Aideen Coleman sent on a quick message to say that the numbers for the Ballincollig Junior 2k event last weekend exceeded the number of finishers for the 5k event.
As can be seen from the stats above, there were 330 finishers in the Junior event on Sunday while there were 317 finishers in the 5k event on Saturday. (Junior parkrun is for 4-14 year olds while the 5k parkrun is for aged 15 and above)
That prompted me to have a look at the Junior numbers for Ballincollig... just how big is it?
The chart above shows the numbers for all 222 editions of the Junior 2k parkrun since it first started in June of 2019. Last Sunday was the third highest in terms of the number of finishers but it was an exceptional turnout.
To get rid of some of the variability in the stats, I had a look at the average number of finishers for 2023, 2024 & 2025 to see what the trend was like.
Last Sunday, there were 30 volunteers for the Junior parkrun which is a lot of people giving up their time on a Sunday morning so this event can take place. That level of commitment obviously helps the growing popularity of this event.
More information about this free event can be found at.. https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincolligregional-juniors/
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