Here are all the exciting details for our 2026 parkrun Grand Prix! The competition has 12 events – one every month – allowing us to spread out across the year and incorporate some parkruns further afield.
2026 Calendar
| Date | parkrun | Results sorted by |
|---|---|---|
| 24 January | Downs Link | Age grade % |
| 21 February | Hove Park | Age grade % |
| 14 March | Hastings | Accuracy of prediction |
| 25 April | Peacehaven | Age grade % |
| 2 May | Banstead Woods | Age grade % |
| 6 June | Malling Rec | Age grade % |
| 25 July | Horsham | Age grade % |
| 15 August | Uckfield | Accuracy of prediction |
| 12 September | Battersea | Age grade % |
| 10 October | Lancing | Age grade % |
| 14 November | Wakehurst | Age grade % |
| 5 December | Hove Prom | Age grade % |
The Details
1. Twelve events in all, so one per month, starting in January and finishing in December.
2. Your best 7 results to count in the final series result.
3. In order to make the series more of a level playing field, and in the true spirit of parkrun inclusivity, 10 of the events will be scored in order of age-graded percentage. The other two will be ‘naked’ ie scored by the accuracy of your time prediction (provided to the organiser in advance) when not wearing a watch on the run.
4. ALL club members, including brand new and second-claim members, are most welcome to take part. If you haven’t already done so, it would be useful for our results compiler if you would update your parkrun profile to include the Portslade Hedgehoppers club name.
5. Volunteers will also score points.
6. We will incorporate a little bit of ‘parkrun tourism’ as this seems to be of growing interest to club members, but nothing too far afield!
For those of you new to parkrun, register here to get your barcode and bring it along to each event.
Results
Parkrun Grand Prix Results_2018
Parkrun Grand Prix Results_2017
History
Launched In January 2017, the Hedgehoppers parkrun Grand Prix is to open to everyone at the club and follows the parkrun ethos of being open to all – whether you like to run, walk or volunteer at one of the events.
The Hedgehoppers parkrun GP was developed from suggestions by Bob Page, to mirror in some form Arena 80’s super series, and Roy Taylor, to fill in a gap that existed at the time between WSFRL races in the first months of the year (caused by changes to their calendar). The event has since developed into a monthly competition held each year, enabling Hedgehoppers to meet up, run, walk, or volunteer, and socialise at a variety of parkruns, most of them fairly local.