As 2020 rumbles on, and with it the global efforts to navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic, it’s increasingly the case that people around the world are being impacted in vastly different ways. At parkrun we see evidence of this every single day, where some of our communities are largely back to a pre-virus normal, whilst others…
It was wonderful to see parkrun events take place in Australia, New Zealand, and the Falkland Islands last Saturday, as nearly 3,000 people walked, jogged, ran or volunteered across 29 locations. And in further positive news, this coming weekend, we will be delighted to welcome back all five events in Auckland, as restrictions are lifted. …
Nu kommer världens hetaste löpartrend till Örebro: “Vill dela med mig av glädjen” 2004 sprang 13 löpare en träningstävling i Teddington utanför London. 2016 har parkrun vuxit till världens hetaste löpartrend med tre miljoner deltagare i 14 länder jorden runt. Nu har den nått Örebro. – Mitt största syfte är att så många som…
“Volontärer ordnar lopp varje helg” – Örebro parkrun, Maj 2019 Varje lördag hålls ett femkilometerslopp i Oset i Örebro. Och det är tack vare frivilliga volontärer som Örebro Parkrun kan hållas varje helg året om. Parkrun är en rörelse som spritts till 21 länder och ännu fler städer. Att den hamnade i Örebro är…
Kom med och fira parkruns 16-årsjubileum på parktoberfest, en månad tillägnad gemenskap och fysisk aktivitet världen över. Letar du efter en möjlighet att ha lite roligt och gå, jogga eller springa i ditt närområde? Något som är gratis, enkelt och inte kräver erfarenhet eller dyr utrustning? Sluta leta! parktoberfest är här, och precis…
In a worldwide celebration of parkrun’s 16th anniversary, join us for a special month of community, the outdoors and physical activity at parktoberfest. Have you been searching for an opportunity to have a bit of fun, walking, jogging or running in your local neighbourhood? Something that is free, easy to do and doesn’t require…
We were delighted to welcome parkrun back across most parts of New Zealand at the weekend, which together with events in Australia’s Northern Territory and one in the Falkland Islands, saw more than 2,700 people walking, jogging, running and volunteering across 27 locations. The first time round, it took us five-and-a-half years to go from…
On Saturday 2 October 2004, 13 runners and five volunteers turned up to Bushy Park in Teddington, London for a free, timed, 5k run, known then as the Bushy Park Time Trial. Little did they know what they had started. 16 years later, more than 4.4 million different people around the world…
On Saturday we welcomed back Cape Pembroke Lighthouse parkrun, in the Falkland Islands, and all three events in Australia’s Northern Territory, representing another positive moment in the gradual return of parkrun events around the world. It was great to see the unofficial parkrun podcast, With Me Now, live-streaming from Nightcliff and Palmerston parkruns. If…
There are just a few days to go before this Saturday’s reopening of Cape Pembroke Lighthouse parkrun on the Falkland Islands, as well as all three events in Australia’s Northern Territory. It’s an incredibly exciting time for all of us and I’m sure I can speak on behalf of the entire parkrun family when I…
