The parkrun thread

[Flanker7]

Sorry to mislead you.

Only Junior parkrun's are on sundays at 9am over a 2k distance.

 

Organised woodland/park Night runs seem to be appearing all over. Like those on National trust properties. They seem to be lots of fun with a string of cycle headlights bobbing along in front and behind you.

 

I'm not sure of your level but there are numerous starter/improver groups like 'Couch to 5k' that generally do their sessions on weekday evening's. I will root out some contact details and re-post with detail soon.

 

Anyone with more info please post here

[sgtkate]

Sorry to mislead you.

Only Junior parkrun's are on sundays at 9am over a 2k distance.

 

Organised woodland/park Night runs seem to be appearing all over. Like those on National trust properties. They seem to be lots of fun with a string of cycle headlights bobbing along in front and behind you.

 

I'm not sure of your level but there are numerous starter/improver groups like 'Couch to 5k' that generally do their sessions on weekday evening's. I will root out some contact details and re-post with detail soon.

 

Anyone with more info please post here

 

I'm a bit beyond the couch to 5k as I'm training for the sheff half marathon, but just wanted to take a friend to parkrun for the atmosphere. We shall have to wait until kids trampolining has ended!

[Flanker7]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 4th & 5th February 2017.

 

95 - Concord

237 - Graves

124 - Graves-Juniors

352 - Hillsborough, New Attendance Record +54

47 - Castle

738 - Hallam, New Attendance Record +13

 

Total - 1,593

 

285 - Rother Valley

72 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 357

 

Overall total = 1,950

 

A happy coincidence helped us post record totals this week.

Hillsborough's 4th Birthday Bash added a massive 54 to their record and smashed through the 300 mark too.

Jessica Ennis-Hill's attendance at Hallam to launch the parkrun/Vitality partnership boosted numbers there too.

 

 

Starter and improver groups in the area:-

 

Couch to 5k/wellbeing/confidence/pub (+ beyond...) (SW Sheffield)

Happy Soles, (SW Sheffield)

http://www.smileypaces.com/

Juice

Strideout

Millhouses Thursday Morning Group

Wood Run - (Ecclesall Woods)

Wood Run Shirebrook

Handsworth Roadhogs Trotters Group

Grenoside Running Community

Accelerate Trail Runners (Bradfield)

Valley Hill Runners - Happy Mondays! (Thorncliffe)

Rotherham Running Group

Porter Valley Plodders, portvallplodders.blogspot.co.uk

 

---------- Post added 13-02-2017 at 16:43 ----------

 

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 11th & 12th February 2017.

 

100 - Concord

Graves cancelled

63 - Graves-Juniors

192 - Hillsborough

45 - Castle

562 - Hallam

 

Total - 962

 

219 - Rother Valley

62 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 281

 

Overall total = 1,243

 

Graves was only one of four cancellations in the whole country but snow over ice is a tricky combination! Hallam gets a mention in the national figures:-

 

http://www.elliottline.com/parkrun/2017/2/11/uk-parkrun-attendance-11th-february-2017

[beth29]

Hi

Do you do any park runs during the week ? As struggle with Saturday mornings, ?

[achorste]

Hi

Do you do any park runs during the week ? As struggle with Saturday mornings, ?

 

Hi Beth, Park run is an international organisation and (nearly) all of the runs around the the world are on Saturday mornings (with the exception of Christmas day, New Years day additional runs etc). I don't think the time varies much either.

 

There are however a great number of running clubs in the Sheffield area who organise group runs. It depends on which area you like to run in, but there's sure to be a group running near you. (I would recommend Steel City Striders as it's my club, but I'm sure the others are nearly as good )

[Flanker7]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 18th & 19th February 2017.

 

87 - Concord

239 - Graves

116 - Graves-Juniors

294 - Hillsborough

48 - Castle

723 - Hallam

 

Total - 1,507

 

277 - Rother Valley

81 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 358

 

Overall total = 1,865

 

 

Sorry* Beth the 443 UK parkruns run on a formula of 5 simple things that never change.

 

1. Saturday at 09:00 (9:30 in N.Ireland & Scotland)

2. 5k distance

3. Timed

4. A local cafe for socialisation

5. Free forever.

 

*It is possible to register, obtain a personal record and then complete 'freedom' runs on any parkrun course. The 'freedom' run can be completed on any day at any time. In truth they will never be the same as the parkrun experience but it will enable you to compare times with the Saturday at 09:00 runners.

 

---------- Post added 27-02-2017 at 08:20 ----------

 

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 25th & 26th February 2017.

 

82 - Concord

216 - Graves

140 - Graves-Juniors, New Attendance Record +7

217 - Hillsborough

54 - Castle

560 - Hallam

 

Total - 1,269

 

239 - Rother Valley

64 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 303

 

Overall total = 1,562

 

This is the last time we will see the parkrun Points tables which are being discontinued.

Personally I would like to see 1 point awarded for each run in the parkrun year, irrespective of finishing position.

If this method were used at Hallam, not forgetting Rizni Marzook, incredibly in the woman's table Hera Oskarsdottir(Junior) would jump from 832nd to 1st with 29 runs and 0 points! At Graves, Roger Knightley would jump from 658th to 1st, 45 runs, 62 points.

 

---------- Post added 06-03-2017 at 08:14 ----------

 

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 4th & 5th March 2017.

 

72 - Concord

249 - Graves

134 - Graves-Juniors

235 - Hillsborough

53 - Castle

618 - Hallam

 

Total - 1,361

 

238 - Rother Valley

91 - Clifton Park

 

Total - 329

 

Overall total = 1,690

Edited February 27, 2017 by Flanker7

[jemson]

We did the junior run at Graves for the first time. Chilly 4 degrees and some drugs testing might be needed; I`m not sure how the marshalls managed to be so cheerful at that time on a Sunday in that weather!

[beth29]

Hi

Im in s35 area

I am trying 2 go out twice a week in a morning while kids are at school

I do try 2 go Ecclesfield park which is good. But get put off with oldies walking dogs taking up all the path !! I cant do park runs at weekends but would like to do a club. Is there a day 1 at thorncliffe s35 ? Or around there for beginners Please recommend every1 ? Thanks beth x

[Whoosh77]

Hi Beth

 

Maybe this link can help you find a group to run with. It's from a search I did for S35 on the RunTogether website. RunTogether was created by England Athletics and lists runs from all over the country. You can register and tick to attend any group run you would like to do.

 

https://runtogether.co.uk/groups/find-a-runtogether-group-run/?location=S35

[Flanker7]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 11th & 12th March 2017.

 

103 - Concord, 7th highest attendance

211 - Graves

143 - Graves-Juniors, New Attendance Record +3

282 - Hillsborough, 5th highest attendance

90 - Castle, 2nd highest attendance

782 - Hallam, New Attendance Record +44

 

Total - 1,611

 

286 - Rother Valley, 4th highest attendance

87 - Clifton Park, 7th highest attendance

 

Total - 373

 

Overall total = 1,984

 

A bumper turnout in almost perfect running conditions gave us a new record total only 16 short of the 2k benchmark. Graves attendance appears to have been subdued by the Grindleford Gallopers.

Hallam's attendance was 3rd highest in the country:-

http://www.elliottline.com/parkrun/2017/3/12/uk-parkrun-attendance-11th-march-2017