Bushy Parkrun
5K run that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am in Bushy Park, Teddington, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bushy Parkrun (stylised Bushy parkrun) is a running event that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am in Bushy Park, Teddington, London. It was the very first Parkrun, founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in October 2004 under its original name Bushy Park Time Trial. The event has become a pilgrimage for Parkrunners, attracting entrants from across the globe. It is entirely managed by volunteers and is free to enter. The course is 5km in length with a terrain that is mostly footpaths and grass. The run holds the UK record number of entrants with 2,545 people on Christmas Day 2019. There have been numerous notable participants including the former men's Parkrun record holder Andrew Baddeley, and double Olympic 5 km gold medallist Mo Farah.
Bushy Parkrun | |
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Date | Every Saturday, 9 am |
Location | Bushy Park, London |
Event type | Multi-terrain |
Distance | 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) |
Established | 2 October 2004; 19 years ago (2004-10-02) |
Course records | Andrew Baddeley 13:48 (2012)[1] Justina Heslop 15:58 (2011)[1] |
Official site | www |