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…
Come and celebrate our first anniversary at Malmö Ribersborg parkrun this Saturday! Bring your friends and family. So what’s the past year been like for Malmö Ribersborg parkrun? Do you remember our first Saturday, April 7th, 2018? The volunteers set up the course early, then stood around waiting, nervously joking that maybe…
This week there were once again over 1000 people involved in parkrun across the Nordics, including 134 volunteers who helped to put on our 21 events this week. No less than 135 PBs were achieved and 79 people ran parkrun for the very first time. Welcome to you all! Here’s a whizz around the…
If you’re in Helsinki this weekend, keep your eye out for someone hosting an unofficial parkrun event. Because last Saturday, whilst setting up the course at Tokoinranta parkrun in Helsinki, an opportunist thief stole a bag containing a range of parkrun equipment ready for that day’s event. Of course Run Director Karlina Ozolina had…
A few months ago we brought you some pen portraits from parkrun Norway of some of the people who come along to parkrun and make it the friendly community that we know and love. Here’s the continuation of ‘Humans of parkrun’ from over the past few months. Everyone has a story to tell of why…
Våren 2018 besøkte jeg en venn i Storbritannia. Jeg la merke til en rekke magasiner om løping som lå rundt omkring i huset hennes, og spurte hvem i familien som hadde tatt opp løping. Til min overraskelse fortalte hun meg at det var henne selv, og spurte meg om jeg hadde hørt om parkrun. Hun…
Japan will become parkrun’s 21st country when the first starts in Japan on 6th April. The first event is called Futakotamagawa parkrun and will be located in the western suburbs of Tokyo alongside the Tama river. It’s a one-lapper in a park, offering runners a scenic, flat parkrun in an attractive urban park environment….
