What began as a small, informal 5K run with just 13 participants in a London park in 2004 has grown into a global movement, with more than 10 million people having participated.
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00:30Initially the motivation was that it was a free time trial that I would do every Saturday.
00:36As the years have gone on and the family have become more involved in Parkrun,
00:41it's become more of a way for us to get out as a family on a Saturday morning for a bit of exercise.
00:50One thing I really like about Parkrun is that no matter where you are in life,
00:54if you've had a bad week, you're always met with friendly people at Parkrun.
00:58I've met a lot of friends through Parkrun and I've been to a lot of places that I wouldn't usually go through Parkrun.
01:05I definitely recommend it, even if you're not a runner and you just want this sort of friendly vibe.
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