parkrun: An Organised Running Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780367640637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 142 str.

David Hindley

Opis

This is the first book to take an in-depth look at parkrun - the free, weekly, timed 5km run on a Saturday morning - and to examine why its participants love it so much and why it has been such an astonishing success.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Rise of parkrun,  2. An Inclusive Community?,  3. Volunteering and Reciprocity,  4. A Panacea for Health and Wellbeing?,  5. ‘A Run Not a Race’,  6. Becoming a (park)runner,  7. Green Exercise,  8. Conclusion: The Future of parkrun

O autorze

David Hindley is Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University’s Sport Science Department, UK. He is an enthusiastic middle-of-the-pack runner and has presented and published research related to recreational running, and parkrun specifically.