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@CurvedXice675 жыл бұрын
The Running Channel Southend parkrun
@sjm0rr1s5 жыл бұрын
Missed the obvious Horton parkrun in Bradford. Has a negative total gradient, 3 uphills and 4 downhills on the 3 and a half laps. Overall probably negative 30 metres, quite easy to get a PB.
@masondawkins50725 жыл бұрын
walmer and deal seafront DEAD flat
@masondawkins50725 жыл бұрын
@Caleb Deakin mine is 21:42
@masondawkins50725 жыл бұрын
@Caleb Deakin at pegwell bay
@brentonstephen5 жыл бұрын
So the fastest ones are those where people can shave a bit off turning early?
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Haha! Ummm, no, that’s cheating!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
I've run Victoria Dock and Hackney Marshes and they would be faster still without the dead turns. You can't see it in this video but there is a marshall at each turn point so you can't really turn early :)
@johnkerby705 жыл бұрын
@@TimGrose I was wondering why there wasn't a cone to turn around.
@stephenwest9772 жыл бұрын
And it’s not a race, so not only are you cheating yourself, you would be lying to other people 😬
@northernninjarunner55065 жыл бұрын
Nothing in the north, we can just run along The Wall. Great views of the wildlings
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Completely missed this first one but I am actually in it as a runner testing my own algorithms at Hackney Marshes :) The tall guy in the green Vaporflys at 3:10 at the start and then at 3:19 showing how (or not!) to effect a dead turn. This was the event on 29th June on a rather warm morning but that run was my best parkrun time for 3 years so must be something in it :)
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! So glad you feature in it too 🙌
@Mainy225 жыл бұрын
Albert Parkrun (Middlesbrough) is a fast course, not very hilly and the CR is around 14:30 👍
@xxxellbrownoxxx5 жыл бұрын
ma1nyy that’s my local I would say Hartlepool is quicker though
@stevemoore36455 жыл бұрын
Albert park course record is 14 mins 29 secs. I'm a regular runner here which only has 1 minor incline.Hartlepool course record is 15 mins 26 secs. I know it's a long out and back along the sea front (wind permitting) towards Seaton Carew.
@DJChipsandGarlic5 жыл бұрын
I was there!! he beat Matty Hynes record by a second 😆, I was about to start my final lap of the park and he was just finishing.
@bravoalley2285 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that you're doing Park run videos. What you could maybe do: 'interesting' park runs, interviews with certain park runners: fastest UK based male and female, most park runs, park run tourists.
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Watch this space.
@scottburrell41005 жыл бұрын
Was watching this video hoping not to see my local but knowing it's flat and on tarmac half expecting it. My heart dropped when it was voted the easiest!
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, these are ‘fastest’, not ‘easiest’ - it’s all relative 👍🏼
@davebarlow19605 жыл бұрын
no parks in the fastest park runs, mostly out and back on tarmac?
@solarisfire5 жыл бұрын
Victoria Dock is my 5K PB... That course is crazy fast! And you get to watch the planes coming out of London City! :D
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
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@ianedwards115 жыл бұрын
What criteria did you use in your research to determine the fastest ? Surely not average finish time ? Flat with minimal turns on a hard surface would be mine.
@kayleigh80695 жыл бұрын
I do Cannock chase parkrun, it’s got a nice atmosphere
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! We love the parkrun vibe
@kayleigh80695 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel 👍 I run it with my teacher, my friend and her dad. Dont judge 😂
@ime73715 жыл бұрын
Pegwell Bay is fast because its 200m short
@jel10ukkite5 жыл бұрын
Long live Pegwell. 2 laps no turns I love it.
@RunWithDrHowey5 жыл бұрын
I think it's better to report the median time rather than the average time as race times tend to have a skew distribution with a longer tail for slower times... 🤓
@WilliamRobinsonPHD5 жыл бұрын
For sure, or maybe the 10th or 25th percentile would be even better... but you can't pull those stats off the parkrun website!
