parkrun

Today (Saturday 28th April) saw the launch of Macclesfield’s very own parkrun, taking place in South Park.

parkrun’s are weekly 5km, volunteer-led, timed runs which take place at 9am every Saturday in parks across the world.  There are over 2 million people registered to take part in parkrun globally.

In November 2017, Macclesfield Town Council called potential volunteers to a meeting to discuss how the idea of a parkrun for the town could become a reality. Following this meeting, a dedicated core event team was created and the finer event details were completed.

Helena Gowler, Community Engagement Officer for Macclesfield Town Council said ‘After a year of work and funding from Macclesfield Town Council, alongside a dedicated team of core event volunteers, it is brilliant that Macclesfield has now joined the global parkrun community.’

‘We really believe in making activity the fun and easy option for people in the Town and parkrun fits perfectly with this ethos. The work that has taken place over the last year will mean Macclesfield’s parkrun will be on the map for many, many years to come.  It helps that the core event team, led by Event Directors Jim Nettle and Tim Marsh has been so dedicated to making the event a success’

Macclesfield Academy are very kindly supporting the Macclesfield parkrun by allowing runners to use their car park while they take part in the event.

Anyone wishing to take part in the Macclesfield parkrun needs to register on the parkrun website www.parkrun.org.uk where they will receive their personalised barcode. Runners take the barcode along to each parkrun so that they can obtain their finishing time.

As parkruns are volunteer-led, it is important that runners volunteer occasionally to enable the event to continue. This can be done through the website.