When: April 18th 2021
Where: Loseley Park, Guildford, GU3 1HS
Course: Hilly trail route around the Loseley Park estate with a short section along the Hog’s Back
Other routes touched (walk): North Downs Way
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 22
Finish time: 58:00
When: April 2nd 2021
Where: Highfield Park, St Albans, AL4 0DY
Course: P-shaped route starting in Highfield Park, following the Alban Way and a loop out to the North Circular/A1 around Sleapshyde
Other routes touched: Alban Way / NCN 61
Finish time: 53:12
This was the first organized 10k event of 2021 and my first since Newbury Racecourse in February 2020. It was great to be back with other people and in a well organized Covid-secure event.
It took me nearly a year of cycling on Zwift before starting to do Zwift running too. I was hesitant to buy a treadmill so I considered buying the £38 RunPod to see if I could run both in Zwift and in real life (IRL) at the same time.
Winter 2020 approached and, with the prospect of being locked down for a long time, I bit the bullet and bought a treadmill. Predictably, I got hooked on Zwift running and was soon collecting the Run Achievement badges.
My friend Brian reminded me about the question of whether you can run both IRL and in Zwift at the same time. Having now had a better understanding of how Zwift Running works I thought that it would be weird but possible. As it turned out, that was true.
So, on a chilly Saturday afternoon in January I got to the start line of the Black Park parkrun course ready for the experiment. I had my Garmin watch ready to record the IRL run, my RunPod on my trainer and the Zwift App open on my iPhone. I selected the Watopia 5k Loop course, pressed start on the Garmin and I was off.
I normally run IRL with my iPhone in an arm strap. I kept it in my hand for this run as I wanted to keep track of my Zwift progress on screen and didn’t want to end the run by accidentally clicking on something. Keeping an eye on the IRL course and on the screen was a bit distracting but I wasn’t going for a PB so it was doable. I loved the contrast between the grey, drizzly Black Park and the bright, clear beach scene in Watopia.
When I’m running indoors there’s normally a noticeable difference between the treadmill speed and what shows in Zwift via the RunPod. The variance between Zwift and my Garmin for this run was only very slight. By the end of the run my Garmin showed 5.01 km to 4.77 km in Zwift.
5k is probably as far as I would do as a dual run. Apart from the distraction it was a quite a drain on the phone’s battery so it won’t have lasted for a 10k. It was a fun experiment to prove that it could be done but I don’t think I’ll be doing any more dual runs.
Zwift stats after sync with Garmin Connect
Zwift print screen at end of run
IRL stats directly recorded via Garmin watch
Start of Black Park parkrun course
Black Park parkrun elevation profile
2020: The year of Zwift:
My mileage per activity type in 2020
Run (outdoor): 502 miles (803 km)
Run (Zwift): 50 miles (80 km)
Cycle (Outdoor): 352 miles (563 km)
Cycle (Zwift): 2,452 miles (3,923 km)
Trek: 687 miles (1,099 km)
Total = 4,043 miles (6,470 km)
Trek = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
1 Ultra Marathon: Chiltern Challenge 50k
2 x 10k events: Trust 10 Morden Hall, Newbury Racecourse 10k
4 new County Tops (Burnhope Seat, The Cheviot, Hangingstone Hill and Mickle Fell)
In a year of Covid with parkrun on pause and very few organized events, this was the year of alternative 5ks …
When: September 26th 2020
Start & Finish: The Henley Showground, Marlow Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 3AP
Distance: 50 km (31 miles)
Elevation Change: +/- 560m
Course: Figure of 8 with a western loop and an eastern loop intersecting at the Henley Showground Basecamp. Mix of Chiltern Way, Oxfordshire Way and Thames Path
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Shakespeare’s Way, Chiltern Way, Oxfordshire Way, The Wokingham Way, Thames Path
Other routes touched (cycle): Chilterns Cycleway
Finish time: 6 hours 59 minutes
Links: Hambleden, Stonor, Bix Bottom,Middle Assendon, Henley-on-Thames, Bovingdon Green, Marlow, Hurley, Remenham
With most running events having been cancelled due to Covid this yet I’d pretty much written off doing my annual ultra. So, as soon as I saw that this one was on, and it was a local one, I signed up. Also, having not been well (not do to Covid) a few weeks’ before I still wasn’t sure if I was up to ultra fitness. I decided to take it slow and take advantage of the 2-loop course to give me the option of retiring after the first loop.
