As the growth of parkrun continues apace (even during a worldwide pandemic) understanding the views and attitudes of 7 million registered parkrunners is not only critical to the organisation’s decision making, but also incredibly challenging. The evolution of parkrun, from a single event and a handful of participants, to thousands of locations across five continents…
Over the past week we’ve continued to make positive progress and are excited to share a significant step forward today. We have now completed our operating framework describing how parkrun events around the world will operate in countries where there remains an underlying level of COVID-19. This has been achieved through closely working together…
Bonnie Davies’ Strava feed contains most animals found in a zoo and possibly on a farm, too. The Hobart parkrunner and keen marathoner decided a few years ago she was sick and tired of pounding the pavement around the same routes on long runs, so she got creative. Some of Bonnie’s creations include…
As we progress our plans around a return to parkrun, we have been working with various organisations and stakeholders around the world. While the restart of parkrun events in New Zealand was relatively straightforward due to the virus being largely eradicated there, it is clear that this is not likely to be the case in the…
For the past 17 weeks, the School of parkrun has kept our young parkrunners entertained with daily tasks, covering English, Science, Geography, Maths and Art. We have loved seeing all of our student’s work and want to say a huge congratulations to the School of parkrun class of 2020! Each morning we’ve set…
The parkrun family is made up of 22 countries around the world, and we’ll be taking a closer look at a number of them. This week it’s the most recent member of the parkrun family, the Netherlands! Territory Manager for Europe, Deri Thomas, tells us the story behind the launch. The launch of…
We’ve sought, throughout lockdown, to be consistent and transparent in our communications, and feel that having a scheduled update of our most recent position helps that. We also feel it’s important to maintain a routine, and to ensure that our community and external stakeholders can easily access our most up-to-date position. Further, whilst the…
Founder of Running Mums Australia (RMA) and Menai parkrunner Nicole Bunyon found her community after training for her first marathon and shares tips on how you can find yours. When I look back to my younger years, running around my neighbourhood with nothing but myself, my cares and troubles, or my dreams and visions…
The parkrun family is made up of 22 countries around the world, and we’ll be taking a closer look at a number of them. This week it’s Germany, Country Manager Jakub Fedorowicz and Ambassador Michelle Purse tell us all about the history of parkrun Deutschland. Germany was the nineteenth country to join the…
With parkruns around Australia paused, the community at Charleys Creek parkrun in Chinchilla northwest of Brisbane have managed to keep spirits high and people feeling connected. Long before the rollout of (not)parkrun, the team at Charleys Creek parkrun <have been> keeping track of their weekly 5km progress, thanks to Event Director, Ronald Thompson. …
