Sharada Sakremath completed Telford parkrun in saree, the traditional Indian attire. Here she thanks the parkrun community for increasing her faith in diversity. I did my first parkrun in December 2019. I had registered some months before, on the insistence of a colleague, but it took me a while to gain the confidence to…
The town of Dudley in the West Midlands has been home to parkrun since January 2017 and has welcomed nearly 6,000 different parkrunners since! Steve Coldicott from Dudley parkrun tells us more… Like many parkrunners, I started attending my local parkrun as it was a regular run with great people. I picked…
Deborah Birch inspired all of her family to go to parkrun, including her 86-year-old Mum. Here she gives a message to all the other women and girls thinking about parkrun. I went to my first parkrun in honour of Giles, the chairman of our local running club, who had passed away. Many of…
1. The promoter is: parkrun UK (company no.09411750 whose registered office is Lower Deck, Unit 3, Phoenix Wharf, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, TW1 3DY) 2. The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom, with UK addresses, aged 18 years or over except employees of parkrun UK and their close relatives and anyone…
Are you feeling adventurous? Fancy swapping your running shoes for hiking boots and taking on a trek in the great outdoors? ARUK Explorer is back and this year we’ve got two events to choose from – Cambridge and the Peak District. Last year, our inaugural ARUK Explorer event was a huge success, with…
Clare Mortimer parkruns with her daughter Evie at Southwark parkrun, London. As a mum who works full time, Clare tells us how important that precious hour on a Saturday morning is for both mum and daughter. On New Year’s Day 2017, Evie (then eight and a half years old) and I made a pact,…
Carolyn Garritt first discovered parkrun on Christmas Day. Here she tells us why parkrun is worth getting out of bed for on a Saturday morning. I’ve been a runner for most of my life. Never fast, I’m a total plodder, but running is simply something that I love and that agrees with me. The…
Wotton parkrun launched in October 2016 and takes place in Wotton Community PARC, Wotton-under-Edge, on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. Co-Event Director Ann Fitzjohn tells us more about her home event… My husband David and I took over as Event Directors in January 2018 after the founding Event Directors Tom Beasley…
Cerith Griffiths was marshalling the half way point at Brynaman parkrun when she met Tail Walker Rebecca and her Dad, Mike. Mike is recovering from major heart surgery, and made his parkrun debut as part of his rehabilitation. Cerith tells us the story. Why have I come to love parkrun? It’s simple really……
parkrun has given Clodagh Dunne a reason to get out of bed on a Saturday morning after sadly losing her Mum. Here she explains how parkrun gives her hope. Sadly we lost our wonderful mum Veronica Dunne on 12th August 2019. Our mum was our sunshine who had the kindest heart and could…
