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Parkrun
Corby parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- West Glebe Recreation Ground
Meeting point: 52.49388, -0.69177. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.49388, -0.69177.
The course
Course description
The start is located approximately 50 metres from the pavilion on the main access path that runs through the middle of the park.
The course follows the path uphill on a gentle gradient away from the pavilion, turning left at the top of the park and heading in an anticlockwise direction following the perimeter of the park. The first part of the route starts on a tarmac path, but then eventually leads on to grass. When you reach the pavilion the route takes you around the car park and across the grass football pitches, the end is a fairly steep slope up to the path. Follow the short path back into the woods still following the perimeter of the park in an anticlockwise direction, leading onto the second uphill grass section. The route then heads back towards the pavilion to start the second full lap. The third time you reach the pavilion, head back up the middle path to the finish which is located just past the start, marked by a finishing funnel.
We would recommend the use of trail shoes for the winter months.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in West Glebe Recreation Ground, Corby. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Toilets are available inside the pavilion.
More details
Public transport
Bus: West Glebe is located to the south of the Town Centre and is well served by the following bus routes on Cottingham Road: 2, 2B, 8, 67, X1 and X4
Train: Corby Rail Station is a short distance from West Glebe and located on Station Road. Head north on Station Rd/B6461 towards the High St. Station Rd turns slightly left and becomes Cottingham Rd. West Glebe is located along Cottingham Rd on the right.
For more information see the Bus and Rail pages on the Northamptonshire County Council website or the National Rail Enquiries website.
On foot
From the West (Beanfield): take Cottingham Road (A427) towards the Corby East Midlands International Pool and turn left at the mini roundabout with Corby Boating Lake on your right hand side. Continue on Cottingham Road over two mini roundabouts to find West Glebe Park on your left hand side.
From the East: From Corby Old Village continue along Cottingham Road to find West Glebe Park on your right hand side just before the mini roundabout.
From the South (Oakley Vale): From Lyveden Way follow the Oakley Road (A6014) and onto Elizabeth Street. Continue on Elizabeth Street and you will find West Glebe Park at the bottom of the hill on the left hand side.
From the North: continue on Willowbrook Road southwards towards Cottingham Road. Continue on Cottingham Road over two mini roundabouts to find West Glebe Park on your left hand side.
The park is located on Cottingham Road to the north of the A427. Postcode for Satnav users: NN17 1SZ. There is plenty of free parking at West Glebe.
By road
From the West (Beanfield): take Cottingham Road (A427) towards the Corby East Midlands International Pool and turn left at the mini roundabout with Corby Boating Lake on your right hand side. Continue on Cottingham Road over two mini roundabouts to find West Glebe Park on your left hand side.
From the East: From Corby Old Village continue along Cottingham Road to find West Glebe Park on your right hand side just before the mini roundabout.
From the South (Oakley Vale): From Lyveden Way follow the Oakley Road (A6014) and onto Elizabeth Street. Continue on Elizabeth Street and you will find West Glebe Park at the bottom of the hill on the left hand side.
From the North: continue on Willowbrook Road southwards towards Cottingham Road. Continue on Cottingham Road over two mini roundabouts to find West Glebe Park on your left hand side.
The park is located on Cottingham Road to the north of the A427. Postcode for Satnav users: NN17 1SZ. There is plenty of free parking at West Glebe.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: West Glebe pavilion. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in West Glebe pavilion - please come and join us!
Course safety
Corby parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Corby parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email corby@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 608
- Events
- 10,637
- Finishers
- 80,106
- Finishes
- 872
- Volunteers
- 11,575
- Personal bests
- 726
- Groups
- 00:31:13
- Average finish time
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