This was also my first Covid-secure event and the organisation on the day was really impressive. Ultras may be expensive, but this was great value considering the new protocols that had in place. The only down-side for me was that the hand-sanitizer they has was so slippery that my wedding ring slipped off somewhere between the start and the first rest stop. So far it’s not been found which is less than ideal. It sounds like I wasn’t the only participant to lose a ring so I strongly recommend runners on Covid-secure events to leave their rings at home.
Lost rings aside, the event was amazing. I am big fan of the Chilterns and this was a perfect day to do a big run there. It was sunny but not too warm and dry underfoot too. I also liked the combination of woods and hills in the north and the flat sections of the Thames Path to the south.
In the end it was a good test of my fitness as I completed the course in a good time (for me) and without any signs of my sickness a few weeks ago. Fingers crossed the postponed Race to the Castle, my original 2020 ultra pick will be back on in 2021.
Significance: Highest peak on the Greater London Borough of Waltham Forest
Member of: N/A
Parent Peak: Haddington Hill. NHN = Highgate Hill
Historic County: Essex (of which Chrishall Common is the County Top)
Elevation: 91m
Date climbed: 21st October 2018 (on Tough 10 run) and July 14th 2020 (on Prime Meridian cycle)
Coordinates: 51° 38' 11'' N, 0° 0' 5'' W
Nearest Station: Chingford (Overground): 1 km
On route of: Greenwich Meridian Trail
OS Trig Pillar: TP5486 - Pole Hill
Map: OS Explorer Map (174) Epping Forest & Lee Valley Map
Links: Wikipedia (Waltham Forest), Wikipedia (Pole Hill), Peakbagger, Hillbagging, Epping Forest, Greenwich Meridian Monuments
The first time I found the summit of Pole Hill it was by accident. I was running the Tough 10 Epping Forest Race and spotted the Trig Pillar at the top of a steep climb. As I wasn't up for a PB I took a 30 second diversion to get a photo of my at the Trig. I was intrigued by the other monument next to it and made a mental note to check it out another time.
My return to the Pole Hill monument was on my Prime Meridian cycle trip. The monument is one of several obelisks and other markers that signify the line of 0 degrees longitude. As far as I know Pole Hill is the only place where there's a Meridian marker, a Trig Pillar and a County/Borough High Point.
There are currently 10 parkrun events in present-day Wiltshire of which I have completed 4. The first was Lydiard (formerly Swindon) which started on March 6th 2010 and the newest is Thoulstone which started on February 8th 2025. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “A Complete Bustard”.
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 12th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: January 12th 2019 with a finish time of: 24:38
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: March 6th 2010
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: New Year’s Day 2022 with a finish time of: 29:35
Other routes touched: Wessex Ridgeway
Inaugural: September 22nd 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: December 19th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: September 9th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: July 6th 2024 with a finish time of: 28:37
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN24
Inaugural: June 6th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: March 7th 2020 with a finish time of: 26:59
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: November 16th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: September 3rd 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: February 8th 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: June 4th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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I found this using the Running Challenges Chrome extension. Its a challenge to get a parkrun finish time for each second of a stopwatch. Given that its practically impossible to plan a finish to the second, its really a matter of luck over a period of many runs. I completed mine with :59 at Lyme Park in the Peak District in September 2017. Well, kind of ..... there was something wrong with their timing that day and I (and I assume others) was recorded at 59:59 rather than 29:39 as my Garmin had it. It took another 2 and a half years before I finally got a genuine :59 at Seven Fields parkrun in Swindon.
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The parkrun Regionnaire status used to be a major part of parkrun tourism, with South-East England being the largest region. Changes in the parkrun website in 2019 removed the regions making it harder to track completion status. All is not lost though as here’s the complete parkrun guide to what’s in and what’s out of the counties of South-East England.