@petershearman50984 жыл бұрын
I'd just measure absolute number under 20mins
@davidbarnett15615 жыл бұрын
My only two sub-20 runs have both been at Hackney but this video is making me want to try Victoria Docks again, thanks! I'd also recommend Edinburgh (flat out and back) and Fulham Palace, although the latter can get very congested so you need to make sure you're near the start!
@archiedyer16245 жыл бұрын
Fulham palace is tough but rly nice
@Karlm015 жыл бұрын
Long Eaton in Nottingham should be on the list, attracts runners from all over the country no switchbacks, flat and on a great run surface. this list seems to just for the south of the country.
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
It's in the top 10! 9th fastest in the UK to be precise. So just missed out on the top 5.
@truckerman15 жыл бұрын
My local parkrun is the lovely Penrith in Cumbria, 2 laps of Frenchfield sports ground, a mixture of tarmac, gravel and grass track and almost flat. It’s a great tourist parkrun as it’s on the edge of the Lake District. I have a Pb there of 23.25 which is a better time than what I achieved at the number 3 best run Worthing Sussex!
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Sounds nice!
@DarrenMansell5 жыл бұрын
I personally think that Dudley parkrun is one of the best potential for going fast. 800m running track to get you going fast, canal path into a nature reserve with a perfect fast downhill, back onto the running track for 800m to finish. My favourite one.
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Dudley is excellent but not all that fast I'd have said, with a steepish incline at one point.
@tomb74275 жыл бұрын
Heslington near York is a fast one - flat tarmac, few gentle turns with a fast out and back straight section
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Is that the one one of the Brownlee brothers has the course record at? 🤔
@tomb74275 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel no that was in York itself at the racecourse. Jonny Brownlee held the record, but it's since been broken
@123turtlepoo5 жыл бұрын
Long eaton park run @ west park is flat and fast, definitely should be up there
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
main problem at LE is some pinch points and a congested start. But yes, its a quick one all right. #
@jonathanpearce88544 жыл бұрын
I think Long Eaton is faster than no 2 which has 2 turn around points and narrow. At Long Eaton you don't have to slow down at all for any turns, it is wide smooth, flat tarmac. It is a bit congested for the first 100m due to the number of people turning up, but start near the front and it's fine
@rodrjh665 жыл бұрын
Eden Project is not that fast. Although it’s a net downhill there are too many hairpin turns and narrow sections, plus it’s actually pretty undulating.
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Yet a lot of people seem to get unexpectedly fast times there.
@one2escape5 жыл бұрын
Really surprised that Victoria Belfast isn't on the list. It is basically been setup as a running track. It is 3 loops which is completely flat. Course record 14:51 male and 16:51 female.
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
It came out 34th out of nearly 600 so certainly lot quicker than most.
@one2escape5 жыл бұрын
@@TimGrose From the video here some of the courses look slightly more difficult than Victoria as there was some inclines or sharp turns while Victoria is flat and is 1 mile oval.
@ronanmcpeake52065 жыл бұрын
tickling Yes, victoria is by far flatter and faster than all of the 5 in the video
@mattpotter87255 жыл бұрын
@@TimGrose Is there anywhere we can see the complete list? I run a few around where I live now and I reckon Walsall Arboretum Parkrun is the quickest I've done, completely on tarmac, pretty flat, 3 laps, but with some twists and turns, though I love Cannock Chase more!!!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
@@mattpotter8725 yeah Walsall is 10th and effectively is more or as fast on average as anything else. The full list I posted in a FB group.
@Scott-fi6ml3 жыл бұрын
It would be lovely to see the running channel come to Australia and do the top 5 fasters parkrun
@kernowanya5 жыл бұрын
love how there was no mention of the hills at eden :) great park run tho, my local and really lovely atmosphere!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Course profile suggests you run downhill for the first mile but don't come back up again. So I figured that this is a likely reason why it comes out fast. Have you run many other parkruns to compare?
@kernowanya5 жыл бұрын
@@TimGrose there is technically more down than up but there are 2 big hills as its laps!
@tomwatson62605 жыл бұрын
Wammy parkrun in Newcastle under Lyme, Fast and flat course with just one turn back on yourself. I think the cr is 15-24 but it’s a fairly new course only being around for roughly a year!
