parkrun Audiozine

parkrun really does change lives… listen to some amazing stories in this episode.  We’re finishing up series one with a few of the shorter stories from issue one, as well as our feature all about how parkrun changed a park in Belfast for the better, turning it from a no-go area into a valuable community asset.  We also find out more about a mile in her shoes, the charity that helps women escaping...

Have you heard of “social prescribing”? It really is changing lives for the better.  Coming up in this episode, a few words originally written by parkrun’s founder, Paul Sinton-Hewitt.  We’ve also got a feature about social prescribing, which is when your GP surgery goes beyond handing out prescriptions for drugs alone and helps you with the social and environmental issues that might be affecting...

Do you avoid hills when you’re walking, jogging or running? We’ll help you to take them on.  Coming up in this episode, we’ll hear about ways all of us can incorporate hills into the ways we get active –- and we don’t have to be super-fit to do it. An international athlete and two running coaches share a few tips and tricks.  Plus, it’s time to take a trip into the forest, discovering how being ou...

An episode all about the numbers… from finishing times to making activewear more inclusive.  Coming up in this episode, we take a deep dive into parkrun’s own activewear brand, Contra. Contra is an inclusive range of clothes to wear when you’re getting active, and the T-shirts and bottoms don’t conform to prescriptive sizing. This inclusivity is really important to parkrun’s founder Paul Sinton-He...

Take time for yourself… look after your mental health.  Coming up in this episode, we think about “self-care” – not necessarily running a bath, but things you can do in your everyday life that can give your mental health an effective and positive boost.  Now… are you a parkrun volunteer, donning the hi-vis on Saturday or Sunday and supporting those walking, jogging or running around the course? We...

Now you can listen to parkrun magazine!  We want to make parkrun magazine accessible to as many people as possible so, in addition to the print version, we’ve created a free audiozine, too. It’s perfect for listening to on the way to work, in quiet moments or while you’re out and about walking, jogging or running – basically, any way that suits you. It costs nothing to download.  Each episode of t...