{"id":572,"date":"2011-10-11T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=572"},"modified":"2011-10-11T11:24:30","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:24:30","slug":"cardiff-parkrun-enjoys-a-clear-road-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/11\/cardiff-parkrun-enjoys-a-clear-road-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff parkrun enjoys a clear road ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">Council concerns have failed to stop the longstanding local free run <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">A POPULAR local running event is looking comfortable on its feet again after council health and safety concerns had threatened to put a stop to it last month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">Cardiff parkrun, a weekly 5km event\u00a0held in Bute Park and now in its fourth year, was suspended in September by the city council on health and safety grounds. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">However the run is back on its original route and just as popular as ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">\u201cIt is a great relief to have the event back up and running,\u201d said Phil Cook, event director for Cardiff parkrun. \u201cTo see people coming back every week gives a feeling of satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">\u201cWe are trying to work with the council to meet their requests,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">The Cardiff event is one of only two parkruns in Wales. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Council concerns have failed to stop the longstanding local free run \u00a0A POPULAR local running event is looking comfortable on its feet again after council health and safety concerns had threatened to put a stop to it last month. 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