Park Run Record Weekly Update 27th July 2024 - UK
Record-Breaking Week for UK Parkruns
It's been a bumper week for UK parkrun records, with 17 new records set!
- Ethan Primett blazed through Hunstanton Promenade in 15:14, setting a new course record.
- Ali Bailey took the record at Ashington Community Woodland Parkrun with 16:54.
- Alex Carter broke the record at Bath Skyline with 15:26.
- Tom Chandler set a new benchmark at Central Plymouth with 15:17.
- Phil Marsden achieved a record time of 16:53 at Clarence.
- Nick Earl set a new record at Colney Lane with 16:04.
- Rory Barclay-Watt broke the record at Haldon Forest.
- Chris Holdsworth achieved 16:06 at Watergrove Rochdale.
- Alexander Coombs smashed the Wolford Wood record by 28 seconds, finishing in 17:14.
Additional records were set at:
- Bethlem Royal Hospital by Kay Sheedy with 19:03.
- Bramshall Road by Lisa Mary Bailey with 17:35.
- Edgbaston Reserve by Pops Hainsworth with 16:22.
- Epworth Equestrian by Beth Lewis with 18:05.
- Hove Promenade by Louise Small with 16:47.
- Sence Valley Forest Park by Justine Anthony.
- Sixfields Upton by Megan Stenhouse with 17:32.
A special shoutout to Sophie Fairbanks, who set a new course record at Haigh Woodland with 17:41, making her the UK's undisputed parkrun record champion with an astonishing 45 course records.