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Run for your life!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

LISA CLATWORTHY MEETS THE CITY’S JOGGERS, SHUFFLERS AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS, DISCOVERING A THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT GOES FAR BEYOND POUNDING PAVEMENTS

our city, including at Coldham’s Common and the Wimpole Estate. The most recent addition to the family is Storey’s Field at Eddington. When Parkrunners Paul and Helen learned of the site developers’ desire to help the neighbourhood gel, they knew Parkrun could help. The event is thriving, with Paul telling us that “Storey’s Field is already establishing that community feel”. Hang around at Eddington’s cricket pavilion just before 9am on a Saturday morning, and you’re guaranteed to meet runners, joggers and chatters arriving on foot – and by car, bike or bus from local residential areas. Stick around after the run, or pop your head into nearby cafes Dulcedo or Kota, and you’ll find more Parkrunners. In fact, milling about at Eddington any time between 9.15am and 11am on Saturdays is a sure-fire way of meeting not just joggers, but volunteers for the events, too.

ot only is running great load- bearing exercise and something we need to build and maintain

strong bones, it’s also a fantastic way of making friends and bolstering communities. The good news is, there are plenty of established and burgeoning events to join around the area – despite the unfortunate non-return of one local legend, the much-mourned Cambridge Parkrun at Milton Country Park. For the uninitiated, Parkruns are free, weekly community runs (usually 5k) that take place on weekend mornings, in parks and open spaces all over the world. The philosophy is about inclusivity and getting as many people into keeping active as possible – there’s no time limit, no one finishes last and everyone is welcome. Thankfully, for a guaranteed helping of endorphins on a Saturday morning, Parkrun operates seven events within easy reach of

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