@04alex5 жыл бұрын
Torbay velopark parkrun when it’s wet it’s 3 laps around a tarmac velodrome course, completely flat, not a scenic one! (South Devon)
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Sounds fast!
@dbackscott4 жыл бұрын
My sister moved to the Dublin area and told me about the park runs. They’re not really that big throughout the United States, unfortunately. However, we do have some here. The nearest to me that I could find (Orlando, Florida area) is about an hour drive from my house.
@runningchannel4 жыл бұрын
Do you think you’ll try it one day?
@dbackscott4 жыл бұрын
The Running Channel I think so. I can’t imagine attempting any parkrun tourism here, though. There are only four in the entire state of Florida. There’s the one that’s here in the Orlando area (albeit on the opposite side of the metro area from me). Two of them are about 2-1/2 hours drive from my house, and the other is about a 7 hour drive (at that point, I think a flight is looking like a better option).
@dbackscott4 жыл бұрын
The Running Channel for scale, the State of Florida is a bit larger in land area than England and Wales combined.
@simon19705 жыл бұрын
Really interesting, Eden Project is one of my favourite Parkruns, but i never expected it to appear in this top 5. As for the other 4, they have been added to my touristing list!
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Let us know how you get on in the other four! Check out our toughest video too - some for the list there 👍
@richardrundle36385 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Eden Project is really within the top 5 fastest, with the amount of climbing plus the very twisty turny nature of the course.
@jeffbrunton32915 жыл бұрын
I can Confirm that the Victoria Dock Excel is a fast course, all flat and on tarmac. Set a PB there by myself midweek practice and then an official PB at the weekend. Also 1 minute faster than my usual course Mile end which has a few nasty hills
@arthurthompson78773 жыл бұрын
Eden has some big killer hills so I’m surprised
@woafy49675 жыл бұрын
Great video. I can see myself in the Worthing video third from right at 2:49
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Hey there! 🤓
@DeanRead5 жыл бұрын
Poolsbrook in Derbyshire in very flat, great for PBs :-)
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Might be worth a visit 👍
@keivarennocks5 жыл бұрын
One of my park runs... Definitely a fast park run 😁
@martinmilward17815 жыл бұрын
King’s Lynn - fast, three laps on tarmac and often includes a decent old boy who shouts out mile splits.
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Yes I was quick there despite heavy rain.
@bwics85265 жыл бұрын
My local parkrun (Medina Isle of Wight) is pretty quick, the Male record is 14:42, the female record is 18:03 and the average time is 29:03. PS: good video :)
@MichaelODonoghueMOD5 жыл бұрын
I didn't find Hackney Marshes that fast due to the turnarounds. What determines the fastest is more the people who run it in that case. My local one Belfast Victoria would be a faster course than Hackney Marshes
@zoegreen9055 жыл бұрын
i go to burnley parkrun, definitely not the fastest as it has a hill. 🤔🌄
@SimonWilliamsTutor5 жыл бұрын
Try Stratford-upon-Avon for a fast, very flat course, with no 180 degree turns!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Yes came out 19th so well up there on the speedy stakes.
@frostyo77275 жыл бұрын
hackney and have run 15.23
@malachicashmore71155 жыл бұрын
Worcester pitchcroft? How is that not in the top 5 🤷♂️
@hotcoales Жыл бұрын
I think the Hackney Marshes course has changed and become slower since this video was made. The current course includes a lap of a playing field at the start and finish, probably to avoid runners completely filling up the paths, as you see in this video. I was surprised to see it in this video at first, because I've done it (the current course) and several other 'fast' parkruns, and I wouldn't choose Hackney Marshes to try to get a PB - I'd go for Dulwich, or Southwark, or Bromley. Also, having read the description (and enjoyed the video) as well as lots of the comments, I wonder if the title is a little bit misleading! I think the video is more about the parkruns where runners seem to perform best, which is a slightly different concept. I wonder if people are more likely to do the top 2 parkruns in this video whilst visiting London, or the Eden Project one whilst on holiday, than they would be to visit, say, Dulwich or Bromley parkruns, or many of the others mentioned in the comments. The ones in more suburban areas, or places visited a little less by tourists, possibly have a higher % of local regulars, who might not be aiming for a PB every week. I wonder if the parkrun tourists visiting the East London and Eden Project parkruns might be more likely to 'go for it' and get impressive times... maybe the 'fastest parkruns' are actually simply those with the most sub-17 men and sub-20 women?
