Dartford parkrun
@dartfordparkrun.bsky.social
Free, weekly, timed 5k walk, jog or run for all ages & abilities. 9am every Saturday. Organised by volunteers. ‘Good for Society’ winner at the 2024 Dartford Business Awards
Next week is National Volunteering Week - so a shout out to the 23 people who made today’s event such fun
Their support enabled 277 people to run, jog or walk at Central Park in the sunshine
It was fab to welcome 42 first timers plus congratulate 8-year-old Emma on her 50th event
#loveparkrun
Their support enabled 277 people to run, jog or walk at Central Park in the sunshine
It was fab to welcome 42 first timers plus congratulate 8-year-old Emma on her 50th event
#loveparkrun
May 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Next week is National Volunteering Week - so a shout out to the 23 people who made today’s event such fun
Their support enabled 277 people to run, jog or walk at Central Park in the sunshine
It was fab to welcome 42 first timers plus congratulate 8-year-old Emma on her 50th event
#loveparkrun
Their support enabled 277 people to run, jog or walk at Central Park in the sunshine
It was fab to welcome 42 first timers plus congratulate 8-year-old Emma on her 50th event
#loveparkrun
A chilly morning, but plenty of warmth for the 276 people who joined us
It was fantastic to welcome 57 first timers and well done to the 54 people who grabbed a pb time
Congrats to Isabella on her 50th volunteering, and Tony on his 350th
Thanks as well to our 25 volunteers!
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to welcome 57 first timers and well done to the 54 people who grabbed a pb time
Congrats to Isabella on her 50th volunteering, and Tony on his 350th
Thanks as well to our 25 volunteers!
#loveparkrun
May 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A chilly morning, but plenty of warmth for the 276 people who joined us
It was fantastic to welcome 57 first timers and well done to the 54 people who grabbed a pb time
Congrats to Isabella on her 50th volunteering, and Tony on his 350th
Thanks as well to our 25 volunteers!
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to welcome 57 first timers and well done to the 54 people who grabbed a pb time
Congrats to Isabella on her 50th volunteering, and Tony on his 350th
Thanks as well to our 25 volunteers!
#loveparkrun
The glorious weather attracted 289 participants to Central Park
We welcomed visitors from Catford, Crane Park, Gunnersbury, Brighton, St. Albans, Ealing and Whitstable
We wished a happy 40th birthday to regular, Nataly and celebrated 6 impressive milestones
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
We welcomed visitors from Catford, Crane Park, Gunnersbury, Brighton, St. Albans, Ealing and Whitstable
We wished a happy 40th birthday to regular, Nataly and celebrated 6 impressive milestones
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
May 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The glorious weather attracted 289 participants to Central Park
We welcomed visitors from Catford, Crane Park, Gunnersbury, Brighton, St. Albans, Ealing and Whitstable
We wished a happy 40th birthday to regular, Nataly and celebrated 6 impressive milestones
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
We welcomed visitors from Catford, Crane Park, Gunnersbury, Brighton, St. Albans, Ealing and Whitstable
We wished a happy 40th birthday to regular, Nataly and celebrated 6 impressive milestones
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
Our highest turnout since last summer meant we welcomed 281 runners, joggers and walkers to a sunny Central Park
Look at our smiling volunteers who started the Bank Holiday weekend so brilliantly!
They gave lots of positive vibes - we’ll be doing it all again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Look at our smiling volunteers who started the Bank Holiday weekend so brilliantly!
They gave lots of positive vibes - we’ll be doing it all again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
May 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our highest turnout since last summer meant we welcomed 281 runners, joggers and walkers to a sunny Central Park
Look at our smiling volunteers who started the Bank Holiday weekend so brilliantly!
They gave lots of positive vibes - we’ll be doing it all again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Look at our smiling volunteers who started the Bank Holiday weekend so brilliantly!
