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The first event outside the UK was launched in Zimbabwe in 2007, though this event no longer operates. There were five more locations added in 2008 including the first in Scotland and the first in Wales. They were initially known as the UK Time Trials before the 'parkrun' name was adopted. That year saw a further six events established.

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The second Time Trial was launched at Wimbledon Common in 2007 it was here that the model of having an identical structure at different locations began. Over the next two years the event took place every week with the number of participants and volunteers growing, and new technology introduced to streamline the processing of results. The Bushy Parkrun was originally known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, and its results were timed with a stopwatch, recorded on paper while washers stamped with a finish number were used as finishing tokens. Participants lining up to start at Parkrun Łódź in Poland

The female record holder is Caitlin Adams with a time of 15 minutes and 38 seconds. The male record holder is Andrew Baddeley with a time of 13 minutes and 48 seconds. Runners can travel to and complete any Parkrun, those that travel are termed 'tourists' and can complete challenges. Along with the introduction for a charge for the T-shirts, recognition for participation milestones by volunteering or completing the course was equalised, with the introduction of more volunteer T-shirts (additionally marking 50, 100, 250 and 500 volunteer occasions) and a 25 milestone T-shirt for runners.

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Until September 2021, participants who had volunteered on 25 different occasions or completed 50, 100, 250 or 500 runs were rewarded with a free T-shirt, but the milestone T-shirts are no longer free. By October 2018 over 5 million runners were registered worldwide.Įvents take place at a range of general locations including parks, stately homes, forests, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, beaches, promenades, prisons and nature reserves. Sinton-Hewitt received a CBE for his services to grassroots sport in 2014. The first event outside of the United Kingdom was launched in Zimbabwe in 2007, followed by Denmark in 2009, South Africa and Australia in 2011 and the United States in 2012. It grew into a network of similar events called the UK Time Trials, before adopting the name Parkrun in 2008 and expanding into other countries. The event was originally called the Bushy Park Time Trial. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England. Parkrun events are free to enter and are delivered by volunteers, supported by a small group of staff at its headquarters. Junior Parkrun (stylised as junior parkrun) is a spin-off event that provides a 2 kilometres ( 1 + 1⁄ 4 mi) event for children aged 4–14 on a Sunday morning. Parkrun (stylised as parkrun) is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) events for walkers, runners and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across six continents. Total individual volunteers (September 2019): 515,283