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Parkrun

Are you a keen walker or jogger? Then Parkrun, a free 5km (three miles) timed walk, jog or run, open to all ages and abilities, may be for you.

It takes place in two of our parks:

• Waterworks in north Belfast - every Saturday at 9.30am in association with North Belfast Harriers. This run now regularly attracts more than 180 runners each week.
  
  
• Victoria Park in east Belfast - every Saturday at 9am in association with Orangegrove Athletics. This run has only started, but is already gaining momentum!

Parkrun already takes place in lots of different parks around the UK, and usually starts off with just one team of volunteers but quickly grows after a few weeks.

The aim of the project is to encourage people living nearby to use their local park and eventually build up a range of volunteers who will help to deliver Parkrun every week.

Parkrun is organised by the council, together with local sports clubs and Sport Northern Ireland.

More information

Parkrun is free. However, you must register in advance at www.parkrun.org.uk/waterworks or www.parkrun.org.uk/belfastvictoria before taking part. For further details, call Matt Shields on 07595 269308.

You can also view a short film about Parkrun on this page, produced by North Belfast Harriers. You need to have Adobe Flash Player 10 installed on your computer to use this feature. Press the 'play' button to begin watching.