parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 11 September 2021 and 12 September 2021

Worldwide there were 1,277 parkruns plus 312 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 183,484 parkrunners and 25,754 volunteers, plus any pending results,

15029 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8382 people became parkrunners this week
753 parkrunners joined the 50 club
422 parkrunners joined the 100 club
84 parkrunners joined the 250 club
2 parkrunners joined the 500 club
233 parkrunners joined the v25 club
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In the UK there were 659 5k events, 127189 parkrunners, (of which 5968 were recording their first parkrun), and 14120 volunteers,
In Australia there were 252 5k events, 21272 parkrunners, (of which 718 were recording their first parkrun), and 2391 volunteers,
In Poland there were 79 events, 3339 parkrunners, (of which 271 were recording their first parkrun), and 654 volunteers,
In Russia there were 73 events, 3028 parkrunners, (of which 297 were recording their first parkrun), and 670 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 42 5k events, 3635 parkrunners, (of which 341 were recording their first parkrun), and 522 volunteers,
In the USA there were 36 events, 1316 parkrunners, (of which 178 were recording their first parkrun), and 342 volunteers,
In South Africa there were 33 events, 1427 parkrunners, (of which 127 were recording their first parkrun), and 223 volunteers,
In Germany there were 28 events, 829 parkrunners, (of which 124 were recording their first parkrun), and 222 volunteers,
In Canada there were 17 events, 562 parkrunners, (of which 90 were recording their first parkrun), and 135 volunteers,
In the Netherlands there were 11 events, 331 parkrunners, (of which 68 were recording their first parkrun), and 97 volunteers,
In Sweden there were 10 events, 304 parkrunners, (of which 31 were recording their first parkrun), and 61 volunteers,
In Denmark there were 9 events, 260 parkrunners, (of which 21 were recording their first parkrun), and 46 volunteers,
In Italy there were 8 events, 286 parkrunners, (of which 39 were recording their first parkrun), and 80 volunteers,
In France there were 8 events, 192 parkrunners, (of which 7 were recording their first parkrun), and 41 volunteers,
In Japan there were 5 events, 171 parkrunners, (of which 13 were recording their first parkrun), and 46 volunteers,
In Finland there were 3 events, 111 parkrunners, (of which 27 were recording their first parkrun), and 27 volunteers,
In Norway there were 3 events, 170 parkrunners, (of which 24 were recording their first parkrun), and 22 volunteers,
In Austria there was 1 event, 32 parkrunners, (of which 10 were recording their first parkrun), and 6 volunteers,
In the UK there were 298 junior events, 18192 parkrunners, (of which 1762 were recording their first parkrun), and 5818 volunteers,
In Ireland there were 12 junior events, 711 parkrunners, (of which 110 were recording their first parkrun), and 190 volunteers,
In Australia there were 2 junior events, 127 parkrunners, (of which 15 were recording their first parkrun), and 41 volunteers,
In Total there were 1589 events, 183484 parkrunners, (of which 10241 were recording their first parkrun), and 25754 volunteers,

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1016), Southampton (773), Cardiff (644), Nonsuch (626), Hull (573), Birkenhead (545), Moors Valley (535), Chelmsford Central (527), York (522), Bromley (517),
Median UK parkrun: Itchen Valley Country (169),
Dunbar parkruns this week (150 +/- 5%): Sandy Water (143), Burnage (144), Dewsbury (145), Hazelwood (145), Millennium Country (145), Blandford (146), Heslington (146), Irchester Country (146), Silksworth (146), Springburn (146), Tyne Green (146), Lymington Woodside (147), Myrtle (147), Bramley (148), Henstridge Airfield (148), Prudhoe Riverside (148), Street (148), Oriam (149), Shepton Mallet (149), Gloucester City (150), Sittingbourne (151), Cosmeston Lakes (152), Hockley Woods (152), Gnoll (153), Greenock (153), Lochore Meadows (153), Vogrie (153), Wendover Woods (153), Clacton Seafront (154), South Norwood (154), Eglinton (156), Hyde (156), Littlehampton Prom (156), Pegwell Bay (156), Evesham (157),
Smallest UK parkruns: Dungannon Park (45), Ganavan Sands (44), Faskally Forest (44), Wallaceneuk (43), Sunny Hill (42), Larne (40), Bower Park (40), Swaffham (39), Marshall Drive (36), Lews Castle (36), Mount Stuart (35), Warren Hill* (32), Rostrevor (32), Windy Nook (31), Cotsford Fields (30), Holy Cross College (28), Parc* (27), Sutton Manor (26), Bevendean Down (25), Girvan Prom (23), Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (19), Black Combe* (18), Tern Hill* (15), Downview* (14), The Grange* (12), Mount Pleasant* (9), Sudbury* (7), Springhill* (5), Keppel* (5), Feltham* (2),
(* 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:
232 parkruns had higher attendance than last week,
369 parkruns had lower attendance than last week,
Clare Castle, Brixworth Country, South Woodham Ferrers, had precisely the same as last week,
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Southampton, with a change of 198,
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Jesmond Dene, with a change of 230%,
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Bushy Park, with a change of -259,
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Mount Pleasant, with a change of -67%.

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Worldwide:
15029 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8382 people became parkrunners this week
6122 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
4981 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
38096 of 3187274 (1.2%) of runners on 1-9 parkruns, ran this week
17377 of 479646 (3.6%) of runners on 10-19 parkruns, ran this week
12816 of 198537 (6.5%) of runners on 20-29 parkruns, ran this week
10387 of 108457 (9.6%) of runners on 30-39 parkruns, ran this week
8733 of 65788 (13.3%) of runners on 40-49 parkruns, ran this week

753 parkrunners joined the 50 club
29160 of 161102 (18.1%) of runners on 50-99 parkruns, ran this week

422 parkrunners joined the 100 club
16164 of 60693 (26.6%) of runners on 100-149 parkruns, ran this week

261 parkrunners ran their 150th parkrun this week
9154 of 25278 (36.2%) of runners on 150-199 parkruns, ran this week

139 parkrunners ran their 200th parkrun this week
5600 of 12122 (46.2%) of runners on 200-249 parkruns, ran this week

84 parkrunners joined the 250 club
3107 of 6105 (50.9%) of runners on 250-299 parkruns, ran this week

47 parkrunners ran their 300th parkrun this week
1693 of 2802 (60.4%) of runners on 300-349 parkruns, ran this week

18 parkrunners ran their 350th parkrun this week
778 of 1161 (67.0%) of runners on 350-399 parkruns, ran this week

8 parkrunners ran their 400th parkrun this week
370 of 483 (76.6%) of runners on 400-449 parkruns, ran this week

6 parkrunners ran their 450th parkrun this week
173 of 207 (83.6%) of runners on 450-499 parkruns, ran this week

2 parkrunners joined the 500 club
91 of 112 (81.3%) of runners on 500-599 parkruns, ran this week

0 parkrunners ran their 600th parkrun this week
15 of 17 (88.2%) 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: - David ALDERSON, Brian COWELL,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events): - Michele WEBB, Gareth LONG, Chantell COETZER, Bertie HICKEY, Bairbre HICKEY,
New members of the Freyne Club (250 different events): - Mark COLBY.