Volunteer Numbers Anecdata

There is a frequent ‘debate’ on facebook and other venues over the amount of volunteers required to safely run a parkrun. In the interest of furthering this debate, and because I already had the data stored, I present the following table showing the number of runners and volunteers at each event I have attended. I have included the date and an event identifier so that trends or changes over time may be tracked.

Date		Event	Runners	Volunteers	R/V
230218	032	Darndale	12	9	1.33
230211	082	Roundhay	322	17	18.94
230204	058	East Park	83	24	3.46
230114	002	Walsall Arboretum	352	40	8.80
221231	081	Leamington	444	36	12.33
221225	002	Walsall Arboretum	384	32	12.00
221224	058	East Park	115	24	4.79
221217	061	Beacon	203	24	8.46
221210	007	Swansea Bay	230	29	7.93
221203	002	Walsall Arboretum	270	32	8.44
221126	056	Warwick Racecourse	224	28	8.00
221119	058	East Park	78	16	4.88
221112	058	East Park	94	22	4.27
221105	079	Hastings High School	134	30	4.47
221029	025	Ruchill	78	11	7.09
221022	058	East Park	93	18	5.17
221015	044	Hanley	215	29	7.41
221008	058	East Park	88	26	3.38
221001	058	East Park	67	17	3.94
220924	080	Leicester Victoria	315	33	9.55
220917	058	East Park	80	20	4.00
220910	079	Hastings High School	142	29	4.90
220903	078	Henley Wood, Oswestry	109	27	4.04
220827	033	Isabel Trail	259	29	8.93
220820	049	Chasewater	177	21	8.43
220813	058	East Park	60	20	3.00
220806	077	Dallas Burston Polo Club	124	19	6.53
220730	076	Bramshall Road	79	21	3.76
220723	020	Sandwell Valley	109	25	4.36
220716	002	Walsall Arboretum	275	29	9.48
220709	075	Trentham Gardens	484	30	16.13
220702	049	Chasewater	185	35	5.29
220625	049	Chasewater	228	35	6.51
220618	002	Walsall Arboretum	334	29	11.52
220611	002	Walsall Arboretum	292	32	9.12
220604	074	Conwy	230	23	10.00
220528	058	East Park	82	20	4.10
220521	073	Harrogate	377	24	15.71
220514	032	Darndale	12	6	2.00
220507	072	Pole Mokotowskie	53	9	5.89
220430	071	Crewe	263	24	10.96
220423	058	East Park	99	17	5.82
220416	070	Clitheroe Castle	88	12	7.33
220409	002	Walsall Arboretum	314	28	11.21
220402	069	Linford Wood	196	31	6.32
220326	068	Chevin Forest	128	31	4.13
220319	058	East Park	126	17	7.41
220312	002	Walsall Arboretum	368	36	10.22
220305	049	Chasewater	210	24	8.75
220226	049	Chasewater	141	19	7.42
220219	061	Beacon	213	31	6.87
220212	058	East Park	82	13	6.31
220205	049	Chasewater	189	25	7.56
220129	067	Woodgate Valley Country Park	179	28	6.39
220122	059	Oaklands	127	27	4.70
220115	067	Woodgate Valley Country Park	182	28	6.50
220108	051	Babbs Mill	93	21	4.43
220101	066	Edgbaston Reservoir	185	21	8.81
211225	002	Walsall Arboretum	386	32	12.06
211218	007	Swansea Bay	281	39	7.21
211211	002	Walsall Arboretum	240	34	7.06
211204	002	Walsall Arboretum	283	32	8.84
211120	065	Potternewton	156	13	12.00
211113	058	East Park	73	18	4.06
211106	025	Ruchill	73	13	5.62
211030	064	Fairview	78	24	3.25
211023	058	East Park	62	14	4.43
211016	002	Walsall Arboretum	317	33	9.61
211009	049	Chasewater	197	25	7.88
211002	049	Chasewater	144	25	5.76
