My name is Matthew, and for my bronze DofE, last summer and autumn I was a volunteer at Guildford junior parkrun. I have been invited to share some of my impressions and memories about the event, such as the stampede of runners at the start, the eager faces coming to take tokens in the…
junior parkrun in the UK welcomed its 100,000th different participant at the weekend, as more than 11,000 4-14 year-olds took part across the 147 events. Each junior parkrun, which are 2k in length, is established and coordinated entirely by volunteers from local communities. Around 2,000 people give their time every weekend to ensure the events take place…
My four-year-old son Edward has a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. This means that when he was born, the artery from his heart to his lungs was too small. He has a hole in his heart, a stenosis, and his heart chambers were the wrong size. Edward was in intensive care when he was…
Hi, I’m Ian Rutson, parkrun UK’s Operations Manager and resident geek but this piece isn’t about me; it’s about my daughter, Ella. Her parkrun journey started not long after mine, as a young girl I pushed her round many Yorkshire courses in her pushchair. She loved the attention that she got and when we…
Hi, I’m Tom Fairbrother and I’m the Communications Executive for parkrun global, working with the 17 parkrun countries around the world whilst overseeing parkrun social media accounts! Last time I spoke to you, I told you how I had discovered the joys of volunteering at junior parkrun. I have been converted from reluctant volunteer to Volunteer…
Hi I’m Jo Sinton-Hewitt and I am Event Support Manager at parkrun UK and Run Director at Moormead junior parkrun. Some of the parkrun UK staff have just got back from a weekend on tour to Wales. Members of the team visit a new region every second month, meet people from local teams on the Friday evening,…
At the beginning of 2016 I set myself a little challenge to visit at least five parkruns beginning with the letter H. I managed to get to Hackworth, Hanbury Hall, Hartlepool, Hilly Fields, Highbury Fields and Huddersfield, and timed my summer holidays just right to volunteer as tail runner at the first ever parkrun…
I’ve known about parkrun and junior parkrun for a while – it’s a big thing in London where I spend four days a week, and it’s something that’s often come up in conversations with parents in Norwich where I am an MP. I’m always humbled by the efforts of everyone who organises these types…
Noel Thatcher MBE is one of the most successful British athletes of all time. He represented Team GB at six consecutive Paralympic Games and won five gold medals, as well as breaking the 5,000 metres world record at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics in the astonishing time of 14:56. Noel was made an MBE in…
This week’s junior newsletter comes to you from Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE, the Founder of parkrun 12 years ago, who explains the power of junior parkrun as Christmas approaches. Christmas, Moormead and junior parkrun. What do these things all have in common? How about fun, excitement, friends, food, volunteering, children, presents, exercise, cheers and smiles, mums…
