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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.
In November 2024, he set a new world record for Parkrun at the Victoria Park event, with a time of 13:44, one second faster than Andrew Butchart's June 2023 record. [30] He won silver in the U23 race at the 2024 European Athletics Championship in Antalya, Turkey, with his Irish team finishing fourth overall. [31] [32]
Peter Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE (born 1960) is the founder of parkrun. [1]He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to Grassroots Sport Participation" in the 2014 Birthday Honours, [2] and was selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2016. [3]
After his Parkrun 'world best' in Belfast, Nick Griggs aims for his first Irish senior title at Sunday's cross country championships in Irvinestown.
Malahide Sea Scouts (9th Port of Dublin) was founded in 1919 [15] and has 635 members [16] making it the largest Scout Group in Ireland and largest Scout Group in Europe. [ citation needed ] Malahide Sea Scouts offers a Sea Scouting programme to boys and girls of 6 to 26 years of age from the Scout Den on James's Terrace, and Sea Scouts can be ...
The park's buildings were flooded during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods. [12] A new watersports centre opened at the north end of the park in 2018. [13] The park holds regular events, including a parkrun event every Saturday [14] and the All England Open Stone Skimming Championships every August. [15]
Saint Anne's Park (Irish: Páirc Naomh Áine) is a 240-acre (97 ha) public park situated between Raheny and Clontarf, suburbs on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is owned and managed by Dublin City Council.
Bushy Parkrun (stylised Bushy parkrun) is a running event that takes place every Saturday morning at 9 am in Bushy Park, Teddington, London. It was the very first Parkrun, founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in October 2004 under its original name Bushy Park Time Trial. The event has become a pilgrimage for Parkrunners, attracting entrants from ...