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Free weekly timed 5K runs held every Saturday at 9:30am at Broadmeadow Linear park, Swords, Co. Dublin

29/10/2026

Let’s make this one a frightfully good morning 👻

24/10/2026

Broadmeadow Linear parkrun #51

It was a very wet morning at Broadmeadow Linear parkrun today, but that didn’t stop our hardy group of 22 parkrunners from getting out there and getting it done!

A special congratulations to Michael McLoughlin, who not only completed his very first parkrun but also crossed the finish line in first place! What a way to start your parkrun journey 🥳

Michael was followed home by Nathan Pearce and Ben Goodall. Our first three females over the line were Karen Sheehan (Savage), Cora Burke and Caroline Grandadam. Fantastic running, everyone!

There were also some brilliant PBs despite the challenging conditions, with Timothy O’Regan, John Goodall and Maria Dominguez all achieving new personal bests. Well done!

A big welcome to our first timers, including visitors from Poppintree, Naas and Baldoyle! We were delighted to welcome Marion Goodall, Gareth Finnan, Ben Goodall, James Goodall, Andrzej Borek, Cora Burke and Susan Byrne to Broadmeadow Linear. We hope you enjoyed your visit and that we’ll see you again soon!

A massive thank you to our amazing volunteers who braved the rain and wind to make today’s event possible. Your support is what keeps parkrun going, whatever the weather!

Finally, good luck to everyone taking on the Dublin Marathon tomorrow morning Whether it’s your first marathon or you’ve done many before, we hope you have a fantastic day and enjoy every step. You’ve got this! 💪

17/10/2026

Broadmeadow Linear parkrun #50

50 EVENTS! 🥳 What a milestone for Broadmeadow Linear parkrun! A huge thank you to everyone who continues to make our parkrun community so special week after week 💜

Our first four males over the line were Rob Tobin, Chris Matthews, Nathan Pearce and Chris Keeling, while our first four females were Tara Dromgoole, Melissa Pentony, Florence Bastow and Niamh Moran. 👏

There were plenty of fantastic performances to celebrate, with Cristina Bravo, John Catubig, David McNeive, Shane Edwards, Tara Dromgoole, Alice Creedon, Mark Dromgoole and Chris Keeling all achieving new PBs! Fantastic running, everyone!

A special congratulations to Maya Higgins, who completed her 10th parkrun milestone today!

We also welcomed lots of first timers to Broadmeadow Linear, including Adela Ruiz, Hannah Foley, Eoin Dunne, Rob Tobin, Brian Devine, Mark Tilley, Melissa Pentony, Chris Matthews, Gabrielle King, Eadaoin Daly, Tommy Burke and Andrew McAllister.

A particularly big welcome to Adela Ruiz, who completed her very first parkrun today!We hope this is the first of many Saturday mornings with us.

A massive well done to everyone who came along to walk, jog, run or volunteer this morning. Every one of you helps make Broadmeadow Linear parkrun the wonderful community it is. 💜

And, as always, a huge THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers who give up their time to make parkrun happen. We couldn’t do it without you!

Here’s to the next 50 events, more PBs, more milestones and many more Saturday mornings together!!

See you all next week! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

14/10/2026

The following volunteer roles for this Saturday
are up for grabs:

- ⁠pre event set up
- ⁠barcode scanners x 2
- ⁠tailwalker
- ⁠post event close down

If you can help out contact us at: [email protected]

Thank you.

10/10/2026

Broadmeadow Linear parkrun #49

We’re back! After last week’s cancellation, it was fantastic to be back at Broadmeadow Linear parkrun this morning, all thanks to our amazing volunteers who make it possible for us to get together!

Our first three females over the line were Karen Waring, Ingrid O’Dowd and Una Cox, while our first three males were Youssef Salem, AI O’Dowd and James Freeman. A special congratulations to James, who celebrated with a brand new PB! 🎉

There were plenty more PBs to celebrate, with Andrew Cowan, Una Cox, Siobhan Murray, Evan Phillips, David McNeive and Ross Coulter all achieving new personal bests. Fantastic running, everyone!

A big welcome to our first timers Eoghan D, Youssef Salem, Ann Coulter, Karen Waring and Neill Harper. We hope you enjoyed your morning with us and that we’ll see you again soon!

Today was also a special milestone for Keith Geraghty who reached an incredible 25th volunteering milestone! 🥳 Thank you, Keith, for all the time and dedication you’ve given to parkrun.

We’d also like to give a huge thank you to Raghulraj Nataraj and Ashwini Sayani, who volunteered for the very first time today. We really appreciate you stepping up to help - hopefully it’s the first of many!