210918	049	Chasewater	180	18	10.00
210911	057	Bushy parkrun	1016	55	18.47
210904	049	Chasewater	250	22	11.36
210828	034	Sutton Park	224	23	9.74
210821	040	Bedworth	175	20	8.75
210814	025	Ruchill	101	16	6.31
210807	049	Chasewater	167	19	8.79
210731	063	Nobles	128	24	5.33
210724	058	East Park	44	13	3.38
200314	058	East Park	73	16	4.56
200307	061	Beacon	360	32	11.25
200229	062	River Valley	144	17	8.47
200220	016	South Oxhey	50	11	4.55
200215	040	Bedworth	379	41	9.24
200208	061	Beacon	428	37	11.57
200201	060	Queen's Glasgow	173	20	8.65
200125	019	Dudley	325	37	8.78
200118	058	East Park	159	30	5.30
200111	059	Oaklands	148	17	8.71
200104	014	Rugby	159	21	7.57
200101	049	Chasewater	710	32	22.19
200101	034	Sutton Park	579	32	18.09
191228	058	East Park	134	18	7.44
191225	002	Walsall Arboretum	739	30	24.63
191221	058	East Park	81	14	5.79
191214	002	Walsall Arboretum	315	36	8.75
191207	002	Walsall Arboretum	307	42	7.31
191130	002	Walsall Arboretum	348	36	9.67
191123	006	Coventry	482	25	19.28
191116	002	Walsall Arboretum	372	33	11.27
191109	057	Bushy parkrun	1331	57	23.35
191102	007	Swansea Bay	211	22	9.59
191026	056	Warwick Racecourse	207	23	9.00
191019	002	Walsall Arboretum	376	33	11.39
191012	049	Chasewater	233	26	8.96
191005	002	Walsall Arboretum	438	57	7.68
191003	055	Volksgarten	128	18	7.11
190928	028	Clifton	49	13	3.77
190921	002	Walsall Arboretum	444	36	12.33
190914	054	Severn Valley Country	122	28	4.36
190907	040	Bedworth	215	47	4.57
190831	053	Bramley	227	30	7.57
190824	052	Worcester Pitchcroft	278	19	14.63
190817	015	Kingsbury Water	343	27	12.70
190810	051	Babbs Mill	160	23	6.96
190803	009	Conkers	643	36	17.86
190727	050	Shipley Country	209	40	5.22
190720	002	Walsall Arboretum	412	41	10.05
190713	031	Bevendean Down	60	13	4.62
190706	049	Chasewater	301	37	8.14
190629	025	Ruchill	84	14	6.00
190622	042	Montsouris	29	4	7.25
190615	048	Ludlow	81	17	4.76
190608	047	Alvaston	153	31	4.94
190525	046	The Wammy	242	27	8.96
190518	045	Burnham and Highbridge	428	37	11.57
190504	005	Pontypridd	439	32	13.72
190427	033	Isabel Trail	210	22	9.55
190420	044	Hanley	285	23	12.39
190413	013	Cannock Chase	467	29	16.10
190406	003	Perry Hall	202	19	10.63
190330	002	Walsall Arboretum	571	50	11.42
190323	043	Wyre Forest	272	30	9.07
190316	042	Montsouris	27	4	6.75
190309	002	Walsall Arboretum	580	40	14.50
190302	041	Stranmillis College	62	11	5.64
190223	025	Ruchill	83	14	5.93
190216	040	Bedworth	329	39	8.44
190209	039	Churchfields Farm	109	29	3.76
190202	038	Carlisle	199	24	8.29
190126	037	Felixstowe	164	19	8.63
190119	020	Sandwell Valley	122	23	5.30
190112	036	Woodhouse Moor	721	34	21.21
190105	035	Arrow Valley	515	27	19.07
190101	003	Perry Hall	561	32	17.53
190101	034	Sutton Park	580	28	20.71
181229	003	Perry Hall	149	22	6.77
181225	002	Walsall Arboretum	519	37	14.03
181222	033	Isabel Trail	210	26	8.08
181215	002	Walsall Arboretum	267	33	8.09
181208	002	Walsall Arboretum	285	34	8.38
181201	002	Walsall Arboretum	312	35	8.91
181124	002	Walsall Arboretum	412	36	11.44
181117	002	Walsall Arboretum	390	31	12.58
