Runners take part in the weekly Saturday 5km run at Hove Promenade parkrun in Brighton, Britain, September 21, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
LONDON (Reuters) - When 6,204 people took part in the 1,000th parkrun in London's Bushy Park last month it was 6,191 more than set off in the inaugural event in 2004 and similar record turnouts are expected all over the world on Oct. 5 when the phenomenon marks its 20th birthday.
From those modest beginnings in the south-west of the capital, parkrun has grown at a scarcely believable rate, while largely retaining its most basic elements.
