This week’s parkrun USA roundup is from our first weekend with 15 events from coast to coast. We feature lots of kids, new events, new courses, and visitors from near and far. Next week: special Thanksgiving parkruns on Thursday in Clermont and Eagan. Almost all events go ahead as usual on Saturday. …
Prisoners now participate in weekly parkrun events for the first time, thanks to a pioneering initiative between parkrun UK and HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Haverigg, a Category C prison in the north of England that has 286 prisoners. parkrun UK, a non-profit organization that supports 670 communities across the country to coordinate free volunteer-led 5k and…
In this week’s parkrun USA roundup, we celebrate our largest ever group of volunteers, who turned out despite an early taste of winter in some parts of the country. And we find the many different ways that parkrun events connect communities, families and even interstate rivals. There were record low temperatures for…
parkrun has been fortunate to find fertile ground for our community-based activity in the Washington, DC area. Starting with Fletcher’s Cove in January of 2016, the parkrun movement has steadily spread around the District and surrounding region, from as far north as Leakin Park in Baltimore down to Deep Run in Richmond and including Roosevelt…
Every week, we bring you personal stories of people around the world that inspire us to achieve, to change, or to overcome whatever life throws at us when we put our minds and our bodies to work, even if it only starts with a free, weekly 5 km run in the park. Last week,…
“How can we bring parkrun to Seattle?” was the burning question one morning in April 2016. Tucked away in a Starbucks meeting room, three women huddled over a phone looking at park maps while wondering out loud about start dates, sponsors, marketing, and the resources they would need to make parkrun happen. It would be…
College Park parkrun in Maryland has had a remarkable first year. We check in with event directors Colin Phillips and Andrea Zukowski to learn about the impact that parkrun has had on their community, and on their lives. When we launched College Park parkrun one year ago, we could not have imagined the year that lay…
Danny Norman, parkrunner extraordinaire, 500-club member, and former host of the parkrun show, does an epic Crissy Field parkrun #144. So, I had originally intended to scribe this piece for parkrun USA on the overnight flight back from San Francisco to London Heathrow, yesterday. Today is Monday. At least I think it is. My body…
Towards the end of August 2017, our son Nathan (parkrunner A2139438) was complaining of excessive thirst. A pharmacist confirmed his blood sugar levels were excessively high, and after a trip to the doctor and then the emergency room it was confirmed that he had Type 1 diabetes. All this happened within an eight hour period. …
As usual we were spoiled for choice in this week’s parkrun USA roundup. This week saw some impressive new records, some striking costumes, and some new members of the parkrun USA family. At Crissy Field parkrun this group rounded out an impressive new parkrun USA attendance record of 256, thanks to a big contingent…
