Worldwide this week there were 1,784 parkruns plus 396 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 254,188 parkrunners and 36,423 volunteers, plus any pending results,
Since 18th December:
~61,000 people got their parkrun barcode
~39,000 people became parkrunners
~15,000 parkrunners joined running milestone clubs
~5,400 people became parkrun volunteers
~2,400 parkrunners joined volunteer milestone clubs
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In Australia there were 2102 parkunners per million people in the general population,
In Ireland there were 1971 parkrunners per million,
In the UK there were 1895 parkrunners per million,
In New Zealand there were 988 parkrunners per million,
In South Africa there were 421 parkrunners per million,
In Poland there were 109 parkrunners per million,
In Denmark there were 54 parkrunners per million,
In Singapore there were 39 parkrunners per million,
In the Netherlands there were 34 parkrunners per million,
In Canada there were 32 parkrunners per million,
In Norway there were 21 parkrunners per million,
In Germany there were 21 parkrunners per million,
In Finland there were 14 parkrunners per million,
In Sweden there were 14 parkrunners per million,
In Austria there were 11 parkrunners per million,
In Italy there were 8 parkrunners per million,
In Japan there were 7 parkrunners per million,
In the USA there were 7 parkrunners per million,
In Malaysia there were 3 parkrunners per million,
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This week:
In the UK there were 732 5k events, 130298 parkrunners, (of which 7031 were recording their first parkrun), and 16874 volunteers,
In Australia there were 430 5k events, 54412 parkrunners, (of which 3489 were recording their first parkrun), and 4937 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 169 events, 26522 parkrunners, (of which 1711 were recording their first parkrun), and 2262 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 102 5k events, 9735 parkrunners, (of which 905 were recording their first parkrun), and 1393 volunteers,
In Poland there were 84 events, 4138 parkrunners, (of which 200 were recording their first parkrun), and 905 volunteers,
In the USA there were 54 events, 2165 parkrunners, (of which 335 were recording their first parkrun), and 560 volunteers,
In Germany there were 48 events, 1742 parkrunners, (of which 187 were recording their first parkrun), and 438 volunteers,
In New Zealand there were 40 events, 4722 parkrunners, (of which 324 were recording their first parkrun), and 513 volunteers,
In Canada there were 36 events, 1210 parkrunners, (of which 124 were recording their first parkrun), and 266 volunteers,
In Japan there were 29 events, 893 parkrunners, (of which 55 were recording their first parkrun), and 250 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 14 events, 573 parkrunners, (of which 73 were recording their first parkrun), and 112 volunteers,
In Italy there were 14 events, 459 parkrunners, (of which 30 were recording their first parkrun), and 134 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 9 events, 313 parkrunners, (of which 24 were recording their first parkrun), and 46 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 7 events, 144 parkrunners, (of which 8 were recording their first parkrun), and 48 volunteers,
In Finland there were 5 events, 80 parkrunners, (of which 5 were recording their first parkrun), and 40 volunteers,
In Norway there were 4 events, 116 parkrunners, (of which 4 were recording their first parkrun), and 27 volunteers,
In Singapore there were 3 events, 230 parkrunners, (of which 32 were recording their first parkrun), and 26 volunteers,
In Austria there were 3 events, 101 parkrunners, (of which 19 were recording their first parkrun), and 20 volunteers,
In Malaysia there were 1 events, 83 parkrunners, (of which 11 were recording their first parkrun), and 16 volunteers,
Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1178), Clapham Common (891), Dulwich (709), Chelmsford Central (678), Southampton (674), Finsbury Park (661), Tooting Common (649), Heaton Park (621), Bromley (613), Auldcathie District (601),
