Bernie O’Connor and her family love parkrunning together at Armagh parkrun in Ireland. Bernie’s daughter Jodie has autism and needs one-on-one support. Like many other parents of special needs children, Bernie sees staying fit and healthy as a way to be able to support her daughter for as long as possible. Her local parkrun…
Moving to Atlanta from the UK, Sammie Buzzard was disappointed to learn that parkrun hadn’t reached Georgia yet, despite having over 1,500 locations worldwide. The free, weekly, timed 5 km Saturday morning runs had become a regular fixture of her life back home. The fact that parkruns are open to all abilities, and are…
We were so excited this week to welcome the new kid in town: Rock Creek Trail parkrun in Portland, Oregon. The team there has worked for more than two years to bring the event to life, so it’s really special to see it finally hold its first official event. Welcome to the parkrun USA family!…
When Matt Kirk and Nancy Desmond visited parkrun events in the UK and closer to home in Ohio, they were both struck by the sense of community at these free, weekly 5K events. They both separately resolved to bring a parkrun to Cleveland, OH. After discovering their shared ambition, they set to work on what is now…
We are over-indulging for the Labor Day holiday — on parkrun stories. There are just *so many* to share from one of our busiest ever weekends, with over 2,500 taking part across 36 US communities, with many more on the way. Kaylie’s big day! She started out at Renton parkrun from the very…
As we move from summer towards fall, we keep on parkrunning and parkwalking. It’s what we do. But it’s fun to look back on what has happened this summer, in our busiest few months ever. And it’s a good excuse to pull out some of our favorite pictures from around parkrun USA. Participation…
Rebecca Morris, a parkrunner in the UK, has never been the sporty type. Here, she shares her story of how she went from someone who had given up trying, to becoming the very best version of herself. Reaching my 50th parkrun in July of this year was one of my proudest personal accomplishments. …
This week we welcomed a new parkrun to our parkrun USA family - Howard Temin Lakeshore Path parkrun in Madison, WI. We also saw more people volunteering and more people coming back to parkrun than ever before. We love that we are gaining around 2,000 new registrants per month but it’s especially encouraging to see parkrunners…
In high school and college, long distance running was a hobby for Peter Wachira and something he really enjoyed. However, when he lost his mother his world changed. Peter shares the story of how parkrun helped him overcome alcohol addiction and soaring blood pressure. This week his friends at Anacostia parkrun in Washington DC…
Strollers, selfies, signs, … and snorkels. We’re out there in all weathers, in more and more healthy communities across the US every Saturday morning. Here are just some of our favorite pictures and stories from our fourth consecutive week with 2,000+ finishers supported by 300+ volunteers. Feeling good about the shaded woodland course…
