Greg Rutherford has urged landowners to drop their opposition to parkrun - for the sake of the nation’s health. More than 200,000 people in England took part each week in the network of free-to-enter 5km runs before the pandemic.
With three million registered, parkrun is recognised as one of Britain’s greatest ever public health initiatives. Yet its future hangs in the balance as only 221 of the 589 adult events up and down the land have been cleared to resume, despite legal permission being given to do so.
Unless the 'approved' rate rises to above 80 per cent by Friday parkrun will be mothballed for an indefinite period. Olympic long jump champion Rutherford said: “This is a huge concern.
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