Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parkrun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
parkrun
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An informal weekly 5 km (2 km for junior parkrun) running event that takes place in a park or similar location.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To take part in this running event.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compound of park + run. The first parkrun event, originally known as the "Bushy Park Time Trial", was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004 but only adopted the name "parkrun" in 2008.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parkruns (plural) parkruns (present, singular) parkrunning (participle, present) parkran (past)

Frequently Paired Words

parkrunner

Questions

What does parkrun mean?
An informal weekly 5 km (2 km for junior parkrun) running event that takes place in a park or similar location.
Where does parkrun come from?
Compound of park + run. The first parkrun event, originally known as the "Bushy Park Time Trial", was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004 but only adopted the name "parkrun" in 2008.

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