A parkrun every Saturday is great, but how about running 5k every day? That’s a challenge Princes parkrunner Graham Holland took on last year to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK in honour of his mum who has dementia. In the end he managed to run 5k or further every day in 2019…
Great Lines parkrun, Medway, launched in September 2013. Since then, the course has been completed more than 100,000 by 9,000 different people! Dan Gower-Smith and Gary Smith from Great Lines parkrun tell us more about the event they call home… Great Lines parkrun, is situated in the heart of the Medway towns;…
As parkrun continues to grow around the world, we are committed to breaking down barriers to participation in regular physical activity and bringing communities together. Communication plays a vital part in what we do, and we are looking to expand our range of non-English language content. To help us do so, we have created the voluntary…
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…
Maureen didn’t take up running until she was 72. She didn’t tell anyone she was going to her first parkrun but, amazed by the welcome she got, she now keeps going back every week. One day, a friend had the idea we would do a charity 5k in memory of one of our friends….
Having moved into a new year, it’s important to reflect on the last 12 months. For us at Alzheimer’s Research UK, 2019 was a year of progress, with many important developments in the global effort to overcome dementia. Here we look back at some of the most exciting areas of progress in dementia research….
Five kilometres. 5,000 metres. 500,000 centimetres. 5,000,000 millimetres. 3.1 miles. However you think of it, parkrun is the same distance every week. However, some weeks it can feel a lot, lot longer! Here are five mental tricks you can use to make your weekly parkrun feel like a walk, jog or run in the…
The small town of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire is home to parkrun every Saturday morning. Sarah Ockendon from Rickmansworth parkrun gives us the inside story on her home event… I became involved in parkrun when I was encouraged by a fellow Core Team member and local running club member to become a VI…
Once again, parkrunners have proven they are the best! We want to say a huge THANK YOU for your support of our Give It Your Best campaign. We asked you to convert your best parkrun finish time into a donation for dementia research and we are delighted to announce that you raised over…
The Fell family love running together. When son Isaac was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, the inclusive nature of parkrun made it a sanctuary for the Fells. A place where the whole family could walk, run and volunteer together, celebrating Isaac’s recovery milestones along the way. Mum Liz tells us the family’s inspiring story. Our…
