Bushy Park Time Trial
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Bushy parkrun is a 5 km run that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am in Bushy Park
, Teddington
. It has taken place every week since October 2004. It is entirely run by volunteers, and is free to enter.
silver medalist, Craig Mottram
in a time of exactly 14 minutes (10 June 2006). Gladys Chemweno (16:11 on 8 May 2010) beat Katrina Wootton women's record of 16 minutes 20 seconds (1 January 2009). This performance beat parkrun
's longest standing record: Olympic Games
silver medallist, Sonia O'Sullivan
had previously held the record since 18 June 2005.
The organisers of Bushy parkrun went on to form parkrun
(originally UKTT), an umbrella organisation that supports similar events around the UK (as well as five in Denmark
, a couple in Australia
and formerly one in Zimbabwe
). The event changed its name from Bushy Park Time Trial in October 2008.
Bushy parkrun is highly rated by the runners who have taken part in it, with a 96% overall rating and 98% reporting that they would take part again, in the Runners World running event survey. The event is reported on a weekly basis by the local press, and the parkrun phenomenon is gaining national exposure.
As of April 2010, you must pre-register on the parkrun
website AND bring your barcode with you to get a recorded time for the event. No barcode = no time.
As of 22 August 2009:
Bushy Park
- External links :***...
, Teddington
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
. It has taken place every week since October 2004. It is entirely run by volunteers, and is free to enter.
History
The event started on 2 October 2004 with just 13 runners taking part in the inaugural event. The record number of runners completing the course was 806 people, set on 3 October 2009, the fifth anniversary event. The course record for men was set by the Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
silver medalist, Craig Mottram
Craig Mottram
Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...
in a time of exactly 14 minutes (10 June 2006). Gladys Chemweno (16:11 on 8 May 2010) beat Katrina Wootton women's record of 16 minutes 20 seconds (1 January 2009). This performance beat parkrun
Parkrun
parkrun is the name given to a collection of 5 km running events that take place every week in several different countries. They are free to take part in and require runners to register on-line for a unique athlete number and to print their own identification barcode before taking part.parkrun...
's longest standing record: Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
silver medallist, Sonia O'Sullivan
Sonia O'Sullivan
Sonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century...
had previously held the record since 18 June 2005.
The organisers of Bushy parkrun went on to form parkrun
Parkrun
parkrun is the name given to a collection of 5 km running events that take place every week in several different countries. They are free to take part in and require runners to register on-line for a unique athlete number and to print their own identification barcode before taking part.parkrun...
(originally UKTT), an umbrella organisation that supports similar events around the UK (as well as five in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, a couple in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and formerly one in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
). The event changed its name from Bushy Park Time Trial in October 2008.
Bushy parkrun is highly rated by the runners who have taken part in it, with a 96% overall rating and 98% reporting that they would take part again, in the Runners World running event survey. The event is reported on a weekly basis by the local press, and the parkrun phenomenon is gaining national exposure.
As of April 2010, you must pre-register on the parkrun
Parkrun
parkrun is the name given to a collection of 5 km running events that take place every week in several different countries. They are free to take part in and require runners to register on-line for a unique athlete number and to print their own identification barcode before taking part.parkrun...
website AND bring your barcode with you to get a recorded time for the event. No barcode = no time.
List of famous people who have done the Bushy parkrun
- Craig MottramCraig MottramCraig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...
, Australian 5000 m runner - Sonia O'SullivanSonia O'SullivanSonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century...
, Irish Olympic silver medallist - Gladys Chemweno, Kenyan International runner
- Andrew Baddeley, British Olympic 2008 1500m runner
- Jodie SwallowJodie SwallowJodie Swallow is a British triathlete from Loughborough, Leicestershire. She is the 2010 Ironman 70.3 champion as well as the winner of the 2009 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. In 2004, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics competing in triathlon, placing...
, British triathlete - Richard StannardRichard Stannard (triathlete)Richard Stannard is a triathlete from Great Britain and the current 2011 ITU Aquathlon World Champion.He was British Triathlon Champion in 2001, Aquathlon World Champion in 2003 and 2006 and Biathle World Champion in 2005, 2007 and 2010.He also led the swim leg of the London Triathlon for ten...
, British triathlete - Jonny SearleJonny SearleJonathan William C. Searle MBE is a British rower. Along with his brother Gregory, and coxswain Garry Herbert, Searle won the gold medal in the coxed pair event at the Olympic Games in Barcelona....
, British Olympic rowing gold medallist - Martin CrossMartin CrossMartin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison....
, British Olympic rowing gold medallist - Collins Kosgei, Kenyan athlete
- Dennis Ndiso, Kenyan athlete
- Richard DunwoodyRichard DunwoodyThomas Richard Dunwoody MBE is a retired British jockey in National Hunt racing. He was a three-time Champion Jockey, riding 1699 British winners in his career. His father was a leading Point to Point rider...
, jockey who has won the Grand NationalGrand NationalThe Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
and the Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham Gold CupThe Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped... - Mohammed FarahMohammed FarahMohammed "Mo" Farah is a Somalia-born British international track and field athlete. On the track, he generally competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but also runs the 3000 metres and occasionally the 1500 metres...
, World 5000m Champion - Mike Trees, World Masters 10,000m Champion, British Triathelte & Duathlete
Points Prize Winners
| Season | Men's Points Prize John Hanscomb Trophy |
Women's Points Prize Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century... Trophy |
| 2004/2005 | Darren Wood | Gill Wilson |
| 2005/2006 | Shane McDermott | Nicola Whitby |
| 2006/2007 | Tom Morgan | Liz Souness |
| 2007/2008 | Mike Anderson | Polly Adams |
| 2008/2009 | Tom Morgan | Simone Rapa |
| 2009/2010 | Mark Gratton | Simone Rapa |
Trivia
- It has become famous locally for the events on Christmas Day and New Year's DayNew Year's DayNew Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
. At the 2007 New Year's Day event, Shane McDermott won the race despite wearing the clothes that he wore at the previous night's New Year celebration party.
- In April 2007 it was awarded the title 'Best UK small event' at the inaugural Runner's Personal Best awards organised by the UK edition of Runner's WorldRunner's WorldRunner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for runners of all skills sets, published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
magazine.
As of 22 August 2009:
- There have been 264 runnings of Bushy parkrun.
- 9,499 people have run the event.
- They have run it a total of 67,312 times.
- People from 367 different clubs have run it.
- 52 runners have completed more than 100 Bushy parkruns, including Darren Wood who has completed 226, and John Hanscomb, after whom the men's points competition trophy is named.