On September 3, 2022, 129 runners at Dayu Bay enjoyed the great view of Dayu Lake and the cool drizzle while completing their Saturday 5km. It was a cloudy and rainy morning for park run #11! The rain wasn’t enough to flood Park runners’ passion. This was the first Park Run this semester, we are glad to reunite with our old friends and meet new members. 210 people registered for the event and 129 finally attended.
2022年9月3日，129名跑者相聚在大渔湾，在大渔湾的美景和凉爽的细雨中完成了周六的5公里跑。伴随着第11场公园跑而来的是一个多云下小雨的早晨! 但这场雨并不足以浇灭大家的跑步热情。作为本学期的第一次公园跑，我们很高兴在这个清晨与老朋友们重聚，并认识新成员。本次活动共有210人报名，最终129人参加，这个数字创下了参加人数的新高。
We have reached one milestone this time. Congratulations to Zhifeng Huang for finishing the 5k course at 18mins 40s and breaking the best record of DKU Park Run!
值得庆祝的是，本次公园跑中黄志峰以18分40秒的成绩获得第一名，并打破了公园跑的最快记录。
Photos during parkrun on Sept 3rd
After the Park Run, we interviewed some runners who impressed us a lot, and here are their stories with Park Run:
公园跑结束后，我们采访了一些给我们留下深刻印象的跑者，以下是他们和公园跑之间的故事：
Jovana (first from right) with students from Kunshan Middle School
Jovana is a teacher at Kunshan Middle School International Center, and this time she brought about 20 students with her to enjoy running together. “I want them to have an opportunity to go outside and meet different people in Park Run.” She explained that one of the most attractive points of Park Run for her is that it is organized by DKU — an international community. She believes letting her students be engaged in Park Run can also help them to get to know how a program that involves diverse community works, which will be beneficial to their future study in foreign universities. At the end of the interview, she shared a piece of exciting news that she will bring about 50 students to come next time. Looking forward to their participation!
Jovana是昆山中学国际部的老师，这次她带着大约20个学生一同前来享受跑步的乐趣。”我希望他们能有机会到户外，在公园跑中认识不同的人”。她解释说，Park Run最吸引她的一点是它是由DKU，一个国际化社区组织的。她相信让她的学生们参与Park Run也能帮助他们了解一个覆盖了多元人群的项目是如何运作的，这对他们将来在国外大学的学习有好处。在采访的最后，她分享了一个令人兴奋的消息，她将带着大约50名学生来参加下一次活动。期待他们的参与!
Mengjie and Gary with the youngest participants in parkrun history
Mengjie and Gary are a couple who stand out in a crowd because they finished their running with a baby carriage! Moreover, their 2 years old kid in the pushchair has become the youngest participant in Park Run. Gary expressed that, the major reason for them to take the kid is that no one else could take care of their child if they both leave home, and they knew the Park Run is a family-friendly activity. This is his very first time joining an outdoor sports activity in the past year because he was too busy with the child. At the same time, they believe it is a good chance to let the child commune with nature and take part in community activities early on. Gary added that, though Mengjie and he both work in DKU, Park Run is still a good social event for them to get in touch with colleagues from different departments. From his words, we feel more than delighted that we created an opportunity for new parents to come back to the runways with no scruples.
梦洁和Gary是一对在人群中非常显眼的夫妇，因为他们是推着婴儿车完成跑步的！此外，他们两岁的孩子坐在婴儿车里，成为了公园跑历史中年纪最小的参与者。Gary表示，他们带着孩子的主要原因是，如果他们都出门就没有人可以照看孩子了，而且他知道公园跑是一个适合家庭的活动。因为忙于照顾孩子，这次公园跑是他过去一年来第一次参加户外体育活动。同时，他认为这是一个让孩子亲近大自然，参与社区活动的好机会。Gary还说，虽然梦洁和他都在DKU工作，但公园跑对他们来说仍然是一个很好的社交活动，让他们能有机会与不同部门的同事接触。我们非常高兴能为这对新手父母创造一个运动的机会，让他们可以毫无顾虑地回到跑道上。
The record breaker — Zhifeng Huang
The record breaker — Zhifeng Huang talked about his feelings after running with us. Different from most participants, he is an experienced runner who is also the leader of a running group in Kunshan. His regular daily training is about 15-20km, 5km is a piece of cake for him. However, Park Run is attractive to him because of the relaxing atmosphere. It is different from the formal competitions he participated in before. He thinks Park Run is a great place for him to bring his daughter and get her exposed to nature from childhood. He mentioned that this is also his daughter’s first time finishing 5km, it’s a good start for her. We do hope that she will enjoy running and keep running in the future.
本次公园跑的第一名黄志峰和我们谈了他跑步后的感受。与大多数参与者不同的是，他是一位经验丰富的跑者，同时也是昆山一个跑团的团长。他的日常训练量一般是15-20公里，5公里对他来说是非常容易的，没有什么竞技性。然而，公园跑吸引他的点在于这种轻松的氛围，这与他之前参加的正式比赛不同。他认为公园跑很适合带着女儿来参与，让她从小就接触大自然。他提到，这次公园跑也是他女儿第一次完成5公里，这是一个好的开始。我们希望她能喜欢上跑步，并在未来继续跑下去。
The NO.001 Runner— Amy
The NO.001 Runner— Amy shared her experience of growing up with the Park Run. This is her first time finishing 5 km in the Park Run. For her, Park Run can test her improvement in running, she could feel the change each time. She still remembers the first time she joined Park Run, she ran 2.5 km at that time. But after regular training, she could handle 5km now. She highlighted that the Park Run is friendly for beginners because there’s no cut-off time, even jogging and quick walking are acceptable here. It is the freedom of speed that encouraged her to come and try at first. In addition to running, the social part is also important for Amy, she thinks this is a positive community full of encouraging words. The history of an activity is always accompanied by each participant’s changes and growth, we are pleased to see Park Run could be the one who accompanies Amy’s growth in running.
本次的001号跑者—Amy分享了她参与公园跑以来的进步和成长。这是她第一次在公园跑中完成5公里。对她来说，公园跑可以检验她在跑步方面的进步，她可以感受到每次的变化。她还记得第一次参加的时候，她只完成了2.5公里。但经过规律的训练后，她现在已经可以完成5公里了。她强调，公园跑对新手跑者十分友好，因为这里没有关门时间，慢跑和快走都是可以的。正是因为没有速度的要求，她才能在最初鼓起勇气来尝试和参与。除了跑步之外，公园跑的社交部分对Amy来说也很重要，她认为这是一个充满正能量和鼓励的积极的社区。其实，一项活动的历史总是伴随着其中每个参与者的变化和成长，我们很高兴看到公园跑可以成为伴随着Amy在跑步中不断进步的那一个。
The next Park Run event is scheduled on next Saturday, September 17 and is now open for registration. Please join us again next week!
下一场公园跑将在下周六，9月17日举行，报名链接已开放，欢迎大家加入我们！
Parkrun Volunteers
Thanks to our awesome volunteers who made last Saturday’s event possible. If you’d like to volunteer at one of the upcoming events, please send an email to Iris Liu chunyu.liu@dukekunshan.edu.cn
感谢我们的志愿者们，是他们保证了上周六公园跑的顺利进行。如果你想在接下来的活动中担任志愿者，请发邮件给Iris Liu chunyu.liu@dukekunshan.edu.cn