114 children ran Harlow junior parkrun in Town Park on 4 October, the most since June 2017. This year's weekly average is the highest in nine years.
114 children finished Harlow junior parkrun in Town Park on Sunday 4 October. That is the event’s biggest field for more than nine years.
Only one Sunday has ever been busier: 119 finishers on 11 June 2017. The 4 October run also beat the 110 who turned out for the very first event in July 2016. The figures are on parkrun’s own Harlow junior parkrun event history.
It was event number 442, and 22 volunteers made it happen. The following Sunday, 11 October, 85 children ran.
The bigger story is the whole year
One busy Sunday can be a one-off. The steadier sign is the weekly average, and that has nearly doubled in four years.
| Year | Events | Average finishers |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50 | 62 |
| 2022 | 47 | 32 |
| 2024 | 48 | 42 |
| 2025 | 49 | 55 |
| 2026 (to 11 Oct) | 38 | 61 |
So far this year the average is 61 children a week, the highest since 2017. In 2022 it was 32. Since it started in 2016, the event has recorded 21,361 finishes across 443 Sundays.
The averages are our own calculation from parkrun’s published results for every event. 2020 and 2021 had fewer events because parkrun paused during the pandemic.
How to take part
The event’s own page sets out the basics:
- When: every Sunday at 9am
- Where: Harlow Town Park, CM20 2QG
- Distance: 2km, for children aged 4 to 14
- Cost: free, but register once with parkrun first and bring a scannable barcode, or there is no time recorded
- Pace: any. Walking is fine
Like every parkrun, it is run entirely by volunteers. The team asks anyone who can help to email harlowjuniors@parkrun.com.
What it means for you
If you have a child aged 4 to 14, this is a free, timed run every week in the middle of town. Busier Sundays mean a bigger start, so it is worth arriving a few minutes early. Adults looking for their own run will find the 5km Saturday events listed on parkrun’s site.
For other things to do with children, see our things to do in Harlow page.
Sources
- parkrun, Harlow junior parkrun event history, read 14 October 2026
- parkrun, Harlow junior parkrun latest results (event 443, 11 October 2026)
- parkrun, Harlow junior parkrun home page
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