Tube Challenge parkrun league...

[Soupie's Stand-in]

Shout out this week to Matthewcook18 who entered the 50 club with his 25th different location at Crane. 13 of us got out and there was a raft of year's bests on top of Matthew's acheievement too. All the details are in the usual spot.

Headline Stats for 20 January 2024

There were 13 parkrunners at 10 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Ashington Community Woodland • Druridge Bay

Congratulations to Matthewcook18 on joining the 50 club this week.
Congratulations to Matthewcook18 who reached 25 different locations, also known as a 'Quarter Cowell'
Congratulations to: dudey, Andi, Crunchy Saviour, tractakid, *****, jamesthegill and Das
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 21:14, 21:23, 21:15, 26:47, 25:38, 31:44 and 48:07).

Congratulations to: Andi, dudey, Crunchy Saviour, *****, tractakid, jamesthegill and Das
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 62.09, 67.89, 63.29, 48.23, 58, 42.7 and 33.04).

A2, Crunchy Saviour and Matthewcook18 ticked off another number on their Stopwatch Bingo card (54, 15 and 26 respectively)
tractakid, A2 and Matthewcook18 are one closer to being 'Lon-Done'
- (ticking off Crane Park, Crane Park and Crane Park respectively)
tractakid, A2 and Matthewcook18 are one closer to being 'Lon-Done +'
- (ticking off Crane Park, Crane Park and Crane Park respectively)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4546 parkruns (a total of 22730km) at 593 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 96d, 5h, 4m and 19s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:29 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:47)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.85 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.34)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 133.7

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 6 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are on the parkrun.com 'Most Events' table (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Soupie's Stand-in]

A decent crowd of 13 runners this week, with 5 of us scoring best times in 2024. Well done everyone! Link

Headline Stats for 27 January 2024

There were 13 parkrunners at 12 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Aberfields • Aston Hall • Hockley Woods

Congratulations to: dudey, Soup Dragon, tractakid, al and Das
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 19:57, 20:57, 26:13, 34:05 and 38:32).

Congratulations to: Soup Dragon, dudey, tractakid, al and Das
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 66.08, 75.89, 49.27, 41.91 and 41.26).

Steeevooo ticked off another number on their Stopwatch Bingo card (40)
Das and A2 are one closer to being 'Lon-Done'
- (ticking off Oak Hill and Oak Hill respectively)
Das, A2 and Steeevooo are one closer to being 'Lon-Done +'
- (ticking off Oak Hill, Oak Hill and Roding Valley respectively)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4559 parkruns (a total of 22795km) at 596 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 96d, 12h, 4m and 33s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:29 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:48)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.85 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 134.1

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 6 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are on the parkrun.com 'Most Events' table (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Soupie's Stand-in]

Twelve runners smeared out thinly across twelve parkruns this week. SD is making swift progress down the east coast and has already made it to Hull, where he set a new best time this year! Check out the spreadsheet for all the details.

Headline Stats for 03 February 2024

There were 12 parkrunners at 12 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Coed Cefn-pwll-du • Hull

Congratulations to: Soup Dragon
- on running their best time in 2024 (20:25).

Congratulations to: Soup Dragon
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (77.88).

al, Steeevooo and Crunchy Saviour ticked off another number on their Stopwatch Bingo card (13, 9 and 0 respectively)
Steeevooo is one closer to being 'Lon-Done +'
- (ticking off Gunpowder)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4571 parkruns (a total of 22855km) at 598 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 96d, 18h, 4m and 56s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:29 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:48)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.85 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 134.4

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 6 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are on the parkrun.com 'Most Events' table (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Golf]

well i see that no one has run BOSTON but this week 3 tube challengers will go there automatically creating gold,silver and bronze.

[Going Underground]

Would I be correct in assuming that this topic thread is now finished?

[tubeguru]

I had to Google "parkrun" on seeing your comment. Interesting ...

