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parkrun (formerly known as UK Time Trials) is the name given to a collection of weekly 5 km running events in the United Kingdom, one in Denmark and one in Zimbabwe. They are all free to take part in.[1][2] There are currently 25 events under the parkrun umbrella. Bushy parkrun was the first to be held; it started in October 2004.
[edit] EventsThe events are (alongside the date the particular event started):
[edit] HistoryFounded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004, the idea of parkrun grew from the initial Bushy parkrun event (originally called Bushy Park Time Trial). parkrun supports volunteer teams to organise weekly 5 km runs around the UK (as well as Denmark and Zimbabwe). Sinton-Hewitt was presented the Runners World 'Heroes of Running' award [3] for philanthropy for his work with parkrun in 2009. [edit] Sponsorsparkrun is currently sponsored by:
[edit] StatisticsAs of 28 September 2009, combined statistics for all events:[4]
[edit] See also[edit] References
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