Spring is late in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. With snowfall on the morning of the last Bellevue parkrun of April, a group of hardy runners gathered to celebrate a couple of milestones: the first personal, and the second to welcome the opening of the third Bellevue parkrun season. Chris Bean tells us more! We…
Le printemps est tardif à Sault-Sainte-Marie, Ontario. Avec la neige tombée dans la matinée du dernier parkrun Bellevue d’avril, un groupe de coureurs endurcis s’est réuni pour célébrer deux étapes importantes: la première personnelle et la seconde pour saluer le début de la troisième saison de Parkrun Bellevue. Chris Bean nous en dit plus! …
Suddenly and dramatically impacted by a medical condition called sarcoidosis, Brenda shares how parkrun Meadowvale provides structure to her weekly run commitment. And that’s just the start of the benefits of parkrun Running has meaning for everyone. For me? I felt embarrassingly slow, uncoordinated. I had memories of stumbling – parched – over my grade school’s…
Think parkrun is a great way to improve your physical health? It is – but according to research conducted by Staffordshire University, parkrun’s benefit on mental health extends far beyond physical activity and has the potential to support people outside of traditional mental health services. People with mental health difficulties are among the most socially isolated…
Hello, and welcome to the first edition of the parkrun USA & Canada Volunteer update! Our goal in developing this update is to share important and useful information with parkrun volunteers. You will receive one email per month via this channel. If you read only one thing from parkrun each month, please read this!…
Ahead of Whistler parkrun’s first event of the year after the winter break, we hear from Event Director Mel Whitley about her passion for parkrun. I started a new job recently and they asked us for our “passion” to place on our name badges, I guess as a talking point for clients and colleagues….
Cette semaine, Mel Whitley, Directrice de l’Evénement de parkrun à Whistler, nous a parlé de sa passion pour le parkrun. J’ai récemment commencé un nouveau boulot et ils nous ont demandé d’écrire notre “passion” sur notre étiquette de nom, probablement comme sujet de discussion pour les clients et les collègues. J’aurais pu écrire « manger…
Each month, we’re focusing on a different Canadian parkrun. This time, it’s the turn of Nose Hill parkrun in Calgary, Alberta. Suzanne Brooks, Event Director and parkrun Ambassador gives us the lowdown on Canada’s second oldest parkrun… How did Nose Hill parkrun begin? I emigrated to Canada from the UK in the summer…
It has been just over a year since the launch of the parkrun Virtual Volunteer app, which enables parkrun volunteers to both record times, and scan barcodes using a mobile device. parkrun Global Operations Manager James Kemp explains the impact the app has had around the world so far, and the vital role it…
Au moment d’écrire cet article, le Victoria parkrun Kitchener a organisé 41 événements. Nous avons célébré les records personnels, organisé des événements sous toutes les conditions météorologiques et aimons la communauté qui s’est développée au cours des 10 derniers mois. La région de Waterloo, dans le sud-ouest de l’Ontario, est connue pour être une…