We'll have to wait to see exactly what information they DO publish after today's runs. I'm sure the person in charge of the spreadsheet will be making a statement in due course

[greatkingrat]

It's only the overall course records that have been removed, that shouldn't affect the spreadsheet. I can still see that Kevin ran Osterley today in a time of 43:30.

[Soupie's Stand-in]

As the person in tempory charge of the spreadsheets, my statement is: I'm going to carry on regardless. Lots of the spreadsheet is very un-parkrun-spirited in nature (course wars would be straight in the bin if it were all my decision) but there's no need for us to follow the lead of the parkrun website in this regard. Basically, business as normal unless the data becomes unavailable.

This week 9 of us ran across 7 different courses. There were three new best times for 2024, and Iain joins the 250 club! Congratulations to us all. Link.

Headline Stats for 10 February 2024

There were 9 parkrunners at 7 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Boston

Congratulations to Iain on joining the 250 club this week.
Congratulations to: Andi, scrxisi and The Raven
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 21:18, 32:14 and 27:13).

Congratulations to: Andi, scrxisi and The Raven
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 68.15, 42.35 and 48.74).


34 of us have completed a grand total of 4580 parkruns (a total of 22900km) at 599 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 96d, 22h, 4m and 38s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:29 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:46)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.86 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.34)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 134.7

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Going Underground]

As the person in tempory charge of the spreadsheets, my statement is: I'm going to carry on regardless. Lots of the spreadsheet is very un-parkrun-spirited in nature (course wars would be straight in the bin if it were all my decision) but there's no need for us to follow the lead of the parkrun website in this regard. Basically, business as normal unless the data becomes unavailable.

OK that's good -my interpretation was that you could only view and access your own stats

[Soupie's Stand-in]

Nine of us out with two mini meet-ups this week. jamesthegill and al both ran their fastest time this year and Iain took out his course best at Nonsuch. See the stats here,

Headline Stats for 17 February 2024

There were 9 parkrunners at 7 different courses this week.
New courses this week: North Walsham

Congratulations to: jamesthegill and al
- on running their best time in 2024 (31:35 and 33:21).
Congratulations to: Iain
- on running a new course best (26:04 at Nonsuch).

Congratulations to: jamesthegill and al
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 42.9 and 42.83).
Congratulations to: Iain
- on running a new course best Age Grade (62.08 at Nonsuch).

A2 is one step closer to being a SE Regionnaire
- (ticking off Black Park)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4589 parkruns (a total of 22945km) at 600 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 97d, 3h, 4m and 27s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:29 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:48)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.85 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 135.0

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Soupie's Stand-in]

Well done to everyone who got out this week, with kudos to al, Andi and dudey for their best times in all of 2024 and The Raven who beat his own record for Portsmouth Lakeside. All the info is in the usual place.

Headline Stats for 24 February 2024

There were 11 parkrunners at 11 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Kesgrave

Congratulations to: dudey, Andi and al
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 19:48, 20:55 and 30:52).
Congratulations to: The Raven
- on running a new course best (28:59 at Portsmouth Lakeside).

Congratulations to: Andi, dudey and al
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 66.58, 69.4 and 46.27).
Congratulations to: The Raven
- on running a new course best Age Grade (45.77 at Portsmouth Lakeside).

dudey ticked off another letter in their alphabet challenge (D)
Steeevooo ticked off another number on their Stopwatch Bingo card (50)
Das and Steeevooo are one closer to being 'Lon-Done'
- (ticking off Gladstone and Hackney Marshes respectively)
Das, tractakid and Steeevooo are one closer to being 'Lon-Done +'
- (ticking off Gladstone, Gunpowder and Hackney Marshes respectively)
dudey is one step closer to being a SE Regionnaire
- (ticking off Dover Waterfront)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4600 parkruns (a total of 23000km) at 601 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 97d, 9h, 4m and 27s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:30 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:48)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.86 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 135.3

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Soupie's Stand-in]

Only 8 out this week, but three of those scored their best time in 2024 - polite parkrun applause and a hearty "well done parkrunner" to Andi, The Raven and Das. Great stuff everyone who made it out! More info here

Headline Stats for 02 March 2024

There were 8 parkrunners at 8 different courses this week.

