Anna Bracegirdle and Andrew Milligan ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this week (25th and 28th December).

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For this week we have some extra fast times as it is a culmination of a week’s worth of parkrunning… well, an additional set of events on Christmas Day. The fastest 10 over both days it what makes our top 10 this week.

Anna Bracegirdle was the fastest woman by just three seconds, with 16:22 at Battersea parkrun in London. One of the newest events in the UK, it’s a fast course in England’s capital city so it’s no surprise to see the event popping up in the rankings. Bracegirdle has run for Great Britain over 50k at the World Championships last year.

Andrew Milligan led home a bunch of fast finishers at Belfast Victoria parkrun, which could lay claim to the fastest course in the world, and ran 14:31 to take the top spot by just seven seconds, so it’s close at the top in both sets of rankings this week and also, potentially, a Saturday performance unseating a Christmas Day performance in both.

The best of the rest

At Seaton parkrun it was Innes Fitzgerald who was second fastest of the week with 16:25, ahead of Alex Eykelbosch in third, who ran 16:39 at Rickmansworth parkrun. They were part of eight runners under 17 minutes and it took 17:01 to make it into the top 10 ladies this week!

Jake Smith continues to go from strength to strength with a course record at Salisbury parkrun with 14:38, followed home by second place at Belfast Victoria Danny Mooney, who ran 14:49 (and was being closely chased by Christopher Fielding in 14:52)

The fastest course

Both Belfast Victoria and Battersea feature three times, but on a count back it goes to the Northern Irish event as they had 1st, 3rd and 4th, compared to 1st, 6th and 7th.

Women’s Rankings

Men’s Rankings