{"id":174837,"date":"2025-12-09T17:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174837&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:49:00","slug":"muromiriver-parkrun","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/muromiriver-parkrun\/","title":{"rendered":"New Saturday Morning Running Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new, internationally friendly community event has launched along the Muromi River, and everyone\u2019s invited to take part. Two teachers from Fukuoka International School, Craig Sharratt and Paula Twynham, have started a local edition of parkrun\u2014a worldwide movement built around free, weekly 5 km runs and walks open to all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C895&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Saturday Morning Running Event Along the Muromi River \" width=\"1400\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C655&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Muromi Kahan Koen parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8:00 in the riverside park in Sawara Ward. The atmosphere is deliberately low-pressure: run, jog, walk, bring the kids, come with friends, or simply volunteer and cheer. It\u2019s all about being active, social, and outdoors together. Perfect for anyone looking for a regular weekend fitness habit and a relaxed way to meet people in English and Japanese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 It\u2019s free. Register once for your personal barcode at parkrun.jp or parkrun.com.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bring your barcode. No barcode, no recorded time.<br \/>\n\u2022 Come rain or shine. Meet at Muromi Kahan Koen any Saturday at 8:00.<br \/>\n\u2022 Go at your own pace. Fast, slow, stroller, first-timer\u2014everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><br \/>\nMuromi Kahan Koen<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/quBY8zuhPkdARbnm9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-2-33 Minamisho, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>After the Event<\/strong><br \/>\nParticipants gather informally at the park benches with their own drinks for a relaxed post-run chat. Anyone with time is welcome to join.<\/p>\n<p>Official website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkrun.jp\/muromikahankoen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.parkrun.jp\/muromikahankoen\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174839\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C1051&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Saturday Morning Running Event Along the Muromi River \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_muromi-park-run_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new, internationally friendly community event has launched along the Muromi River&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174837","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-sawara-ku","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}