The holidays are traditionally an occasion when people come together to spend time with friends and family. Sadly, we know that too many people will spend the festive period alone this year. parkrun has always been about bringing people together from all walks of life, and at this time of year we all have an opportunity…
Would you buy a sofa without sitting on it first? Sure, you can look at all the pictures. You can read marketing blurb or customer reviews. But how do you really know what you’re ordering, if you’ve never seen it or sat on it yourself? Of course, the majority of people wouldn’t. For a…
Voudriez-vous acheter un divan sans l’essayer d’abord? Évidemment, vous pouvez regarder à toutes les photos. Vous pouvez lire tous les commentaires des clients. Mais comment savez-vous vraiment ce que vous achetez, si vous ne l’avez jamais vu ou jamais essayé? Bien sûr, la majorité des gens ne le ferait pas. Pour une raison semblable,…
This Saturday sees the launch of Penticton parkrun, Canada’s 12th parkrun! Penticton is a super active community, so it was only a matter of time before a group of enthusiastic individuals got together to get behind a parkrun. The event is headed up four super keen volunteers – Tony, Celine, Amanda and Derek. …
Since its launch on August 12th, Clover Point parkrun in Victoria, BC has had 16 events. Therefore, it’s time to provide a short update on our quarterly progress thus far! Our most number of parkrunners coincides with the launch of our event at 47 runners. Over the rest of the summer we managed between 25-35…
My name is Ruth and I am the parkrun volunteer PROVE Champion (parkrun – Running or Volunteering for Everyone) for people who are affected by overweight and obesity. The PROVE project aims to engage and encourage those with a specific long term condition to take park in parkrun either walking, running or volunteer. You…
You manage to consistently come to parkrun (almost) every week? Well done! Do you struggle to find the motivation to run during the week, in between your parkruns, especially at this time of year, when the sun rises later and sets earlier, and when temperatures are getting colder? You’re not the only one. Claire…
This week’s blog is written by Andy Bessell run director of Bellevue parkrun. He tell us a little bit of his story about becoming a run director and we have some comments from those who have taken part…. It was a pleasure to write this blog, as run director of parkrun, Bellevue Park, Sault,…
This story provides a real inspirational example of how parkrun can bring so many benefits, we hope you enjoy it…. My eight-year-old daughter Sophie has Williams Syndrome (WS), a genetic condition that around one in 40,000 children are born with. People who have WS can have a range of symptoms, but typically have heart…
We are pleased to announce Canada’s tenth parkrun. Clover Point parkrun launches on August 12th and will be the first on Vancouver Island opening the opportunities of many more communities to get involved in and learn about free, weekly, timed social events that gets thousands active and moving every weekend. When we launched parkrun in…