181110	032	Darndale	24	9	2.67
181103	007	Swansea Bay	256	19	13.47
181027	002	Walsall Arboretum	374	40	9.35
181020	002	Walsall Arboretum	455	38	11.97
181013	002	Walsall Arboretum	327	39	8.38
181006	002	Walsall Arboretum	324	36	9.00
180929	017	Markeaton	439	25	17.56
180922	002	Walsall Arboretum	341	35	9.74
180915	005	Pontypridd	274	42	6.52
180908	005	Pontypridd	256	22	11.64
180901	002	Walsall Arboretum	426	34	12.53
180825	002	Walsall Arboretum	372	31	12.00
180818	031	Bevendean Down	43	8	5.38
180811	002	Walsall Arboretum	427	32	13.34
180804	020	Sandwell Valley	102	21	4.86
180728	002	Walsall Arboretum	396	40	9.90
180721	026	Brueton	559	33	16.94
180714	002	Walsall Arboretum	448	31	14.45
180707	002	Walsall Arboretum	372	32	11.62
180630	025	Ruchill	64	12	5.33
180623	003	Perry Hall	169	19	8.89
180616	002	Walsall Arboretum	444	34	13.06
180609	011	Wolverhampton	381	27	14.11
180602	020	Sandwell Valley	125	22	5.68
180526	002	Walsall Arboretum	466	33	14.12
180519	027	Highbury Fields	365	22	16.59
180505	002	Walsall Arboretum	452	36	12.56
180428	030	Newcastle	716	35	20.46
180421	002	Walsall Arboretum	499	40	12.47
180414	020	Sandwell Valley	120	20	6.00
180407	002	Walsall Arboretum	389	37	10.51
180331	002	Walsall Arboretum	347	37	9.38
180324	029	Cannon Hill	729	60	12.15
180317	002	Walsall Arboretum	333	35	9.51
180310	002	Walsall Arboretum	467	39	11.97
180303	028	Clifton	204	26	7.85
180224	027	Highbury Fields	319	14	22.79
180217	026	Brueton	500	35	14.29
180210	003	Perry Hall	116	16	7.25
180203	002	Walsall Arboretum	441	35	12.60
180127	025	Ruchill	51	10	5.10
180120	002	Walsall Arboretum	407	30	13.57
180113	002	Walsall Arboretum	476	35	13.60
180106	002	Walsall Arboretum	364	29	12.55
180101	024	Newport	585	19	30.79
180101	023	Riverfront	392	23	17.04
171230	022	Bryn Bach	97	12	8.08
171225	002	Walsall Arboretum	394	33	11.94
171223	002	Walsall Arboretum	386	33	11.70
171216	020	Sandwell Valley	169	25	6.76
171209	002	Walsall Arboretum	127	26	4.88
171202	002	Walsall Arboretum	343	34	10.09
171125	021	Telford	374	29	12.90
171118	020	Sandwell Valley	151	29	5.21
171111	002	Walsall Arboretum	407	32	12.72
171104	002	Walsall Arboretum	352	32	11.00
171028	005	Pontypridd	219	29	7.55
171021	002	Walsall Arboretum	420	38	11.05
171014	002	Walsall Arboretum	392	38	10.32
171007	019	Dudley	177	27	6.56
170930	018	Blackpool	161	15	10.73
170923	002	Walsall Arboretum	411	27	15.22
170916	002	Walsall Arboretum	416	27	15.41
170909	002	Walsall Arboretum	397	30	13.23
170902	017	Markeaton	337	23	14.65
170826	002	Walsall Arboretum	386	26	14.85
170812	016	South Oxhey	43	9	4.78
170805	003	Perry Hall	207	22	9.41
170729	002	Walsall Arboretum	397	29	13.69
170722	002	Walsall Arboretum	411	31	13.26
170715	015	Kingsbury Water	513	26	19.73
170708	002	Walsall Arboretum	420	29	14.48
170701	014	Rugby	220	30	7.33
170624	002	Walsall Arboretum	501	35	14.31
170617	013	Cannock Chase	466	32	14.56
170610	002	Walsall Arboretum	427	34	12.56
170603	002	Walsall Arboretum	435	30	14.50
170527	002	Walsall Arboretum	398	36	11.06
170520	002	Walsall Arboretum	519	32	16.22
