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Paul Sinton-Hewitt started parkrun when he organised a free timed 5k run at Bushy Park in south-west London on October 2, 2024. ... Junior parkrun was launched in 2010, a 2k event for for children ...
Parkrun (stylised as parkrun) is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England.
He also helped set up Ipswich’s junior parkrun – another arm of the event that consists of a free weekly 2km course for four- to 14-year-olds, held on Sunday mornings.
It evolved into Parkrun – a free 5-kilometre timed running event that takes place every Saturday morning. The first event took place on 2 October 2004, with 13 entrants. In April 2010 a two-kilometre "Junior Parkrun" format was added at Bushy Park for children aged 4 to 14 (held monthly on Sunday mornings). [8]
Ashford is a town in Spelthorne, in Surrey, England, including some areas within the London Borough of Hounslow.The town lies 14 mi (23 km) west of central London. [n 1] Its name derives from a crossing point of the River Ash, a distributary of the River Colne.
Walkers, runners and volunteers gather every Saturday morning at more than 2,500 locations.
Eastville parkrun takes place at the park every Saturday morning, [6] with the junior parkrun taking place every Sunday. [7] The park has an area of 70 acres. [2]
The former Ashford University received approximately 95% of its money from the US federal government, including $41 million from military tuition assistance and $26 million from GI Bill funds. [70] Ashford University partnered with more than 100 companies to offer tuition discounts and a limited number of full-tuition grants.