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In 2024, statistics were removed from the Parkrun website, including course records, most first finishes, sub-17 minute men and sub-20 minute women, age grade records and category records. In a statement to the BBC , Parkrun stated that this was as a result of investigations by a global working group looking at how their events could be less ...
Since 2014 the Wings for Life World Run is the largest run, though not confirmed by Guinness World Records. [6] [7] parkrun, a series of weekly 5 km events held on Saturday mornings in 22 countries around the world, has for some time been the largest running event in the world.
On 23 December 2023, Mageean became the parkrun female record holder with a time of 15:13 set in Victoria Park, Belfast. [23] On 9 June 2024, Mageean won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. [24] [25] Mageean withdrew from the 2024 Summer Olympics due to an Achilles injury. [26]
Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Some events, such as rowing, occur under variable weather conditions that can unfairly benefit an athlete's performance through no fault of their own.
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 ...
After his Parkrun 'world best' in Belfast, Nick Griggs aims for his first Irish senior title at Sunday's cross country championships in Irvinestown.
2024 has been the year of running. There have been run clubs, marathons, and the Paris Olympics. Parkrun just celebrated its 20th anniversary. But the year isn’t over. Autumn marathon season is ...
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]