Dogs are welcome at parkrun too! Springer Spaniel Benson is an ever-present, ever-energetic presence at Sunnidale parkrun, so who better to walk(ies) us through Sunnidale’s first year of operations, and share his new favourite Saturday routine? BOOWOWWOWOW. Greetings parkrun humans – Benson the Springer Spaniel here! I have been regularly seen (and…
Winnipeg’s first parkrun has quickly become home to a great group of dedicated and welcoming runners and volunteers. Dennis Cunningham tells us why being part of this parkrun community has been a great experience for a whole lot of reasons. About three hours before the start of Winnipeg’s very first Churchill Parkway parkrun I…
It’s not unusual to find an Australian tourist at one of our parkruns, but maybe you’ve come across one in particular. Gerard Corkeron is a roving reporter for the “parkrun Adventurers” podcast, and he’s been busy interviewing some of our Toronto area parkruns. parkrun Adventurers (https://parkrunadventurers.podbean.com/) is an unofficial podcast from Down Under, created…
Lorsque Martin Lacelle a annoncé qu’il passerait son tour pour un verre du Nouvel An parce qu’il avait l’intention de se lever tôt et de courir, ses amis se sont retournés vers lui. “Qui se réserve une course au Nouvel An?”, ont-ils demandé avec incrédulité. “Je le fais”, a-t-il répondu, puis il a ajouté, “et…
When Martin Lacelle announced that he would pass on a New Year’s Eve drink because he intended to get up early and run, his friends turned on him. “Who saves themselves for a New Year’s run?” they asked incredulously. “I do,” he responded, then added, “and so do some of my parkrun friends!” So, heading…
Bonne année! Nous sommes en 2020 et avec cela une nouvelle année et une nouvelle décennie pour participer à parkrun. Comme vous l’avez peut-être appris récemment, le fondateur de parkrun, Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE, a été honoré par un prix très prestigieux, le Royal Society of the Art’s Albert Medal. Paul et parkrun ont été…
Le parkrun Nautical de Bronte en est encore à ses débuts, mais ils sont très fiers du nombre de familles qui ont fait une place au parkrun dans leur routine hebdomadaire. Un des aspects les plus gratifiants de nos événements a été le niveau de participation des parents et des enfants. Les Snyder…
Nautical parkrun, Bronte is still in its early stages, but they take great pride in the number of families who have made parkrun a part of their weekly routine. One of the most gratifying aspects of our events have been our parent-child level of participation. The Snyders are a family of dad Kyle,…
New Year’s runners at Richmond Olympic parkrun were privileged to meet a real life time traveler on Wednesday. But how could they tell? Because she was dressed as “Doc” Emmett Brown from Back to the Future, of course! Donna Markwick completed Zillmere parkrun in Australia at 7am on New Year’s Day, and boarded her flight which crossed…
Happy New Year! It’s 2020 and with that a new year, and decade, for parkrunning. Here’s a word from our parkrun Canada Manager, Euan Bowman. As you may have learned recently, parkrun Founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE was honoured with a very prestigious award, the Royal Society of the Art’s Albert Medal. Paul and parkrun…
