00:00The founder of Parkrun, which began here in the capital, has praised the benefit and joy of taking part as
00:06the community initiative marked its one millionth event.
00:10The first one took place at Bushy Park in London 22 years ago, when Paul St. Hewitt organized a small
00:17Saturday morning run for friends.
00:19Since then, it has grown into a global network of free timed 5K and junior 2K events across more than
00:262,800 locations in 23 different countries.
00:31Organizers say the weekly runs bring people together for exercise and social connection, with volunteers helping record times.
00:38The organization says it has major ambitions to expand and reach even more communities.
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