They gave lots of positive vibes - we’ll be doing it all again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Great to welcome lots of parkwalkers on a record breaking day for parkrun - we hope they all enjoyed our beautiful course
It was fantastic to be joined by England Netball’s Tami Fapohunda thanks to Vitality UK
Good luck to everyone taking part in the London and Manchester marathons
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to be joined by England Netball’s Tami Fapohunda thanks to Vitality UK
Good luck to everyone taking part in the London and Manchester marathons
#loveparkrun
April 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great to welcome lots of parkwalkers on a record breaking day for parkrun - we hope they all enjoyed our beautiful course
It was fantastic to be joined by England Netball’s Tami Fapohunda thanks to Vitality UK
Good luck to everyone taking part in the London and Manchester marathons
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to be joined by England Netball’s Tami Fapohunda thanks to Vitality UK
Good luck to everyone taking part in the London and Manchester marathons
#loveparkrun
🐣 Easter weekend saw an eggs-celent turnout of 270 in Central Park
It was fantastic to welcome 30 first timers - including 6 doing their first ever parkrun
A massive thanks to our 29 volunteers
Don’t forget next Saturday parkrun is trying to get its biggest ever turnout of walkers
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to welcome 30 first timers - including 6 doing their first ever parkrun
A massive thanks to our 29 volunteers
Don’t forget next Saturday parkrun is trying to get its biggest ever turnout of walkers
#loveparkrun
April 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🐣 Easter weekend saw an eggs-celent turnout of 270 in Central Park
It was fantastic to welcome 30 first timers - including 6 doing their first ever parkrun
A massive thanks to our 29 volunteers
Don’t forget next Saturday parkrun is trying to get its biggest ever turnout of walkers
#loveparkrun
It was fantastic to welcome 30 first timers - including 6 doing their first ever parkrun
A massive thanks to our 29 volunteers
Don’t forget next Saturday parkrun is trying to get its biggest ever turnout of walkers
#loveparkrun
A glorious morning in Central Park and the weather certainly brought out a crowd!
Congratulations on all the amazing PBs and milestones
Young Rowan ran his 250th parkrun, after already notching up that figure at junior parkrun. Awesome!!!
Thanks to our 26 fabulous volunteers
#loveparkrun
Congratulations on all the amazing PBs and milestones
Young Rowan ran his 250th parkrun, after already notching up that figure at junior parkrun. Awesome!!!
Thanks to our 26 fabulous volunteers
#loveparkrun
April 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A glorious morning in Central Park and the weather certainly brought out a crowd!
Congratulations on all the amazing PBs and milestones
Young Rowan ran his 250th parkrun, after already notching up that figure at junior parkrun. Awesome!!!
Thanks to our 26 fabulous volunteers
#loveparkrun
Congratulations on all the amazing PBs and milestones
Young Rowan ran his 250th parkrun, after already notching up that figure at junior parkrun. Awesome!!!
Thanks to our 26 fabulous volunteers
#loveparkrun
🦺 We loved showing off our new parkwalker bibs in the sunshine ☀️
Thanks to Tracy and Kirsten for wearing them. Let us know if you want to parkwalk in future weeks
256 people walked, jogged and ran on a lovely morning
Thanks to our amazing volunteers
We’re back next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Thanks to Tracy and Kirsten for wearing them. Let us know if you want to parkwalk in future weeks
256 people walked, jogged and ran on a lovely morning
Thanks to our amazing volunteers
We’re back next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
March 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🦺 We loved showing off our new parkwalker bibs in the sunshine ☀️
Thanks to Tracy and Kirsten for wearing them. Let us know if you want to parkwalk in future weeks
256 people walked, jogged and ran on a lovely morning
Thanks to our amazing volunteers
We’re back next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Thanks to Tracy and Kirsten for wearing them. Let us know if you want to parkwalk in future weeks
256 people walked, jogged and ran on a lovely morning
Thanks to our amazing volunteers
We’re back next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
So the springtime cherry blossoms were out - but sadly the sun wasn’t
That didn’t deter the 226 people who joined us
We loved welcoming 32 first timers to Dartford
Well done to our 4 milestone achievers
Finally thank you to our 25 amazing volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
That didn’t deter the 226 people who joined us
We loved welcoming 32 first timers to Dartford
Well done to our 4 milestone achievers
Finally thank you to our 25 amazing volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the springtime cherry blossoms were out - but sadly the sun wasn’t
That didn’t deter the 226 people who joined us
We loved welcoming 32 first timers to Dartford
Well done to our 4 milestone achievers
Finally thank you to our 25 amazing volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
That didn’t deter the 226 people who joined us
We loved welcoming 32 first timers to Dartford
Well done to our 4 milestone achievers
Finally thank you to our 25 amazing volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
A lovely morning in Central Park, with the sun eventually shining and the trail path being firm
Congratulations on all the PBs and milestones, including Mark MacMillan on his 400th !
