Bushy Park
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| Address | Hampton Ct Rd, Hampton TW12 2EJ, UK |
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| Area | 3570 |
| Phone | +44 300 061 2250 |
| Management | The Royal Parks |
| Owners | The Royal Parks |
| Did you know | During World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower planned the D-Day landings from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Camp Griffiss in the Park. |
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| ID | 1043385 |
About Bushy Park
Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at 445 hectares in area, after Richmond Park.
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Former Team GB Olympian Andy Butchart breaks Parkrun record
A former Team GB Olympic runner has broken the Parkrun record which has stood for 11 years.
Scotland's Andy Butchart, 31, finished an Edinburgh 5km (3. 1 mile) in a blistering 13 Minutes 45 seconds.
The previous Best Of 13:48 was set in 2012 by fellow Olympian Andy Baddeley in Bushy Park , London.
Butchart, who competed in the 5,000m at the 2016 and 2020 Games, finished 38 seconds ahead of Scottish 5k champion James Crowe.
Fellow runner Adrian Stott: " See what happens when an Olympian ships up at Silverknowes in Edinburgh to run a 5k and there's 'Nae wind!'"
Park Run UK shared his post and wrote: " Brilliant achievement Andy".
The Female record was set Last Year by, 27, in Long Eaton , Derbyshire, on Saturday in 15 Minutes and 37 Seconds .
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