parkrun UK has been awarded government funding to embark on a three-year project, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disabled and excluded groups by increasing physical activity and social engagement. The project will be funded through the Department of Health’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development (IESD) Fund. It will initially focus…
Princes Park in Liverpool is home to Princes parkrun every Saturday morning. Co-Event Director, Guy Roberts, tells us more… Our previous Event Director Marie, asked me and Co-Event Director Matt to get involved in Princes parkrun around two years ago. We have both been involved in local running events taking part but also…
My name is Hannah and I love running. My first parkrun was in Armagh in Northern Ireland a couple of years ago and I really enjoyed it. parkrun is an enjoyable 5k timed run, is relaxed, I can go at my own pace, and the people I meet are really nice and kind to…
We are delighted to welcome Warburtons as the latest member of the parkrun community. In a three-year partnership, Britain’s largest bakery brand will donate £300,000 to help the expansion of junior parkrun. Together we want to engage more than 60,000 new young parkrunners with our events, introducing even more families to the benefits of…
How much do you remember about your first morning at parkrun? My memory is that it was fairly unremarkable if I’m honest, or at least it seemed so at the time. It was a dry, mild day in October and I hadn’t been running for all that long. I’d never done a timed 5k,…
A lovely colleague from work suggested coming along to parkrun as I had said that I wanted to start running again. I went along on the Saturday morning not really knowing what to expect. At first I was a bit shocked and apprehensive as I thought it was an official race because of the barcodes…
Responding to the government’s unveiling of its new sports strategy, parkrun UK Managing Director Tom Williams said: “We are delighted to see volunteers being placed at the heart of the government’s new sports strategy. Volunteers are the cornerstone of parkrun and are fundamental to the long-term success of all grassroots activities – acknowledging their contribution…
parkrun may be out for the time being, but the School of parkrun is here! We’re super happy to say that from Monday 30 March, we will be setting daily parkrun-themed tasks for children of all ages and the whole family to try together. We’ll be covering five subjects: English Science Geography Maths…