Great to have some of the Dartford FC Women’s team along as well
We’ll see you all next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Congratulations on all the PBs and milestones, including Mark MacMillan on his 400th !
Great to have some of the Dartford FC Women’s team along as well
We’ll see you all next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
March 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A lovely morning in Central Park, with the sun eventually shining and the trail path being firm
Congratulations on all the PBs and milestones, including Mark MacMillan on his 400th !
Great to have some of the Dartford FC Women’s team along as well
We’ll see you all next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Congratulations on all the PBs and milestones, including Mark MacMillan on his 400th !
Great to have some of the Dartford FC Women’s team along as well
We’ll see you all next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
On International Women’s Day, how amazing that females made up over half of our volunteers - along with 39% of our participants 👏
Welcome to everyone who joined us in a sunny Central Park
Thanks to Dartford and White Oak Triathlon Club who provided volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Welcome to everyone who joined us in a sunny Central Park
Thanks to Dartford and White Oak Triathlon Club who provided volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
March 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On International Women’s Day, how amazing that females made up over half of our volunteers - along with 39% of our participants 👏
Welcome to everyone who joined us in a sunny Central Park
Thanks to Dartford and White Oak Triathlon Club who provided volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Welcome to everyone who joined us in a sunny Central Park
Thanks to Dartford and White Oak Triathlon Club who provided volunteers
See you next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
It may have been first day of Spring, but mist shrouded Central Park making for an atmospheric event
191 people ran, jogged or walked and our hill was less slippery than last week! Hurrah
Thanks to our amazing 29 volunteers
Good luck to everyone running the Dartford Half tomorrow!
#loveparkrun
191 people ran, jogged or walked and our hill was less slippery than last week! Hurrah
Thanks to our amazing 29 volunteers
Good luck to everyone running the Dartford Half tomorrow!
#loveparkrun
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It may have been first day of Spring, but mist shrouded Central Park making for an atmospheric event
191 people ran, jogged or walked and our hill was less slippery than last week! Hurrah
Thanks to our amazing 29 volunteers
Good luck to everyone running the Dartford Half tomorrow!
#loveparkrun
191 people ran, jogged or walked and our hill was less slippery than last week! Hurrah
Thanks to our amazing 29 volunteers
Good luck to everyone running the Dartford Half tomorrow!
#loveparkrun
The last parkrun of winter and wasn’t it wet and very muddy up our hill?
Really well done to the 183 people who completed a tricky course
A big thank you to our 27 volunteers who cheerfully kept everyone going - even when the going got a little tougher
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Really well done to the 183 people who completed a tricky course
A big thank you to our 27 volunteers who cheerfully kept everyone going - even when the going got a little tougher
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
February 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The last parkrun of winter and wasn’t it wet and very muddy up our hill?
Really well done to the 183 people who completed a tricky course
A big thank you to our 27 volunteers who cheerfully kept everyone going - even when the going got a little tougher
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Really well done to the 183 people who completed a tricky course
A big thank you to our 27 volunteers who cheerfully kept everyone going - even when the going got a little tougher
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
What a chilly morning for our event #454 - but happily our hill was much drier!
We welcomed 193 participants. Congratulations to the 17 PBs and a big thanks to our wonderful volunteers
Well done to Ashbin, Mark and Bolaji on their milestones!
See everyone at 9AM next Saturday
#loveparkrun
We welcomed 193 participants. Congratulations to the 17 PBs and a big thanks to our wonderful volunteers
Well done to Ashbin, Mark and Bolaji on their milestones!
See everyone at 9AM next Saturday
#loveparkrun
February 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What a chilly morning for our event #454 - but happily our hill was much drier!
We welcomed 193 participants. Congratulations to the 17 PBs and a big thanks to our wonderful volunteers
Well done to Ashbin, Mark and Bolaji on their milestones!
