Once upon a time, a man named Paul and a few of his longtime friends started meeting in their local park at the same time each week. Paul would record the time it took them to run a 5km course, then they’d have a whale of a time talking and chatting in the cafe afterwards….
I’m pleased to say we have now spoken with just under 1,000 event teams and ambassadors from all 22 parkrun countries, and that project has now formally concluded. As always however, should event teams and volunteers wish to speak with us that opportunity remains available and I’d urge them to get in touch if…
My name is Sarah Cain and I am a nutritionist located in Airlie Beach in Australia’s Whitsundays. My belief is that we are all different — and so are our bodies, lives and goals — and therefore our nutrition should reflect that. During these uncertain times, in particular due to many of us spending…
The parkrun family is made up of 22 countries around the world, and we’ll be taking a closer look at a number of them. This week marked five years since the first parkrun in Italy, and Country Manager Giorgio Cambiano tells us all about the history of parkrun Italia. In March 2014, I had…
With worldwide parkrun cancellations and no Saturday morning parkrun routine, many of us are finding knowing which day of the week it is a bit of a challenge. That’s not the case for Lower Hutt parkrunner Liz Neill however, who has been keeping an eye on the date recently. “It’s now a little…
It is now eight weeks since we first closed all parkrun events across the world, and we know that parkrunners everywhere, alongside their local communities, are facing their own unique challenges, and would love to enjoy parkrun again. Please know that we are thinking of you all right now and remain fully committed that…
Educational Psychologist Dr Dan O’Hare talks to us about promoting children’s wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan talks to us about the importance of play and creativity, and tackling boredom in these difficult times. It’s a time of uncertainty right now with children and families experiencing higher levels of stress, while other children may…
The parkrun family is made up of 22 countries around the world, and we’ll be taking a closer look at a number of them. This week it’s Denmark, and we speak to those involved back in the noughties who brought parkrun to Scandinavia… The very first parkrun took place on Saturday 2 October 2004…
Anne Bridgman is an Occupational Therapist who works in the Papanui High School in Christchurch that caters for 33 students who have a variety of special needs. A group of students and staff from the school have been regular Hagley parkrunners over the past couple of years and have improved their health, wellbeing and…
Looking at the world map on the parkrun website with more than 2000 green pins it, each representing an event, is surprisingly like watching TV on New Year’s Eve to see where the major fireworks displays will be taking place. And just like seeing in a new year, it’s New Zealand that has the privilege…
