Parkrun events are free to enter and are delivered by volunteers, supported by a small group of staff at its headquarters.
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21 Facts About Parkrun
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Parkrun became a club runner with a personal best time in the marathon of 2 hours and 36 minutes.
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Parkrun founded Parkrun because he wanted to continue to spend time with his running friends.
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Bushy Parkrun was originally known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, and its results were timed with a stopwatch, recorded on paper while washers stamped with a finish number were used as finishing tokens.
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At the beginning of March 2020, Parkrun events were closed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Parkrun events are free of charge to participants and run principally by volunteers.
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The majority of Parkrun's income comes from sponsorship and grants, with some commercial income from apparel, wristbands, and accessories.
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Parkrun Elliðaardalur closed in 2012 due to operational difficulties in the winter, and Hillerød Parkrun in Denmark closed in 2013.
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Camp Bastion Parkrun was hosted at a military base in Afghanistan, which shut in 2014.
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Cambridge Parkrun did not restart following closure during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Runners, when they sign up on the Parkrun website, are asked to pick a "Home Parkrun", usually the one they live closest to and are likely to frequent most.
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Parkrun tourism is broadly defined as anyone travelling to a run that is not their home Parkrun.
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Parkrun challenges involve completing a number of different runs in a particular way which are personally meaningful but not officially recorded.
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Parkrun is held in the 26 of the 28 different countries and territories listed below as of 28 August 2022.
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Cieszyn Parkrun starts in Poland but crosses into the Czech Republic before returning to Poland.
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The first Parkrun took place at Delta Park in Johannesburg on 12 November 2011 and had 26 participants.
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Little Stoke Parkrun had begun with the council's permission in November 2012.
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Parkrun has produced podcasts to help widen engagement, publicise events and communicate developments within the Parkrun community.
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