parkrunday 2nd September 2023

There were 64 HPH women and 63 HPH men out parkrunning across 54 venues this week.

Thirty-seven Hyde Park Harriers travelled to try out a new course and amongst them four new courses were added to the HPH list. These were Wisbech by Clare Maxwell; Dodder Valley on the outskirts of Dublin in Ireland by Chris Worfolk; Margaret River near Bramley – no not that one – in Western Australia by Jack Rose; and Fort Ward near Seattle, USA by Tami Bond.

Wisbech is the birthplace of nineteenth century social reformer Octavia Hill whose main concern was improving the welfare of the inhabitants of cities. As well as being a driving force behind the development of social housing she was also concerned about the availability of open spaces for poor people. She was one of the three founders of the National Trust, set up to preserve places of historic interest or natural beauty for the enjoyment of the British public. It is therefore not surprising that she influenced the development of Wisbech Park which opened in 1869. The park is home to several nationally important heritage landmarks including the impressive Richard Young Memorial Column (Grade II listed, 1872) and the traditional bandstand (Grade II listed, 1908). The park contains a fine arboretum along with several sports areas, bowls, tennis, football and a children’s play area – which has recently undergone a makeover offering new and exciting opportunities for play and fun for a wide range of ages and abilities. The parkrun course is four anticlockwise laps of the perimeter path of the park, starting and finishing by the children’s play area splash pool.

Dodder Valley Park is a suburban linear park in South Dublin. It is a haven for wildlife: among the species to be seen are kingfisher, dipper, grey heron, sparrowhawk and fox. Anglers come to Ireland every year to fish the River Dodder. The fish stock in the river is predominantly wild and introduced brown trout. The parkrun course is along permanent paths and is two laps run clockwise, one small one, then one larger lap.

Margaret River is a small town south of Perth in Western Australia, known for its craft breweries, boutiques and surrounding wineries. The parkrun course is out-and-back in Rotary Park. The park provides a lovely recreational area beside both the forest and the river. Over the years the park has grown from the installation of heritage steam engine ‘Old Kate’, to the development of gardens, a playground, exercise equipment, barbeques, picnic facilities, toilets and an information bay.

Fort Ward parkrun is on Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound which is connected to Seattle by ferry. The island has become an increasingly affluent bedroom community of Seattle, a 35-minute ride away on the Washington State Ferries. The course is on the Fort Ward Trail. On Saturdays public bus services don’t start on Bainbridge Island until 9am, so a pre-arranged taxi is required to get to the start.

There were four first finishing Hyde Park Harrier this week. These were Samantha Tecwyn in a PB time of 19:10 at Woodhouse Moor; Thomas Naisby in 19:28 at Stewart, Middlesbrough; Rupert Jordan on his first visit to Rising Sun, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in a time of 17:37 and Michael Vargas in 17:38 at Bramley. There were seven other PBs. These were by Muyang Zhang in 27:45 at Woodhouse Moor; Vicente Ponsoda with 19:46 at Cross Flatts; Aisling Davis with 22:17 at Keswick; Chris Harris with 22:37 and Jane Prust with 28:35 at Bramley; Richard Neal with 26:10 at Exmouth; and Rebecca Dawson with 26:30 at Wynyard Woodland, Stockton-on-Tees.

George Anderson & Jonah Kennedy joined the parkrun 25 club with their runs at Woodhouse Moor, as did Dan Lee with his run at Myrtle. ALexandra Natalie Smith joined the parkrun 100 Club with her run at Bradford and Robyn Johnson joined the parkrun 250 club with her run at Woodhouse Moor.

Top female Age Grade% was 77.74% by Samantha Tecwyn at Woodhouse Moor and top male Age Grade% was 76.92% by Rupert Jordan at Rising Sun.

