Tetsuya Nagano, an amputee soccer player in Japan, was invited to participate at parkrun by Hitoshi, the Event Director of Hirono Kaigankoen parkrun. He’d initially been reluctant to join in anything outside of his soccer group, but the warm welcome at parkrun soon allayed his fears. Now he’s also introduced parkrun to his teammates,…
Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No. It was six very special guests completing their first 5k after life changing spinal injuries. Event Director Jo tells us about the incredible morning at parkrun. As we gathered at the start, there was something in the air. Something special was about to happen…
Almost 2,500 events held, over 23,000 unique participants with nearly 100,000 completed parkruns and more than 23,000 instances of volunteering. In just four years. This Saturday parkrun Germany celebrates its fourth anniversary! What better reason to take a closer look at the country with the record for the most number of events started in their first…
It’s no secret that volunteers are one of the great success stories of parkrun. It’s staggering that since the very first event in 2004, where five volunteers supported 13 runners, more than half a million different people around the globe have pulled on the parkrun high-vis. In the same way that parkrun couldn’t happen…
Each year, parkruns around the world celebrate one ‘special day’, where they can hold an additional parkrun outside of the usual Saturday morning. The United States are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, and with it their special parkrunday. Join us as we take a look at the tradition. For much of United States history,…
We understand there may be some uncertainty in the parkrun community regarding the planned reopening of parkrun events in New South Wales. For clarity, parkrun events can operate when NSW eases restrictions. This means, parkrun events will reopen: When NSW reaches 95% double vaccination or 18 December 2021, whichever comes first. Should…
The news we have all been waiting for is here! We are excited to confirm that parkrun events in Victoria are permitted to reopen this weekend. Following discussions with the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR), we received confirmation, from the DJPR, that parkrun events can reopen under our COVID-19 Framework. How…
Since the personal barcode system was introduced in 2009, over 60 million instances of participation have been recorded at parkrun events around the world. Over that time we have insisted that in order to record a time, all finishers must present a printed barcode (either in the form of a paper printout or an…
Born with a rare genetic eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, causing slow vision degeneration, Shayne Allen said his life motto was not to look for inspiration but to inspire. Shayne started taking part at Woy Woy parkrun in Australia in 2019, and this is his story. Despite having less than five per cent central…
Every Saturday morning, hundreds of people who live and work in prisons, young offender institutions, and remand centres are walking, jogging, running and volunteering as part of the global parkrun family. Four years on from the launch of the very first parkrun in a correctional setting — Black Combe parkrun at Haverigg Prison in the…