170506	002	Walsall Arboretum	472	33	14.30
170429	002	Walsall Arboretum	449	28	16.04
170422	002	Walsall Arboretum	489	28	17.46
170415	002	Walsall Arboretum	486	33	14.73
170408	002	Walsall Arboretum	445	30	14.83
170401	012	Hazlehead	197	14	14.07
170325	002	Walsall Arboretum	428	37	11.57
170318	007	Swansea Bay	211	17	12.41
170311	002	Walsall Arboretum	538	36	14.94
170304	002	Walsall Arboretum	428	26	16.46
170225	002	Walsall Arboretum	421	36	11.69
170218	002	Walsall Arboretum	364	27	13.48
170211	002	Walsall Arboretum	244	33	7.39
170204	011	Wolverhampton	303	19	15.95
170128	002	Walsall Arboretum	331	25	13.24
170121	002	Walsall Arboretum	431	30	14.37
170114	002	Walsall Arboretum	318	30	10.60
170107	002	Walsall Arboretum	388	29	13.38
170101	010	Rosliston	263	30	8.77
170101	009	Conkers	413	21	19.67
161231	002	Walsall Arboretum	335	27	12.41
161225	002	Walsall Arboretum	300	26	11.54
161224	002	Walsall Arboretum	396	26	15.23
161217	002	Walsall Arboretum	290	31	9.35
161210	002	Walsall Arboretum	253	28	9.04
161203	002	Walsall Arboretum	245	25	9.80
161126	002	Walsall Arboretum	258	32	8.06
161119	002	Walsall Arboretum	260	26	10.00
161112	002	Walsall Arboretum	284	27	10.52
161105	002	Walsall Arboretum	371	23	16.13
161029	002	Walsall Arboretum	337	30	11.23
161015	002	Walsall Arboretum	325	27	12.04
161008	002	Walsall Arboretum	431	28	15.39
161001	008	Lytham Hall	223	23	9.70
160924	007	Swansea Bay	196	18	10.89
160917	002	Walsall Arboretum	385	24	16.04
160910	002	Walsall Arboretum	303	26	11.65
160903	002	Walsall Arboretum	363	29	12.52
160827	002	Walsall Arboretum	345	27	12.78
160813	002	Walsall Arboretum	286	26	11.00
160806	002	Walsall Arboretum	301	28	10.75
160730	003	Perry Hall	85	14	6.07
160723	002	Walsall Arboretum	313	25	12.52
160716	002	Walsall Arboretum	369	26	14.19
160709	002	Walsall Arboretum	274	24	11.42
160702	002	Walsall Arboretum	299	27	11.07
160625	006	Coventry	527	21	25.10
160618	002	Walsall Arboretum	382	28	13.64
160611	002	Walsall Arboretum	349	23	15.17
160604	002	Walsall Arboretum	389	28	13.89
160528	002	Walsall Arboretum	323	26	12.42
160521	002	Walsall Arboretum	342	28	12.21
160514	002	Walsall Arboretum	392	27	14.52
160507	005	Pontypridd	268	19	14.11
160430	002	Walsall Arboretum	370	34	10.88
160423	002	Walsall Arboretum	346	25	13.84
160416	002	Walsall Arboretum	351	25	14.04
160409	002	Walsall Arboretum	388	23	16.87
160402	005	Pontypridd	134	21	6.38
160326	002	Walsall Arboretum	345	31	11.13
160319	005	Pontypridd	217	23	9.43
160312	002	Walsall Arboretum	362	25	14.48
160305	002	Walsall Arboretum	318	25	12.72
160227	002	Walsall Arboretum	306	31	9.87
160220	002	Walsall Arboretum	291	28	10.39
160213	004	Cardiff	527	41	12.85
160206	002	Walsall Arboretum	280	24	11.67
160130	002	Walsall Arboretum	333	27	12.33
160123	002	Walsall Arboretum	349	22	15.86
160116	002	Walsall Arboretum	278	24	11.58
160109	002	Walsall Arboretum	315	21	15.00
160102	002	Walsall Arboretum	276	22	12.55
160101	003	Perry Hall	121	14	8.64
151226	002	Walsall Arboretum	135	22	6.14
	307		89830	8271	10.86