I got a message from my friend Bradley, telling me about the 4X4X48 Challenge website and immediately became intrigued. You run four miles (6.4 km) every four hours for 48 hours. All thanks to parkrun, we knew we could complete four miles, so I thought to myself ‘this shouldn’t be that bad’! After persuading another…
In line with the recent announcement from the South African government confirming the increase in restrictions in response to Coronavirus, we have taken the decision to close the events which have been open across South Africa with immediate effect. This means that all events across South Africa are now closed for the foreseeable future….
Hoopstad parkrun have been happily welcoming parkrunners back since the end of May – even if it has been a bit chilly! I had so much fun doing my (not)parkrun at a trail run in Kartberg today! Thandi Koti
We took another big step forward last Saturday as 5k events returned in Denmark, the ninth country to see events restart post-COVID, plus we welcomed back junior parkrun events in Scotland. In total nearly 60,000 people took part in 775 events around the world last weekend, including nearly 2,500 for the very first time….
I first started doing parkrun in 2018 as I wanted to lose some weight. But in 2019, parkrun became my “way back”. Unfortunately, I suffered a serious attack from a dog back in August 2019 and lost 50% of my left hamstring. For any person, a serious injury, for a former Olympic Athlete… a…
With the restart of 72 events in Poland, last weekend saw the most parkrun events take place globally since the pandemic began last March. Nearly 66,000 individuals participated at one of 768 events across eight countries. Every event that restarts represents a huge step forward and should give all of us great reassurance and…
One day in early November 2019 we received an e-mail from a parkrun tourist from Gauteng by the name of Doris Dondur who indicated her plan to attend Outeniquasbosch parkrun (Mossel Bay in the Garden Route) and asked whether she could volunteer if we need an extra pair of hands – which we, of course,…
Last weekend we saw 700 events take place across seven countries, with more than 62,000 participants enjoying the magic of free, community-led, outdoor, social physical activity opportunities. It is so encouraging to see these events welcomed back by local communities, and to see our COVID-19 Framework in action and working well. This COVID-specific framework…
As parkruns slowly return across the country, Mountain Drive was among them, and they received lots of positive feedback from their parkrunners and volunteers: “It worked like a well-oiled machine! It was amazing how quickly we fell back into our routine.” “The (virtual volunteer) app is super easy to use and the best comments back…
It was fabulous to see 25 events return across South Africa last weekend, the seventh country to welcome back free, weekly, community events since lockdown began last March. Unfortunately a temporary lockdown in Victoria, Australia meant that 97 events were cancelled there, but in total 663 events did take place around the world, with…
