Our club parkrun championship is a great way to join other Dragons in parkruns across the region.
In 2022 there were two championship trophies up for grabs – the groups winner, won by Margot Maybury, and the most improved runner, won by Alan Cleall. The final championship tables and groups can be seen below.
40 Dragons took part in the championship, attending the following Parkruns:
- April 30 – South Manchester
- May 28 – Chadderton Hall
- June 25 – Cheadle Hulme
- July 30 – Worsley Woods
- August 27 – Fletcher Moss
- September 24 – Wythenshawe
- October 29 – Sale Water
- November 26 – Alexandra
- December 17 – Peel (cancelled due to ice)
Final Groups table
| Position | Name | Points from best 4 | Total points | Number of events | Group |
| 1 | Margot Maybury | 40 | 70 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Stephen Jewell | 40 | 67 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Alan Cleall | 40 | 66 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Mark Jolly | 40 | 57 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Sue Strickland | 40 | 56 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Richard Wilshaw | 40 | 49 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Graham Caveuk Hillary | 38 | 62 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Alan Lamb | 38 | 49 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Nathan Cornish | 38 | 47 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Ceri Murray | 37 | 62 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Paul Maybury | 37 | 54 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Jane Damerum | 36 | 53 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Rob Todd | 36 | 53 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Andy Redford | 33 | 41 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Rob MacDonald | 33 | 40 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Jemma Sharples | 33 | 39 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Madeleine Hill | 32 | 49 | 7 | 6 |
| 18 | Mary Waudy | 32 | 38 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Claire Gwyer | 32 | 37 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Scott Damerum | 31 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | Diane Cawley | 30 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | Andy Land | 30 | 30 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | Vicki Cleall | 29 | 48 | 7 | 6 |
| 24 | Lisa Walker | 29 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Tristan Pocock | 29 | 35 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | Jen Simpson | 29 | 29 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 | Anne Kelly | 22 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | Vicky Barker | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Holly Waddell | 13 | 18 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | Phill Edwards | 10 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | Andy Walker | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Joanne Healy | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Dave Williamson | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Nisha Srivastava | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Samantha Rose | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Graham Kitchen | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Stephen Hodges | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Adam Steiger | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Gary Bramhall | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Joanne Slinger | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Final most improved runner table
| Improvement from base time provided (in seconds) | |
| Alan Cleall | 0:02:01 |
| Margot Maybury | 0:01:51 |
| Scott Damerum | 0:01:29 |
| Stephen Jewell | 0:01:29 |
| Paul Maybury | 0:01:10 |
| Ceri Murray | 0:01:08 |
| Lisa Walker | 0:00:52 |
| Andy Redford | 0:00:45 |
| Richard Wilshaw | 0:00:41 |
| Nathan Cornish | 0:00:39 |
| Mark Jolly | 0:00:37 |
| Jemma Sharples | 0:00:26 |
| Jane Damerum | 0:00:24 |
How it worked
The Club parkrun championship runs from April to December. To take part in the championship you must
- be a member of Dragons at the time of the parkrun
- be registered with Parkrun UK
- have indicated in your Parkrun registration details that you are a member of Dragons Running Club (you can update your details in your Parkrun profile)
- have a time registered in the results for that race
- have indicated that you wish to take part by providing a Parkrun/5K best time from the 12 months prior to the start of the Championship.
You must complete at least four runs to qualify for the championship. If you take part in more than four runs, your best four runs will count.
The groups competition consists of mixed sex groups comprising runners of similar ability. Everyone taking part go into a group at the start of the championship year based on their best 5K/Parkrun in the previous 12 months (or the year before that if no runs were entered in the previous 12 months) unless the time isn’t representative of their normal speed in which case they may be moved to another group based on Parkrun championship times. Anyone with no time will be added to a group once they get a 5K/Parkrun during the current year. Anyone joining the club once the championship has started is added to a group based on the same criteria. Points are awarded for each Parkrun. Within each mixed sex group, the Dragon finishing highest placed in the Parkrun from that group gets 10 points, the second placed Dragon gets 9 points, third placed 8 points and so on. The winner of the groups competition is the person with the most points following the final Parkrun. If 2 or more members end the season on the same points then the winner is the person with the highest number of points overall. If there is still a tie the groups competition will be shared.
There will also be a prize for the most improved runner. You will be given a base time (based on your best 5K/Parkrun time the previous 12 months prior to the start of the championship. If you haven’t a 5K/Parkrun time from the previous 12 months you can take part in the groups competition but not the most improved runner competition). Your best time from the current year’s club parkrun championship runs will then be compared to your base score to give you an overall increase/decrease figure. The winner of the most improved runner prize is the person with the highest increase figure.
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