Aspen Medical Centre is delighted to have partnered with Gloucester City Parkrun to become a ‘Parkrun Practice’. For those of you that don’t know about Parkruns, they are free nationwide events – every Saturday morning – that revolve around completing a 5km route in open spaces. Many choose to run but others push buggies, walk their dogs or amble round while chatting with friends. They are run entirely by volunteers which makes them an incredibly supportive and friendly environment to get out and feel good about yourself.
If you want to be competitive then by registering you receive a barcode that records your time and how many runs you have attended, which can also be a great motivator.
By becoming a Parkrun Practice we intend to practice what we preach (with members of staff also joining in), as well as promoting the events through posters and in consultations as a really important way you can take control of improving your own physical and mental health.
More details of the local run will be noticeable on your next trip to Aspen, but in the meantime more information can be found here. Warning, it can become addictive!
Becoming a Park run practice
Saturday, October 5 2019, saw the launch of Aspen Medical Practice becoming an official Parkrun Practice partnered with Gloucester City Parkrun.
There was a fantastic community atmosphere created by an amazing team of volunteers and runners and the Aspen team enjoyed their introduction to Parkrun. Some of us have been doing Parkrun for some time, others are newcomers, but we have all agreed we will be returning!
The post-run breakfast at Cafe Guru was enjoyed as we compared times and rankings with the post Parkrun email with our times.
We hope to grow the Aspen team of runners made up of staff and patients. Come and join us by the band stand in Gloucester Park at 9am on Saturday mornings.
