It’s going to be a great Halloween, we can feel it in our bones! As the spooky season creeps up on us, we take a look at back at some of the most memorable Halloween moments from around the world. parkrun has a few traditions such as the extra event on New Years Day,…
After a big life move, Naomi Dawson found herself in a brand new country, knowing nobody. Local parkruns helped her integrate into new communities, and make many long-lasting friendships along the way. I wasn’t a runner, never had been. Then, in 2013, someone told me about parkrun. I completed the Couch to 5k programme, after…
Il nous fait plaisir de vous annoncer que les gilets affichant vos plateaux de participations sont maintenant disponibles. Six nouveaux gilets font leurs apparitions pour les participants ayant atteint les plateaux de participations. Pour la première fois, les mêmes gilets affichant vos plateaux de participations et ce, que vous ayez marché, couru ou fait…
The first parkrun in Poland took place on 15 October 2011. As the country celebrates its ten year parkrun anniversary, Poland’s Country Manager Jakub Fedorowicz takes us for a look back at some special moments. Back in the autumn of 2011, when five participants arrived at the very first Polish location, parkrun Gdynia, no…
We’re really pleased to announce that, with the order of milestone t-shirts now safely in stock, six new milestone t-shirts are available to order for all eligible parkrunners. Now, for the first time, there are the same milestone clubs (and t-shirts) whether you walk, jog, run or volunteer: junior 10 and junior v10…
On Saturday 2 October 2004, 13 runners and five volunteers turned up to Bushy Park in Teddington, London, for a free, timed, 5k run, known then as the Bushy Park Time Trial. Little did they know what they had started. Paul and Joanne Sinton-Hewitt, Duncan Gaskell, Simon Hedger and Robin Drummond made up the…
Plus d’événements sont maintenant redémarrés et près de la moitié sont cédulés ou en préparation pour effectuer un retour dans les prochaines semaines. En plus de nos événements de retour, nous étions heureux de voir le début du parkrun Moussette à Gatineau (Québec) et du parkrun du New York Central Fitness Trail à Russell…
We continue to work with event teams and cities to bring back more Canadian parkrun events. In addition to our returning events, we were delighted to see the launch of Moussette parkrun in Gatineau (Quebec) and New York Central Fitness Trail parkrun in Russell (Ontario). We still await for opportunities in Nova Scotia where restrictions…
Anyone and everyone is welcome to volunteer at parkrun, a course can never have too many marshals, and more tail walkers equals more fun! Volunteering is super easy, and there’s no training or experience required – it’ll also make you feel great. But don’t take our word for it. Read on to find…
parkruns are community events delivered every weekend by volunteers. Anyone and everyone can be a volunteer. You need no prior experience and you can volunteer regularly, or just once in a while. All the roles are explained to you on the day, it’s super easy, fun and rewarding. Plus you get to feel a part…