Median UK parkrun: California Country (146),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Redcar (143), Brundall (144), Irchester Country (144), Walthamstow (144), Barrow (145), Berkeley Green (145), Fareham (145), California Country (146), Cleethorpes (146), Lordship Recreation Ground (146), Seaton (146), South Shields (146), Hillsborough Forest (147), Salcey Forest (147), Keswick (148), Oriam (148), Queen’s, Glasgow (148), Silksworth (148), Killerton (149), Omagh (149), Chippenham (150), Edenbrook Country (150), Brighouse (152), Clacton Seafront (152), Blandford (153), Hereford (153), Pegwell Bay (153), Portrush (153), Ecos (154), Brierley Forest (155), Burnage (155), Selby (156), Skipton (156), The Old Showfield (156), Havant (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Ganavan Sands (32), The Pastures (31), Garvagh Forest (31), Black Combe* (31), Swaffham (29), Portrack (28), Derrynoid Forest (27), Marshall Drive (26), Flatts Lane (25), Dolgellau (24), Sands Lane* (23), Kirkwall (21), Hilltop* (21), Windy Nook (20), Tern Hill* (19), Mount Stuart (19), Bressay (19), Girvan Prom (17), Hafan Pwllheli (16), Downview* (16), Lews Castle (15), Freckleton Road* (14), The Spinney* (9), Mount Pleasant* (9), Elmley* (9), Sudbury* (6), Keppel* (4), Bickershaw* (4), The Grange* (3), Feltham* (2),
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Worldwide:
Since 18th December:
60882 people got their parkrun barcode
38693 people became parkrunners
21704 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun'
17232 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick
6535 joined the 25 club
4603 joined the 50 club
3083 joined the 100 club
1678 ran their 150th parkrun
1083 ran their 200th parkrun
730 joined the 250 club
381 ran their 300th parkrun
227 ran their 350th parkrun
117 ran their 400th parkrun
55 ran their 450th parkrun
33 joined the 500 club
9 ran their 600th parkrun
1 ran their 700th parkrun
0 ran their 800th parkrun this week
Volunteer summary:
Since December 18th:
5361 people became parkrun volunteers
3662 people did their 'difficult second volunteering'
3160 people completed their volunteer hat trick
1267 joined the volunteer 25 club
814 joined the volunteer 50 club
324 joined the volunteer 100 club
38 joined the volunteer 250 club
2 joined the volunteer 500 club
New members of the 500 Club, numbers 364-396: -
24th December 2022
David MORRIS (ran at Keswick), Peter MANNION (ran at Rushmoor), Ian Keith TAYLOR (ran at Eastbourne), Graham HARRISON (ran at Heaton), David WALMSLEY SENIOR (ran at Hull), Hazel CHURCH (ran at Milton Keynes), Kevin CHURCH (ran at Milton Keynes), John SOFTLEY (ran at Queen’s parkrun, Glasgow), Timothy WILLIAMS (ran at Pymmes), Ian SANDERSON (ran at Roundhay), Stuart Alan HUMPHRIES (ran at Woodley),
25th December 2022
Joe KIRKWOOD (ran at Conkers), Brian LONGMAN (ran at Hackney Marshes), Andrew HOWARD (ran at Wanstead Flats),
31st December 2022
Ian NEVILLE (ran at Barnsley), Ray EVANS (ran at Bedford), Kevin R R JONES (ran at California Country), Phyll DOUGLAS (ran at Coventry), Maria SPARKS (ran at Eastleigh), James DALGLIESH (ran at Falkirk),
1st January 2023
Bernie MULVANY (ran at Bushy), Dave BUSH (ran at Frimley Lodge), Tabatha SIMS (ran at Blickling), Gordon WILSON (ran at Seven Fields),
7th January 2023
Julia MASON (ran at East Brighton), Andy ARCHER (ran at Edinburgh), Michael BISSET (ran at Edinburgh), Pete SCOLLS (ran at Auldcathie District), Daniel BOULTER (ran at Southampton), Andrew MCGRATH (ran at Kingston), Mark MALONE (ran at Lower Hutt, NZ), Lynn NEWMAN (ran at Oldham), Geoff MILES (ran at Osterley),
(Huge thanks to Nick Riches for those names / events)
New members of the volunteer 500 club: - Donna CARR, Terry BRIGHTWELL
(Thanks for David Duggan for those names)
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Vincent ALCOCK, Thandi ZILILO, Simon ELLIOTT, Selina WARD, Scott MIDDLEMISS, Sally HEWITT, Rosemary SCHULTZ, Nigel THOMAS, Nathaniel KNOX CARTWRIGHT, Michael MOORE, Maura CLARK, Matthew QUOMI, Maddy MARRIAGE, Leon VORSTER, Kevin TOMKINSON, Kevin PARSONS, Jasmine QUINNEY, Jan LEE, Ina BEAMISH, Ian RAE, Geoff BROWN, Emma BROWN, Elzette LOTRIET, Dawne MEYNELL-WESTERN, David SWAN, David ARMISTEAD, Darlene MURRAY, Colin EARL, Clare HIGGINS, Clare DOTT, Chris PICKFORD, Chris LEE, Chantal MILES, Carrie ALMEIDA, Carol MORAN, Aron FULTON, Anna LARNER, Andrew SCARLETT, Alexandra PERRIOR, Alex WILSON,
(There may be more: if anyone did they 100th AND 101st different events over the break, they would not be picked up on this list)
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): - none.
