Andrew Butchart is a British runner who competed in the 5000 metres event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the current Scottish record holder in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metre events. In June 2023, he broke the parkrun “world-record”.
Butchart at the 2016 Olympics
Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents.
Runners at the start of a parkrun event in Australia
Participants lining up to start at Parkrun Łódź in Poland
The first event at Serpukhov Parkrun in Russia
A unique Parkrun I.D. is carried by the runner and scanned at the end of a run to record the completion time.