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

Women

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Aisling DAVIS	Keswick	UK	22:17	66.42%	29	PB
Alexandra Natalie SMITH	Bradford	UK	34:37	42.75%	100	1st
Alison HARGREAVES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:55	57.59%	151	–
Alys GRIFFITHS	Roberts Park	UK	27:59	53.13%	273	–
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNG	Nostell	UK	32:46	45.47%	225	1st
Anna MOGER	Heslington	UK	31:09	50.51%	294	–
Anna STOCKS	Vogrie	UK	23:59	61.71%	342	1st
Anne AKERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	38:29	52.66%	385	–
Beth ROSE	Dalby Forest	UK	33:47	43.81%	9	–
Brenda GANNON	South Bank	AU	36:02	45.98%	131	–
Caitlin CROCKFORD	Druridge Bay	UK	24:43	59.88%	20	1st
Cara GATES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:49	53.92%	207	–
Carol ROGERS	Heaton	UK	26:28	70.28%	202	–
Caroline SANDERS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:53	58.10%	304	–
Catherine MCGUIRE	Ayr	UK	36:30	41.23%	148	1st
Chloe WILSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:56	51.15%	34	–
Christina EDWARDS	Millhouses	UK	50:26	30.50%	189	1st
Claire BOOTH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:23	59.62%	236	–
Claire HOUGHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:23	48.03%	337	–
Claire LYONS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:32	60.70%	190	–
Clare EVANS	Penrhyn	UK	24:57	59.59%	301	1st
Clare MAXWELL	Wisbech	UK	27:43	65.30%	416	1st
Claudia BAUER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:23	44.01%	305	–
Danni BRYANT	Osterley	UK	42:59	34.43%	125	1st
Eleanor WILLIAMS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:32	50.11%	240	–
Ellie SHIPP	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:27	50.25%	70	–
Emma AMOR	Drumpellier Country	UK	28:52	51.79%	183	1st
Emma BROWN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	47:15	31.32%	241	–
Fleur SISWICK	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:18	58.56%	49	–
Frances ANDREWS	Fountains Abbey	UK	55:09	27.11%	65	1st
Gemma NEWMAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:59	54.85%	73	–
Heather FULTON	Fell Foot	UK	30:17	49.37%	166	1st
Helen BEDDOW	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:21	45.85%	133	–
Hilary M Z LUND	Wetherby	UK	29:46	70.21%	321	–
Jane PRUST	Bramley	UK	28:35	70.90%	122	PB
Jaz BANGERH	Woodhouse Moor	UK	39:06	44.54%	631	–
Jill MCKNIGHT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	31:05	47.72%	7	–
Karly STRINGER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:29	51.33%	166	–
Kate SOLOMON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:59	49.36%	145	–
Kay JEFFERIES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	40:19	45.51%	397	–
Laura HASTINGS	Fell Foot	UK	36:15	41.38%	238	–
Laura KETTLEWELL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	28:57	53.94%	202	–
Lesley-Ann DONNELL	Holy Cross College	UK	27:37	54.32%	210	–
Linda GLENDINNING	Woodhouse Moor	UK	39:06	54.26%	286	–
Lizzie COOMBES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:59	64.68%	267	–
Louise GARDHAM	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:55	56.33%	168	–
Lucy RIDER	Pontefract	UK	31:47	49.13%	306	–
Manesha CHAUHAN	Arrow Valley	UK	31:55	49.30%	159	1st
Matilda RHODES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	47:14	31.33%	198	–
Megan FOSTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	25:01	59.16%	42	–
Michelle DICKSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:15	55.95%	66	–
Monika PUGEVICIUTE	Crystal Palace	UK	24:36	60.57%	89	1st
Muyang ZHANG	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:45	53.33%	16	PB
Nicola WOODWARD	Woodhouse Moor	UK	35:53	47.89%	48	–
Poppy FORWOOD	Killarney House	IE	51:01	33.45%	206	1st
Rebecca DAWSON	Wynyard Woodland	UK	26:30	55.85%	173	PB
Rebecca GRAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:48	53.60%	330	–
Rebecca NAISBY	Stewart	UK	26:20	56.46%	29	–
Robin CULSHAW	Bramley	UK	25:59	57.22%	89	–
Robyn JOHNSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	37:30	40.13%	250	–
Samantha TECWYN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:10	77.74%	33	PB
Tami BOND	Fort Ward	US	29:19	64.35%	72	1st
Vikki HAWKINS	Futakotamagawa	JP	36:37	46.93%	181	–
Xenia PERRY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	37:30	39.47%	105	–

