In April 2015, 71-year-old Mary was persuaded by her nieces to go along to St. Anne’s parkrun, Raheny. Here she tells us why it was, in her words, the best thing she ever did. My brother’s daughters were regular parkrunners at St. Anne’s parkrun. In April 2015, after much persuasion from the girls, my brother and…
Vhi ambassador and Olympian, David Gillick, is calling on walkers, joggers and runners to join him at the Vhi Roadshows where Vhi will host a series of special events to celebrate their partnership with parkrun Ireland. The Vhi parkrun roadshows have so far visited Templemore in Tipperary and Griffeen and Fairview in Dublin in…
Ireland Country Manager Matt Shields tells us more about the return of the successful parkwalk initiative. Starting on 7 September, parkruns across Ireland look forward to welcoming new and existing walkers. People regularly ask me, what is parkrun? I quite often hear it described as a 5k run which of course it is not….
Self proclaimed ‘parkwalker’ Harry came along to Dundalk parkrun for the first time on 2 June 2018. Harry is visually impaired so his arrival provided the perfect opportunity for newly trained VI guides to put their skills into action. Run Director Brenda Hill tells us the story. Harry arrived at Dundalk parkrun for the first…
The Vhi parkrun Hero award for the month of July has been awarded to Verona Horan from Westport parkrun, Co. Mayo. The monthly award recognises and rewards inspirational, hardworking and dedicated members of the parkrun community who embody the ethos of parkrun or have made an outstanding contribution – be they participants or volunteers. Verona…
Kim Tully and her Siberian Husky Yoshi are regulars at Hartstown parkrun in Dublin. By her own admission, Kim was inactive and looking for ways to make new friends. Eventually she plucked up the courage to go to her local parkrun and now Saturday mornings for Kim and Yoshi are a whole family affair….
Name: John Molloy Age: 76 Occupation: Retired Accountant Local parkrun: Kilkenny Number of parkruns completed: 201 How did I get involved in parkrun? I retired in 2011. One of the things I was sure I wanted to do was to get more exercise. My son challenged me to take part in the Nore swim…
Caroline Kennedy tells us about the integral part Templemore parkrun has played in her cancer recovery journey, and breaking that 35 minute barrier. On the last weekend in June 2017, I became very ill and was given a bowel cancer diagnosis just a few weeks later. The chemotherapy followed, culminating in me undergoing extensive surgery…
Name: Brighid Smyth Age: 54 Occupation: Head of Corporate Communication, Vhi Local parkrun: St Anne’s parkrun Number of parkruns completed: 83 in 16 locations How did you get involved in parkrun? I ran my first parkrun on the 28 September 2013. At the time I was training for the 2013 Dublin City Marathon…
On Saturday 27 July, Ballincollig parkrun flew the flag for Pride, hosting a Rainbow Run with local LGBT+ running club the Frontrunners. Co-Event Director Suzi Quirke tells us more. We were approached a couple of months back by Frontrunners, a local LGBT+ running club, who are a member of the Frontrunners International movement. …
