Saturday 5 October 2019

Happy Anniversary! 15 Years of Park Run...


OK, not 15 years in Hastings, the first Hastings Park Run along the seafront from West Marina Gardens to just past the Pier and back (5K) was in April 2015, and I first gave notice of the 4th run in my blog of 7th May 2015. They begin at 09.00 every Saturday morning, with anything up to a few hundred taking part at a time, men and women, young and old, seasoned runners and newcomers, all are welcome! If you would like to take part and wish for more details please go to the website.

The 15th anniversary goes back to when Zimbabwean Paul Sinton-Hewitt organised the first Park Run, with just 13 runners taking part, at Bushey Park in Watford... 4 million people have since taken part, with 6 million involved/interested in the event, in 21 countries (Guardian). From small acorns... Happy Anniversary!

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