On 8 October, the Burgess parkrun family came together to celebrate Ugandan Independence. Josephine Ocaka tells us all about how the morning went. I am honoured and incredibly proud of the parkrun community for embracing our Ugandan Independence celebration for the fifth consecutive year. Many parkrunners reminded us that October was Black History Month,…
Aqasa is a regular at his local Burgess parkrun. He enjoys every aspect of parkrun from running and volunteering, through to the community camaraderie. This is Aqasa’s story. I first heard about parkrun from a colleague at work. She kept recommending that I come along. After about the tenth ask, I finally showed up and have…
Isabelle recently had complex brain surgery. Here she tells us about her elation at completing her first parkrun on her road to recovery. I was first introduced to parkrun when I moved to London in 2016. My sister invited me to join her in Burgess Park and I was immediately a convert. I can’t…
On Saturday 12 October the Ugandan Crew celebrated Ugandan Independence Day with a very special parkrun at Burgess park, South London. Josephine Ocaka from the Ugandan Crew tells us all about the morning of cultural and community unison. Every Saturday we count ourselves very lucky to be part of the amazing parkrun family at…
With almost 1,700 weekly parkrun events to choose from around the world, the variety of parkrun courses offers something for everyone. From tiny villages to prisons, beautiful woodland to gritty urban areas, promenades and mountains, wherever you are in the UK, the chances are your nearest parkrun isn’t far away! In our latest parkrun…
We’ve all heard someone say that the only time they run is to catch a bus – in fact many of us have said it. For Alex Akom, getting out of breath running for his bus led to the creation of a Ugandan community group that now boasts 50 members from across London who get together each week…
