Rising Sun parkrun
What is Rising Sun parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 9:00am.
Where is it?
The event takes place at The Rising Sun Country Park, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9SS. See Course page for more details.
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing - it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won't get a time.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Rising Sun parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organised by volunteers - email risingsun@parkrun.com to help.
We're friendly!
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Rising Sun Country Park café - please come and join us!
Supported By
Thanks to this week's volunteers
- Abbie BOXSHALL
- Alison LENNOX
- Andrea STUTT
- Brian ROBSON
- Charlotte HUNTER
- Claire DOCHERTY
- David MILLIGAN
- Donna NEWBE
- Faye JENNINGS
- Fiona SMITH
- Isabel JONES
- Jacqui EVANS
- Jenson MORRIS
- Julie COAKER
- Karen BAILEY
- Kay BLACK
- Linda MCENTEE
- Louise HUNTER
- Michael BELL
- Michael DAY
- Sheila PORRITT
- Sophie EVANS
- Stephen GERAGHTY
- Steve DOBBY
- Susan WALTON
- Terry COAKER
See our volunteer page for information on how you can get involved.
Upcoming
Rising Sun parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9:00am.
Other parkruns nearby
Jesmond Dene (3.1m), Whitley Bay (3.9m), Town Moor (4.2m), Leazes (4.7m), South Shields (5.2m), Windy Nook (5.6m), Gateshead (5.9m), Blyth Links (6.1m), Herrington Country (10.1m), Silksworth (10.6m)Tips
- We operate a No barcode, No result policy, so please bring a scannable barcode with you.
- If you need to reprint your barcode, please see your registration email, previous results or ‘thanks for volunteering’ email or you can request a reminder email.
- Coming along for the first time? Please make sure you have registered and also read the course description.
- Did you take part this week? Check out the results page and news page which includes event reports - we normally update these a day or two after the event.
- Not received your results email? It may be in your spam folder. We've a few tips on our support site to help you.
- You look great! Have a look at the event photos.
- Want to know more? Read about us and the event.
- Our links page connects you to local and national running resources.
- This event is organised and delivered every week by volunteers; if you want to join us, find out more on our volunteering page.
- Summary event statistics are at the bottom of every page.
- Any other questions? Read our dedicated support site.