Vintas
parkrun Donut Calculator
In 2017, I took part in my very first parkrun after being introduced to it by a friend. I hadn’t heard of it before and had no idea it existed - this whole world of people gathering together in a park every Saturday morning to partake in a 5k run. I wasn’t a runner, but had always been intrigued by the idea of running as a way to keep fit (or get fit would be more accurate, I didn’t have fit to keep!). Little did I know that six years later, after a few false starts, I would still be taking part in parkrun today having completed over 100 in total. I barely miss a week now. I fell in love with the sense of community, camaraderie and accomplishment that comes with waking up on a Saturday morning and completing a parkrun with friends. Saturday mornings used to be lying in bed until gone 10am with a severe hangover from drinking the night before. Now, I genuinely look forward to waking up at 8am, hangover free, ready to complete the parkrun at 9am, knowing that I’ve accomplished something so early on in the day. It’s become a big part of my life and something I’m truly passionate about, and so the parkrun Donut Calculator was born.
The parkrun Donut Calculator was born from my love of parkrun, exercise, health, fitness, and, well… Donuts. This is a little bit of a contradiction. I love to keep fit and healthy, but I also love food, and not always the right sort of food! The parkrun website does a great job of providing stats and data on the runs themselves, however it does little in the way of providing any stats or data on health, which is a huge reason why people take part in the parkrun in the first place - to stay fit and healthy. After a conversation with a friend, we thought a fun way to make up for this would be to create the parkrun Donut Calculator. This is a simple calculator in which you enter the total number of parkruns that you have completed, and this will tell you how many donuts you’ve burned off as a result of all your hard work!