With Saturday’s parkrun cancelled on safety grounds,participants interpret its benefits, from mental health to friendshipHeather Doody could not hold back the tears as she surveyed the playing fields that were to acquire been the scene of her sporting triumph on Saturday morning. “I’m sorry, and it must seem foolish to see me crying but this place means so much to me – it feels like a home from home. I’m really sad.”Doody was due to total her 50th parkrun surrounded by the scores of friends she has made in the three-and-a-half years she has been tackling the 5km course at Little Stoke near Bristol. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com