52 parkruns, 52 weeks, 52 places

52 parkruns, 52 weeks, 52 places · 28 December 2015
Through 2016, I'm running 52 parkruns, in 52 weeks, in 52 places. And blogging about it to keep you up to date on progress - www.52parkruns.wordpress.com.
Parkruns are free, weekly, timed 5k runs, which take place in hundreds of different parks across the UK and further afield.
I have two big aims over the course of the year. These are:
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