parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 28 August 2021 and 29 August 2021

Worldwide there were 1,147 parkruns plus 293 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 178,123 parkrunners and 23,792 volunteers, plus any pending results,

13619 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8502 people became parkrunners this week
785 parkrunners joined the 50 club
425 parkrunners joined the 100 club
83 parkrunners joined the 250 club
2 parkrunners joined the 500 club
264 parkrunners joined the v25 club
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In the UK there were 641 5k events, 133755 parkrunners, (of which 6735 were recording their first parkrun), and 13597 volunteers,
In Australia there were 209 5k events, 17464 parkrunners, (of which 533 were recording their first parkrun), and 1949 volunteers,
In Poland there were 76 events, 3076 parkrunners, (of which 183 were recording their first parkrun), and 631 volunteers,
In Russia there were 72 events, 3183 parkrunners, (of which 349 were recording their first parkrun), and 685 volunteers,
In the USA there were 35 events, 1552 parkrunners, (of which 203 were recording their first parkrun), and 343 volunteers,
In Germany there were 26 events, 758 parkrunners, (of which 106 were recording their first parkrun), and 216 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 24 events, 711 parkrunners, (of which 55 were recording their first parkrun), and 174 volunteers,
In Canada there were 14 events, 436 parkrunners, (of which 86 were recording their first parkrun), and 108 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 10 events, 314 parkrunners, (of which 82 were recording their first parkrun), and 86 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 9 events, 341 parkrunners, (of which 47 were recording their first parkrun), and 62 volunteers,
In France there were 8 events, 220 parkrunners, (of which 14 were recording their first parkrun), and 42 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 7 events, 144 parkrunners, (of which 1 were recording their first parkrun), and 23 volunteers,
In Japan there were 6 events, 188 parkrunners, (of which 10 were recording their first parkrun), and 49 volunteers,
In Italy there were 5 events, 189 parkrunners, (of which 31 were recording their first parkrun), and 47 volunteers,
In Finland there were 2 events, 91 parkrunners, (of which 5 were recording their first parkrun), and 15 volunteers,
In Norway there were 2 events, 109 parkrunners, (of which 18 were recording their first parkrun), and 20 volunteers,
In Austria there were 1 events, 16 parkrunners, (of which 2 were recording their first parkrun), and 8 volunteers,

In the UK there were 280 junior events, 14982 parkrunners, (of which 1453 were recording their first parkrun), and 5520 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 10 junior events, 431 parkrunners, (of which 87 were recording their first parkrun), and 164 volunteers,
In Australia there were 3 junior events, 163 parkrunners, (of which 13 were recording their first parkrun), and 53 volunteers,

In Total there were 1440 events, 178123 parkrunners, (of which 10013 were recording their first parkrun), and 23792 volunteers,

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1162), Poole (788), Heaton Park (674), Chelmsford Central (633), Nonsuch (628), Shrewsbury (614), Cardiff (550), Edinburgh (546), Birkenhead (530), Cannon Hill (516),
Median UK parkrun: Irchester Country (183),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Aberystwyth (143), Druridge Bay (143), Ross-on-Wye (144), Armley (145), Harrow (145), Bolberry Down (146), Castlewellan (146), Minehead (146), Queens (146), Goole (147), Somerdale Pavilion (147), Lochore Meadows (148), Centre Vale (149), Greenock (149), Bramley (150), Millfield (150), Isabel Trail (151), Bideford (152), Wepre (152), March (154), Bryn Bach (155), Letchworth (155), Canterbury (157), Penallta (157), Tyne Green (157), Wendover Woods (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Orangefield (54), Merthyr (54), Bevendean Down (54), Oaklands (53), Tawd Valley (51), Limavady (51), Sunny Hill (50), Holy Cross College (48), Larne (46), Drumchapel (46), Sutton Manor (45), Frickley Country (45), Clifton (45), Henley-on-Thames (44), Aberbeeg (44), Kirkwall (42), Lews Castle (38), Cotsford Fields (38), Windy Nook (37), Girvan Prom (35), Warren Hill* (29), Hilltop* (24), Tern Hill* (22), Black Combe* (18), Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (14), Sudbury* (12), Mount Pleasant* (12), The Grange* (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:
338 parkruns had higher attendance than last week,
222 parkruns had lower attendance than last week,
Tewkesbury, Stamford Park, Levengrove, Gloucester City, Letchworth, Oldham, Lloyd, Dinton Pastures, Riverfront, Greenwich, had precisely the same as last week,
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Shrewsbury, with a change of 319,
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Itchen Valley Country, with a change of 130%,
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Newark, with a change of -180,
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Newark, with a change of -50%.

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Worldwide:
13619 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8502 people became parkrunners this week
6218 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
5096 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
37031 of 3174616 (1.2%) of runners on 1-9 parkruns, ran this week
17081 of 478344 (3.6%) of runners on 10-19 parkruns, ran this week
12990 of 198043 (6.6%) of runners on 20-29 parkruns, ran this week
10346 of 107909 (9.6%) of runners on 30-39 parkruns, ran this week
8621 of 65530 (13.2%) of runners on 40-49 parkruns, ran this week

785 parkrunners joined the 50 club
28963 of 160431 (18.1%) of runners on 50-99 parkruns, ran this week

425 parkrunners joined the 100 club
16100 of 60321 (26.7%) of runners on 100-149 parkruns, ran this week

230 parkrunners ran their 150th parkrun this week
9034 of 25067 (36.0%) of runners on 150-199 parkruns, ran this week

144 parkrunners ran their 200th parkrun this week
5528 of 11997 (46.1%) of runners on 200-249 parkruns, ran this week

83 parkrunners joined the 250 club
3104 of 6049 (51.3%) of runners on 250-299 parkruns, ran this week

37 parkrunners ran their 300th parkrun this week
1653 of 2751 (60.1%) of runners on 300-349 parkruns, ran this week

28 parkrunners ran their 350th parkrun this week
757 of 1134 (66.8%) of runners on 350-399 parkruns, ran this week

11 parkrunners ran their 400th parkrun this week
375 of 478 (78.5%) of runners on 400-449 parkruns, ran this week

10 parkrunners ran their 450th parkrun this week
180 of 203 (88.7%) of runners on 450-499 parkruns, ran this week

2 parkrunners joined the 500 club
88 of 107 (82.2%) 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
2 of 2 (100.0%) of runners on 700-799 parkruns, ran this week

New members of the 500 Club: - Mark THOMPSON, Andrew CROSSLEY,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Seán HILL, Ruth DEMPSEY, Rich MCALEER, Mark F SLADE, Laura C A ROBINSON, Johan OOSTHUIZEN, Jared KARIM, Fiona SEWELL,
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): -  none this week.