The Barry Island parkrun began on May 2, 2015, and in the last 11 years, 14,825 participants have completed 72,781 parkruns, covering a total distance of 363,905 km. The event begins under the Eastern Shelter every Saturday (Image: Barry Island parkrun)This weekend’s event was not just a big weekend for the parkrun itself, but also for the participants. It has now grown into a worldwide community that has millions of participants registered, with 6,651 people registered to parkrun with Barry Island parkrun listed as their home event. Barry Island parkrun takes place every Saturday morning (Image: Barry Island parkrun)"Last but very much not least, thank you to Dame Kelly Holmes Official for gifting us all our new equipment we used for the first time yesterday. Barry Island parkrun takes place every Saturday morning at 9am, with the event beginning under the Eastern Shelter.