parkrun Carlow
parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. In Carlow the 5 kilometre course is at the Barrow Track, over the river from Carlow Town Park, and is a mixture of tarmac paths and trail paths which takes place every Saturday morning.
parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along. parkrun is free and you only need to register once whether walking, jogging, running, volunteering or a combination.
Benefits of parkrun
Studies have shown the benefits of parkrun, but they can easily be summed up:
- It helps your physical fitness
- It gets you outdoors, into the fresh air and helps you reconnect with nature.
- It builds a sense of community and togetherness amongst all those involved.
- It provides a nice routine and some structure, which can be helpful when everything else is hectic and unpredictable.
How Carlow Volunteers Can Help Out
Volunteers are essential to helping parkrun go smoothly, and they fulfil a number of important roles- they marshal the route to help anyone that needs assistance and keep everyone track, they scan ID barcodes to track who is attending and their finishing times and they hand out finishing tokens upon completion of the run. Many of the volunteers will regularly attend parkrun as participants as well, with a rotation of those available meaning volunteering is only required every four to six weeks.
