Congratulations to Mary Phelan Carr who has been selected as the week two winner of the #Vhi parkrun social media competition. Mary entered the competition by posting a picture of herself completing her (not)parkrun and used #Vhi. Mary has won a pair of wireless Apple AirPods headphones, which will no doubt come in handy for…
Are you getting the New Year underway with (not)parkrun? We know that current lockdown that we are living in is a tough start to the New Year, and we all have a large parkrun shaped hole in our lives! If you are taking part in (not)parkrun as part of your 2021 goals, don’t forget…
2020 has been a challenging year, that no one could have foreseen coming. It saw everything completely change from how we live, socialise and work. It has left a huge parkrun shaped hole in our lives. We know how much you are all missing parkrun, and how much we are hoping it will come back…
Calling all our (not)parkrunners! Are you missing parkrun? We here at Vhi are too, so we want to hear from you! Our everyday lives have completely changed, from how we socialise, exercise and work. We know that we are safe at home, but it’s still ok to miss the parkrun shaped hole in our…
Name: Pádraig O’Sullivan Age: 57 Occupation: Retired teacher Local parkrun: Glengarriff Number of parkruns completed: 111 How did you get involved in parkrun? I had heard about the parkrun phenomenon, so when parkrun started in Glengarriff, I got involved. What do you love about parkrun? The community spirit that it brings every week. I love meeting the…
Calling all female parkrunners – it’s not too late to sign up and take part in the Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon is here! The Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon officially kicked last Thursday, October 1, and is running until this Saturday, October 102020. Participants can complete the 10km event ‘their way’ over the…
Calling all female parkrunners! There isn’t long to go until this year’s Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon kicks off! The Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon will take place between October 1 and October 10 2020, with participants being called upon to complete the 10km event ‘their way’ over the course of the 10 days with the…
Name: John Hutchins Age: 74 Occupation: Retired Local parkrun: Castlehaven, Co.Cork Number of parkruns completed: 119 How did you get involved in parkrun? My eldest daughter, Siobhan, is very involved in Kingscliff parkrun in Australia. She actually lives in Queensland, a thirty-minute drive away. She saw that Castlehaven were starting up a parkrun. She…
Calling all female parkrunners! The countdown is officially on for this year’s Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon! Vhi are delighted to bring you a special virtual edition of the event for 2020 in recognition of the hundreds of charities that depend on the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon event for a significant part of their…
Congratulations to Darren O’Beirne who has been selected as the winner of the #Vhi parkrun social media competition. Darren entered the competition by uploading an image of himself running at Dollymount Strand, Co Dublin and used #Vhi. Darren has won himself a pair of wireless Apple AirPods headphones, which will no doubt come in handy…
