Highwoods parkrun

What is Highwoods parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

When is it?

Every Saturday at 9:00am.

Where is it?

The event takes place at Highwoods Country Park, Chanterelle, Colchester, CO4 9RY (NB: NOT the Main Highwoods Country Park Centre, off Turner Rd). See Course page for more details.

What does it cost to join in?

Nothing - it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won't get a time.

How fast do I have to be?

We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Highwoods parkrun needs you!

It is entirely organised by volunteers - email highwoods@parkrun.com to help.

We're friendly!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Harris + Hoole, Tesco Extra, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9ED - please come and join us!

Supported By

Thanks to this week's volunteers

Aileen DOVE • Andie PHILLIPS • Ben PLUMMER • Carl LANCELOTT • Catherine MARTIN • Dean PEPPER • Jake PHILLIPS • James PLANT • Jenny KAYE • Katie DOVE • Kerry KING • Paul CONNELL • Paul TAYLOR • Steve SHAW

See our volunteer page for information on how you can get involved.

Upcoming

Highwoods parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9:00am.

Other parkruns nearby

Colchester Castle (1.1m), Mersea Island (8.5m), Markshall Estate (10.4m), Alton Water (10.4m), Great Cornard (10.9m), Clacton Seafront (12.8m), Ipswich (13.2m), Maldon Prom (15.7m), Harwich (15.8m), Great Notley (17.4m)

Tips

We operate a No barcode, No result policy, so please bring a scannable barcode with you.
If you need to reprint your barcode, please see your registration email, previous results or ‘thanks for volunteering’ email or you can request a reminder email.
Coming along for the first time? Please make sure you have registered and also read the course description.
Did you take part this week? Check out the results page and news page which includes event reports - we normally update these a day or two after the event.
Not received your results email? It may be in your spam folder. We've a few tips on our support site to help you.
You look great! Have a look at the event photos.
Want to know more? Read about us and the event.
Our links page connects you to local and national running resources.
This event is organised and delivered every week by volunteers; if you want to join us, find out more on our volunteering page.
Summary event statistics are at the bottom of every page.
Any other questions? Read our dedicated support site.