Park Run

[cheeseheads]

ok been here for a bit and im always confused. So what do you guys consider a park run? is it just a normal run or an actual race? i feel stupid for asking but its driving me crazy

[Elles78 Graduate]

There are organised park runs. You sign up online and get given a barcode. When you arrive they log your bar code and you get an accurate time sent to you for a 5K run

parkrun.org.uk/

Hope this helps

[cheeseheads in reply to Elles78]

ok thanks. figured that just wanted to make sure.

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Google it. Organised runs for free all over the country. 5k. You get an official barcode.i absolutely love the ParkRun! All abilities go from crazy fast people to those who walk. People go with dogs. People run with pushchairs! There are marshals all the way round and everyone is so supportive! Do it, do it, do it! I walked my first in week 1 in 48 minutes and then did my last run of the week inside the ParkRun including my warm up walk 👍🏽 By week 7 I was running the lot. Always remember your barcode 😂

[cheeseheads in reply to Tasha99]

thanks for the info

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

A Park run that is timed... follow that link given to you by Elles78

Many folk do then, usually after Graduation or as part of their Week 9 runs.

We advise folk to try them when they are well into the programme...just to make sure your running legs have had chance to do some building up.

Not everyone does them, but many folk really really enjoy them

[cheeseheads]

sadly i live in the US so i dont think we have free park runs. But there are organized runs about every weekend in the 50 mile radius of where i live so when i graduate im for sure gonna sign up for one and run it. thanks

[icklegui Graduate in reply to cheeseheads]

you do have some parkruns (free, under that same parkrun brand) in your country parkrun.us/events/ not many yet but they are growing, just so you know (and who knows, maybe you could set one up near you) but great that you will sign up for something anyway! keep going!