parkrunday 6th May 2023

There were 66 HPH women and 61 HPH men out parkrunning across 45 venues this week. Twenty-seven Hyde Park Harriers tried out a new course and amongst them one new course was added to the HPH list. This was Llanishen Park in Cardiff by Sam Dooley. Historically Llanishen Park consisted of a woodland area, a nursery operated by the Cardiff Parks Service and the North Llanishen Recreation Ground. Up until the 1980s the Llanishen nursery grew trees and shrubs, including roses, for Cardiff’s parks. In its heyday the nursery would also grow trees for planting as street trees. In 1987 a three-year rolling programme was approved for the ornamental development of the former nursery area, to include a main access road and car park, a play area, footpaths and seating, as well as planting of indigenous and ornamental species and bulbs and bedding near the entrance. Approval followed for a woodland improvement scheme for footpaths, woodland glades, picnic areas, and an area for nature study. Soon after came the development of three playing pitches at Llanishen Park. A sports field drainage scheme was installed, and new changing rooms were also provided, built on the site of the demolished nursery buildings, and completed by 1993. It held its first parkrun on 18th June 2022.

The HPH men provided both first finishing Hyde Park Harriers this week. These were Michael Vargas in 18:22 at Middleton Woods and Frazer Carr in 22:14 at Great Yarmouth North Beach – currently rated as the toughest parkrun in the UK. There were twelve PBs. These were by Romina Masood with 27:34 at Victoria Park Glasgow; Sarah Markless with 27:32 at Pontypool; Joe Hogg with 26:38 and Kathryn Hogg with 40:41 at Heslington; Cara Gates with 24:22 at Erddig; Richard Neal with 26:26 at Exmouth; Ben Hartley with 22:27, Joe Lawley with 22:29, Eleanor Williams with 25:32 and Karly Stringer with 26:54 at Middleton Woods; and Paul Ramsden with 25:50 and Emma Brown with 28:27 at Rothay Park.

Grace Roberts joined the parkrun 100 club with her run at Woodhouse Moor.

Top female Age Grade% was 69.84% by Jane Prust and top male Age Grade% was 73.32% by Gordon Crawford, both at Woodhouse Moor.

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

Women

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Alys GRIFFITHSRoberts ParkUK26:4655.42%257
Amy RAMSDEN-YOUNGRothay ParkUK31:1647.65%211
Anna MOGERLeazesUK28:0755.54%2811st
Anna STOCKSSale WaterUK25:3257.96%3251st
Anne AKERSWoodhouse MoorUK41:2848.87%372
Beverley MILLERWoodhouse MoorUK31:4261.20%365
Cara GATESErddigUK24:2261.35%196PB
Carol ROGERSHeatonUK29:1462.77%191
Caroline SANDERSWoodhouse MoorUK28:4756.28%291
Caroline YOUNGArmaghUK27:4253.97%1231st
Catherine MCGUIREArmleyUK30:0749.97%137
Claire BOOTHWoodhouse MoorUK29:1451.48%223
Claire LYONSWoodhouse MoorUK26:4557.94%178
Clare EVANSCliffe CastleUK29:1650.80%288
Clare MAXWELLWoodhouse MoorUK33:0254.79%402
Claudia BAUERPenrithUK31:2947.80%289
Daisy WALESWoodhouse MoorUK24:3460.24%19
Danni BRYANTMiddleton WoodsUK39:4237.28%114
Eleanor BREDINRothay ParkUK29:5649.44%91st
Eleanor WILLIAMSMiddleton WoodsUK25:3257.96%226PB
Ellie SHIPPMiddleton WoodsUK31:1847.28%561st
Emma AMORKirkcaldyUK26:4755.82%175
Emma BROWNRothay ParkUK28:2752.02%230PB
Fiona BLYTHPotternewtonUK25:4361.18%157
Frances ANDREWSWoodhouse MoorUK36:2341.09%52
Gabriel KILNERWoodhouse MoorUK41:0743.45%135
Gemma NEWMANWoodhouse MoorUK27:4653.30%65
Grace ROBERTSWoodhouse MoorUK29:4449.83%100
Helen BEDDOWWoodhouse MoorUK29:4549.86%119
Hilary M Z LUNDWoodhouse MoorUK34:3060.58%312
Jane PRUSTWoodhouse MoorUK29:0169.84%107
Jaz BANGERHWoodhouse MoorUK35:0449.67%615
Jo RHODESRothay ParkUK55:3326.76%220
Karly STRINGERMiddleton WoodsUK26:5456.26%152PB
Kate SOLOMONPlymvalleyUK30:2448.68%136
Katherine LEYWoodhouse MoorUK29:1452.00%91
Kathryn HOGGHeslingtonUK40:4140.72%163PB
Kay JEFFERIESMiddleton WoodsUK40:5944.77%385
Larissa BROWNDruridge BayUK24:4159.96%110
Laura GARRATTPenrithUK31:3048.84%43
Laura HASTINGSRothay ParkUK31:1747.95%230
Laura KETTLEWELLWoodhouse MoorUK26:5458.05%195
Lesley-Ann DONNELLWoodhouse MoorUK31:5846.77%196
Liz JONESHydeUK38:1352.25%5611st
Lizzie COOMBESWoodhouse MoorUK28:4562.96%254
Louise GARDHAMWoodhouse MoorUK49:0834.97%158
Lucy RIDERPontefractUK34:0645.45%294
Manesha CHAUHANOaklandsUK28:5254.50%148
Matilda RHODESRothay ParkUK50:5029.11%196
Michelle DICKSONWoodhouse MoorUK27:5158.17%60
Monika PUGEVICIUTEChurch MeadUK28:3751.95%771st
Naomi ADKINSAmsterdamse BosNL31:3646.94%1821st
Nicki DERRICKRothwellUK27:2653.95%233
Rebecca GRAYArmaghUK27:3453.93%3161st
Robyn JOHNSONRothay ParkUK35:2142.57%234
Romina MASOODVictoriaUK27:3453.69%42PB
Rosalie DANGMiddleton WoodsUK31:2047.23%731st
Samantha TECWYNWoodhouse MoorUK23:2263.62%30
Sarah JEWERSMiddleton WoodsUK28:1552.39%591st
Sarah MARKLESSPontypoolUK27:3253.75%98PB
Sarah UNDERWOODRothay ParkUK24:2960.86%1741st
Sharron NEUGEBAUERWoodhouse MoorUK35:3953.67%295
Sophie STUDHOLMEBraunstoneUK25:0658.96%37
Surinder BHATTIRoundhayUK32:3150.33%297
Vikki HAWKINSFutakotamagawaJP37:4645.50%166
Xenia PERRYWoodhouse MoorUK38:5138.10%96