@Tutongbwn5 жыл бұрын
Long Eaton park run.....male 14:43, female 15:51 & average 28:38.
@thecandleman51294 жыл бұрын
Strathclyde or Edinburgh (crammond) in Scotland are completely flat parkruns with an easy single turn. Def check them out if your up north !!!
@shaundrew36005 жыл бұрын
My home town at number 3. Exmouth in devon is also a speedy parkrun!
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Exmouth came out 22nd so certainly is speedy. Imagine some weeks a strong sea breeze might slow things?
@woafy49675 жыл бұрын
I’ve done many Worthing parkruns too
@richardc3164 жыл бұрын
Felixstowe deserves a mention. It's basically exactly the same as the Worthing one in the video. Completely flat up and down the promenade. Course record was set yesterday 14:38. It wasn't me, I was back at 20:54 😂
@ZeldaFitz Жыл бұрын
Rickmansworth is a fast course, nice and flat, on tarmac and no nasty switch backs.
@nurvraxartproductions61455 жыл бұрын
Isabel trail in Stafford: a disused railway track a simple out and back on flat tarmac. I’m 55, chatted all the way and still got 20.01. Definitely the fastest.
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Interestingly the Isabel Trail one is 130th fastest out of 580!
@joroberts68815 жыл бұрын
Isabel trail isnt flat, altho relative to the rest of Staffordshire its not too bad. The elevation profile is surprising
@martinlavare19385 жыл бұрын
Anna! Got the 100k coming up, but the weather is not looking ideal....showers/thunderstorms...I hope it changes before I get to that day. Awesome video.
@aqasanu19925 жыл бұрын
Great channel, keep up the solid work. Dulwich Parkrun and Burgess Parkrun are both fast. I'd like to extend an invitation to visit Burgess Parkrun in Southwark. Let us know when you can come.
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We have been along to Burgess Park before. Anna’s volunteered there as tailwalker in fact 🙌 We’ll be back!!
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Yeah agree there on both fast. In fact Dulwich missed this by a single place and Burgess came out 12th.
@lamby10225 жыл бұрын
Quickest way to do a park run is to tease a Rottweiler 😳🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
@jamesgreaves4467 Жыл бұрын
The stats here seem to be missing something. Whilst the runs mentioned are undoubtedly fast, fastest run PB (visit by Forah perhaps), and fastest average (better). It doesn't seem to take the abilities of the usual runners (are they better than average at this event) and course type into account. I say this after having had my best PB of the year at Fleetwood Promenade Parkrun, which is an out and back (just one turn ½way), completely flat, on tarmac/concrete. Ok, it can be more windy and wet than most being in the North West.
@kc89234 жыл бұрын
Coastal ones look beautiful!!
@brettdavis77065 жыл бұрын
definitely think Aberbeeg in South Wales is awesomely quick. Both my wife and I broke not only our target times (21 and 29 mins) but also took more than a further minute off the targets! since then I haven't broken 21 on a range of parkrun courses and my wife has only got down to her Aberbeeg time on another course because she is on a major improvement curve. its out and back with one turn and only has small numbers running. hoping to go back soon, maybe this weekend
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Yeah Aberbeeg came out 8th and the difference between places often amounts to less than a second.
@kennkenny10935 жыл бұрын
U missed panshanger parkrun it average is 29:09 and the fastest is 14:42
@04alex5 жыл бұрын
Kenn Kenny some tough hills though! Do ellenbrook fields or cassiobury round there for a fast one!
