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Parkrun Could Save America From Itself

Martin Fritz Huber

March 20, 2019 |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London, Greater London

In the United Kingdom, an initiative known as parkrun, is working to bring people together for a weekly free 5K run in order to inspire physical fitness as well as community interaction. Although the US is not seeing as much success with its iteration of the initiative, there are several key lessons – such as corporate sponsorship and government involvement – that the advocates of the initiative can learn from.

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