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Parkrun
Scunthorpe 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
- Central Park
Meeting point: 53.58176, -0.65648. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.58176, -0.65648.
The course
Course description
The course consists of two anti-clockwise laps and is relatively flat. It is all tarmac except for a short section through the woods in the middle of each lap.
From the start, follow the park's main paved path (keeping to the right hand side of the path) past the children's play area and the football fields. As the path nears Kingsway, parkrunners will turn sharp right to head towards the woods. Follow this path into a small stretch of woodland which will lead them to the path at the side of Kingsway. Follow this path before turning back onto the main path through the park (again keep to the right of the path). Turn right off this path at the cafe in the centre of the park and head towards Kingsway again. Follow the path besides Kingsway briefly before heading back onto the park's paths to loop around to complete the first lap.
Turn left onto the main park path to start the second lap which follows the same route as the first lap.
At the end of the second lap turn left and follow the path straight on to the finish line.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Central Park, Scunthorpe. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and trail paths. 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
- Parking: Parking is available at either the main Park car park located off Kingsway or the car park behind the back of UCNL (Located directly next to the start, off Ashby Road). Both sites are free of charge.
More details
Public transport
Bus: There is a bus stop located on Ashby Road, directly in front of The Pods Leisure Centre. Scunthorpe Central Bus Station is located off Fenton Street and is approximately a 10-minute walk away. Up to date bus timetables can be found on http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/public-transport/busroutes/
Train: The train station is located on Station Road and is approximately a 5-minute walk away from the start location.
On foot
Central Park can be accessed via Kingsway Road and Ashby Road. There are both cycle pathways and pedestrian walkways on both main roads. There are numerous access points via these two roads, all of which will allow you to make your way through to the start.
By road
The Park is easily accessible via road. Kingsway Road and Ashby Road are the two main roads that surround the Park. See Facilities section for parking details.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the café located inside The Pods Leisure Centre. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the café located inside The Pods Leisure Centre - please come and join us!
Course safety
Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe 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 scunthorpe@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
- 647
- Events
- 17,408
- Finishers
- 212,055
- Finishes
- 1,147
- Volunteers
- 30,871
- Personal bests
- 763
- Groups
- 00:30:06
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with S
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area DN
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: S, Sc, Se, Sr, Sn
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