Furesø parkrun startup

22/05/2026

New parkrun in Lyngby

Et gratis, gemytligt og gæstfrit fællesskab om et 5 km-event. Gå, jog, løb, vær frivillig eller se på - det er ganske op til dig!

26/06/2024

Volunteers needed!
At the moment there are only two of us - Jim from England and Katrine from Denmark (plus two small helpers). We need to build a core team of volunteers (6-8 people) to get the parkrun off the ground. If you are interested, please get in touch on this page or email [email protected]

26/06/2024

What we want to do:
We would like to set up a parkrun event in a location roughly defined by Furesø kommune.
We have obtained permission from Naturstyrelsen and Furesø kommune for two potential locations:
1. Flyvestation Værløse 2. From Farum Arena
Approximate routes below.

26/06/2024

Bit about parkrun:
parkrun is a free, weekly timed informal 5k run or walk held at 9am each Saturday, for runners or walker of any ability. The concept started in England back in 2004 and has now spread worldwide, with over 2300 events from the USA to Japan. parkrun is a not for profit UK-registered charity and coordinates the events.
There are currently 9 parkruns in Denmark, with 4 in Copenhagen (Damhus, Fælledparken, Amager Fælled, Amager Strandpark) and also an event in Malmø.
Anyone wishing to run registers online, recieves a unique barcode, then can just show up at any event and take part.

our story We’re super proud of the fact our volunteer-led, free-for-all 5k and 2k events have been taken up by so many people across so many cultures in so many countries. Of course, it was a bit more low key at the beginning… Our first ever event was in Bushy park, Teddington, UK, where 13 intr...