Con Smith parkrun

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🌳🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Con Smith parkrun #239 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🌳 37 finishers, 11 amazing volunteers, and another fantastic morning in the park! 💚 This week we welcomed 8 first timers and visitors. We hope you enjoyed your visit and look forward to seeing you again soon 👋 👏 Congratulations to our new PB achievers: ⭐ Tristan Westmaas-Engle ⭐ Marie Geary A huge thank you to our volunteers who made the event possible. parkrun simply couldn’t happen without you! 💛 We were also delighted to be part of the celebrations as parkrun reached its 1 millionth event worldwide 🎉 See you all next Saturday at 9:30am. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Don’t forget your barcode! #ConSmithparkrun #loveparkrun #DFYB #parkrunIreland Cavan running walking volunteering community 1MillionEvents 🌳💚

Con Smith parkrun #239 🌳🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

13/06/2026

Another fantastic Saturday morning in the park saw 37 finishers and 11 amazing volunteers come together for Con Smith parkrun #239. Well done on getting Parkrun’s 1 millionth event across the line.

We were delighted to welcome 8 first timers and visitors to Con Smith this week:
🎉 Matt Rowe
🎉 Liam Reidy
🎉 Marion Gray
🎉 Francesca Corr
🎉 Gail Stinson
🎉 Ailish Chawke
🎉 Daryl Stinson
🎉 Samantha Morrisby

A special well done to our athletes who recorded new personal bests this week:
⭐ Tristan Westmaas-Engle - 26:35
⭐ Marie Geary - 42:25

As always, a huge thank you to our incredible volunteers who made the event possible:

💛 Hugh Reilly
💛 Dominic Sheridan
💛 Polly Lyons
💛 Nick McGowan
💛 Colm Connaughton
💛 Phelim Donohoe
💛 Isaac Mhlanga-Newman-Dixon
💛 Brendan O’Reilly
💛 Richard Lawrence Waller
💛 Mary Gaffney
💛 Curt Clements.

Whether you ran, jogged, walked, volunteered, or cheered from the sidelines, thank you for making Con Smith parkrun such a welcoming community event.

📅 See you next Saturday at 9:30am
🏃‍♂️ Don’t forget your barcode!

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One million parkrun events. Sounds crazy, right? 🤯

This weekend we’ll hit that incredible milestone.

A million events delivered shows parkrun is more than a 5k or 2k. It’s shared mornings, encouragement, and a community that turns up week after week.

Thanks a million 🫶

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As we get ready to celebrate 1 million events, we're taking a moment to recognise everyone who makes parkrun happen.

From our partners, funders, fundraisers, supporters and landowners to all the volunteers, walkers, joggers and runners who join us each week, this wouldn't be possible without you.

Thanks a million 🫶

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How did we get to 1 million parkrun events? 🤔

It didn’t happen overnight.

Here are some of the key moments reached along the journey.

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Your invitation has arrived ✉️

Join us this weekend for the biggest parkrun celebration yet: one million events delivered 🎊

Who are you bringing along? Tag them below 👇

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🦺 Volunteers Needed for Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We’re still looking for a few hi-vis heroes to help make this week’s Con Smith parkrun happen:

✅ 1 Token Support
✅ 2 Timekeepers
✅ 1 Barcode Scanner
✅ 4 Marshals

No experience needed, full training provided, and plenty of smiles guaranteed! 😊

If you can help, please comment below or message us. Your parkrun needs you! 💛

Con Smith parkrun #238 🌳🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Another fantastic morning in Con Smith Park despite the overcast skies, with visitors joining us from Sligo, Wicklow, Armagh, Clones, Manchester, Erris and even Australia 🇦🇺. Thank you all for visiting and safe travels home. We hope to see you again soon!

A huge congratulations to Ruairí Sweeney on completing his 25th parkrun 🎉 and to Teresa Brennan, who completed her very first parkrun. We look forward to seeing you back again soon!

We were delighted to welcome first-time Con Smith parkrunners Teresa McCarthy, Conor Merrick, Jenny & Matt Cotter, Olivia Brady, Erica Brady, Emma Callaghan, Stephen McMorris and Chris Britton. Welcome to the Con Smith family ❤️

Congratulations to Aaron Hall on a superb PB and first-place finish 🏁. More PB celebrations went to Ernest L**h, Sarah Johnston, Gary Tully, Ciara Shaughnessy, Sharon Smith, Ann Aspell, Anthony Wharton, Lee-Anne Brady, Sarah McCarville and Brona McConnell. Fantastic running all round! 👏

A special thank you to Teresa McCarthy, who joined us as our sign language translator, helping to make parkrun even more welcoming and inclusive.

Finally, our sincere thanks to all of today’s volunteers. Your time, energy and enthusiasm make parkrun possible every week 💛

See you all next Saturday for Con Smith parkrun #239. If you’d like to volunteer, get in touch and we’ll be delighted to welcome you to the team.

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