parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 09 October 2021 and 10 October 2021

Worldwide there were 1,382 parkruns plus 287 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 188,670 parkrunners and 26,969 volunteers, plus any pending results,

14163 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8382 people became parkrunners this week
1299 parkrunners joined the 25 club
800 parkrunners joined the 50 club
425 parkrunners joined the 100 club
88 parkrunners joined the 250 club
4 parkrunners joined the 500 club
285 parkrunners joined the v25 club
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In the UK there were 684 5k events, 127830 parkrunners, (of which 5774 were recording their first parkrun), and 14776 volunteers,
In Australia there were 209 5k events, 21033 parkrunners, (of which 738 were recording their first parkrun), and 2023 volunteers,
In Russia there were 88 events, 3408 parkrunners, (of which 240 were recording their first parkrun), and 887 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 83 5k events, 7296 parkrunners, (of which 407 were recording their first parkrun), and 1071 volunteers,
In Poland there were 79 events, 3657 parkrunners, (of which 254 were recording their first parkrun), and 755 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 58 events, 3764 parkrunners, (of which 231 were recording their first parkrun), and 533 volunteers,
In the USA there were 41 events, 1444 parkrunners, (of which 187 were recording their first parkrun), and 372 volunteers,
In Germany there were 33 events, 903 parkrunners, (of which 89 were recording their first parkrun), and 265 volunteers,
In Canada there were 26 events, 744 parkrunners, (of which 128 were recording their first parkrun), and 190 volunteers,
In Japan there were 23 events, 718 parkrunners, (of which 95 were recording their first parkrun), and 212 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 11 events, 331 parkrunners, (of which 47 were recording their first parkrun), and 97 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 11 events, 344 parkrunners, (of which 43 were recording their first parkrun), and 70 volunteers,
In Italy there were 10 events, 367 parkrunners, (of which 38 were recording their first parkrun), and 91 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 9 events, 320 parkrunners, (of which 23 were recording their first parkrun), and 44 volunteers,
In France there were 7 events, 220 parkrunners, (of which 18 were recording their first parkrun), and 35 volunteers,
In Norway there were 6 events, 224 parkrunners, (of which 29 were recording their first parkrun), and 44 volunteers,
In Finland there were 3 events, 105 parkrunners, (of which 9 were recording their first parkrun), and 26 volunteers,
In Austria there were 1 events, 17 parkrunners, (of which 2 were recording their first parkrun), and 10 volunteers,
In the UK there were 274 junior events, 15242 parkrunners, (of which 1339 were recording their first parkrun), and 5292 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 11 junior events, 574 parkrunners, (of which 68 were recording their first parkrun), and 143 volunteers,
In Australia there were 2 junior events, 129 parkrunners, (of which 7 were recording their first parkrun), and 33 volunteers,
In Total there were 1669 events, 188670 parkrunners, (of which 9766 were recording their first parkrun), and 26969 volunteers,

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1085), Southampton (758), Cardiff (624), Poole (595), Heaton Park (571), Nonsuch (569), Coventry (541), Clapham Common (531), Chelmsford Central (530), Huddersfield (524),
Median UK parkrun: California Country (157),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Barnsley (143), Hazelwood (143), Holkham (143), Nostell (143), South Norwood (143), Wepre (143), Great Denham (144), Harrow Lodge (144), Harwich (144), Gnoll (145), Harcourt Hill (145), Millfield (145), Rushmere (145), Temple Newsam (145), Belfast Victoria (147), Melksham (147), Silksworth (147), Boston (148), Canterbury (148), Gunpowder (148), Hyde (148), Hogmoor Inclosure (149), Itchen Valley Country (149), Littlehampton Prom (149), Sandringham (149), Sittingbourne (149), Gadebridge (150), Barry Island (151), Evesham (151), Isabel Trail (151), Penallta (151), Portrush (151), Heartlands (152), Seaford Beach (152), Bedfont Lakes (153), Blandford (153), Brockenhurst (153), Millennium Country (153), Old Deer Park (153), Penistone (153), Pocket (153), Aylesbury (154), Bramley (154), Redcar (154), Cranbrook Country Park (155), Orpington (155), The Wammy (155), Wyre Forest (155), Hazlehead (156), Bedworth (157), California Country (157), Guernsey (157), Hereford (157), Rugby (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Bower Park (40), Pont y Bala (39), Limavady (38), Bowling Park (38), Millom (36), Henley-on-Thames (35), Great Yarmouth North Beach (35), Drumchapel (34), Rostrevor (33), Kirkwall (33), Holy Cross College (32), Aberbeeg (32), Marshall Drive (29), Lullingstone (29), Warren Hill* (28), Bevendean Down (28), Mount Stuart (24), Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (24), Parc* (21), Larne (21), Windy Nook (19), Girvan Prom (19), Tern Hill* (15), Black Combe* (15), Mount Pleasant* (12), Downview* (12), Werrington* (11), Sudbury* (8), The Grange* (6), Keppel* (6),
(* Events marked with an asterisk are not open to the public, for instance if they are in the grounds of a prison or YOI).
Of the UK parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
472 parkruns had higher attendance than last week,
160 parkruns had lower attendance than last week,
Sudbury, Pendle, Falls, Mansfield, Bramley, Sale Water, Banstead Woods, Harrow, Leicester Victoria, Riverside, had precisely the same as last week,
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Basingstoke, with a change of 248,
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Lews Castle, with a change of 142%,
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Mile End, with a change of -175,
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Beckton, with a change of -57%.

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Worldwide:
14163 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8382 people became parkrunners this week
5795 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
4898 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
1299 parkrunners joined the 25 club

800 parkrunners joined the 50 club

425 parkrunners joined the 100 club

88 parkrunners joined the 250 club

4 parkrunners joined the 500 club

0 parkrunners ran their 600th parkrun this week

0 parkrunners ran their 700th parkrun this week

New members of the 500 Club: - Charles GREEN, David WALMSLEY, Brian HOLDEN, Gillian M ANDERSON,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Viki Bee CLARKE, Jack CORKILL, Emily PARTRIDGE, Elodie MINAZZI, David C WOOD, Claire STUTCHBURY, Becky ASKEY, Annette HOWARD, Andy PHILLIPS, Adrian CALVERT,
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): -  none this week.