1. This competition is open to those aged over 18, who reside in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland except employees of Vhi group and its subsidiary companies, their agencies, parkrun and anyone professionally connected with this promotion. 2. The competition prizes are offered by Vhi group and the competition runs for the…
Here at Vhi we want to reward you for kicking off the New Year with parkrun! For the month of January Vhi will be hosting a series of weekly social media competitions. Keep an eye on parkrun Ireland’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for details of the competition and different weekly themes. This weekend…
As we enter 2019, I thought it would be a good time to look back over the past year and also take a glimpse our plans in 2019. With the support of Vhi our presenting partner and the HSE we have achieved a lot in 2018. In January we said we wanted to…
It’s that time of year again. Christmas songs on the radio, a calendar full of festive party invitations and ironically ‘bad’ seasonal knitwear. But in recent years, a new tradition has started to catch on. Rather than fill us with joy, however, this seemingly unavoidable new pretender to Christmas tradition is utterly devoid of…
What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to parkrun! In this edition of our Tourism Series, we take a look at the five parkruns around the world that share their name with parkrunners. 1. Name: Alice Holt parkrun Number of parkrunners named Alice Holt: 2 Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire…
The Vhi parkrun Hero award for the month of November has been awarded to Pat Sheehy from Tralee parkrun, Co. Dublin. 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….
584 parkruns take place around the UK on Saturdays, but just six share their name with a parkrun in another part of the world: Albert, Bushy, Cambridge, Durham, Gladstone and Victoria. In this edition of the parkrun Tourism Series we take a look at these parkrun ‘twins’ and reveal how many people have completed…
Castlebar parkrun in Co Mayo launched in March 2014 and since then has welcomed 2,300 walkers, runners and volunteers. Event Director Maggie Heneghan, who has been involved since the beginning, tells us more about this beautiful parkrun. I have been involved from the start of the event in 2014 and parkrun is my second…
Name: Olwyn Dunne Age: 52 Occupation: Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon Race Director Local parkrun: Cabinteely Number of parkruns completed: 76 How did you get involved in parkrun? I first ran Marlay parkrun in April 2013 and volunteered as soon as I could after that. I was very quickly put at ease by the team…
Almost 1,700 communities worldwide are now home to parkrun events every Saturday and Sunday, and just like the variety of parkrun courses, parkrunners come in all different shapes and sizes, ages and experiences, coming together every week for a walk, jog or run, followed by a coffee and a chat. Whilst man’s best friends, the four-legged parkdogs…