Completed counties may include those I have previously completed but have not yet been able to visit a new event yet.
As of June 2022, the total parkrun event numbers for each county are:
Berkshire: 10 parkrun events in the Present-Day county, 11 in the Historic County
Buckinghamshire, 11 parkrun events in the Present-Day county, 12 in the Historic County
Hampshire, 24 parkrun events in the Present-Day county (inc I.o.W), 26 in the Historic County
Kent, 25 parkrun events in the Present-Day county, 38 in the Historic County
Oxfordshire, 12 parkrun events in the Present-Day county, 7 in the Historic County
Surrey, 13 parkrun events in the Present-Day county, 30 in the Historic County
Sussex, 11 parkrun events in the Present-Day county of West Sussex, 6 in East Sussex and 5 in Brighton and Hove. 22 in the Historic County of Sussex
…giving a grand total of 117 parkrun events in the present-day counties of the South of England.
click on the link on each county name to go to the blog post for that county
Notes and exceptions.
Numbers of event above exclude prison parkruns and permanently cancelled events.
Bournemouth and Moors Valley parkruns were part of Historic Hampshire and would have been in Historic South-East England, but are now part of Present-day Dorset, so would be in the South West England region.
Hazelwood was part of Historic Middlesex and is now part of Present-day Surrey.
Parts of Historic Surrey and Kent are now part of Greater London. See the individual pages for those counties for the list of which events are now part of Greater London.
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There are 11 parkrun events in the Historic County of Northamptonshire, of which I have completed 5. One of these events, Market Harborough, is now in the Present-Day County of Leicestershire. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “Northamp-done-shire”.
The county’s first parkrun event was Northampton, whose inaugural was on May 5th 2012. The newest event is University of Northampton which started on July 8th 2023.
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: November 30th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: September 21st 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: November 8th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: December 21st 2019 with a finish time of: 25:58
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: November 2nd 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: September 24th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 25th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: Christmas Day 2021 with a finish time of: 26:30
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: May 5th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: January 25th 2020 with a finish time of: 26:03
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: October 26th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: February 24th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: July 8th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: July 31st 2021 with a finish time of: 25:18
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: February 16th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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When: February 9th 2020
Where: Newbury Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Newbury, RG14 7NZ
Course: 2 laps of the racecourse and a wiggle round the back of the stands. 5k and Half Marathon options also ran on multiples of the same course
Other routes touched: N/A
Finish time: 57 minutes
The first parkruns events in each country in the continent of Europe. Updated August 2024 to show Lithuania. See the footnotes regarding Cyprus.
Footnotes
* shows where there were multiple events started on the first day for that country.
Iceland briefly had a parkrun but it has been permanently cancelled. Iceland is generally considered part of Europe but actually straddles the European and American continental plates. The parkrun event at Elliðaárdalur was on the American side of the continental divide.
Both of the original Russian parkruns are on the European, rather than Asian, part of Russia. parkrun is currently not operating in Russia
Although there is no parkrun in the Czech Republic yet, the Cieszyn parkrun course in Poland crosses the Poland/Czech border.
Akrotiri parkrun on the island of Cyprus is part of the British Overseas Territory of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. This makes it fall within the same box on the graphic as Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, Falkland Islands. It is also on a closed facility and is therefore open to authorised people only.
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When: January 26th 2020
Where: Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Rd, London, SM4 5JD
Course: 3 laps of a figure of 8 (ish) course in Morden Hall Park. Flat / mix of grass and paths.
Other routes touched (walk): Wandle Trail
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 20
Finish time: 53 minutes
My mileage per activity type in 2019
Run: 338 miles (544 km)
Cycle (Outdoor): 494 miles (796 km)
Cycle (Zwift): 266 miles (428 km)
Trek: 565 miles (909 km)
Total = 1,664 miles (2677 km)
Trek = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
1 Ultra Marathon: Race To The Tower
3 Half Marathons: Portsmouth Coastal, Welwyn Garden City, Prague
9 x 10Ks: Chessington, Sant Ya Go, Vitality London 10,000, West Wycombe, Beat The Boat, Windsor Lakeside, Trust 10 Saltram, City Runs: Fulham, 2 Counties Jingle Bell Run, Trust 10 Polesden Lacey
43 parkruns, each a different event and all except 1 was new to me.
