There's a Parkrun splinter group called Barkrun which lets you run with your dog

With waist harnesses being banned from all Parkruns from April 2, one runner is now launching a rival ‘Barkrun’ organisation for dog owners looking to take their pets for weekly 5k runs in public parks without such ‘unilateral rules’.

A former local Parkrun organiser has taken umbrage with the fact that dog owners will be banned from using waist harnesses at UK events.

Dog-owner and ex-run director Kevin Ward, 46, called the move to ban the harnesses ‘bizarre’, saying it would actually make events more ‘dangerous’ forKevin claimed: ‘They’re promoting something that’s arguably dangerous for dogs and runners. Finance company director and married father Kevin started going to Parkrun events close to his hometown of Kesgrave, Suffolk, with his family in 2015.He said ‘I run with the dog a lot – normally I’d be doing 20-30 miles a week – and of all the runs we do together, Parkrun is his favourite by far.

Parkrun has said the ban on waist harnesses is due to safety risks, posting on its blog: ‘Our evidence shows that, when participants use waist harnesses, there is an increased risk of serious incidents, particularly trips and falls, compared to when using handheld leads.

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