HEADLINES
The people, campaigns, research and updates making an impact in our running community this month
PARKRUN TO RETURN
Finally, a reason to get out of bed on a Saturday morning, and a sign for many of us that normality is not far off
Clear your weekend diary dates (not that we’ve had any), as Saturday 5 June is when parkrun will, hopefully, return. For those of us with younger runners in our lives, there’s even better news - junior parkrun events will return from Sunday 11 April, with a temporary age restriction of 4-10 years old to help organisers manage numbers. Older children are encouraged to volunteer or spectate until they can hopefully also return on 5 June.
“Bringing back parkrun events is a huge step for so many of us towards the return of normal life,” says parkrun Chief Executive Nick Pearson. “Of course, nothing is guaranteed, but working towards these dates gives us all hope.”
There are 729 parkruns across England that hope to be starting up again, and the organisation is also working on a plan for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to restart.