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Unlike other paid events,\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      attracts populations harder to engage in physical activity (PA) (eg, women, those with overweight\/obesity or illness\/injury\/disability). This exploratory qualitative study investigated the individual, social and environmental factors associated with\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun's<\/jats:italic>\n                      broad appeal in Australia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Tasmanian parkrunners who completed a quantitative survey (2016) were purposively recruited for a 2017 interview study. Semistructured interviews focused on reasons for\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      participation. Data saturation was achieved by the tenth interview. Data were analysed thematically.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Four themes emerged: (a) participation facilitators and barriers; (b) PA gain and broader community benefit; (c) social connections\/networks; and (d) organisational issues. Appealing characteristics of\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      included strong social support, performance gain opportunities, socialising, inclusivity (eg, all ages\/abilities), sense of community, positive atmosphere and accessibility (eg, no cost and convenience). Some participants reported that\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      had stimulated gains in their total PA (not always limited to walking\/running) and that\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      may also result in other community benefits (eg, supporting local businesses, fee\u2010based running club\/event participation and \u201c\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      tourism\u201d). Most participants first attended\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      because of encouragement from their social networks, and participants subsequently encouraged others to attend. Participants found\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      events well organised, but identified some potential threats (eg, local politics).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Social factors appeared critical in driving initial and ongoing\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      participation.\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      may lead to wider community benefits beyond that gained through increased individual PA. These findings highlight the \u201csuccess factors\u201d driving\n                      <jats:italic>parkrun<\/jats:italic>\n                      participation and provide insights for other community\u2010based PA promotion activities.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hpja.182","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,25]],"date-time":"2018-06-25T11:17:16Z","timestamp":1529925436000},"page":"163-171","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Health and broader community benefit of\n                    <i>parkrun<\/i>\n                    \u2014An exploratory qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"30","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1949-4920","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melanie J.","family":"Sharman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Menzies Institute for Medical Research Hobart Tas. 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