Athletics: Mass participation parkruns set to return to England by end-October

REUTERS: Mass participation parkruns, the hugely popular free, weekly 5km running events organised by volunteers, are closing in on a return to England towards the end of October having been suspended since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parkrun issued a framework for holding events amid the pandemic in August, which has now received government approval, its global CEO Nick Pearson said on Monday. "Following detailed conversations with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport , Sport England, and Public Health England, I'm delighted to announce that we intend to reopen parkrun and junior parkrun events in England toward the end of October this year."Unfortunately, as things stand, and due to current restrictions across Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, we are not able to commit to the same timeline across the other Home Nations.

Since its launch, parkrun has grown to over 2,000 weekly locations across 22 countries and was growing at an annual rate of around 25per cent, with the movement being widely credited with having a beneficial impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of attendees.

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