Congratulations to: Andi, The Raven and Das
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 20:51, 26:22 and 38:29).

Congratulations to: Andi, The Raven and Das
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 69.62, 50.32 and 41.66).

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4608 parkruns (a total of 23040km) at 601 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 97d, 13h, 4m and 47s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:30 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:47)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.86 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 135.5

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Golf]

i had never thought i ever hit the top step again position 1 but the weather aligned took the faster runners away and the grit and determination planned on that run to beat the guy in 2nd place was stuff of legend telling! next week i be doing my 2nd hall challenge chadderton hall got travelodge and rail booked already!.

[Soupie's Stand-in]

A bumper turnout of 15 parkrunners today, the fifth highest number of runs we've ever recorded on a single day - second highest if you disqualify New Year's Day in the era of double parkruns. The highest non-NYDD figure is 16 on 21-09-2019, when 8 of us ran together at Catford and, obviously, 8 ran elsewhere. Maybe next week we can go for 16?

Amongst the runs there was a new PB for Beer Baron, and new 2024 bests for jamesthegill, GU and The Raven. Well done to those four and everyone else for getting out there. See more info here!

Headline Stats for 09 March 2024

There were 15 parkrunners at 12 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Burnham-on-Crouch • Middleton Woods

Congratulations to: Beer Baron
- on running a new PB! (38:53).
Congratulations to: jamesthegill, The Raven and Going Underground
- on running their best time in 2024 (respectively 29:03, 25:24 and 42:11).

Congratulations to: Beer Baron
- on running a new Age Grade PB! (33.26).
Congratulations to: jamesthegill, The Raven and Going Underground
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (respectively 46.64, 52.53 and 39.75).

Beer Baron ticked off another number on their Stopwatch Bingo card (53)
tractakid, Steeevooo, A2 and scrxisi are one closer to being 'Lon-Done'
- (ticking off Charlton, Burgess, Charlton and Oak Hill respectively)
tractakid, Steeevooo, A2 and scrxisi are one closer to being 'Lon-Done +'
- (ticking off Charlton, Burgess, Charlton and Oak Hill respectively)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4623 parkruns (a total of 23115km) at 603 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 97d, 21h, 4m and 4s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:30 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:46)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.86 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 136.0

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

[Soupie's Stand-in]

11 runners this week, and a new 2024 best for jamesthegill. Well done everyone! Stats

Headline Stats for 16 March 2024

There were 11 parkrunners at 11 different courses this week.
New courses this week: Brunswick Park • Queen’s, Glasgow • Storeys Field

Congratulations to: jamesthegill
- on running their best time in 2024 (28:41).

Congratulations to: jamesthegill
- on running their best Age Grading in 2024 (47.24).

Soup Dragon is one step closer to being a SE Regionnaire
- (ticking off Cyclopark)

34 of us have completed a grand total of 4634 parkruns (a total of 23170km) at 606 different locations.
Together we have a total combined running time of 98d, 3h, 4m and 11s.
The mean finish time at parkrun for a tube challenger is 30:30 (Mode: 26:30, Median: 28:46)
The mean Age Grade at parkrun for a tube challenger is 48.87 (Mode: 50.00, Median: 48.33)
Average tubechallenge parkrunners per week: 7.5 - Average finishes per tubechallenger: 136.3

23 of us have entered the 25 club, 21 are in the 50 club, 14 have made it to the 100 club, 7 can claim the green 250 club t-shirt and 0 have made it to the lofty heights of the 500 club. Volunteering clubs are more difficult to track.

32 of us have toured (2+ locations), 16 have the 'Quarter Cowell' badge (25+), 12 are at 'Half Cowell' level (50+), 8 are at 'Three Quarter Cowell' level (75+), 8 are in the prestigious 'Cowell Club' (100+) and 1 have toured so much they're members of the 'Freyne Club' (250+).

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