Here’s a great article that we’ve taken from parkrun New Zealand’s blog, highlighting the story of what a runner in his 80s loves about parkrun. It’s wonderful that parkrun’s international family can bring runners/walkers together across the world sharing one very simple common goal, to get out, keep fit and have fun. And of…
Just a reminder that there WILL be parkruns at Haga parkrun on both julafton (24 December) and Nyårsafton (31 December) as long as the weather allows us! Unfortunately this coming weekend (Saturday 17 December) we have had to cancel for the second time this year due to the dangerously icy conditions on the course at…
Last week I attended a conference hosted by ‘En Frisk Generation’ an organisation that works to inspire and motivate families to choose a healthy lifestyle. The conference, entitled ‘Nyckeln till en frisk generation’, was looking at the issues around the future health of the next generation. Speakers included Gabriel Wikström (the Minister for Folkhälsa,…
Now if someone asks you ‘what’s parkrun and how it does work?’, you’ll have an answer for them. We’ve put together a video taken from Haga parkrun to show people what parkrun is all about. They say that a picture speaks a thousand words, so I suppose that a video must be a million…
As you will know, last week we decided to cancel Haga parkrun, due to the dangerously icy conditions out there on the course. We’ll always err on the side of caution when it comes to safety – I know of a couple of people who are slipped on the ice whilst out running and…
Vårt språk växte fram i en tid då det var viktigare att överleva än att känna efter. Därför saknar vi fortfarande ord för att beskriva vårt mående. Ord vi behöver för att må bättre, om vi ska lyssna till forskning om psykisk hälsa. Boken Ord Inuti är ett bidrag till det svenska språket. Med…
Sometimes I have heard the following: ‘Yes, I’ll come and do parkrun sometime, but only when I’m fit enough’ I hope to convince you that the there’s no need to wait and the time to come to parkrun is now! Here’s 7 reasons to come along to parkrun! 1. No-one’s judging you…
One of parkrun’s global partners is the activity tracker & athletes community Strava. The service is free and it’s an excellent way of recording the workouts that you do, through either the Strava website or app. (Strava also offers a ‘Premium’ service with added functionality, but the free service definitely gives you all you need…
Paul Balsom, who’s on the parkrun Sweden Board, has a busy schedule, working with both Leicester City and the Swedish national football team. On top of this, he’s also a passionate parkrunner. Here’s his report of his parkrunning experiences over the past month. (The photo is taken from the Albert Park parkrun in Melbourne…
Det är nollgradigt ute och jag klär mig i många lager för att hålla mig varm. Fikar lite och hämtar upp en väninna som är ännu mer morgontrött än jag. Det är faktiskt skönt ute och molntäcket spricker upp ibland. Vi är överens om att det är klart värt besväret när man väl kommer upp….
