Mollie Williams and Harry Wakefield ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this week (Saturday 1st March).

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Mollie Williams tops the women’s rankings this week after running 16:45 at Alexandra parkrun. Taking place in Moss Side in Manchester, it is the Stockport Harrier’s fastest parkrun since she set her best of 16:33 at the same course in November 2023. So far this year, Mollie’s sole race was the Newcastle 10k, where she clocked 34:33 back in January.

A trip to the other side of Manchester is needed for top spot on the men’s rankings. That honour goes to Harry Wakefield, who clocked a rapid 14:22 at Heaton parkrun. He is over half a minute faster than any other athlete this weekend. It is a 23 second improvement on his previous parkrun best, set in December on the same course. It was a good end to a year that saw him run under 1:50 for 800m for the first time. Impressively, his time is four seconds faster than his 5k PB, although he has run 13:54 on the track.

Best of the Rest

Sarah Winstone and Isabella Harrison complete the podium on the women’s rankings. The pair ran 16:53 and 17:01 at Poole and Battersea respectively. Both courses regularly feature in the top-ten rankings, although it is the first time in a while that Battersea has not made it to the top-two on either gender side.

Amongst the men, Ben Robinson’s 14:55 at Marine Parade puts him second on this week’s list. Meanwhile third place is shared by Andrew Humphries at Market Rasen Racecourse and Simon Nott at Quakers Walk. Both ran 15:14.

Fastest Course

With four appearances, it looks like the fastest course once again goes to Battersea. An honourable mention for Alexandra Park and Poole, who both feature twice.

Women’s Rankings

Men’s Rankings