Quote Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry View Post
Great turnout (100 runners) for the first Preston Parkrun yesterday:thumbup:

Also fantastic to see that Swinton Running Club have pretty much taken ownership of the Worsley Woods Parkrun - which is a great course by the way.

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That Preston stat is impressive but does go to show how much the area was 'gagging' for a ParkRun.
And 70% of the field had never done any other Parkrun before. That's a strong stat too (i.e. not too many were 'new event baggers').
Of the 12 NW England Parkruns only 'South Manchester' (OK 'Central' Uni-belt really) at Platt Fields had >100 for their 1st. Although it took them 4 months to equal it. I bet that doesn't happen at Preston.
Even the mighty Bramhall and Heaton (first NW movers) took weeks to get to the 100 mark (6 & 17 weeks).
It has taken Pennington Flash over 1 year to reach >100.
Some NW events like Oldham have been going > 1 year and rarely have >100 (only when other events are cancelled or visiting). Not a bad thing though.
To me, 100 is a comfortable number for a park 5k - Bramhall and Heaton (and to a degree Platt Fields) are getting congested with 300+ runners, so the newer / less popular events appeal to those who dont like it too crowded.