Worldwide there were 1,906 parkruns plus 443 junior parkruns, and the worldwide parkrun population was 248,157 parkrunners and 39,023 volunteers, plus any pending results,
~13,000 people got their parkrun barcode this week
~8,000 people became parkrunners this week
~4,000 parkrunners joined running milestone clubs
~1,400 people became parkrun volunteers this week
770 parkrunners joined volunteer milestone clubs
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Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1262), Southampton (848), Clapham Common (707), Chelmsford Central (600), Poole (594), Cardiff (590), Dulwich (583), Bromley (578), York (561), Eastville (556),
Smallest UK (open access) parkruns: Marshall Drive (11), Hafan Pwllheli (12), Pont y Bala (20), Derrynoid Forest (21), Dolgellau (22), Downham Market Academy (22), Great Salterns (22), Mount Stuart (22), Cheadle Hulme (24), Cotsford Fields (25),
There were 0 new UK parkruns:
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Worldwide:
12736 people got their parkrun barcode this week
8025 people became parkrunners this week
5343 parkrunners did their 'difficult second parkrun' this week
4675 parkrunners completed their parkrun hat trick this week
39222 of 4035215 (1.0%) on 1-9 parkruns added a parkrun this week
32298 of 742337 (4.4%) on 10-24 parkruns added a parkrun this week
1747 joined the 25 club
33452 of 329021 (10.2%) on 25-49 parkruns added a parkrun this week
1211 joined the 50 club
40954 of 209637 (19.5%) on 50-99 parkruns added a parkrun this week
771 joined the 100 club
26495 of 87564 (30.3%) on 100-149 parkruns added a parkrun this week
483 ran their 150th parkrun this week
17945 of 41005 (43.8%) on 150-199 parkruns added a parkrun this week
295 ran their 200th parkrun this week
12092 of 21612 (56.0%) on 200-249 parkruns added a parkrun this week
228 joined the 250 club
7855 of 13116 (59.9%) on 250-299 parkruns added a parkrun this week
145 ran their 300th parkrun this week
4974 of 7255 (68.6%) on 300-349 parkruns added a parkrun this week
77 ran their 350th parkrun this week
2714 of 3669 (74.0%) on 350-399 parkruns added a parkrun this week
31 ran their 400th parkrun this week
1610 of 1984 (81.1%) on 400-449 parkruns added a parkrun this week
20 ran their 450th parkrun this week
802 of 917 (87.5%) on 450-499 parkruns added a parkrun this week
9 joined the 500 club
577 parkruns were added this week by the 664 people on 500-599 parkruns (86.9%)
4 ran their 600th parkrun this week
111 parkruns were added this week by the 125 people on 600-699 parkruns (88.8%)
0 ran their 700th parkrun this week
16 parkruns were added this week by the 18 people on 700-799 parkruns (88.9%)
0 ran their 800th parkrun this week
4 parkruns were added this week by the 4 people on 800-899 parkruns (100.0%)
Volunteer summary:
1354 people became parkrun volunteers this week
1139 people did their 'difficult second volunteering' this week
999 people completed their volunteer hat trick this week
394 joined the volunteer 25 club
222 joined the volunteer 50 club
132 joined the volunteer 100 club
18 joined the volunteer 250 club
4 joined the volunteer 500 club
New members of the 500 Club, numbers 803-811: - Philip WOOLHOUSE (ran at Black Park), Hannah OLDROYD (ran at Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand), Derek SHAND (ran at Erskine Waterfront), Mark SYMES (ran at Frimley Lodge), Darrel MADDEN (ran at Karoola Park, Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia), Leszek GOŹDZIEWICZ (ran at parkrun Gdynia, Gdynia, Poland), Alan Geoffrey CHAPMAN (ran at Silksworth), Richard DANIELLS (ran at Tilgate), John COOPER (ran at Waterworks parkrun, Belfast),
New members of the volunteer 500 club: - Emma MORETON, Kerry SCOTT, Kelvin WALKER, Dave WILLIAMSON,
New members of the Cowell Club (100 different events, 32 this week): - Yvonne MORRIS, Will SAUNDERS, Stephen WOODGATE, Stacey BARNES, Sarah-Jane EGGLETON, Sarah BAGLEY, Samantha MCCLORY, Russell BARNES-HEATH, Rory HODGKINSON, Ronald HUME, Richard STUBBS, Richard SCOLLON, Richard EGGLETON, Raymond ROBINSON, Phillip PARSONS, Philip AUDRAIN, Matt LANE, Mark BOREHAM, Lydia SIDEBOTHAM, Lorraine MAYFIELD, Lee DEAN, Laura BIRD, Kate BALL, Joseph CHANG, John FRANCKSEN, Joe FIELDER, Jennifer POYNER, Jamie STEWART, Donald STEWART, Chris DICKINSON, Anette DAVID, Alan ARMSTRONG,
New members of the 250 events club: - Stuart HENDERSON, Mark DEWDNEY, Karen COLE, John COLE,
New members of the 500 events club: - none this week.
I’ll be taking a break now until the weekend of the 6th of January. Thank you for taking an interest in these stats, and a special thank you to my helpers Nick Riches and David Duggan. Merry Christmas, see you in 2024!