We have a goal that there will be a parkrun in every village, town or city that wants one. We are excited at the prospect of there being more than one in your location. We believe that it is everyone’s right to get up on a Saturday and run in a 5km timed run without paying.

We are working diligently to get councils and parks authorities to understand the nature of parkrun. We want them to understand that parkrun delivers all the health and fitness benefits that they prescribe too and addresses a host of other concerns by which they are measured. This process is becoming easier as parkrun catches on.

So, what do we need then? The single most important thing that we need is for an individual to come forward and to lead the charge to bring a parkrun to their neighborhood. We will work with you to provide all the equipment, locate and measure the course and help you build the team of volunteers.

Our experience shows that you will be up an running in about 6 weeks from the start of your enquiry. We also know that within 12 weeks of starting a parkrun, you will have over 50 volunteers on your books. This will mean that you can have at least four fully functional teams running the event ensuring that volunteers do not have to over commit to the event.

We have developed a "parkrun in a box" which allows for the rapid development of a new event.

It all sounds too easy! Well, if you don’t believe us, then you can contact any of the existing event directors for direct feedback from them on how they started their event. We don’t promise that starting an event will be simple but we do promise that it will change your life.

If you are interested in starting a parkrun event, please get in touch with anita@parkrun.com