parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 14 August 2021 and 15 August 2021

Worldwide there were 1,135 parkruns plus 284 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 172,609 parkrunners and 23,271 volunteers, plus any pending results,

14849 people got their parkrun barcode this week
9585 people became parkrunners this week
764 parkrunners joined the 50 club
394 parkrunners joined the 100 club
82 parkrunners joined the 250 club
0 parkrunners joined the 500 club
237 parkrunners joined the v25 club
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In the UK there were 607 5k events, 130335 parkrunners, (of which 7925 were recording their first parkrun), and 13324 volunteers,
In Australia there were 219 5k events, 13778 parkrunners, (of which 469 were recording their first parkrun), and 1868 volunteers,
In Poland there were 75 events, 3044 parkrunners, (of which 136 were recording their first parkrun), and 567 volunteers,
In Russia there were 65 events, 2675 parkrunners, (of which 296 were recording their first parkrun), and 621 volunteers,
In the USA there were 37 events, 1375 parkrunners, (of which 236 were recording their first parkrun), and 326 volunteers,
In New Zealand there were 34 events, 3432 parkrunners, (of which 149 were recording their first parkrun), and 407 volunteers,
In Germany there were 23 events, 750 parkrunners, (of which 104 were recording their first parkrun), and 203 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 20 events, 394 parkrunners, (of which 19 were recording their first parkrun), and 140 volunteers,
In Canada there were 14 events, 350 parkrunners, (of which 66 were recording their first parkrun), and 112 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 8 events, 283 parkrunners, (of which 13 were recording their first parkrun), and 34 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 7 events, 211 parkrunners, (of which 66 were recording their first parkrun), and 53 volunteers,
In France there were 7 events, 128 parkrunners, (of which 6 were recording their first parkrun), and 26 volunteers,
In Japan there were 5 events, 78 parkrunners, (of which 2 were recording their first parkrun), and 38 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 5 events, 272 parkrunners, (of which 41 were recording their first parkrun), and 29 volunteers,
In Italy there were 4 events, 81 parkrunners, (of which 7 were recording their first parkrun), and 33 volunteers,
In Finland there were 2 events, 73 parkrunners, (of which 6 were recording their first parkrun), and 19 volunteers,
In Norway there were 2 events, 81 parkrunners, (of which 4 were recording their first parkrun), and 17 volunteers,
In Austria there were 1 events, 30 parkrunners, (of which 13 were recording their first parkrun), and 9 volunteers,
In the UK there were 276 junior events, 14914 parkrunners, (of which 1590 were recording their first parkrun), and 5316 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 7 junior events, 289 parkrunners, (of which 73 were recording their first parkrun), and 112 volunteers,
In Australia there was 1 junior event, 36 parkrunners, (of which 1 were recording their first parkrun), and 17 volunteers,
In Total there were 1419 events, 172609 parkrunners, (of which 11222 were recording their first parkrun), and 23271 volunteers,

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1077), Heaton Park (814), Poole (714), Edinburgh (617), Nonsuch (595), Chelmsford Central (571), York (570), Bournemouth (551), Birkenhead (546), Huddersfield (529),
Median UK parkrun: Harrow (197),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Meadowmill (143), Parke (143), Somerdale Pavilion (143), Barrow (144), Canterbury (144), Crane Park (145), Gunpowder (145), Woodbank (145), Penistone (146), Dewsbury (147), Canons Park (148), Alness (149), Sandwell Valley (149), Great Denham (150), Goole (152), Hartlepool (152), Ury Riverside (152), Burnage (153), Ellesmere Port (153), Halifax (154), Alvaston (156), Forest Rec (156), Land’s End (156), March (156), Upton Court (156), Alderford Lake (157), Sizewell (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Frickley Country (57), Cheadle Hulme (57), Faskally Forest (56), Clifton (56), Sunny Hill (52), Pendle (52), Kew Woods (52), Girvan Prom (51), Oaklands (50), Mount Stuart (50), Limavady (50), Kirkwall (50), Cotsford Fields (48), Bevendean Down (48), Horton Park (45), Henley-on-Thames (44), East Brighton (44), Bressay (43), Bowling Park (42), Larne (34), Holy Cross College (32), Warren Hill* (31), Windy Nook (28), Black Combe* (20), Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (15), Mount Pleasant* (14), The Grange* (12), Sudbury* (11), Feltham* (5), Springhill* (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:
304 parkruns had higher attendance than last week,
209 parkruns had lower attendance than last week,
Sheffield Castle, Peter Pan, Coldham’s Common, King’s Lynn, Brueton, had precisely the same as last week,
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Bushy Park, with a change of 417,
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Woodgate Valley Country Park, with a change of 338%,
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Woodhouse Moor, with a change of -136,
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Cliffe Castle, with a change of -44%.

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Worldwide:
14849 people got their parkrun barcode this week
9585 people became parkrunners this week
6490 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
4763 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
36128 of 3161820 (1.1%) of runners on 1-9 parkruns, ran this week
16817 of 477146 (3.5%) of runners on 10-19 parkruns, ran this week
12628 of 197468 (6.4%) of runners on 20-29 parkruns, ran this week
10184 of 107456 (9.5%) of runners on 30-39 parkruns, ran this week
8488 of 65291 (13.0%) of runners on 40-49 parkruns, ran this week

764 parkrunners joined the 50 club
28164 of 159711 (17.6%) of runners on 50-99 parkruns, ran this week

394 parkrunners joined the 100 club
15256 of 59900 (25.5%) of runners on 100-149 parkruns, ran this week

215 parkrunners ran their 150th parkrun this week
8468 of 24890 (34.0%) of runners on 150-199 parkruns, ran this week

131 parkrunners ran their 200th parkrun this week
5021 of 11875 (42.3%) of runners on 200-249 parkruns, ran this week

82 parkrunners joined the 250 club
2814 of 5975 (47.1%) of runners on 250-299 parkruns, ran this week

39 parkrunners ran their 300th parkrun this week
1503 of 2707 (55.5%) of runners on 300-349 parkruns, ran this week

20 parkrunners ran their 350th parkrun this week
743 of 1113 (66.8%) of runners on 350-399 parkruns, ran this week

8 parkrunners ran their 400th parkrun this week
357 of 474 (75.3%) of runners on 400-449 parkruns, ran this week

1 parkrunners ran their 450th parkrun this week
161 of 191 (84.3%) of runners on 450-499 parkruns, ran this week

0 parkrunners joined the 500 club
83 of 101 (82.2%) of runners on 500-599 parkruns, ran this week

3 parkrunners ran their 600th parkrun this week
16 of 17 (94.1%) of runners on 600-699 parkruns, ran this week

0 parkrunners ran their 700th parkrun this week
1 of 1 (100.0%) of runners on 700-799 parkruns, ran this week

New members of the 500 Club: -  none this week,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Wai Meng AU-YEONG, Paul WHITTAKER, Nigel HARRIS, Nelson EGAS, Kay LYDALL, Jonathan WELLS, Jan ROS, Ian STOTT, Gregan CLARKSON,
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): -  none this week,