10 quickest UK parkrun occasions on twentieth January (2024)

Sophie Wallis and Callum Hanlon ran the quickest parkrun occasions within the UK this weekend (twentieth January).

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This week it’s the ladies outcomes that stand out as stronger with two runners beneath 17 minutes, however no males breaking 15, and that’s with out wanting on the parkrun Down Below outcomes (see under).

Sophie Wallis is high of the pops with 16:20 at Doddington Corridor parkrun, the place she has a stellar course report of 15:50 set in December 2022. The Lincoln Wellington athlete has already ran two robust 10k occasions in 2024, with a 33:18 on the world report course of 10K Valencia Ibercaja and 33:35 on the not so world report course (however nonetheless beautiful) Cleethorpes AC New Years Day 10K.

Callum Hanlon, of Leamington C & AC was first residence at Warwick Racecourse parkrun in 15:19. It’s two seconds slower than his quickest parkrun of the 12 months and never fairly the 14:51 parkrun PB set in July 2022 on the similar occasion, however after an outing at Birmingham League cross nation as properly it’s a superb month to start out 2024 for Hanlon.

The very best of the remainder

Emily Rose Moyes was the opposite feminine athlete beneath 17 minutes on the residence of parkrun, Bushy Park. The AFD runner clocked 16:51 and took a large chunk off of her parkrun better of 17:28 from final 12 months. It’s additionally one second faster than a 5k highway finest from 2018 and it’s solely a 5000m mark forward with 16:30.99. It’s solely January although, so this could possibly be a 12 months of PBs forward!

Harry Lawson was additionally at Bushy Park for a double second place for the occasion and it was 15:24 for first finisher. The Holland Sports activities AC athlete was eight seconds faster than his earlier parkrun finest and, the identical as Moyes, it’s solely on the observe is the time faster with a 5000m PB of 15:23.33. Possibly Bushy Park was a spot to indicate your intent for the 12 months at the moment!

Two runners ran 17:20 at the moment to tie for third place with Amy Clements of Kent AC and Rebecca Bunting of London Heathside each working properly at Dulwich and Lordship Recreation Floor parkruns. Even then there was two extra runners shut by in 17:21 and 17:22, a top quality weekend at parkrun.

Similar drill for the chaps, two runners tied on 17:26 with William Strangeway and James Tucker. Like Wallis in 1st place, Strangeway is one other Lincoln Wellington athlete and has a 2:18:01 marathon PB. Tucker is a Metropolis of York AC runner with a 3:06 marathoner PB (2021) however given he has a 14:39 5k and 31:03 10k finest that marathon PB shall be faster in future if he desires to run one.

The quickest course

Three programs featured twice, Bushy, Southampton and Walsall Arboretum, however with matching second locations it’s Bushy Park that takes the win this week.

The quickest time on the earth?

Particular point out to Lissy Duncan at Maribyrnong parkrun in Australia. We all know it’s summer season there, however 15:39 is a few going whatever the climate. The Australian Worldwide has a 5000m better of 15:18.43.

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