Men

parkrunnerparkrunCountryTimeAgeGrade%parkrunsPB/1st
Abdu AHMEDWoodhouse MoorUK24:4452.16%44
Adam SUMNALLSale WaterUK25:3350.62%971st
Alasdair FELLOWSWoodhouse MoorUK18:5068.50%40
Alex FELLSArmleyUK24:4652.22%75
Alexander PERKINRoundhayUK22:4356.79%80
Andrew BASSETTMalahideIE21:4059.54%2371st
Andrew P NICHOLLSForo ItalicoIT23:5470.15%445
Andy JUDDWoodhouse MoorUK28:2855.39%292
Ben HARTLEYMiddleton WoodsUK22:2763.18%310PB
Chris HARRISMiddleton WoodsUK23:2556.30%53
Chris JONESHydeUK23:2072.57%6431st
Chris WORFOLKCabinteelyIE25:5751.12%302
Curtis PARKER-MILNESRothay ParkUK29:3143.76%1951st
Dan DONNELLYWoodhouse MoorUK24:3463.09%148
Daniel WAASDoddington HallUK27:4949.43%414
David DANIELWoodhouse MoorUK33:5943.06%35
David GREALYWoodhouse MoorUK26:5949.17%105
Dominic O’KEYWoodhouse MoorUK24:0353.92%132
Frazer CARRGreat Yarmouth North BeachUK22:1458.10%90
George SULLIVANQueen’sUK25:5149.90%1781st
George WEBSTERWoodhouse MoorUK32:1440.02%102
Gordon CRAWFORDWoodhouse MoorUK24:0373.32%220
Jack ROSEColwickUK41:1231.55%176
Jamie RYANRothwellUK27:3246.97%266
Joe HOGGHeslingtonUK26:3857.20%308PB
Joe LAWLEYMiddleton WoodsUK22:2957.67%98PB
John BLATHERWICKArmaghUK33:4938.98%3121st
John PRATTWoodhouse MoorUK18:5572.16%116
Jonah KENNEDYWoodhouse MoorUK20:2763.16%23
Jonathan CARPENTERThe Cinder TrackUK21:5867.68%261st
Jonathan COADEPenrithUK19:0967.54%281st
Jonathan PRYORWoodhouse MoorUK29:5943.52%113
Jonathan SPAINWoodhouse MoorUK21:5159.73%93
Jonathan TECWYNWoodhouse MoorUK19:5367.14%55
Jordan CLIFFORDBradfordUK22:1957.80%71st
Lee TAYLORPotternewtonUK25:1556.57%66
Mark HADDRILLPenrithUK31:2943.36%298
Matt WOODAlvastonUK24:4553.60%13
Michael GARTSIDERoberts ParkUK24:2555.09%82
Michael VARGASMiddleton WoodsUK18:2273.23%201
Nick SHAKHLEVICHMiddleton WoodsUK19:3467.38%661st
Pablo TENORIO VILLEGASWoodhouse MoorUK20:0665.26%9
Paul RAMSDENRothay ParkUK25:5056.19%184PB
Paul ROBINSONWoodhouse MoorUK20:5466.83%110
Peter HOBSONColdham’s CommonUK20:1163.91%231st
Peter WHITE 2015Woodhouse MoorUK30:1955.31%197
Phil HAMMONDWoodhouse MoorUK32:4249.90%196
Phil LINDSAYWoodhouse MoorUK31:4356.28%411
Raymond BROWNSouth ShieldsUK38:5533.40%13
Richard NEALExmouthUK26:2660.15%108PB
Richard PULLANNorth Yorkshire Water ParkUK26:3163.23%3381st
Rob RILEYColney LaneUK21:2360.33%145
Sam DOOLEYLlanishen ParkUK25:1564.09%3071st
Sam TOWNSONWoodhouse MoorUK20:1663.65%10
Simon ROGERSHeatonUK25:4462.31%227
Stephen PRUSTWoodhouse MoorUK34:1548.08%101
Tariq ROBERTSWoodhouse MoorUK24:0054.65%20
Timothy LINLEYWoodhouse MoorUK21:1364.81%76
Tobias ADKINSAmsterdamse BosNL19:2367.07%1631st
Tom ELCOCKCannock ChaseUK24:0457.13%3921st
Vicente PONSODAWoodhouse MoorUK30:0943.28%58