Central parkrun, Burnaby

Bus: The 112, 125 and 129 all stop by the Patterson Skytrain station. The start point is just opposite the Patterson Skytrain station exit.

Skytrain: Expo Line to Patterson Skytrain station. Exit the skytrain station using the Central Park exit. The start point is just opposite the Patterson skytrain exit.

Bus and Skytrain timetables and routes can be viewed by visiting the Translink website.

The start point is just opposite the Patterson Skytrain station in Central Park, at the start of the Trail of Hope.

If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is V5H 2M8.

Conveniently located close to the Metropolis at Metrotown mall, Central Park is easily accessible from Downtown Vancouver and New Westminster via Kingsway, or off Highway 1 down Boundary Road.

Numerous free parking spots off various entrances to Central Park. Nearest parking to the starting point is located off Patterson Avenue - two lots located next to the Central Park tennis courts (south of the starting point) and another parking lot near the baseball pitch (north of the starting point).

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Waves Coffee House, 4250 Kingsway, Burnaby. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Waves Coffee House, 4250 Kingsway, Burnaby - please come and join us!

Central parkrun, Burnaby is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Central parkrun, Burnaby is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email centralburnaby@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.