I consider myself a parkrun supporter. I’ve supported, volunteered and run at parkrun events, but the sentiment and tone of the recent announcements feel off-balance to me.
For example, the announcement of the delay of the restart of the 5k events on Saturday 5th June. The headline, “Today parkrun UK has announced that it has been forced to delay the planned reopening of 5k events in England on Saturday 5 June”, sits uncomfortably with me. Forced? By whom? We’re in the midst of a global pandemic – I’m not sure if this is the force that’s referred to, or is it a sensationalist headline to put pressure on landowners to agree to the return of these popular Saturday morning events?
This latest announcement does, however, seem a more proportionate statement than the recent tweet from CEO Nick Pearson (which was then deleted).
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