Well done to the hi-viz heroes who joined the Volunteer 25 club THIS week: Abbie MORIARTY, Ahmed SHAIK, Alan COWAN, Alex MOORSE, Alice CLARKE, Alice STEBBING, Alison ANDERSON, Allison MICHALAK, Andrea KOEDER, Andrea MUSSAP, Andrew LYNE, Andrew RICHARDS, Andy DYKINS, Andy FLEET, Andy PONTIN, Ann LYONS, Anna MILLER, Annalise KING, Anne BUDGEN, Anne-Marie HANBY, Antonio ALMEIDA, Barbara MARTIN, Beatrice REGAN, Ben THORLEY, Blake HAYES, Brendan WATTY, Bruce SMITH, Caitlin SLOAN, Carly THOMAS, Carmen HATTINGH, Carol O'CONNELL, Carol O'CONNOR, Caroline BARTROP, Caroline GILBERT, Caroline HORTON ANDREWS, Caroline HYNDMAN, Catherine FROOME, Catherine HEMSLEY, Cathy GORMAN, Cathy PARISH, Catrin GRIFFITHS, Charlie HORWOOD, Charlie OSBORNE, Chene JACOBS, Cheryl LADMORE, Cheryl OGDEN, Chez RAY, Chloe SWEENEY, Christine STIMPSON, Christopher HALL, Christopher JAGGER, Christopher LEECH, Cillian CLANCY, Claire BLACKBURN, Claire RAYMENT, Clive HORN, Colin HORTON, Colin MARTIN, Colleen MOORE, Craig WALTON, Damian KILDAY, Damian WILSON, Daniel STREET, Darren LYNCH, Dave WALLACE, David HEWET, David INGHAM, David OTTEWELL, David PARKINSON, David PILLING, David RAYNOR, David SHAW, David STEPHENS, David TODD, Dawid PRZESTACKI, Deb SMITH, Deborah BROWN, Deborah DOUGLAS, Denise FORSTER, Dominic WILLIAMS, Douw VERMEULEN, Duncan YOUNG, Eilleen MACFADDEN, Elena MACKAY, Ellie GILLARD, Emily DAVIES, Emma BRADLEY, Emma EASTWOOD, Emma WILKINSON, Emmie BIJZET, Erik ZORZETTO, Eva BENDER, Evan CAMERON, Evie SHARPLES, Faith FIRKINS, Fintan CAMPBELL, Fiona BARRETT, Fiona MILLIGAN, Fleur LESLIE, Fraser HUGHES, Gale MEEN, Georgina OVIN, Gerard D'ARCY, Gerard O'DONOVAN, Gillian AINLEY, Grace COLEMAN, Graeme WINFIELD, Graham COPSEY, Graham FOSTER, Gregory SMYTH, Hannah MCGUIGAN, Hayley SAXON, Heike MOTZEK, Hollie GODDEN, Hugh PRYSE-DAVIES, Hugo WRIGHT, Ian KOSKY, Isabel MANSFIELD, Isabella DILLINGHAM, Ishphak PARKAR, Jack STORMONT, Jacqui MURRAY-SMITH, Jake HARP, James LINDSAY, James MCGREGOR, James 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