Men

parkrunner	parkrun	Country	Time	AgeGrade%	parkruns	PB/1st
Abdu AHMED	Woodhouse Moor	UK	26:54	47.96%	53	–
Adam SUMNALL	Vogrie	UK	25:16	51.19%	106	1st
Alexander PERKIN	Cross Flatts	UK	27:56	46.18%	95	–
Andrew BASSETT	University of Stirling	UK	22:21	57.72%	253	1st
Andrew P NICHOLLS	Treviso	IT	25:11	66.58%	456	1st
Chris HARRIS	Bramley	UK	22:37	58.29%	69	PB
Chris WORFOLK	Dodder Valley	IE	24:44	53.64%	316	1st
Curtis PARKER-MILNES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	57:42	22.39%	202	–
Dan LEE	Myrtle	UK	26:48	51.68%	25	–
Daniel ALLISON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:54	51.81%	44	–
Daniel FAWCETT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:55	46.21%	43	–
Daniel WAAS	Market Rasen Racecourse	UK	26:00	53.27%	431	1st
David GREALY	Lyme Park	UK	24:27	54.26%	118	1st
Elijah WOODS	Fountains Abbey	UK	55:03	30.91%	8	1st
Gareth Edward JOWETT	Temple Newsam	UK	21:53	61.46%	52	–
George ANDERSON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:42	47.59%	25	–
George SULLIVAN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:54	51.81%	189	–
George WEBSTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	33:40	38.32%	113	–
Greg JUDGES	Armley	UK	18:49	69.35%	40	–
Jack ROSE	Margaret River	AU	21:34	60.28%	187	1st
John BLATHERWICK	Bramley	UK	26:17	50.16%	329	–
John PRATT	Woodhouse Moor	UK	21:55	62.74%	124	–
Jonah KENNEDY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:39	42.14%	25	–
Jonathan CARPENTER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	22:59	65.19%	29	–
Jonathan PRYOR	Woodhouse Moor	UK	30:08	43.53%	124	–
Jonathan SPAIN	Woodhouse Moor	UK	27:43	47.32%	103	–
Joseph ELMES	Woodhouse Moor	UK	19:57	64.66%	42	–
Josh MITCHELL	Wakefield Thornes	UK	23:01	56.05%	20	–
Lee TAYLOR	Silksworth	UK	21:08	67.59%	75	–
Liam EDWARDS	Millhouses	UK	50:27	28.74%	124	1st
Mark HADDRILL	Woodhouse Moor	UK	34:23	39.99%	314	–
Matthew GRAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	29:57	43.80%	148	–
Michael GARTSIDE	Roberts Park	UK	24:46	54.31%	98	–
Michael VARGAS	Bramley	UK	17:38	76.28%	208	–
Mohammed MEGHRAOUA	Woodhouse Moor	UK	32:12	50.26%	182	–
Nigel WALLIS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	23:06	61.40%	62	–
Oliver PRYSE	Walmer and Deal Seafront	UK	23:45	57.05%	46	–
Pablo TENORIO VILLEGAS	Cross Flatts	UK	24:11	54.24%	11	1st
Paul MILLIGAN	Middleton Woods	UK	21:57	63.63%	62	–
Paul RAMSDEN	Nostell	UK	31:06	46.68%	198	1st
Paul ROBINSON	Cross Flatts	UK	25:54	53.93%	124	–
Paul SAWYER	Woodhouse Moor	UK	24:53	54.86%	215	–
Phil LINDSAY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	51:31	34.65%	421	–
Richard EDWARDS	Millhouses	UK	29:23	49.01%	320	1st
Richard KNIGHTON	Woodhouse Moor	UK	18:58	68.01%	57	–
Richard NEAL	Exmouth	UK	26:10	60.76%	116	PB
Richard PULLAN	Rothwell	UK	28:12	59.46%	354	–
Robert BUTLER	Ganavan Sands	UK	27:17	51.99%	115	1st
Ross MARRIOTT	Eastleigh	UK	35:28	37.41%	9	1st
Rupert JORDAN	Rising Sun	UK	17:37	76.92%	80	1st
Sam DOOLEY	Concord	UK	25:07	64.43%	322	1st
Sam EDWARDS	Millhouses	UK	45:17	34.85%	111	1st
Simon MCGRATH	Warrington	UK	20:49	64.13%	226	–
Simon ROGERS	Heaton	UK	26:40	60.13%	237	–
Stephen PRUST	Bramley	UK	36:34	45.44%	117	–
Steve WORTHINGTON	Belvoir Castle	UK	22:45	57.14%	51	1st
Thomas MOULDING	Holyrood	UK	18:10	71.10%	109	1st
Thomas NAISBY	Stewart	UK	19:28	67.04%	28	–
Timothy LINLEY	Woodhouse Moor	UK	20:04	68.52%	86	–
Tom MCNEILLIE	Druridge Bay	UK	22:43	58.03%	71	1st
Trevor RADDINGS	Woodhouse Moor	UK	57:40	30.23%	114	–
Vicente PONSODA	Cross Flatts	UK	19:46	66.36%	67	PB
William WATKINS	Rutland Water	UK	21:40	59.54%	34	1st