We welcome forms of participation that are considered equivalent to walking, jogging or running.
For safety reasons, bicycles, balance bikes, unicycles, scooters, tricycles, hoverboards, skateboards, roller skates, rollerblades and handcycles (a form of cycling) are not allowed.
1.8.1 Wheelchairs
We pride ourselves in being accessible to as many people as possible, and we therefore, welcome wheelchair users. However, we do not determine the suitability or otherwise of our courses for wheelchairs, as this varies greatly depending on the skill, experience, and confidence of the wheelchair user.
All our event teams can be contacted via the email address at the bottom of the event web page, and they would be delighted to talk through the details of their course so that a wheelchair user can decide whether they feel it is suitable for them.
Further, where individuals have long-term conditions that would prevent them from propelling themselves in a wheelchair, we are happy for them to register, be pushed around the course or use a motorised chair, and receive a time. Mobility scooters are also allowed at our events. This does not extend to people with short-term conditions or injured, non-disabled people.
| If you are in a wheelchair then participating with a dog is allowed as long as you operate within the confines of the parkrun dog policy. |
Wheelchair users can contact our support team via our contact form if they wish to have their parkrun profile marked in such a way that they then appear in our results as a wheelchair participant (MWC or WWC).
1.8.2 Pushchairs, prams and running buggies
The use of pushchairs, prams and running buggies is encouraged at parkrun and it is great to see families participating together.
We do not allow an additional child to use a ‘buggy board’ where they can stand or sit at the back of the buggy and be pushed along. Nor do parkrun allow buggies pulled behind a participant like a trailer, this is due to the increased risk these pose to participants and members of the public.
Please position yourself appropriately at the start and take care of participants around you.
| Additionally, using a pushchair, pram or running buggy whilst participating with a dog is not allowed. |
The general advice when pushing a baby in a buggy is that the baby should be at least six months old, and have head control. However, at parkrun we DON’T stipulate a minimum age as this will always be nuanced, and the suitability of a baby being pushed around a course in a buggy can depend on a number of combining factors, including (but not limited to):
- The individual baby: babies develop at different rates, and although most have head control by six months, this could be reached considerably younger or older.
- The buggy: a ‘running buggy’ is likely to offer a lot more suspension and support and safety features than a standard ‘non running’ buggy.
- Course conditions: every one of our courses is different, and conditions on the same course can vary hugely depending on a range of factors including weather and number of participants.
- Please refer to the events course description online or contact the team directly if you’d like further information about the course.
- Pace: a buggy being pushed around at a 20 minute pace will have a different impact on the baby to one being pushed at a 50 minute pace.
In general, we ask event teams not to police this, and to allow the parent/ carer of the infant to determine the suitability of how they are participating.
However, if teams are concerned about the safety of a baby at their event, please report them immediately via EMS, or to safeguarding@parkrun.com. parkrun’s safeguarding team will then investigate the matter further.
If teams are ever concerned that a baby is in immediate or serious danger, always report this to appropriate local emergency services using the usual methods (for example calling 999 and reporting it to the police), and then make a follow up report to parkrun’s Critical Incident Line.
1.8.3 Frame Runners
A Frame Runner is a three-wheeled frame where the person is supported by a saddle and body plate. The person propels themselves using their feet and steers using the mobility within their hands and/or arms. People with impaired balance can take part in Frame Running as a recreational or competitive activity and can be an effective way of improving overall fitness, strength and physical and emotional wellbeing.
We allow Frame Runners on a case by case basis where the participant has a condition that requires their use, and the course is suitable. Participants wishing to use a Frame Runner at a parkrun event should contact our support team via our .