@jasminekenzie49995 жыл бұрын
You should try some parkruns in Tasmania
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
parkrun tourism goals 🙌
@patrioticbrit85265 жыл бұрын
Cardiff Parkrun should be on here
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
According to the date used to measure the parkruns, Cardiff is 68th fastest out of 580!
@peterc665 жыл бұрын
Here in the Hagley Parkrun in Christchurch New Zealand, our average run time is 28:24 as well! That would make us in the top 3 in the UK! Wow
@one2escape5 жыл бұрын
Nope doesnt beat Victoria Belfast with average run time 27:46
@peterc665 жыл бұрын
@@one2escape Ohh no! That's hard to beat! lol
@mattpotter87255 жыл бұрын
It isn't done on average, and anyway since Parkrun isn't a race many people turn up just to keep fit on a Saturday morning and if the majority of people do this then the average will suffer. So average doesn't matter. Even fastest time doesn't matter as Mo Farah could hold the record on one Parkrun, whilst it's just a club runner on another which doesn't mean the one Mo ran is the fastest.
@peterc665 жыл бұрын
@@mattpotter8725 Ohh yeah agree with you, and the local terrain is an important factor as well. Although I still think only a certain type of people will join Parkrun no matter where, not the majority of people, definitely not Mo Farah lol
@mattpotter87255 жыл бұрын
@@peterc66 The majority of the people at all the parkruns I go to aren't particularly fast runners, most are doing it as a way to get fitter, some because they are overweight or unfit and want to make themselves healthier. Last Saturday I ran a parkrun that had 3 laps of a course and being not the fastest, but not the slowest (my PB is 21 min 30) I lapped many people. There were groups of people running together who I lapped so the vast majority of people are not running club members who can post times that are equivalent or better than my time. I've also on occasion turned up late at a parkrun, I have to drive about 20 minutes to get to my nearest one, and so I can see what the majority of the runners are, becuse I've battled my way through them to get to an above average position, getting stuck behind groups at certain pinch points. Now I'm not saying these are definitive evidence of every parkrun, but this is my point - if one parkrun that is really fast (flat, tarmac, no sharp turns) has a lot more runners that aren't particularly fast then by looking at average time isn't a great indicator of how fast that parkrun course is. From the parkruns I've done I can judge how easy or hard a certain course is by the amount of effort I had to put in. I see parkrun as a great start to a Saturday morning, good exercise where I can push myself to my limit, maybe get pulled along by faster runners. It's not about finishing as high up as I can, as if a bus load of parkrun tourists that run for team GB just happened to turn up that week, or even a whole bunch of local running club runners turn up en masse then I'm going to finish with a lower finishing position than a week where this isn't the case, and therein lies my point. If you can't judge on average time or fastest time you have to try to compare by looking at people who have run multiple parkruns within a short timeframe of each other and compare their times, or somehow identify people who have very similar abilities, probably by them getting similar times at the same parkrun and then you can kind of do some clever seven points of separation kind of algorithm and compare different parkrun courses and their difficulty that way. But just comparing them in isolation based on times is very prone to error.
@Harrison-bikes4 ай бұрын
Southport park run should be 4😊
@MusicalMango344 жыл бұрын
I watched this to see if my local park run is on here I don't think It is though there is one hill about 10 metre elevation which you go up twice
@SwimBikeRunFastest4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Southend wasn't on the list. Pretty flat and all on paths, I found it easy to set a good time.
@jaderossiter33494 жыл бұрын
Teignmouth in Devon is lovely and pretty flat:)
@jacquieobrien91585 жыл бұрын
I run a Upton country park in Poole and my fasted time is 24:25 and I am nine?i think that’s good?
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Wow, well done Jacquie, that's great!
@jacquieobrien91585 жыл бұрын
Thx
@jameshickey100 Жыл бұрын
You should do mersea Island Park run in coast of Essex
@robbiemoore37324 жыл бұрын
York racecourse? Flat 1.5 lap circular so no slowing down for turn arounds
@DevonPixie19914 жыл бұрын
When lockdown ends and I feel safe to travel...
@runningchannel4 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to do this too!
