Runners in Stroud were celebrating on Saturday as the weekly parkrun marked its 200th event.
Adults, children and even dogs took part took part in Stratford Park’s 5km run or walk.
Runner Chris Baxter told Stroud Times: “It was a lovely atmosphere and 177 runners took part along with 40 walkers, which is a record for Stroud.”
There are currently 1,320 parkrun events around the country taking place every weekend, with more locations being added all of the time.
Parkrun has been a growing phenomenon since it began in 2004, with more than 10 million attendees worldwide according to its official website.
Parkrun is a free, weekly community event that takes place at 9am every Saturday morning and anyone can walk, jog, run, volunteer, or simply come along and cheer others on.
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