This week saw the first fall of snow at parkrun in Norway, which in turn meant that we had to cancel Tøyen parkrun on Saturday 9th November. There was a fair bit of frustration at the decision, particularly from people who had travelled from overseas, and who were quite understandably extremely keen to take part….
Last weekend at parkrun in the Nordics there were: 24 events! 985 finishers! 158 fantastic volunteers! 138 brilliant PBs! 87 amazing first-time parkrunners!
Den här veckan firas Skatås parkruns 100:e event. Teamet i Skatås vill ge sina deltagare en lite speciell upplevelse och kommer därför att köra banan i omvänd riktning. Istället för att de kämpiga backarna kommer på slutet när man är lite trött så får man istället börja lite tuffare och sedan få en platt avslutning….
I started running less than two years ago as a way of dealing with SAD and winter depression. Those of you who live in the Nordic Countries can probably relate to that! I found parkrun as part of this process and ran my first ever parkrun in April 2018. It’s been life changing in many…
Nordre Fælled parkrun celebrated its first birthday, we had some Halloween costumers at Örebro parkrun and we had another wonderful parkrun morning on Saturday. Here is the best of the action from across our four countries: It was happy birthday for Nordre Fælled parkrun in Randers, where they celebrated their first year of parkrunning….
Last weekend at parkrun in the Nordics there were: 24 events! 1026 finishers! 151 fantastic volunteers! 153 brilliant PBs! 98 amazing first-time parkrunners!
Last weekend at parkrun in the Nordics there were: 25 events! 995 finishers! 169 fantastic volunteers! 110 brilliant PBs! 98 amazing first-time parkrunners!
You might have seen already, but if you haven’t, you are in for a surprise when you see the new results pages after your parkrun on Saturday! This week we have gone live with the newly designed and reorganised results page – long overdue a refresh! When we updated the look and feel…
This story comes from parkrun Australia and was written by Sally Heppleston. When Russell Thornton was eight years old, he suffered a permanent brain injury after being hit by a car. He had to learn to walk and talk again. Now almost 58 and living an independent life, he was “a bit of…
It was a soggy Saturday for large parts of the Nordics region, but with still almost 1000 runners, joggers and walkers turning out, supported by 169 valiant volunteers, it was still another joyful parkrun Saturday in our parks across the Nordics. Here’s some of the best photos from around the region: There was a…
