Runningman Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Hi Flanker and thanks for your posts which I view with interest being an ex Park Runner now unable to run after having a hip replacement. Great to see the continuing success of the junior run at Graves ! Question ! When are they going to place a limit on the numbers running at Endcliffe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemson Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 We had great fun at the juniors on Sunday. PBs and certainly a more sensible option than the GG that I did last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 18th & 19th March 2017. 123 - Concord, 6th Highest Attendance 172 - Graves Park 299 - Hillsborough, 2nd Highest Attendance 51 - Castle 608 - Hallam, 11th Highest Attendance in the UK Total - 1,362 257 - Rother Valley, 7th Highest Attendance 67 - Clifton Park Total - 324 Overall total = 1,686 Re: Limiting numbers at Hallam - I moved to Graves when they started partly because of high numbers at Hallam, it was then about 250 btw. But the problem is fraught with difficulties - parkrun is a free event with no 'on the day' run registration, how would they do it? Identify an alternative venue - Millhouses is small and roadside running is a no-no. The Upper Porter Valley, a good location but small and would be congested with 150 runners. Norfolk Park, a 5 lapper? Redmires, an out and back? Limb Valley? *these comments are my own and I have no official connection with parkrun. Edited March 20, 2017 by Flanker7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemson Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Millhouses roadside a no-no. Why? And couldn`t it be kept within the park? Graves maybe down a bit as lots of locals running in Dronfield on the Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) jemson - "Millhouses roadside a no-no. Why? And couldn`t it be kept within the park?" The straight answer is runner safety. Maybe it could be kept within Millhouses Park but not easily and its been looked at many times. Maybe a 'strava' runner could squeeze in a 5k route there and see if it catches on. The current strava runs - 'Car park 2 Car park' is 0.9K add 'Striders 300m Track in a Park' = 1.2. Out and back = 2.4, Two laps = 4.8? The pinch point at the boating lake is a major problem, very tight. I know that Hallam do roadside running on a much narrower pavement but I understand that when they started it was okay with parkrun HQ. Edited March 20, 2017 by Flanker7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemson Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 That makes sense. How about popping into Hutcliffe Woods? That would make it `interesting`? I did one last year at Dalby Forest that was very varied terrain-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 25th & 26th March 2017. 100 - Concord 221 - Graves 87 - Graves Juniors 290 - Hillsborough 59 - Castle 616 - Hallam Total - 1,373 257 - Rother Valley 67 - Clifton Park Total - 324 Overall total = 1,697 News from parkrun HQ has indicated that virtual runs will count towards the Red 50 'benchmark' shirt...... http://www.rhoff.org.uk/parkrun/virtality/parkrun_announcement_01042017.html .......or was it something to do with Saturdays place in the calendar? Edited April 1, 2017 by Flanker7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemson Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 And 87 in the juniors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) That makes sense. How about popping into Hutcliffe Woods? That would make it `interesting`? I did one last year at Dalby Forest that was very varied terrain-wise. It can be a mud bath in hutcllife wood sometimes edit: there seems to be some planning application for cycle paths through the wood. Anybody know wot. Could be promising Edited April 20, 2017 by I1L2T3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 1st & 2nd April 2017. 80 - Concord 244 - Graves , 9th Highest Attendance * - Graves Juniors 308 - Hillsborough, 2nd Highest Attendance 55 - Castle 626 - Hallam Total - 1,273 253 - Rother Valley 130 - Clifton Park , New Attendance Record (+30) Total - 383 Overall total = 1,656 * - I am away till midweek, can someone cut and paste this post AND insert the Graves-Juniors attendance please. 'Six of the Best' are you one of 273? https://ronandrhonap.shinyapps.io/6ofthebest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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