3 new County Tops (Arrran Fawddwy, Plynlimon, Foel Cwmcerwyn)
3 Caminos: Portuguese, Ingles, Finisterre
When: December 22nd 2019
Where: Polesden Lacey National Trust, Great Bookham, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6BB
Course: Muddy, hilly, twisty, turny trail route out and back from Polesden Lacey NT Car Park.
Other routes touched (walk): Prospects of Polesden (SCC), Ranmore (SCC)
Other routes touched (cycle): N/A
Finish time: 64 minutes
When: December 17th 2019
Where: Merchant Taylors’ Senior School, Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2HT
Course: Twisty turny, MUDDY, route around the grounds of Merchant Taylor’s School with a lap of the lake and following a section of the River Colne.
Other routes touched: course of the River Colne
Finish time: 57 minutes
There are currently 24 parkrun events in present-day Essex of which I have done 6. The first was Gunpowder which started on October 22nd 2011 and the newest is Markshall Estate which started on November 13th 2021. Hatfield Forest was also an Essex event but has now closed. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “PIED (parkruns in Essex Done)”
The Historic County of Essex has a further 10 events, totaling 34. These 10 are now part of Greater London. Completing these is “Completely PIED”
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: April 5th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: New Year’s Day 2023 with a finish time of: 26:57
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: June 24th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: November 16th 2019 with a finish time of: 28:53
Other routes touched: N/A
This event is also part of LonDone ++
Inaugural: December 6th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: July 22nd 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: February 29th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: January 19th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: October 15th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 6th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 14th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: June 28th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
I completed this event on: December 27th 2014 with a finish time of: 25:47
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 1
This event is also part of LonDone +
Inaugural: October 22nd 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: October 22nd 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
I completed this event on: Christmas Day 2019 with a finish time of: 26:54
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 1
Inaugural: November 8th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: August 1st 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
***Hatfield Forest parkrun is now permanently cancelled ***
I did not complete this event before it was closed
Inaugural: March 21st 2015
Final event: September 23rd 2017
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: February 2nd 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: August 31st 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: November 13th 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: December 17th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: September 22nd 2018 with a finish time of: 27:08
Other routes touched: N/A
This event is also part of LonDone +
Inaugural: January 14th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: March 10th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: October 13th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: March 12th 2022 with a finish time of: 25:59
Other routes touched: none
Inaugural: October 10th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: February 29th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
See the LonDone blog post for maps and stats for these:
*Hackney Marshes starts and ends in Historic Essex but most of the course is in Historic Middlesex
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There are currently 23 parkrun events in present-day Hampshire of which I have done 15. The first was Basingstoke which started on July 5th 2008 and the newest is Ganger Farm which started on November 19th 2022. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “Champshire”.
The Historic County of Hampshire has a further 3 events, totaling 26. Bournemouth and Moors Valley were in historic Hampshire but are now part of present-day Dorset and are in the South-West region. Medina IOW was in Historic Hampshire but is now in the present-day county of the Isle of Wight.
Mountbatten School parkrun was active until the Covid-19 parkrun pause and is now permanently closed.
Sandhurst Memorial deserves an honorable mention as parts of the course are in Hampshire although the start and finish are in Berkshire.
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
I completed this event on: New Year’s Day 2020 with a finish time of: 28:09
Other routes touched (walk): The Shipwrights Way
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 22, 224
Inaugural: November 17th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: December 7th 2019 with a finish time of: 26.54
Other routes touched (walk): The Brenda Parker Way
Other routes touched (cycle): Charlton Lakes Cycle Path
Inaugural: July 16th 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: December 18th 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: July 1st 2017 with a finish time of: 23:57
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 23
Inaugural: July 5th 2008
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
This event is now part of present-day Dorset and in the South-West Region.
