Known as Britain’s breathing spaces, there are 15 National Parks across the country – areas of spectacular landscape that are protected so everyone can visit and enjoy them. Join us on a trip to the 10 National Parks that host a parkrun each Saturday. 1. Aviemore parkrun, Cairngorms National Park …
At parkrun, it’s all about the taking part – whether you walk, jog, run or volunteer. But everyone loves blowing off the cobwebs and going for a PB! Here are seven of the parkruns across the UK that offer some personal best potential… 1. Belfast Victoria parkrun, Northern Ireland We…
The word ‘the’ is the most commonly used word in the English language – so much so, we’ve already used it four times! And parkrun is no exception to this, with 12 parkruns worldwide starting with the word the. For those parkrunners looking for some inspiration, here are five parkruns that will capture…
Numbers and statistics have always been a huge part of parkrun. From the very first event when 13 runners and five volunteers took part, right up to the present day which has just seen us top 50,000,000 completed parkruns. And that’s before we even get to milestones, average attendances, total distance run, age grading percentages,…
When heading off to Europe for a city break, the first thing we do when booking a holiday is to find the nearest parkrun! With parkruns now taking place in 21 countries worldwide, we take a closer look at nine European capital cities that scan barcodes every week. Berlin, Germany - Hasenheide parkrun parkrun launched…
It’s time for the Full Ponty! Yes, you read that correctly, we said the Full Ponty. In the latest instalment of the parkrun Tourism Series, we’re talking about the parkrun tourism challenge to complete the three parkruns beginning with Pont – Pontefract, Pontypool and Pontypridd. You can leave your hat on! 1. Pontefract parkrun …
Ahoy matey, it’s time to find your sea legs because we’re off to sail the seven seas! Batten down the hatches, for the latest instalment of the parkrun Tourism Series we discover The Pirates Club! That’s the tourist challenge involving completing seven parkruns beginning with the letter C, and one starting with the letter R. Or…
The annual Six Nations rugby union tournament sees England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales go head-to-head. What is one thing those nations all have in common? They all host weekly parkruns of course! With the men’s and women’s Six Nations approaching, we take you on a parkrun tour of the six countries involved,…
What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to parkrun! In this edition of our Tourism Series, we take a look at the six parkruns that share their name with parkrunners. 1. Name: Alice Holt parkrun Number of parkrunners named Alice Holt: 2 Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire is named after Ælfsige, who…
584 parkruns take place around the UK on Saturdays, but just six share their name with a parkrun in another part of the world: Albert, Bushy, Cambridge, Durham, Gladstone and Victoria. In this edition of the parkrun Tourism Series we take a look at these parkrun ‘twins’ and reveal how many people have completed…
