More races and racers in 2015
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Over the last two weeks we have been gathering data from 2015 and looking at the health of the UK's road running scene.
Once again, the stats show that we can celebrate maginficent growth in the number of performances you have recorded as well as the number of events that have been on the calender in 2015.
There is an increase of more than 1,000,000 performances between 2014 and 2015.
The exact figures for the past five years are here:
Performances
| Year | parkrun | non-parkrun | total |
| 2011 | 0.516m | 1.081m | 1.598m |
| 2012 | 0.904m | 1.138m | 2.042m |
| 2013 | 1.530m | 1.206m | 2.737m |
| 2014 | 2.367m | 1.339m | 3.706m |
| 2015 | 3.249m | 1.472m | 4.722m |
Handicap score claimants
The runbritain hanidcap scoring system was launched mid-way through 2010 and each year there has been an average of almost 10,000 signing up to the system that tracks race and parkrun performances and gives every runner in the UK a handicap score that reflects fitness and commitment levels.
The year-on-year figures are:
2010 - 7,936
2011 - 16,215 (+8,273)
2012 - 29,487 (+13,272)
2013 - 39,671 (+10,184)
2014 - 50,464 (+10,793)
2015 - 60,491 (+10,027)
Events licensed and insured online and offline by runbritain
In addition to the below races, all weekly parkruns are insured and licensed.
2012: 3033
2013: 3175
2014: 3254
2015: 3715
Keep up the good work and keep on racing! Let's give 2016 the biggest growth ever!