Lille Noah föddes för tidigt i december 2012 och nyligen diagnostiserades han med ett sällsynt medicinskt tillstånd som har påverkat hans utveckling. Här berättar pappa Daniel historien om Noas unga liv, om hur han hoppas kunna stödja andra familjer i en liknande situation och hur parkrun har hjälpt Noas sociala färdigheter att hantera stora grupper…
Little Noah was born prematurely in December 2012, and more recently was diagnosed with a rare medical condition that has impacted his development. Here his Dad Daniel tells the story about Noah’s young life, how he hopes to support other families in a similar situation, and how parkrun has helped Noah’s social skills in dealing…
Lars Ole Holm is the father of Emil and Anna Holm, who both compete as professional triathletes. Last week Emil set a new Danish parkrun record when he ran 14:50 at Amager Fælled parkrun. Here Lars tells the story of Emil’s first run at parkrun 8 years ago, and how running at parkrun feels…
parkrun is absolutely amazing! Where else can a 60-year-old and a 12-year-old be active together, socialize and do something positive as volunteers? Read Sadie (12) and Kerstin’s (60) story about their experiences at Örebro parkrun: Sadie with her friend Alma Sadie: parkrun – A place where everyone can run / walk and…
This Saturday was a week for records, as the male parkrun record fell in both Sweden and Denmark. And it was also the scene of the great “jump-off” between parkrun Norway and Sweden, with some great action shots from our events around the region. Who won? Well, we’ll let you be the judge. The…
parkrun är helt fantastiskt! Var annars kan en 60-åring och en 12-åring kunna vara aktiva tillsammans, umgås och gör något positivt som funktionär? Läs Sadie (12) och Kerstins (60) historia om hur de upplever Örebro parkrun tillsmannas: Sadie med sin kompis Alma Sadie: parkrun – En plats där alla får springa/gå och…
More volunteers than ever before! That’s a record that we’re very proud to break here in the Nordics, with a new record total of 149 volunteers helping to organise our 22 events across the region this past weekend. Volunteers jumping for joy at Løvstien parkru, Bergen Thanks to everyone who helped to make…
The last parkrun Saturday in March saw 961 runners, joggers and walkers, 134 volunteers, 88 First-timers and 162 PBs! We welcome back Kungsängen parkrun this Saturday which will give us a full set of 22 Nordic parkruns and if the weather is on our side, perhaps over 1000 participants for the first time in 2019….
This weekend we had a visit in Sweden from the one and only ‘MC parkrunner’, (aka James Mulholland) pictured here at Haga parkrun: This of course gives us an excuse to publish his most excellent parkrun themed video: “parkrun – start your Saturday”! Click and enjoy – but beware – it’s very catchy!
On the 13th April Örebro parkrun will celebrate two years and 98 events of pure magic! Not in our wildest dreams could we imagine how quickly this would make a difference to so many peoples’ lives, including my own! My name is Matt Ford and I am the Event Director at Örebro parkrun…
