In January 2016 Fletcher’s Cove parkrun launched in a quiet corner of Washington DC. As the event celebrates its second birthday, its impact can be seen well beyond the community of locals who meet on the canal towpath every Saturday. Over the past couple of years, the Fletcher’s Cove parkrun has found its calling….
At first glance it may just look like a happy dog flying through the air, but this photo tells a much more important story. In 2015 I was given this special little dog by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People after losing most of my hearing suddenly. His name is Rusty and he is trained…
Our extreme weather in the USA continued this week forcing 7 of our 15 events to cancel parkrun last weekend. But even a “bomb cyclone” couldn’t stop some runners! Read on to find out which event went ahead with one inspiring parkrunner who ran across snow in sub-freezing temperatures with only one leg! Crissy Field parkrun Run Director Dale…
When Paul Sinton-Hewitt created parkrun back in 2004 he thought he was developing a running time-trial that would enable keen runners to measure their ‘progress’ and get faster. In reality, he was building a stunningly-effective yet wonderfully-simple health-and-happiness intervention, with himself as the first targeted recipient. For a few years Bushy parkrun rolled along…
It was a big week for parkrun USA. Extreme cold across much of the country tried to thwart plans for our busiest weekend of parkrunning yet, including the first New Years Double parkrun this side of the Atlantic. Despite many cancellations it was still the largest weekend yet, with a combined 975 runners + volunteers…
With more parkrun events appearing across 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…
This week’s parkrun USA roundup is all about having fun together in snow and ice. Some say that our seasonal variation is a poor fit to a year-round event like parkrun. We say that parkrun helps us to enjoy the seasons even more. They had 10 inches of fresh snow at Livonia parkrun in Michigan….
It has been an exciting year for parkrun USA. We doubled in size – again! – and that was fairly predictable. We staged 543 free 5k events in 2017. But most of the highlights were things that we couldn’t have anticipated. Here are some of our highlights from the past year: our favorite numbers, our…
Winter arrived this weekend across many parkrun USA events, in the form of snow, fog, or slightly cooler rain. But this didn’t keep parkrunners from coming together with old and new friends. And it certainly isn’t stopping teams from working to bring parkrun to new parts of the country. The Rockies and New England should…
This past Saturday Livonia parkrun was pleased to welcome the “Run Crew” running club from Beechview Elementary School in Farmington, MI. An enthusiastic 12 boys and girls that had been in training since September to do their first 5K showed up ready and raring to go. Prior to Saturday the core team was able to…
