{"id":2442607,"date":"2019-04-05T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday\/"},"modified":"2019-04-05T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T04:48:00","slug":"aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-foot-race-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-foot-race-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen parkrun and its free 5k foot race turns a year old on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.72\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-303645-4\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/parkrun-atd-040619-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">There is no shortage of runners in the Roaring Fork Valley, which is part of the reason organizer Shelley Roy believes there will be more of them in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkrun.us\/aspen\/\">Aspen parkrun<\/a> events this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis summer, I really want to try and get more locals there. That\u2019s the goal,\u201d Roy said. \u201cWe got some awesome, gung-ho locals who don\u2019t like to miss it, so that\u2019s kind of nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Parkrun is a series of free, 5-kilometer races held around the world. The first parkrun in the United States was in 2012, while Aspen parkrun made its debut 12 months ago. In fact, Saturday\u2019s 9 a.m. 5K will mark the one-year anniversary of Aspen parkrun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Held roughly once a week, Aspen parkrun has hosted 45 events, according to its website, with 46 first-time finishers having taken part. While the races are timed, it\u2019s rather non-competitive and encourages joggers, walkers and even parents pushing baby strollers to take part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s about beating your own time and improving on your own fitness,\u201d Roy said. \u201cThat\u2019s the beauty of parkrun. It\u2019s all about just getting the community active and healthy. That\u2019s how it started. It was a bunch of friends that got together just to run together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-parkrun-a-free-5k-race-that-comes-with-donuts\/\">The original course used last spring and summer<\/a> started at the Aspen Recreation Center, but since November Aspen parkrun has had its start and finish at the Aspen Golf Club. The course itself is an easy out-and-back of sorts, with some of the trail following along Maroon Creek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It\u2019s a much easier and flatter course than the original, which is the parkrun idea. However, with the Aspen event being the highest-elevation parkrun in the world, it still has its challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult course being at 8,000 feet,\u201d Roy said. \u201cWhat we are trying to do is increase our numbers. We get a lot of tourists over the summer, which is really nice. But it\u2019s for the local community, and that\u2019s what we are trying to hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While free, participants are asked to register through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkrun.us\/register\/\">http:\/\/www.parkrun.us\/register\/<\/a>. Results from all the races around the world are posted online, allowing runners to compare themselves to friends an ocean away. The events are organized exclusively by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Aspen parkrun is held each Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Aspen Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-parkrun-and-its-free-5k-turns-a-year-old-on-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.Courtesy photo Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that is part of a global organization, will celebrate its one-year anniversary Saturday at Aspen Golf Club.Courtesy photo Aspen parkrun, a free, weekly 5k that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2442607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-16 07:44:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}