@gamma_dablam5 жыл бұрын
My park run is one of the hardest in London so definitely not even close. Because it attracts very strong runners the CR for men is 15:36. The female one by comparison is 18:45.
@mattpotter87255 жыл бұрын
Which one? I used to do the Ally Pally one and that usually had 2 times up a very steep hill between two of the levels, but I think there are harder.
@paullewis25533 жыл бұрын
I think the Hackney course record is from the old course [only one 180 degree turn]
@xxxellbrownoxxx5 жыл бұрын
Hartlepool is very easy straight line with one turn and very very flat
@welshpyrotechnics45584 жыл бұрын
Surprised Cardiff isn't on here as the woman's world record time was recorded there.
@Nonixification5 жыл бұрын
Littlehampton is flat straight line with only 3 turns
@jimbobskillz5 жыл бұрын
How many of those 5 does Paul Marteletti have the record for? Aha
@aidenclarke19835 жыл бұрын
Eden is my Local Parkrun, Penrose is a pretty fast course, managed 8seconds slower than my Parkrun pb at Eden there! Victoria Dock is only 1mile away from my step daughter's and it's a brilliant course 😎👊🏻👍🏼
@TimGrose5 жыл бұрын
Penrose came out 33rd so certainly quick too. Eden was a bit of a surprise but just how the numbers come out. I understand the first mile is straight downhill which must help getting your speed up?
@aidenclarke19835 жыл бұрын
@@TimGrose Yep, a friend quite right called the 1st mile a 'free mile' lap 2/3 has a hard hill, but fast downhill again to help for that pb
@gschianta5 жыл бұрын
Try the Knavesmire Parkrun in York. 14.37 fastest time. Really really fast parkrun
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We’ll check it out.
@jasonsmith87775 жыл бұрын
Can I add my local run which is Southsea into the mix. Similar to Worthing flat and fast out and back along the promenade. Avoid a windy day though if you want a fast time.
@TheThebluey5 жыл бұрын
I know you have mentioned tough courses and easier ones,to add one to your tough list Wepre Park nr Queensferry,2 laps very hilly course take a look or even do it
@147AndyH5 жыл бұрын
How's about Selby? 3 feet of elevation and York at 9 feet, no dead turn arounds there either, not so sure about that top 5 tbh. The vid on short shorts is quite funny though:) wear your short shorts with pride haha.
@petershearman50984 жыл бұрын
Where's Cardiff in this list? 32 finishers under 18mins and 63 under 20mins in latest results
@runningchannel4 жыл бұрын
Wow that's impressive!
@pault57245 жыл бұрын
Morecambe prom park run and you can stop for a pic with Eric👍
@mazehew39464 жыл бұрын
The Aberdeen parkrun average is 27:18. Why is this not on here?
@lizgreen29365 жыл бұрын
Pollok parkrun in Glasgow is my local parkrun...could you do top 5 Scottish parkrun s pleeeeese....🏃🏃X
@liamgbooth8 ай бұрын
Where does Hartlepool rate in this?
@b3cc4xoxo424 жыл бұрын
No but I’ve done the hardest at Woolacombe in Devon and my local park runs at Killerton
@CurvedXice675 жыл бұрын
Southend should be on here, cr is 14:15 so it’s very fast and it’d flat
@MC-gf7nt5 жыл бұрын
Pegwell Bay is short.
@MusicStuffSome5 жыл бұрын
Haha it ain’t Fort William that’s for sure ! What’s are some quick courses in Scotland do you know ?
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Perth, Strathclyde and Edinburgh are all quick.
@MusicStuffSome4 жыл бұрын
Gregory Bailey ah I did Kirkcaldy the other Saturday that seemed quite a lot quicker than anything I’d done before, not flat but rolling !
@SlickJensen4 жыл бұрын
dulwich parkrun is the fastest one, the course record is 13:57 and the average time is 23:00
@runningchannel4 жыл бұрын
That’s not what we based the list on. This is based on the SSS - more deets in the description 👌 technically, based on what you’re saying, Bushy Park, where Andy set the parkrun record, would be the fastest 👍(Anna)
@Absentduck4 жыл бұрын
Anything with a dead stop is not a fast run. Maintaining speed is huge for times. I feel like Heaton Park would be up there if not for the elevation climb in the middle.