Last week’s cancellation was a reminder of just how important our volunteers are. Without volunteers, parkrun simply cannot happen. Every role, big or small, helps keep our events going, and we are so grateful to everyone who gives up their time to make Saturday mornings possible.

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers for making Broadmeadow Linear parkrun happen 💜💜💜

02/10/2026

Unfortunately we have to cancel tomorrow’s parkrun as we didn’t have enough volunteers to fill the essential roles. Hopefully we will be back next week. Please consider lending a hand at the next one!

02/10/2026

We still need a couple of volunteers to ensure tomorrow goes ahead! Barcode scanner and finish tokens - both very easy roles 🤞🤞🤞🤞

26/09/2026

Broadmeadow Linear parkrun #48 — OUR 1ST BIRTHDAY! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

What a morning! Our first birthday at Broadmeadow Linear parkrun, and what a difference a year makes! Our very first event last year was a rather rainy affair, so it was only fitting that our first birthday was blessed with a stunning morning!

We had 50 finishers and 17 amazing volunteers join us to celebrate, making it a very special morning indeed.

Our first finisher was Mark Guildea, who crossed the line with a brand new PB! And what a day for PBs! Congratulations also the Cate Dillon, Kevin Clarke, Siobhan Murray, Evan Phillips, Milena Bardyn, Charlie Hughes Fitzpatrick, Vincent Phillips, Liam Rooney, Catherine Bennet, Darragh Butler and Eugene Murphy on their new personal bests!

A huge welcome to Cristina Bravo, who completed her very first parkrun today, along with our first-time visitors Lynn Burke, Beata Gbiorczyk, Agnieszka Dolczak, Aga Maziec, John Meany and Mark Queally. We hope you enjoyed your morning with us and that we’ll see you back again soon!

There were some fantastic milestones to celebrate too, with Charlie Hughes Fitzpatrick completing his 10th parkrun and Iker Erdocia reaching an amazing 50th parkrun.

But today wasn’t just about the running… it was about the community 💜 A huge, extra-special thank you to everyone who rallied together to make our birthday celebration so special, from the gazebos and refreshments to the sweet treats and balloons.

A massive thank you to popped_by_jess for supplying our stunning balloons, Florence Bastow for baking the absolutely delicious showstopper of a birthday cake and Kelly Snowdown Out of the Box Cake Design for the most beautiful cupcakes!

A very special thank you to Darragh O’Bradáin for doing all the groundwork to set up Broadmeadow Linear parkrun and getting us to where we are today. We’ll certainly miss you as our Event Director, but we still have you as part of the BLp family 💜

Thank you also to Carole Schilling and Martina Dowling for all your dedication and support throughout this past year. And to our amazing core volunteers, who are regularly on hand to help out and make every Saturday morning possible, we couldn’t do it without you!

And finally, the biggest thank you of all goes to every runner, walker, wheeler and woofer who has gone the distance with us over the last year. Together, you’ve clocked up an incredible 250km on the Broadmeadow Linear course! 💜

From a rainy first morning to a beautiful first birthday, what a year it has been 🥹🥹🥹

Thank you for being part of the Broadmeadow Linear parkrun family. Here’s to the next chapter!

I’M NOT CRYING, YOU ARE!

19/09/2026

Broadmeadow Linear parkrun #47

Another brilliant Saturday morning at Broadmeadow Linear parkrun, with plenty to celebrate as we get ready for a very special occasion next week! 🎈

A huge congratulations to Mark Guildea, who reached his 25th volunteering milestone today! 🙌 Thank you, Mark, for all your time and support in helping make BLp happen.

There were plenty of PBs to celebrate too, with Terry Hopper, Brian Tucker, Evan Phillips, Swagata Das and Soumyadipta Kundu all setting new personal bests. Fantastic running! 💪🔥

Out first three females this morning were Rachel Eustace, Ingrid O’Dowd and Florence Bastow. Whilst our first three males over the line were Stephen Morgan (his first parkrun!) Jim McCafferty and James Bonner 👏👏👏 James also had a couple of fantastic parkrun milestones this morning, completing his 25th parkrun with a brand new PB!

Emily Brady also joined us for her very first parkrun, along with first-time visitors to Broadmeadow Linear: Bernard Kearney, Kieran Donnelly and Paul Burke. We hope you enjoyed your morning with us! 👋

And finally… ONE WEEK TO GO! 🎂🎉

Next week is our 1st Birthday at Broadmeadow Linear parkrun! 🥳💜 We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone who has been part of our journey over the past year. Make sure you join us for what promises to be a very special morning!

As always, a massive thank you to all our amazing volunteers. 💜🙌

See you all next week for our 1st Birthday! 🎂🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Address

Broadmeadow Linear Park, Ashton Rise
Swords

Website

http://www.parkrun.ie/broadmeadowlinear

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