See everyone at 9AM next Saturday
#loveparkrun
We welcomed 193 participants. Congratulations to the 17 PBs and a big thanks to our wonderful volunteers
Well done to Ashbin, Mark and Bolaji on their milestones!
See everyone at 9AM next Saturday
#loveparkrun
The weather was grey, wet and miserable
Luckily we had 181 parkrunners and our volunteers in bright high-viz to bring the colour
The hill was slippery - well done to everyone who made it round
Thanks to our fab volunteers who stood out in the cold
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Luckily we had 181 parkrunners and our volunteers in bright high-viz to bring the colour
The hill was slippery - well done to everyone who made it round
Thanks to our fab volunteers who stood out in the cold
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
February 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The weather was grey, wet and miserable
Luckily we had 181 parkrunners and our volunteers in bright high-viz to bring the colour
The hill was slippery - well done to everyone who made it round
Thanks to our fab volunteers who stood out in the cold
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Luckily we had 181 parkrunners and our volunteers in bright high-viz to bring the colour
The hill was slippery - well done to everyone who made it round
Thanks to our fab volunteers who stood out in the cold
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
The hill was slippery, the field was muddy - but how brilliant was it to see the sun shining?
We welcomed 218 participants - including 5 first timers
We loved having 26 visitors, including a big group from Guildford - thanks for your kind words!
See you again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
We welcomed 218 participants - including 5 first timers
We loved having 26 visitors, including a big group from Guildford - thanks for your kind words!
See you again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
January 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The hill was slippery, the field was muddy - but how brilliant was it to see the sun shining?
We welcomed 218 participants - including 5 first timers
We loved having 26 visitors, including a big group from Guildford - thanks for your kind words!
See you again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
We welcomed 218 participants - including 5 first timers
We loved having 26 visitors, including a big group from Guildford - thanks for your kind words!
See you again at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
On a very cold, grey day we loved welcoming 227 people to Central Park
Hello to our 34 first timers - including 8 doing their first ever parkrun
Amazing to still see 21 personal best times
A big, big thank you to our 26 brilliant volunteers
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Hello to our 34 first timers - including 8 doing their first ever parkrun
Amazing to still see 21 personal best times
A big, big thank you to our 26 brilliant volunteers
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
January 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On a very cold, grey day we loved welcoming 227 people to Central Park
Hello to our 34 first timers - including 8 doing their first ever parkrun
Amazing to still see 21 personal best times
A big, big thank you to our 26 brilliant volunteers
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Hello to our 34 first timers - including 8 doing their first ever parkrun
Amazing to still see 21 personal best times
A big, big thank you to our 26 brilliant volunteers
See you at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Well that was cold! Really well done to everyone who turned up this morning to join us
A huge thanks to our amazing volunteers who ensured a fun but safe event
The icy conditions at other local parkruns meant we saw our highest turnout since 2020
Let’s hope next Saturday is warmer!
#loveparkrun
A huge thanks to our amazing volunteers who ensured a fun but safe event
The icy conditions at other local parkruns meant we saw our highest turnout since 2020
Let’s hope next Saturday is warmer!
#loveparkrun
January 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Well that was cold! Really well done to everyone who turned up this morning to join us
A huge thanks to our amazing volunteers who ensured a fun but safe event
The icy conditions at other local parkruns meant we saw our highest turnout since 2020
Let’s hope next Saturday is warmer!
#loveparkrun
A huge thanks to our amazing volunteers who ensured a fun but safe event
The icy conditions at other local parkruns meant we saw our highest turnout since 2020
Let’s hope next Saturday is warmer!
#loveparkrun
Well done to the 198 people who joined us on a freezing morning for our first event of 2025
It was lovely to welcome 10 first timers to parkrun - we hope they’ll become part of our lovely community
Thanks must go to our 25 volunteers - it was so chilly out on the course!
#loveparkrun
It was lovely to welcome 10 first timers to parkrun - we hope they’ll become part of our lovely community
Thanks must go to our 25 volunteers - it was so chilly out on the course!
