Yesterday (Monday 22 February) the UK Government published a roadmap for exiting lockdown over the coming months, detailing how and when restrictions will be eased if everything goes to plan. We welcome this announcement and support the Government’s cautious framework for a return to normality. The roadmap provides us with an opportunity for junior…
Three years ago I started doing Lower Hutt parkrun and at the start of this year I set a goal of knocking off my 50th run by the end of the year! Had planned to do it last weekend but after a massive week of work I rolled out of bed at 905… too…
Martina Rafferty walked her first parkrun, and swore she would never run. A couch to 5k programme later, and with some encouragement from her parkrun family, she’s now got back the confidence she didn’t even realise she had lost. On 9 May 2014 I “did” my first ever parkrun. I say did instead of…
It’s the penultimate week of our New Year campaign, The parkrun Resolution. Your #parkrunresolution might be a personal journey, but you are never alone. At the dawn of 2021 we invited you to set your own parkrun Resolution, and we made a commitment to support you every single step of the way. Every…
“Running isn’t in our DNA.” Yet Vatau Sagaga has almost 300 parkruns to his name. Throw in a London Marathon and some halfs and 10kms and soon you realise he’s bucking that belief. And he wants to see more like him. The Samoan New Zealander stands out at parkrun, despite him representing…
Keep the parkrun community walking, jogging and running around the world with the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 21 Global Challenge. We’re calling all parkrun and (not)parkrun runners to join “Team parkrun” for this global event so we can keep as many passionate movers as we can, clocking up the kilometres, before 21…
The coming weeks and months are likely to prove critical as the world strives to overcome the continued challenges presented by COVID-19. Unfortunately, whilst Australia and New Zealand have so far successfully prevented significant levels of infection, both countries are currently experiencing regional lockdowns in response to localised outbreaks. In South Africa, thankfully, cases…
With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, this week for the #parkrunresolution we’re asking you to be kind to yourself and others. This is a great opportunity to give ourselves some self-care. It’s so easy to say, but often so hard to do. We can feel bombarded with messages which tell us what…
Every Sunday I’m already looking forward to next Saturday. It’s fantastically fun and challenging for me. Those 5km. The feeling when you once more reach the finish line, cheered on and encouraged by my faithful parkrun friends who are still waiting there, even though they have already finished. I’ve always walked. Quickly. When I…
Although for many of us our last parkrun was almost a year ago, it’s been hugely uplifting to see so many people enjoying the parkrun experience in the 400+ locations where we have been able to return. Indeed, last weekend more than 56,000 people joined us at 421 events across five countries, including over 3,000…
