Park Run Record Weekly Update 27th July 2024 - UK

4rd November 2024

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.