Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Rothwell 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
- Springhead Park
Meeting point: 53.75003, -1.47346. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.75003, -1.47346.
The course
Course description
Start at lower part of the car park then 2 and a half laps running clockwise around the park which consists of tarmac and crushed stone, then on final lap leaving the path turn right to the finish line.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Springhead Park, Rothwell. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and crushed stone. 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 at the café.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Services run frequently to Rothwell from Leeds and Wakefield the 444 and 446 are the buses that get you near main car park. Nearest bus stop on Gillet Lane.
Train: Services run Frequently to Woodlesford train station which is 1.8 miles away 30 min walk ? No 9/153/167/168 buses will bring you to Springhead Park.
By road
Postcode LS26 0DY
From M62 leave junction 30, take the A642 to Rothwell at the roundabout take first exit onto Wakefield Road A642 ? at the next roundabout take 1st exit onto Leeds Road A639 at roundabout take 1st exit onto Rothwell Lane A654 Springhead park on your right.
There is a free car park next to tennis courts. We would advise drivers to park on the surrounding streets on park lane, Gillet Lane or lots of free local car parks only 5 mins walk
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Pavilion. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Pavilion - please come and join us!
Course safety
Rothwell 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 Rothwell 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 rothwell@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
- 401
- Events
- 19,632
- Finishers
- 127,412
- Finishes
- 1,329
- Volunteers
- 20,014
- Personal bests
- 853
- Groups
- 00:31:00
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
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- Cross Flatts parkrun Cross Flatts Park · 6.2 km
- Cross Flatts junior parkrun Cross Flatts Park · 6.3 km
- Potternewton parkrun Potternewton Park · 8.4 km
- Woodhouse Moor parkrun Woodhouse Moor, Leeds · 8.6 km
- Wakefield Thornes junior parkrun Thornes Park · 8.7 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with R
- Pirates! Starts with R (needed for Pirates!)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area LS
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Ru, Rh, Re, Rn, Ra
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