parkrun Nordics sponsor Salming are delighted to introduce their iconic EnRoute shoe! Since its launch in the spring of 2017, the enRoute has quickly become Salming’s marquee distance and training shoe, due to its lightness and driven feel, yet enough rebound cushioning to provide that smooth ride. The EnRoute is a versatile shoe,…
The news that everyone on the west coast of Norway has been waiting for – registration is now open for the upcoming Stavanger parkrun, who have their first event on April 21st! You can now sign up for parkrun and choose Stavanger as your ‘home’ run, which means that you’ll then be kept up…
Last week we brought to you the news about our globe-trotting parkrunner, Tony Jennings, from Australia, who had made his way to Tampere, Finland, in his quest to run the snowiest and most northerly parkrun in the world. Well, that was just part of a Scandinavian parkrun adventure that highlighted the dedication of committed parkrunners…
Denna vecka provkör Skatås parkrun en alternativ ”out and back” vinterbana som förhoppningsvis kommer göra det möjligt för teamet att arrangera parkrun genom hela vintern. Deltagarna kommer känna igen de första två kilometerna ut till Härlanda tjärn. Men istället för att vända till höger och fortsätta uppför backen bakom kiosken vid stranden ska deltagarna vända…
This week, Skatås parkrun will be testing out an alternative winter ”out and back” route that will hopefully allow the team to run parkrun through the winter months. Participants will recognize the first two kilometers out to Härlanda Tjärn. But instead of turning right and proceeding uphill behind the kiosk by the beach, participants will…
It may still be cold, snowy and icy, but that didn’t dent the spirits of parkrunners around the Nordics last weekend. Here’s a few favourite photos from Sweden, Finland and Norway: Tom O’Gordon and Sara Alexopoulou at Haga parkrun Paul Cowling and Sofia Dahlgren also at Haga parkrun Chariots and shorts …
Webbsidan för Malmö Ribersborg parkrun är nu ’live’, så du kan nu registrera dig till parkrun med Malmö Ribersborg som din hemma parkrun. Du kan också gå in och kolla på banan här. Här är också den tidigare artikeln om det nya eventet, och ’Event Directors’ Phil och Katherine, drivkraften bakom Malmö Ribersborg…
This week at Tampere parkrun we demonstrated what a global phenomenon parkrun has become when the event hosted visitors from as far afield as the Arctic Circle and the Gold Coast in Australia. These two locations are 15,000 km apart but it’s not just distance that separates these two places but climate and culture…
We have mentioned it before and now the momentum is gathering to bring parkrun to Sweden’s fourth biggest city, the wonderful, historic university city of Uppsala! With a population of 150,000, Uppsala is a great location for parkrun, with a vibrant international mix. It’s a city that lends itself really well to physical activity…
What was the first country outside of the UK to start up a parkrun? Whilst South Africa, Australia, Poland, Ireland, Russia and the US have plenty of parkruns, it was in fact Denmark where parkrun first arrived back in 2009. Thanks largely to the efforts of the founding Country Manager Jonathan Sydenham, parkrun quickly expanded…