#loveparkrun
January 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Well done to the 198 people who joined us on a freezing morning for our first event of 2025
It was lovely to welcome 10 first timers to parkrun - we hope they’ll become part of our lovely community
Thanks must go to our 25 volunteers - it was so chilly out on the course!
#loveparkrun
It was lovely to welcome 10 first timers to parkrun - we hope they’ll become part of our lovely community
Thanks must go to our 25 volunteers - it was so chilly out on the course!
#loveparkrun
We finished our parkrunning for 2024 with 188 participants and 23 amazing volunteers
What a great year we’ve had! From celebrating our 10th anniversary to winning the ‘Good for Society’ award at the Dartford Business Awards
Thanks to everyone who has supported us - see you in 2025!
#loveparkrun
What a great year we’ve had! From celebrating our 10th anniversary to winning the ‘Good for Society’ award at the Dartford Business Awards
Thanks to everyone who has supported us - see you in 2025!
#loveparkrun
December 28, 2024 at 9:56 PM
We finished our parkrunning for 2024 with 188 participants and 23 amazing volunteers
What a great year we’ve had! From celebrating our 10th anniversary to winning the ‘Good for Society’ award at the Dartford Business Awards
Thanks to everyone who has supported us - see you in 2025!
#loveparkrun
What a great year we’ve had! From celebrating our 10th anniversary to winning the ‘Good for Society’ award at the Dartford Business Awards
Thanks to everyone who has supported us - see you in 2025!
#loveparkrun
This morning, 182 amazing parkrunners, walked, jogged or ran around a chilly & somewhat slippery course
Congratulations to Tony Durey on his 450th parkrun, Phillip Ottley on his 150th and happy 12th birthday to Rowan!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! See you next Saturday
#loveparkrun
Congratulations to Tony Durey on his 450th parkrun, Phillip Ottley on his 150th and happy 12th birthday to Rowan!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! See you next Saturday
#loveparkrun
December 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
This morning, 182 amazing parkrunners, walked, jogged or ran around a chilly & somewhat slippery course
Congratulations to Tony Durey on his 450th parkrun, Phillip Ottley on his 150th and happy 12th birthday to Rowan!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! See you next Saturday
#loveparkrun
Congratulations to Tony Durey on his 450th parkrun, Phillip Ottley on his 150th and happy 12th birthday to Rowan!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! See you next Saturday
#loveparkrun
Storm Darragh brought rain, wind and bitterly cold conditions, so well done to the 153 people who joined us today
Our volunteers were just amazing as they happily cheered everyone round our course
Amazingly there were still 8 personal best times
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Our volunteers were just amazing as they happily cheered everyone round our course
Amazingly there were still 8 personal best times
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
December 7, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Storm Darragh brought rain, wind and bitterly cold conditions, so well done to the 153 people who joined us today
Our volunteers were just amazing as they happily cheered everyone round our course
Amazingly there were still 8 personal best times
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
Our volunteers were just amazing as they happily cheered everyone round our course
Amazingly there were still 8 personal best times
We’re back at 9AM next Saturday!
#loveparkrun
After last week’s Storm Bert - we saw an unseasonably mild morning at Central Park
We celebrated our milestone runners:
Reuben Lenihan 25, Paul Crowe 25, Tyrell Douglas 25, Hari Lak Pantha 100, Trish Skolimowska 100
We also welcomed quite a few tourists
See you next week!
#loveparkrun
We celebrated our milestone runners:
Reuben Lenihan 25, Paul Crowe 25, Tyrell Douglas 25, Hari Lak Pantha 100, Trish Skolimowska 100
We also welcomed quite a few tourists
See you next week!
#loveparkrun
November 30, 2024 at 7:12 PM
After last week’s Storm Bert - we saw an unseasonably mild morning at Central Park
We celebrated our milestone runners:
Reuben Lenihan 25, Paul Crowe 25, Tyrell Douglas 25, Hari Lak Pantha 100, Trish Skolimowska 100
We also welcomed quite a few tourists
See you next week!
#loveparkrun
We celebrated our milestone runners:
Reuben Lenihan 25, Paul Crowe 25, Tyrell Douglas 25, Hari Lak Pantha 100, Trish Skolimowska 100
We also welcomed quite a few tourists
See you next week!
#loveparkrun