parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 16 October 2021 and 17 October 2021

Worldwide there were 1,402 parkruns plus 331 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 189,461 parkrunners and 28,235 volunteers, plus any pending results,

15349 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8385 people became parkrunners this week
1341 parkrunners joined the 25 club
843 parkrunners joined the 50 club
423 parkrunners joined the 100 club
105 parkrunners joined the 250 club
1 parkrunner joined the 500 club
286 parkrunners joined the v25 club

(data are unavailable for other volunteer clubs)
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In the UK there were 688 5k events, 125348 parkrunners, (of which 5362 were recording their first parkrun), and 14980 volunteers,
In Australia there were 205 5k events, 20843 parkrunners, (of which 799 were recording their first parkrun), and 2008 volunteers,
In Russia there were 91 events, 3475 parkrunners, (of which 271 were recording their first parkrun), and 881 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 87 5k events, 8380 parkrunners, (of which 591 were recording their first parkrun), and 1114 volunteers,
In Poland there were 76 events, 3546 parkrunners, (of which 207 were recording their first parkrun), and 694 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 71 events, 5265 parkrunners, (of which 383 were recording their first parkrun), and 664 volunteers,
In the USA there were 41 events, 1393 parkrunners, (of which 135 were recording their first parkrun), and 382 volunteers,
In Germany there were 35 events, 982 parkrunners, (of which 143 were recording their first parkrun), and 282 volunteers,
In Canada there were 26 events, 644 parkrunners, (of which 79 were recording their first parkrun), and 197 volunteers,
In Japan there were 23 events, 600 parkrunners, (of which 62 were recording their first parkrun), and 201 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 11 events, 366 parkrunners, (of which 59 were recording their first parkrun), and 94 volunteers,
In Italy there were 10 events, 686 parkrunners, (of which 112 were recording their first parkrun), and 94 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 10 events, 328 parkrunners, (of which 37 were recording their first parkrun), and 70 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 9 events, 299 parkrunners, (of which 5 were recording their first parkrun), and 45 volunteers,
In France there were 8 events, 273 parkrunners, (of which 13 were recording their first parkrun), and 43 volunteers,
In Norway there were 6 events, 188 parkrunners, (of which 24 were recording their first parkrun), and 46 volunteers,
In Finland there were 4 events, 170 parkrunners, (of which 67 were recording their first parkrun), and 31 volunteers,
In Austria there were 1 events, 12 parkrunners, (of which 0 were recording their first parkrun), and 9 volunteers,
In the UK there were 308 junior events, 15499 parkrunners, (of which 1354 were recording their first parkrun), and 6051 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 20 junior events, 1023 parkrunners, (of which 100 were recording their first parkrun), and 297 volunteers,
In Australia there were 3 junior events, 141 parkrunners, (of which 8 were recording their first parkrun), and 52 volunteers,
In Total there were 1733 events, 189461 parkrunners, (of which 9811 were recording their first parkrun), and 28235 volunteers,

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (960), Southampton (722), Heaton Park (679), Cardiff (635), Poole (600), York (582), Coventry (582), Chelmsford Central (556), Edinburgh (520), Town Moor (518),
Median UK parkrun: Harcourt Hill (156),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Barnsley (143), Evesham (143), Sittingbourne (144), Barnstaple (145), Redcar (145), Shepton Mallet (145), Alvaston (146), Harrow Lodge (146), Herrington Country (146), Hockley Woods (146), Gnoll (147), Dalby Forest (148), Goole (148), Wallace (148), Cosmeston Lakes (149), The Wammy (149), Boston (150), Omagh (150), Sheringham (150), Penistone (151), Wickford Memorial (151), Gunpowder (152), Irchester Country (153), Canons Park (154), Ecos (154), Hazlehead (154), Silksworth (154), Thetford (154), Congleton (155), Corby (155), Jesmond Dene (155), Banstead Woods (156), Harcourt Hill (156), South Norwood (156), Brooklands (157), Littlehampton Prom (157), Wyre Forest (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Kirkwall (43), Henley-on-Thames (43), Holy Cross College (42), Haverhill (42), Flegg High (42), Aberbeeg (41), Warren Hill* (40), Great Yarmouth North Beach (39), Swaffham (36), Larne (36), Milford Waterfront (35), Drumchapel (34), Mount Stuart (33), Windy Nook (32), Lullingstone (32), Coed Cefn-pwll-du (32), Girvan Prom (28), Bevendean Down (25), Parc* (24), Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (20), Tern Hill* (18), Black Combe* (18), Cromhall* (17), Hilltop* (16), The Grange* (12), Mount Pleasant* (11), Werrington* (9), Sudbury* (9), Keppel* (6), Feltham* (3),
(* 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:
290 parkruns had higher attendance than last week,
343 parkruns had lower attendance than last week,
Keppel, Drumchapel, Montrose, Barnsley, Cwmbran, Dudley, Sutton Park, Highbury Fields, Harrogate, had precisely the same as last week,
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Oaklands, with a change of 164,
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Oaklands, with a change of 200%,
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Alvaston, with a change of -149,
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was New Earswick, with a change of -56%.
There were 2 new UK parkruns: Dallas Burston Polo Club, Penryn Campus,

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Worldwide:
15349 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8385 people became parkrunners this week
5869 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
4817 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
39552 of 3215254 (1.2%) of runners on 1-9 parkruns, ran this week
25669 of 600692 (4.3%) of runners on 10-24 parkruns, ran this week
1341 parkrunners joined the 25 club
25669 of 259004 (9.9%) of runners on 25-49 parkruns, ran this week

843 parkrunners joined the 50 club
30355 of 162879 (18.6%) of runners on 50-99 parkruns, ran this week

423 parkrunners joined the 100 club
16756 of 61638 (27.2%) of runners on 100-149 parkruns, ran this week

261 parkrunners ran their 150th parkrun this week
9497 of 25710 (36.9%) of runners on 150-199 parkruns, ran this week

153 parkrunners ran their 200th parkrun this week
5915 of 12418 (47.6%) of runners on 200-249 parkruns, ran this week

105 parkrunners joined the 250 club
3316 of 6326 (52.4%) of runners on 250-299 parkruns, ran this week

39 parkrunners ran their 300th parkrun this week
1745 of 2901 (60.2%) of runners on 300-349 parkruns, ran this week

25 parkrunners ran their 350th parkrun this week
832 of 1220 (68.2%) of runners on 350-399 parkruns, ran this week

8 parkrunners ran their 400th parkrun this week
405 of 526 (77.0%) of runners on 400-449 parkruns, ran this week

2 parkrunners ran their 450th parkrun this week
178 of 212 (84.0%) of runners on 450-499 parkruns, ran this week

1 parkrunner joined the 500 club
98 of 125 (78.4%) of runners on 500-599 parkruns, ran this week

0 parkrunners ran their 600th parkrun this week
15 of 16 (93.8%) of runners on 600-699 parkruns, ran this week

0 parkrunners ran their 700th parkrun this week
3 of 3 (100.0%) of runners on 700-799 parkruns, ran this week

New members of the 500 Club: - Graham PAWLEY,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Steve HARRIS, Pauline OGDEN, Melanie MULLARD, Imran ALI, Gus BROWN, David NELSON, Dave R JOHNSON,
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): - Peter SPEECHLEY, Paula SPEECHLEY.