Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Limavady parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland
- 5 kilometres
- Blackburn Park
Meeting point: 55.04713, -6.94478. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 55.04713, -6.94478.
The course
Course description
The course is 4 laps around the park in a clockwise direction. The footpaths are tarmac and there are two very small incline hills, the course is otherwise very flat. The start line is marked by a large sign on the side of the footpath just below the children's playground. The course heads north towards the bus station, turning right just past the playground and following around the perimeter of the park, with the finish line just past the start area. Barcodes will be scanned at the finish line.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Blackburn Path, Limavady. The course is run entirely on tarmac paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Free car parking, showers, changing area, swimming pool, disabled facilities, steam room, gym and coffee shop, children’s soft play area all located at Roe Valley Leisure Centre.
More details
Public transport
The Ulsterbus station is across from the park so simply get off at the bus station, and walk 200 meters to the entrance to the park, and walk to the top end of the park to the start of the parkrun. Please see the TransLink website for timetables and routes to Limavady.
On foot
Blackburn Park is situated in the centre of Limavady town centre so walking by foot is simple. Just make your way either to the bus station/Tesco and the park is beside Tesco’s/bus station. Walking from Roe valley leisure centre will take less than 5 minutes.
By road
If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is BT49 0BP (Alexander Road).
Follow directions to Limavady town centre, at the bottom of Main Street go straight through the mini roundabout at the entrance to Tesco. Take the next right onto Alexander Road and park in the small carpark or along the roadside at the top of the road. This runs along the top of the Blackburn Path with the start line just below the children's playground.
Alternative parking is available at Roe Valley Hospital (BT49 0AQ) or Roe Valley Leisure Centre (BT49 0ND).
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local cafe. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local cafe - please come and join us!
Course safety
Limavady parkrun 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 Limavady parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email limavady@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 513
- Events
- 3,937
- Finishers
- 23,469
- Finishes
- 298
- Volunteers
- 3,247
- Personal bests
- 278
- Groups
- 00:27:41
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with L
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area BT
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Li, La, Lu, Lr, Lv
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