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Oak Hill parkrun
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Free weekly timed 5K run/walk/jog every Saturday at 9am in Oak Hill Park, Barnet - open to all abilities.

Come and join us to take part, volunteer or just watch and come for coffee afterwards!

Everybody welcome. Sign up at www.parkrun.org.uk/oakhill
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We are delighted to say we'll be staging parkruns on Christmas Day & New Year's Day.

That's five parkruns in 15 days including Sat 20/27 Dec/3 Jan.

It's about 150 volunteer shifts - please consider taking one. Email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com to sign up.

Thanks

#loveparkrun
We're looking forward to seeing you all at the usual time tomorrow!

Thanks to all our volunteers for filling the rota.

Remember please don't park in East or West Walk but use the car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane.

Everyone welcome - see you in the morning.

#loveparkrun
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fancy being in at the start of something new?

Well a new junior parkrun is being set up in Borehamwood and volunteers are needed to set it up and become part of the core team.

If you're interested, please contact Joe on the email address in the picture.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Saturday's bumper attendance stats (6th highest attendance ever!):

👍 441 participants
❤️ 27 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 56 first timers
👏 9 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 48 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Toby Harris (17:22)
🏃‍♀️ First female - Rebecca Bunting (18:17)

#loveparkrun
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Join us on the start line tomorrow for our 674th parkrun.

Thanks once again to our superb volunteers for filling the rota.

Please don't park in East or West Walk and do use the car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

#loveparkrun
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We are delighted to say we'll be staging parkruns on Christmas Day & New Year's Day.

That's five parkruns in 15 days including Sat 20/27 Dec/3 Jan.

It's about 150 volunteer shifts - please consider taking one. Email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com to sign up.

Thanks

#loveparkrun
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Saturday's B course stats:

👍 390 participants
❤️ 37 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 49 first timers
👏 15 of whom doing their 1st parkrun
🎉 12 PBs
🏃‍♂️ 1st male -  Oliver Newton (17:19)
🏃‍♀️ 1st female - Harriett Cowan (22:45)

And a run report too: www.parkrun.org.uk/oakhill/news...

#loveparkrun
November 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's pacers' week so why not come along. Everyone welcome, whether or not you want to follow a pacer.

Thanks to our volunteers as usual.

Please don't park in East or West Walk, but use the car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane. We look forward to seeing you!

#loveparkrun
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thanks to volunteer Sarah Anne for taking and publishing Saturday's parkrun photos.

To try to spot yourself in her full gallery, please go to our Facebook page.

And if you want to volunteer for us in any way, please email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com

Thanks!

#loveparkrun
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Saturday's final BST stats of 2025:

👍 366 participants
❤️ 28 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 48 first timers
👏 17 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 37 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Toby Harris (17:03)
🏃‍♀️ First female - Wenjia Chen (21:11)

#loveparkrun
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Why not come and join us for our last summertime parkrun of 2025 tomorrow!

Thanks to our amazing volunteers for filling the rota.

Please remember not to park in East or West Walk and to use the car parks in the park or on Osidge Lane.

See you all in the morning.

#loveparkrun
October 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thanks to volunteer Sarah Anne for taking and publishing photos of Saturday's parkrun on our Facebook page.

Head over there to see if you can spot yourself in her gallery.

#loveparkrun
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Saturday's chilly stats:

👍 336 participants
❤️ 25 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 34 first timers
👏 11 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 49 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Toby Harris (16:47)
🏃‍♀️ First female - Jenny Johns (22:21)

#loveparkrun
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Come and join us for parkrun #671 tomorrow! Volunteers are ready and fallen trees have gone.

Please check if you took the wrong blue coat last week. We have yours if you did. Don't park in East or West Walk, use car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane.

We look forward to seeing you!

#loveparkrun
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Did you leave this blue jacket at Oak Hill on Saturday and take someone else's home by mistake?

The owner of the missing jacket would like it back and we have the one above in safekeeping.

So please check and let us know if you have the wrong jacket!

Thanks.

#loveparkrun
October 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thanks to Elizabeth Mumford, and Woody, for this week's run report.

www.parkrun.org.uk/oakhill/news...

If you would like to write a report for us, or volunteer in any other way, please email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com.

We have plenty of October rota gaps to fill - thanks!

#loveparkrun
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Saturday's autumnal stats:

👍 388 participants
❤️ 29 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 40 first timers
👏 18 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 61 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Toby Harris (16:46)
🏃‍♀️ First female - An Truong (22:38)

#loveparkrun
October 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
❤️ Thanks so much to everyone who answered our plea for volunteers.❤️

Please remember not to park in East or West Walk, but in the car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane instead.

We look forward to seeing everyone for our 670th parkrun tomorrow!

#loveparkrun
October 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📢📢 HELP 📢📢

We have no timekeepers or marshals so far, and only two barcode scanners, for this Saturday.

We won't be able to go ahead unless this situation changes.

If you can volunteer, please email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com to sign up.

🙏 Thanks 🙏

#loveparkrun
October 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks to volunteer Robin for taking some photos at Saturday's parkrun.

You can see the full album on our Facebook page.

If you would like to volunteer for us in any way, please email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com.

Thanks!

#loveparkrun
October 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Saturday's windy stats: 🍂

👍 394 participants
❤️ 39 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 51 first timers
👏 12 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 53 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Toby Harris (16:49)
🏃‍♀️ First female - Joyce Elombe (22:55)

#loveparkrun
October 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's pacers' Saturday tomorrow at Oak Hill.

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered - both to pace and in all the other roles.

Please don't park in East or West Walk, but use the car parks in our park or on Osidge Lane.

We look forward to seeing you all in the morning!

#loveparkrun
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📢 HELP NEEDED! 📢

Our volunteer rota is looking very empty for this Saturday and actually for a lot of October.

Email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com to sign up or if you have any questions.

Thanks in advance.

#loveparkrun
September 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Saturday's sunny autumnal stats:

👍 352 participants
❤️ 26 wonderful volunteers
1️⃣ 28 first timers
👏 5 of whom were doing their first parkrun
🎉 32 PBs
🏃‍♂️ First male - Oliver Newton (16:35)
🏃‍♀️ First female - Iona Charlton (21:48)

#loveparkrun
September 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hurrah - the fallen tree has been cleared. Great news!

Not so great news is that we have had complaints about inconsiderate parking from parkrunners.

Please don't park in East or West Walk, but use our car park or the one on Osidge Lane.

Thanks & see you tomorrow

#loveparkrun
September 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thanks to Martin McConachie for writing this week's run report.

www.parkrun.org.uk/oakhill/news...

If you would like to write a report or volunteer for us in any other way, please email Simon at oakhill@parkrun.com

Thanks!

#loveparkrun
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM