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parkrun

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Organization.name: Parkrun
Organization.logo: Image:Parkrun Logo.svg
Organization.image: Bushy parkrun 27th September 2014 (15194006519).jpg
Organization.alt: Runners participating in a parkrun event
Organization.caption: Runners at Bushy Parkrun, the first Parkrun location
Organization.predecessor: Bushy Park Time TrialUK Time Trial
Organization.founder: Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Organization.headquarters: Richmond, London
Organization.services: Global provision of weekly, timed 5km running events
Organization.membership: Total individual runners (October 2019): 6,301,016
Organization.key_people: Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Organization.volunteers: Total individual volunteers (September 2019): 515,283

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Contents

History
Event outline
Participation
Parkrun locations
Volunteers
Junior Parkrun
Milestone clubs
Parkrun tourism and challenges
Individual running records
Funding
Reception
Research
Transgender allowance
Community
Health initiatives
Relations with local authorities
Events around the world
Australia
Germany
Ireland
Japan
Lithuania
New Zealand
Poland
Russia
South Africa
United States
Festive and special events
List of Parkrun event countries
List of junior Parkrun event countries
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Parkrun is a collection of 5K run| events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across five continents.

Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England. The event was originally called the Bushy Park Time Trial. It grew into a network of similar events called the UK Time Trials, before adopting the name Parkrun in 2008 and expanding into other countries. The first event outside the United Kingdom was launched in Zimbabwe in 2008, followed by Denmark in 2009, South Africa and Australia in 2011 and the United States in 2012. Sinton-Hewitt was appointed CBE for his services to grassroots sport in 2014. By October 2018 over 5 million runners were registered worldwide, now over 10 million.