Orpington parkrun

04/06/2026

ORRs 10K race is next Sunday - if you haven't entered already why not give it a go!!

Come on you know you want to beat Pylon Hill!!!

31/05/2026

Run Report - Orpington parkrun #645 30.05.26

Today saw some friends and I take a 40 minute journey across the QE2 Bridge from Essex to Orpington parkrun #645 on a warm, sunny morning. We found parking easy with a mix of spaces in the park's car park and roadside parking. A quick glance around revealed the pink hi-vizs and the navy blue parkrun sign. An immediate warm welcome from a smiley volunteer who chatted to us and asked if we'd visited before. A quick couple of photos taken with the sign followed by a clear, friendly first timers briefing. Then at 09:00 we were set on our way to do the small loop before completing two large laps of the park, all expertly directed by amazing volunteers.

The going was very firm and mostly on grass and dry earth. There were several shady sections, which were much appreciated today. The long section shaded by huge trees was my favourite segment and we watched for the tree roots carefully.

We saw 250 participants and 23 volunteers. Huge thanks to the pink hi-vizs, the tailwalkers in orange and the parkwalkers in blue.

So, some stats: There were 5 first-time-ever parkrun participants and a total of 66 first-timers at Orpington (including me and my friends). We've all achieved 'O' for the Alphabeteer parkrun challenge!

A wide spectrum of ages took part from juniors aged 11 to a gentleman in the 80-84 category proving parkrun is for everyone.

19 people recorded Personal Bests today so very well done in the high temperature.

Club participation included Eynsford RC, Sevenoaks AC, Orpington Road Runners, Havering 90 Joggers, Bishops Stortford RC and Bristol Vet School and other clubs.

Our results were emailed to us swiftly. I'll miss the parkrun text service now it's ended.

Post parkrun we headed to the nearest café for a cuppa and a debrief. Lovely service and comfy surroundings.

Thank you Orpington core team and volunteers for putting on today's event. Wishing a pleasant weekend to you all.🧡🧡🧡

Kerry Curtis
Raphael (home event)

22/05/2026

Good advice. Please read. Bromley parkrun

It’s going to be quite warm at parkrun tomorrow, so please think about these three points.

Hydrate. Make sure you have water with you and have drunk some before you run

Speed. Consider taking your run/walk a bit easier by reducing your pace. It’s not a day to go for a personal best.

Burning. Consider applying sunscreen and wearing a hat.

Anyone rolling their eyes at this “obvious” advice might like to know that it is based on incidents our volunteers have experienced over 16 years / 780 events. 🙂

21/05/2026

We still have a couple of roles that we MUST fill in order for Orpington parkrun to go ahead on Saturday. If you can help out please email me at orpington@parkrun. com. I'd really like to get this sorted by mid afternoon tomorrow as I'm heading out early evening to make the most of the sun.

Must Haves: These are non running roles
Finish Token Support
Barcode scanning

Nice to Have: This is a non running role
Marshal x 1 (must be over 18 or supported by an adult)

Ali

19/05/2026

Quite a few volunteer roles (see below) that still need to be filled for Saturday. If you can help please email me at [email protected]

Ali x

Non running roles:
For the roles at the finish funnel we can have 2 more under 18's but the rest need to be over 18 please.

Finish Tokens x 2

Barcode Scanning x 1

Marshal x 1 (must be over 18 or supported by an adult)

Running roles:
Post Event Close Down (must be over 18 or supported by adult)

05/05/2026

Orpington parkrun still needs the following volunteers for Saturday. If you can help out on Saturday please email me at orpington@parkrun. com.

Non running roles:
Finish Token Support

Running roles:
Barcode Scanner (a faster runner can do post run)
Post Event Close Down (must be over 18 or supported by adult)
Token Sorting (no age restriction)

If you can help, please email me at [email protected]

Thanks

Ali

02/05/2026

Orpington parkrun results - 2nd May 2026

Hi all please bear with us today as results will be delayed

Thanks

22/04/2026

Please be aware that it appears there will be roadwords taking place on Goddington Lane between 20/4-18/5. So this could affect access to the Goddington Park Carpark.

Please consider alternative ways to get to Parkrun if possible, or be sure to allow plenty of time in case things get backed up.

16/04/2026

This coming Saturday (18th April 2026) Orpington Road Runners will be providing pacers to help you hit that desired finish time.

HOWEVER... with the tail end of Easter and spring marathons going on, a number of our regular supporters are not available, so we are currently looking for pacers to cover 21, 22 and 29 minutes respectively.

If you would like to become an honorary member of the Orpington Road Runners please do let us know which pace you can cover - there is no pressure to hit the time exactly, it is all good fun with the added bonus of huge appreciation when someone tells you they just got a PB thanks to you!!

Please either respond to this post or email [email protected]

Thankyou in advance 😀

14/04/2026

Hi

Need a couple of marshals and someone for close down on Saturday (18 April) - Over 18s please unless accompanied by known adult

If you can help please email me at [email protected]

Thanks

Ali