One Small Step

The incredible story of parkrun

De: Paul Sinton-Hewitt

Narrado por: Matt Whyman, Paul Sinton-Hewitt

Read by the author, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, and his co-author, Matt Whyman. Including an audio-exclusive Q&A between Paul and Matt.

This is the story of a simple idea that turned into a global movement. This is the story of parkrun, told for the very first time from the man who started it all.

Growing up in the brutal care system of South Africa, Paul Sinton-Hewitt had a lonely, difficult childhood. Yet he found solace in running – a simple pleasure that taught him resilience and offered a young boy a sense of self-worth.

With dogged determination, Paul built a stable family life for himself and eventually settled in the UK. But by 2004 he was struggling to hold it all together. He’d lost the successful career he’d worked so hard for, his marriage had broken down, and now a devastating injury threatened to cut him off from the running club which had been a lifeline.

In search of connection and purpose, Paul came up with a simple idea. He would start a weekly time trial run every Saturday morning in his local park. There would be no winners or losers, it would always be free and Paul would be there every week – even on Christmas Day – whether or not anyone else came. Little did he know that from just thirteen runners on that first Saturday, parkrun would grow into a 10 million strong community across five continents. Twenty years on parkrun continues to grow, bringing together people from all walks of life in search of health, happiness and community.

Filled with hope and optimism, One Small Step is a powerful affirmation of how coming together in simple ways can change our own lives and might even change the world.

Reseñas de la Crítica

Parkrun gave me hope and a community in a time where I felt lost. Paul’s contribution to the world has helped so many people and understanding his story behind the worldwide movement is truly inspiring. This book is more than just a story about how parkrun began – it’s a powerful reminder about why we lace up our shoes in the first place (Georgia Bell, Olympian and British 1500m record holder)

Paul’s story is as fascinating and surprising as it is inspiring. His legacy is one of the greatest modern feel-good success stories (Vassos Alexander, sports reporter and author of Swimmingly)

This book is perfect to inspire those to take those first steps into running, it shows there’s still real strength and kindness in the world. Parkrun proves we haven’t lost faith in each other (Aimee Faulkner)

Fantastic book

I love this book . What a great inspiration Paul is . It's a must read if you are a runner .