Completing all West Midlands parkruns
There are currently 16 parkrun events in the present-day county of West Midlands, of which I have completed 1. The first was Coventry which started on 6th February 2010 and the newest is Holbrooks which started on 5th August 2023. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “West Didlands”.
Numbers exclude 2k Junior parkruns and any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.
All of the West Midlands parkrun events …
Below are each of the West Midlands 5k parkrun events in alphabetical order. A few things to note:
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start.
Course maps and elevation profiles show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then. See the Course page in the event’s page on parkrun.org.uk for the current course outline. Note that course outlines are from Garmin data during a specific run and may vary from the officially measured distance.
Please contact me if you spot an event that doesn’t have a course map and elevation profile and you would like to donate one from your own run. I’m also interested in maps and elevation profiles for courses that have changed or where there’s a regular alternative route (e.g. Horsham). I’ll need a GPX file from your run plus the date. I’ll include a credit for you and will donate £1 to parkrun.
Aston Hall
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: October 14th 2023. Final event: #34 on August 24th 2024
Reason for cancellation: Due a lack of core team. The local football club foundation had invested heavily into the event and made commitments in the process which were then never fully fulfilled. Unfortunately, there is no nearby running club and the local community also didn’t embrace the arrival of parkrun. This meant despite lots of effort by the ambassadors and local other parkruns no core team was ever built and most runners each week were tourists being no regular volunteer base could be established.
Links: Event Home Page
Babbs Mill
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 3rd August 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Brueton
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 24th July 2010
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Brunswick Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 1st January 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Cannon Hill
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 28th August 2010
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Coventry
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 6th February 2010
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Dudley
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 4th November 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
East Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: 9th November 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Edgbaston Reservoir
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 14th August 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Holbrooks
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 5th August 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Oaklands
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 9th November 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Perry Hall
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 22nd November 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Sandwell Valley
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 23rd December 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Sutton Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Warwickshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 18th August 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Walsall Arboretum
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 10th March 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Wolverhampton
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Staffordshire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 9th February 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Woodgate Valley Country Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: West Midlands
Inaugural: 7th August 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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