Parkrun: how a 5km fun run became a rare public health success
- Posted on January 10, 2026
- By The Times
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Parkrun: how a 5km fun run became a rare public health success
On a misty morning in 2004, 13 people met for a timed run. Two decades later, Paul Sinton-Hewitt’s ‘selfish’ solution for his depression is saving the NHS £600 million a year. Duncan Craig lines up in the London park where it all began
