Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Wetherby 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
- Wetherby Sports Association
Meeting point: 53.92567, -1.39220. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.92567, -1.39220.
The course
Course description
A 3 lap course which starts left of the sports centre by a concrete cover. This is a clockwise course. Head along the field keeping the trees on your left until you reach a banking. Continue round the field keeping the river bank on your left and then turn right at the wooden fence. Keep the fence to your left for approximately 50 yards until you reach an opening in the fence (clearly marked). Turn left here and head down the field with the fence now on your left side. When the fence line finishes, head right and keep the river bank on your left side. Keep the river bank on your left hand side until you meet a sign to turn you right heading into the middle of the playing fields - remember to keep between the football and rugby pitches. There, another sign will turn you left to go between the fences and at the end of those, turn left. Continue past the tree until you see a sign at a fence opening directing you through. Follow the plips and go around the start to complete a lap. On the third lap, rather than going around the finish, follow the plips to go into the finish funnel. The course is clearly marked throughout and is three laps.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Wetherby Sports Association, Wetherby. The course is run entirely on 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, cafe, free parking close by.
More details
Public transport
Turn right out of the Wetherby Bus Station, take the first exit at the mini roundabout and then take the next right down to the Sports Association. All below to Wetherby bus Station
- 173 174 Wakefield
- 412 York
- 770 771 Leeds
- 780 Knaresborough
- 823 Heslington (Sun & BH)
- X98 X99 Leeds
- X98 X99 Deighton Bar
On foot
From the Wilderness Car Park, walk towards the river and through the underpass. Turn right upon exiting the underpass and take the next right down to the Sports Association.
Off Boston Road
By road
Parking is at the Wilderness Car Park LS22 6RF. Under no circumstances are runners to park at the Sports Association.
From the A1 North and South, take Junction 45 towards Wetherby and continue along the A168 over the bridge. The car park is right at the mini roundabout just before the town centre. Once parked, walk towards the river and through the underpass. Turn right upon exiting the underpass and take the next right down to the Sports Association.
SATNAV postcode is LS22 6RF
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Wetherby Sports Association. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Wetherby Sports Association - please come and join us!
Course safety
Wetherby 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 Wetherby 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 wetherby@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
- 462
- Events
- 11,839
- Finishers
- 45,416
- Finishes
- 768
- Volunteers
- 5,941
- Personal bests
- 864
- Groups
- 00:29:02
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area LS
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
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