Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Coventry 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
- War Memorial Park, Coventry
Meeting point: 52.39172, -1.52403. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.39172, -1.52403.
The course
Course description
The course starts on the wide tree-lined avenue from the perimeter path heading towards the visitor centre.
Start up the avenue towards the Visitor Centre.
Turn right before the visitor centre.
Continue straight on passing the car park. Take the left turn to the perimeter path.
Follow the perimeter path around the park until there is a left hand turn back towards the War Memorial.
Follow the pathway on the left hand side around the monument, heading towards the skate park.
At the crossroads go straight on, following the path between the hedges. Pass the Visitor Centre.
Repeat the lap.
After you have finished your second lap, turn right along the avenue away from the Visitor Centre.
The finish will be on the avenue ahead of you.
We operate a multi funnel system, please keep moving after the finish line and follow directions from funnel managers.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in the War Memorial Park and mainly on tarmac pathways with one section running across a flat mud path. 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
There are toilets in the Visitor Centre and by The Park Bistro, usually opened at 8:50am.
More details
Public transport
By bus:
Via Kenilworth Road - 16, 49, 18A, 87, Park & Ride south, U17, X17.
Via Warwick road - 9, 9A, 49, 539.
By rail: Coventry Station, (London to Birmingham Line). 10 minutes walk along Warwick Road.
By road
Coventry Ring Road, exit at Junction 6. Follow Warwick road (A429). Car park - Kenilworth Road (Park and Ride). The address of the park is: Kenilworth Road, Coventry, CV3 6PT.
If you are driving, please note that the entrance to the Kenilworth Road (Park and Ride) car park is controlled by ANPR-operated barriers. All visitors will receive the first 3 hours of parking free. Further details can be viewed here. If there are issues with the barriers then these can be reported using the barrier intercoms.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Park Bistro (located near to the tennis courts). Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Park Bistro (located near to the tennis courts) - please come and join us!
Course safety
Coventry 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.
- 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.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Coventry 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 coventry@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.
Getting there on bike
If you're attending by pedal-power then please use the bike racks that can be found in the park. These can be found at the Visitor Centre or by The Park Bistro. Further details can be found here.
Event stats
- 767
- Events
- 40,247
- Finishers
- 395,174
- Finishes
- 2,094
- Volunteers
- 57,009
- Personal bests
- 1,667
- Groups
- 00:29:34
- Average finish time
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