Download or read book Unofficial Parkrun Guide written by Alison King and published by Runs with a Barcode. This book was released on 2021-04-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you have a parkrun barcode you can run or walk at any of the free, weekly, timed 5km events around the world. In this book Alison King guides you around the events of New Zealand. You can find out: How the event came to be What facilities are at the parkrun Nearest showers (if you want to tour afterwards) Where you can get a replacement barcode if you've forgotten yours And what else is to be found while you are visiting. Full colour photographs This book features a foreword from parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, CBE, FRSA, as well as the history of how parkrun came to be in the land of the long white cloud. If you like starting your weekend with a free 5km run, and you like to explore, then this book is for you. Alison King is the founder of Runs With A Barcode, an online channel for parkrun enthusiasts. She has run at more than 150 parkruns, more than 50 locations and in four countries. She lives in Rotorua, New Zealand.