@kylos25225 жыл бұрын
Dolgellau north wales
@jacobevans17015 жыл бұрын
Exmouth parkrun. Completely flat along the seafront
@hannahflorence49075 жыл бұрын
Mate dulwich parkrun course record is sub 14 for men so ...
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
This is true. But the list isn’t done based on the fastest ever finish times. It’s based on the course and a number of other different features
@Simon72Victoria4 жыл бұрын
True. Dulwich is the one I expected to be in there
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Yes I also expected to see Dulwich which was the fastest UK parkrun until VD started. I suppose they couldn't have the entire video London-based. Bushy is also fast as is Fulham Palace. Many of the quickest parkrun courses are in London.
@Daniel-gp6sd5 жыл бұрын
Where is Stretford. It's completely flat and the surfaces are all tarmac
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
11th place!! So *just* outside the top 10 fastest. Almost there but not quite!
@Valentine825 жыл бұрын
Stretford is far too busy these days to be considered fast. Still a great course though! 👍🏻
@andrewferguson6405 жыл бұрын
I think us Northerners need to up our game!
@gregorybailey79524 жыл бұрын
Too many hills here though you have a few like Heslington, Hull, Long Eaton.
@russellforsbrook94594 жыл бұрын
Burnham is quick as.long as not windy
@jadel-houssami49945 жыл бұрын
Interesting that Dulwich parkrun has not been mentioned, very flat apart from a small, insignificant hill over nothing and a bit of undulation round the back but nothing too major. No hairpin turns whatsoever. Alex Yee has run the only sub-14 minute parkrun since the 2012 world record at Bushy Park, which I think has changed since that record was set because when I ran there last year, it did not strike me as being a fast course at all.
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Dulwich was just outside the top 5 in 6th place!
@jadel-houssami49945 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel Having seen Hackney Marshes and Victoria Dock I think I will pass considering the sharp hairpin turns. I find they disrupt your rhythm significantly
@euancarroll53285 жыл бұрын
I do parkrun every week and my pb is 25.06 and i haven't got it since may 2019 . So do you have any tips please. Please reply!!!!!
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Have a look here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbJ2h9yryrmaf2Q.html 👍
@MountTinMan4 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how these are ranked. #1 wasn’t the fastest course. Anyone know the methodology?
@runningchannel4 жыл бұрын
Hey Adrien. We’ve put the info in the description about the SSS scores and how they’re worked out - hope that helps! (Anna)
@lewismcloughlin63635 жыл бұрын
Cardiff parkrun and Aberbeeg parkrun
@adamkelsall51265 жыл бұрын
I go Oldham parkrun. Definitely quite a hard one as loose ground and 10 uphills
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
Ten 😳
@adamkelsall51265 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel It's a 3 lap course with the last lap going into a woodland uphill area.
@runnerfive9725 жыл бұрын
alexander is a perculiar PR, doesnt look hard at all but god something happens at 3km in and my body turns into a flooded sponge . . really odd. only park run that does it
@adamkelsall51265 жыл бұрын
@@runnerfive972 my PB is 18:55 at the moment, so want to try an easier one to try and beat it.
@rodolfocolon4 жыл бұрын
Rutland Water is fast too
@jameswatters83685 жыл бұрын
Fastest park run walsall those courses are no good Cardiff fast too no mention of these runs even Swansea very fast and bruerton get real
@jameswatters83685 жыл бұрын
Also Edinburgh is fast too no mention
@runningchannel5 жыл бұрын
All good shouts. Walsall Arboretum is 10th fastest. Swansea Bay is 13th. Cardiff is actually in 68th place! And Edinburgh is 125th! There’s not a lot in it between each position. And you’ve got to remember, there are almost 600 events in the UK alone!
@stephenwest9772 жыл бұрын
Which Park run did Andy do when he ran his World record?
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
it was the Bushy Park parkrun, near Richmond SW London.