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No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Rugby 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
- Whinfield Recreation Ground
Meeting point: 52.37318, -1.23846. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.37318, -1.23846.
The course
Course description
The course starts midway along the path at the rear entrance to Eastfield School. You run away from the school turning left (marshalled) going on a short down then slight uphill prior to a full lap of the of the main field heading in a clockwise direction towards Clifton Road, staying within the park.
?Watching out for the bollards and keeping the changing rooms to the right (marshalled), the route joins the shale path and cuts back across the field towards the finish area.
?Turning left (marshalled) back onto the tarmac path, the route has a slight downhill then a short uphill towards the off-road “Wilderness Section”. Turn left into the wilderness section (marshalled) and proceed down the hill towards the eastern end of the field.
Turn right at the bottom of the hill (marshalled) and make your way up the hill. At the top of the hill exit via the gate (marshalled) and re-join the connecting path turning right around the small carpark. You’re not done yet though…
After the chicane by the allotments, take a left turn (marshalled) into the third field and join the path heading west towards the entrance to Eastlands Primary School. Follow the signs/cones and the perimeter of this field, which becomes a grass surface after the entrance to the school. After completing three sides of this field follow signs and End of Lap marshal directions to exit the field by the connecting path to complete the first lap and re-join the tarmac path of the main field (marshalled), keeping left along this section of the route.
Follow the course for a second lap until reaching the end of the third field. Instead of exiting the field back to the main field, follow the signs and marshal instructions to the right towards the finish area.
Runners with trail shoes might want to use them after prolonged spells of wet weather. Our course can be wet and muddy in some areas.
Start and finish area are not in the same location.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Whinfield Recreation Ground, Rugby. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, shale 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
There are NO toilets at Whinfield Rec.
As there are no toilets available within the park, we kindly ask everyone to allow a few extra minutes before arriving at parkrun to use facilities on the way.
The nearest public toilets are North Street, Railway Station (Railway Terrace)
If you're driving, customer toilets are also available at: M1 services ? Crick, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s.
?There is free car parking available in the park (height restriction 2.4m), overflow carparking is opposite at Rugby Town Girls & Women FC (no height restriction). Please refrain from parking on Butlin Road due to resident access. Parking is restricted on Butlin Road and sections of Clifton Road. See Getting There for more information.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Regular bus services run to and from the town centre providing links with the local area and surrounding region. For further information on bus routes and timetables, please visit the Rugby Borough Council website.
Train: Rugby train station is situated less than a mile from the start and finish of the course. Rugby has regular train services run by London Midland and Virgin Trains throughout the day to London, the North West and the rest of the Midlands including direct trains to Birmingham, Coventry and Northampton. Visit the National Rail website for timetables. Transfer is by Taxi, bus or on foot.
On foot
From the West: (Rugby Town Centre) From the Market Square follow Church Street / B5414 heading east passing Lawrence Sherriff School on your right.
From the West: (Hillmorton Road, A428 and the A5) Follow the A428 (Hillmorton Road) west towards Rugby town centre. At the first roundabout, next to the Memorial Gates turn right along Whitehall Road with Lawrence Sheriff School on your left.
From the North: (Rugby Train Station) From Railway Terrace, join Murray Road and proceed south heading towards Rugby town centre.
From the South: (Dunchurch Road, A426) Follow the A426 (Dunchurch Road) north towards Rugby town centre. At Rugby School by the William Webb Ellis statue turn right onto Hillmorton Road (A428) keeping Rugby School on your right. At the first roundabout, turn left along Whitehall Road keeping Lawrence Sheriff School on your left.
All routes now converge and at the roundabout, cross using the pedestrian crossings and join Clifton Road following signs towards Clifton-upon-Dunsmore. Whinfield Recreation Ground is on Clifton Road, on your right opposite the Jolly Brewers Pub.
The meeting area is by the changing rooms opposite Rugby Town FC.
By road
Rugby is well blessed with road connections to motorways with easy access to the M6, M1 and M45. Access to the town is from junction 1 of the M6 via the A426, junction 18 of the M1 via the A428, or the M45/A45 via the A426.
Most town centre parking is pay-and-display, but there is parking at Whinfield Rec at the end of Butlin Road. If using SATNAV, please use the following postcode:
- Butlin Road, Rugby, CV21 3SD
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Lounge at Clifton Wharf, CV23 0EY. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Lounge at Clifton Wharf, CV23 0EY. Please come and join us!
Course safety
Rugby 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 Rugby 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 rugby@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
- 412
- Events
- 13,041
- Finishers
- 73,967
- Finishes
- 1,350
- Volunteers
- 10,701
- Personal bests
- 943
- Groups
- 00:30:02
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with R
- Pirates! Starts with R (needed for Pirates!)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area CV
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Rb, Ru, Rn, Ra, Rg
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