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Mike Boice and son Matthew on 80th brithday run
Read more › News - 29th July 2022

From the operating theatre to parkrun

Back in January this year, Mike Boice was at the Royal Sussex County Hospital to have an aortic valve replaced in his heart.   Six months after the operation, known as TAVI, he is back parkrunning at his local – Hove Promenade parkrun.   His recovery from the operation has been such a success he…

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Read more › News - 6th October 2020

Thanks for the inspiration!

Having been a keen runner and training for his first marathon, Gordon Taylor was struck with several years of illness. Now, (not)parkrun has given him the motivation to start rebuilding his fitness.   I started running in 2011. On my first run I could literally only manage 100 metres, but I persevered and each day…

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Read more › News - 11th February 2020

parkrun profile: Hove Promenade

Hove Promenade parkrun on England’s south coast launched in July 2015, and since then has welcomed almost 13,000 different people to their event.   Mark Brocklehurst from Hove Prom parkrun tells us more about his home parkrun…     I got involved with the team at Hove Prom because I know what parkrun means to…

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Read more › News - 1st May 2018

Take a trip to the seaside

A trip to the seaside is always a fun day out for the whole family. You can build sandcastles, play on the amusements, or soak up the sun (sometimes) on the beach. And you can also walk, jog or run a parkrun!   From east to west and north to south, a number of seaside resorts are now…