With partial paralysis down the right side of her body since birth, and living with epilepsy since her father died 25 years ago, Australian parkrunner Nicole Gallina is no stranger to challenges. As a child, her parents were firm about one thing – never allowing her to use her disability as a limitation. They…
Every year as winter approaches in the US, we hear more questions from parkrunners about parkrunning in cold winter temperatures. parkrun events continue year round, but what about in extreme weather? The short answer is that safety is paramount, for parkrunners and volunteers alike. And the local Run Director for each parkrun event makes…
Did you know that parkrun USA set a new attendance record for a single day in December, last weekend? Given the weather, that’s an awesome statistic! But, you know, “neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the parkrunner from their appointed event….” And, it very much looks like there were some celebrations…
Hey y’all, Foxy here. This week, we are taking a trip to the middle of the country to meet cool pup Cooper from Livonia parkrun. Cooper’s friend Lynn has been getting plenty of attention as our first 250-club member, but Cooper has been right there with Lynn for most of them. Cooper, tell…
At Livonia parkrun Lynn Boven recently became the first US parkrunner to join the 250 parkrun club. Lynn reached this milestone 6 years to the day after showing up for his first parkrun. That’s a lot of parkrunning, even in cold Michigan winters. But for Lynn that only adds to the appeal. On November…
Despite cool, wet weather across much of parkrun USA, there was so much to feel good about. Thanksgiving weekend was the busiest patch of parkrunning we’ve ever had, with nearly 2,000 runners, walkers, and volunteers across the two days. We saw a slew of 100-run milestones, and we welcomed so many new friends, from 4-year olds…
Two years ago there were 7 parkrun USA events. Now there are 27. Our team of parkrun USA Ambassadors is helping groups throughout the country to bring a free, weekly parkrun to their community. New parkrun events thrive most when a diverse team of locals work together. Creating a parkrun for your community can be…
Last week Renton parkrun, near Seattle, celebrated its first anniversary. They had an amazing cake, and welcomed a near record crowd. But the best birthday present of all was this letter from Renton regular Abby. We had planned on sharing a “Why we are thankful” list for Thanksgiving, but Abby’s letter captures much better…
We had so much to celebrate this week. We welcomed our newest event, with greetings from across this big country. We saluted the first US parkrunner to join the 250 club, and thanked some of our most dedicated volunteers. We ate lots of birthday cake. We met old and new friends. And we helped each…
At this time of year we see so many reminders of what a big, diverse country we share. Some of us welcomed the first snowfall of winter, while others were celebrating the advent of lighter mornings, and many of us wrapped up warm to enjoy the fall colors. Young Reagan joined the junior…
