Table 3 Activities adopted by parkrun practices to promote the initiative (separated by patients and carers and practice staff) compared against event organisers perceptions of adopted activities

Activities Adopted to Promote Initiative to Patients and Carers

Regularly speaking to patient +/- carers about parkrun and the benefits of participating

165 (39.7%)

100 (48.3%)

Presence of a parkrun noticeboard in the practice

162 (38.9%)

42 (20.3%)

Regularly sharing parkrun flyers (hard copy or digital)

142 (34.1%)

51 (24.6%)

Hosting information about parkrun on the practice website

117 (28.1%)

12 (5.8%)

Encouraging other initiatives that link with parkrun, like 5k Your Way

105 (25.2%)

28 (13.5%)

Highlighting parkrun in practice newsletters

87 (20.9%)

12 (5.8%)

Organising a day for staff and patients to attend a local parkrun together

83 (20.0%)

30 (14.5%)

Delivering a parkrun practice slideshow on practice TV screens

78 (18.8%)

19 (9.2%)

Using text-based messaging software to suggest parkrun to patients

67 (16.1%)

1 (0.5%)

Delivering a presentation to patients/carers about parkrun and its benefits

16 (3.8%)

19 (9.2%)

Sharing parkrun and stories on social media platforms

8 (1.9%)

13 (6.3%)

Other

151 (36.3%)

34 (16.4%)

Not known

17 (4.1%)

58 (28.0%)

Activities Adopted to Promote Initiative to Practice Staff

Staff regularly attending parkrun

312 (75.0%)

146 (70.5%)

Staff accompanying colleagues to parkrun events

274 (65.9%)

47 (22.7%)

Practice-wide presentation on parkrun

193 (46.4%)

24 (11.6%)

Presence of a parkrun staff noticeboard

96 (23.1%)

24 (11.6%)

Staff hosting a volunteer take-over of the parkrun event

78 (18.8%)

38 (18.4%)

Sharing inspiration stories on their networks and wider

60 (14.4%)

7 (3.4%)

Sharing of case studies or practices that have linked with parkrun

38 (9.1%)

5 (2.4%)

Staff wellbeing challenges that reward parkrun participation

20 (4.8%)

3 (1.45%)

Other

49 (11.8%)

10 (4.8%)

Not known

17 (4.1%)

43 (20.8%)