# parkrun: Bushy Park replication

> A gathering of 13 runners became a weekly format volunteers reproduced elsewhere.

- Owner: Paul Sinton-Hewitt and volunteer event teams
- Kind: Activity
- Sector: Health & fitness
- Seed date: 2004-10-02
- Milestone date: 2007-01-06
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 10 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Visible in use

## Summary

Bushy began with 13 runners. AP describes a friend’s plan persuading the founder to try a second venue. Local volunteers then reproduced the format, including a Leeds team led by university lecturer Tom Williams.

## Timeline

- 2004-10-02 — Paul Sinton-Hewitt (Open web) — Thirteen runners and five volunteers met for a timed 5 km; the founder’s invitation included coffee afterwards.
- 2007-01-06 — Milestone: Wimbledon Common volunteers (Open web) — Wimbledon Common became the second venue after Bushy regular Jim Desmond urged replication.
- 2007 — Tom Williams and Leeds volunteers (Open web) — During 2007, Williams helped establish the Leeds event while working as a university lecturer.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/parkrun-bushy-park-replication

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “parkrun: Bushy Park replication.” Case HIS-01099. Spread Score v1.2: 10/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01099