Inaugural: August 24th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: May 25th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: July 2nd 2016 with a finish time of: 25:39
Other routes touched: N/A
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: May 8th 2010
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I first completed this event on: August 27th 2022 with a finish time of: 25:08
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: April 23rd 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 9th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: December 2nd 2023 with a finish time of: 27:37
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: November 19th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: Christmas Day 2022 with a finish time of: 27:28
Other routes touched: none
Inaugural: January 22nd 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: June 16th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: New Year’s Day 2020 with a finish time of: 25:20
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: March 10th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: November 12th 2021 with a finish time of: 27:05
Other routes touched (walk): Forest Trail, Woods and Meadows Walk, Purple Trail
Inaugural: February 29th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: July 4th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: July 9th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: May 7th 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
This event is now part of present-day Dorset and in the South-West Region.
Inaugural: November 7th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
***Mountbatten School parkrun is now permanently cancelled ***
I did not complete this event before it was closed
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Final event: March 14th 2020
I completed this event on: July 22nd 2023 with a finish time of: 26:58 on their alternative course as there was an event on the main course
Other routes touched (walk): N/A, although the Solent Way runs very close by.
Inaugural: March 17th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Netley Abbey alternative course (5.5 laps)
I completed this event on: June 1st 2024 with a finish time of: 27:53
Other routes touched (walk): Pilgrims’ Trail
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 22, 236
Inaugural: April 30th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: March 30th 2019 with a finish time of: 26:58
Other routes touched (walk): South Downs Way, Staunton Way, Hangars Way, The Shipwrights Way
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 89
Inaugural: May 18th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: 4th November 2017 with a finish time of: 26:51
Other routes touched (walk): Basingstoke Canal Towpath
Inaugural: May 3rd 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: January 8th 2022 with a finish time of: 26:12
Other routes touched: None
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: July 7th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: April 22nd 2023 with a finish time of: 26:01
Other routes touched (walk): Solent Way, The Shipwright’s Way
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: October 5th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 1st 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
I completed this event on: January 11th 2020 with a finish time of: 26:37
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: April 27th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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There are currently 22 parkrun events in present-day Historic County of Sussex. The Historic County is now made up of 3 present-day counties:
East Sussex with 6 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Eastbourne which started on January 28th 2012 and the newest is Malling Rec which started on July 6th 2024. I have completed 2 of these events.
West Sussex with 11 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Tilgate which started on June 9th 2012 and the newest is Wakehurst which started on April 20th 2024. I have completed 6 of these events.
Brighton and Hove with 5 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Brighton and Hove which started on November 3rd 2007 and the newest is East Brighton which started on December 8th 2018. I have only completed Bevendean Down
The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “Sussexful”
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
I completed this event on: June 25th 2022 with a finish time of: 27:52
Other routes touched: N/A
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: February 6th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: May 24th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: November 3rd 2007
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: August 2nd 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: September 7th 2019 with a finish time of: 25:21
Other routes touched: N/A
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: July 20th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: December 8th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: November 9th 2019 with a finish time of: 28:12
Other routes touched (walk): Sussex Border Path. The Western edge runs very close to the Greenwich Meridian Trail
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
This event is also part of Kent ++
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 9th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: January 28th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: East Sussex
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: April 18th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: August 31st 2019 with a finish time of: 24:48
Other routes touched (Walk): West Sussex Literary Trail
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 6th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
Horsham has an alternative location for winter parkruns at Southwater Country Park, a few miles away.
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: July 11th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: October 5th 2019 with a finish time of: 24:28
Other routes touched (Cycle): NCN 228
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 21st 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: August 25th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: April 13th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: July 20th 2024 with a finish time of: 27:19
Other routes touched (Walk): None, but the Sussex Ouse Valley Walk runs close to the start and end of the course.
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: July 6th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: May 20th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: April 20th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: March 23rd 2019 with a finish time of: 25:24
Other routes touched (walk): Crawley Greenway
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: June 9th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: May 11th 2019 with a finish time of: 26:11
Other routes touched (walk): Weald Way
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: May 4th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I completed this event on: September 7th 2024 with a finish time of: 26:59
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: April 20th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
I have not yet completed this event
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: June 11th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up
parkruns are free, weekly, community 5k events all around the world. I started in December 2012 and have been obsessive about it ever since. See my parkrun Collection page for details.
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