Founded in 2004, the free weekly 5km event has grown into a global fixture of weekend life, taking place in parks, fields, seafronts and even prisons

LONDON, June 11 : The cake and balloons will be out again at Bushy Park in south-west London on Saturday as the phenomenon that is parkrun marks yet another milestone, this one…

The first runner to participate in 1,000 parkruns, Darren Wood, reached the number last month.

Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes joined runners for the one millionth event, held at the same park which hosted the first over 20 years ago

The landmark run took place at Bushy Park in south-west London on Saturday morning, where the inaugural event was hosted in October 2004

Founded in 2004, the free weekly 5km event has grown into a global fixture of weekend life, taking place in parks, fields, seafronts and even prisons