewtonUK23:0855.84%159PB
Andrew BLACKPotternewtonUK19:0871.86%161–
Andrew CARRIERArmleyUK21:0761.56%161–
Andrew P NICHOLLSFavoritaIT27:1263.42%584–
Andy BESTWoodhouse MoorUK27:4257.40%390–
Bartosz LEWANDOWSKIWoodhouse MoorUK30:0347.20%336–
Ben HARTLEYPotternewtonUK51:2928.20%429–
Chris HARRISMiddleton WoodsUK53:1425.27%165–
Chris JONESKing George V Playing FieldUK23:5972.69%8031st
Chris LODGERoundhayUK24:4453.03%94–
Chris WORFOLKPotternewtonUK25:3552.96%449–
Colin TRANTERCross FlattsUK29:5547.74%117–
Curtis BROADHEADWoodhouse MoorUK21:5758.92%229–
Curtis PARKER-MILNESWoodhouse MoorUK25:4050.65%266–
Daniel ALLISONWoodhouse MoorUK23:4154.61%111–
Daniel WAASThonock Lane FarmUK31:0445.28%575–
David GREALYSloughbottomUK23:1358.36%244–
Edward HALEYorkUK18:2670.34%149PB
Frazer CARRGreat DenhamUK24:0454.02%215–
Harry WEBSTERWoodhouse MoorUK36:1235.82%48–
James UNDERWOODBrooklyn BridgeUS45:0329.63%1791st
Jamie DOBSONRoberts ParkUK26:2951.16%3711st
Jamie RYANEast Holmes FieldUK25:4250.78%3961st
Joe LAWLEYWoodhouse MoorUK25:2651.57%231–
John BLATHERWICKRoundhayUK1:01:2121.92%460–
Jonah KENNEDYBurgessUK24:1353.68%511st
Jonathan PRYORWoodhouse MoorUK37:3035.38%252–
Jonathan SPAINCatfordUK23:0857.35%1961st
Joseph WILSONPotternewtonUK27:2347.23%184–
Lee TAYLORTøyenNO26:2455.43%152–
Mark HADDRILLWoodhouse MoorUK25:5853.79%439–
Matt BARTONBramleyUK28:3449.65%324–
Matthew DRAKEWoodhouse MoorUK25:3056.01%36–
Matthew GRAYMalmö RibersborgSE33:4839.25%2551st
Mohammed ASLAMPotternewtonUK47:3033.47%285–
Mohammed MEGHRAOUAWoodhouse MoorUK36:0845.99%225–
Nick PAYNEWoodhouse MoorUK25:5753.37%148–
Nick SHAKHLEVICHConyngham HallUK18:5671.04%145–
Oliver PRYSEWalmer and Deal SeafrontUK23:0360.09%93–
Paul SAWYERSkiptonUK23:5857.79%308–
Phil LINDSAYWoodhouse MoorUK40:1246.35%549–
Richard EDWARDSArmleyUK28:4850.81%423–
Richard KNIGHTONRothwellUK19:0667.63%105–
Richard PULLANRothwellUK31:3354.68%472–
Rob RILEYKilkenny Lane CountryUK20:4762.39%2901st
Robert BUTLERFinsburyUK27:4652.28%2241st
Sam DOOLEYArmleyUK25:4164.70%456–
Simon BURTONRoundhayUK23:2058.07%63–
Simon ROGERSHeatonUK27:1160.58%367–
Sohebuzzaman KHANWoodhouse MoorUK28:5945.26%19–
Stephen PRUSTMaryport PromUK36:4346.12%2461st
Trevor RADDINGSWoodhouse MoorUK1:05:5927.41%133–
William DOWWoodhouse MoorUK25:5051.35%119–
William WATKINSBramleyUK24:5052.21%57PB