For 2025, we’re adapting our parkrun handicap series. This competition is designed to encourage participation in local free parkruns whilst also encouraging improvement in everyone’s individual running. The rules of the series are simple but, this year we’ve added some challenges to give you more opportunities to improve your score:
- You will need a parkrun personal best time from 2024 and a location where your parkrun handicap can be scored against (this is to provide a constant as your AG% will obviously vary at different venues with courses having different profiles). For example if you run Delamere most of the time and your pb is 25:00 for 2024 then your handicap would be based on the AG% from that performance.
- In order to count towards prizes in the series, you need to run a minimum of 4 throughout Jan-Nov 2025. These can be ran at any time throughout the year.
- Your best 4 performances will then be recorded towards your standing in the table. So for example if your AG% handicap is 50% and in all 4 of your performances your AG% is 55%, then your total would be 20 as each performance is classed as a 5% improvement on your AG performance in 2024.
- We have 3 addiitonal challenges where you can score points towards your handicap next year which are as follows;
- Tourism Challenge – you will receive an additional 2 points for every one of the below venues you attend in 2025 (Jan-Nov)
- Ellesmere Port
- Delamere
- Phoenix
- Chester
- Widnes
- Knowsley
- Sutton Manor
- Northwich
- Princes
- Warrington
- These are the 10 closest parkruns to Helsby Community Sports Club according to 5K parkrunner app.
- The Elevation Challenge – you will receive an additional 5 points if you complete a parkrun that has an elevation total above 400ft e.g. Wepre but can be any course.
- H-E-L-S-B-Y Challenge – run at a venue starting with one of these letters for an additional 2 points per letter.
- E.g. H – Heaton Park E – Ellesmere Port L – Lyme park etc.
- Winners of the series will win a prize. This year was a free membership so definitely worth taking part. Participation and improvement is the aim of the game here.
- A Google sheet is used to help everyone track their progress. Drop Mike Fryer or Debbie Read a line to be added to the list.
Previous Winners
- Mens – Leslie Dash (2024)
- Womens – Sarah Larkin (2024)
