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Pete’s part of parkrun, but he found out this community isn’t just about running – ABC News
Every Saturday morning, about 60,000 people across Australia lace up their runners and head to parkrun. But don’t be fooled by the name, it’s not the run that most…
One Saturday morning in May, 44-year-old Pete Johns went for a 5-kilometre run with his children.
When he got home, he collapsed.
Four days later, he woke up in intensive care after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Pete’s now fine and he’s back running again thanks a lot to his local parkrun community.
Parkrun is a free, weekly, 5-kilometre run that happens in parks and open spaces across the world.
But forget what the name implies, because most people will tell you it’s not about running at all.
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