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Runners in England plan 330-mile relay to mark launch of parkrun book

Written By Unknown on Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 12:18 PM

Eileen Jones, author of how parkrun changed our lives, will begin ‘bookrun’ in Lake District on Friday

On paper it doesn’t sound too exciting: a timed 5km group event around a park, with no prizes, no entry cost and no judgment for walking.

Despite this, parkrun has come to be hailed as one of the greatest public health initiatives of our time, with 3 million people across 20 countries taking part each week in non-Covid times.

Related: Parkrun at 15: bigger, more global – and slower than ever

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