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 that…
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…
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…
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…
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 lockdown. It’s a time of uncertainty right now with children and families experiencing higher levels of stress, while other children may be feeling…
parkrun familien består af 22 lande rundt om i verden, og vi fortsætter vores serie, hvor vi ser nærmere på hvert af dem efter tur. Denne uge er det Danmark, og vi taler med dem, der tilbage i nullerne var med til at bringe parkrun til Skandinavien… Det allerførste parkrun fandt sted lørdag…
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…
Thanks again to all the event teams and ambassadors who have generously given us their time over the last few weeks, and shared the challenges they are facing at local level around the world. We have now spoken directly to over 700 of those volunteers and continue to gain valuable insight. Based on…
