After 15 years of parkrun taking place every single week, like us, you’re probably missing your Saturday morning routine We’ve come up with six ways you can recreate the parkrun experience whilst staying safe in the comforts of your own home… 1. Put on your kit and represent We’re all spending the vast majority of our…
parkrun may be out for the time being, but the School of parkrun is here! We’re super happy to say that from Monday 30 March, we will be setting daily parkrun-themed tasks for children of all ages and the whole family to try together. We’ll be covering five subjects: English Science Geography Maths…
Now, more than ever, we want to keep the parkrun world inspired and engaged. And what better way to do that, than with stories from you – our parkrun family. Here’s how to get in touch with us. We’d love to see anything you’d like to send through, but especially – Films…
Dear parkrunners, I’m writing to you to let you know that as a fellow parkrunner I am here for you during this time and wish to reassure you that the parkrun family, that I started in 2004, is as strong as it has ever been. We will get through this together, and I know…
Just wanted to say parkrun does really change lives! June 2017 I did my first. I was nudging 100kgs on the scales, extremely unmotivated and had no energy. I then went to my first parkrun at Mt Penang and enjoyed the spirit! Everyone was friendly and motivating no matter if you walked, jogged or…
In a celebration of female participation to mark International Women’s Day, #IWDparkrun welcomed an astonishing 15,000 additional women and girls at parkruns all around the world. On Saturday 7 March 2020, we were delighted to see almost 151,000 women and girls walking, jogging or running at parkrun globally. Our social feeds lit up…
Tony Langdon discovered parkrun in 2015 but didn’t do anything beyond register for three years. When parkrun came to town, he started athletics and focused on that and for three years and couldn’t see a way to fit parkrun in. All that changed in 2018 when Tony discovered virtual running/racing, where you cover a set distance anywhere in…
When Australian Olympian Liam Adams crossed the finish line at Maribyrnong parkrun on February 29, he didn’t know he’d just reclaimed the parkrun Australia record. As part of his training for an upcoming marathon at Lake Biwa in Japan – which he planned to use as a Tokyo Olympic qualifier – his training plan…
I heard about parkrun just before I turned 70 and did my first (walk, actually) about 10 days later. At that time, I had not run for around 55 years and had smoked for the first 20 of them. I never saw either of my parents running, ever. After that initial walk, I was…
Diane Sinclair was unhappy in her job when she discovered on social media that Seacliff Esplanade parkrun in South Australia was about to launch. As someone who works every Saturday, Diane saw an opportunity to enjoy being active outside for a short while before her six hour shift in a retail shop. My name…
