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Parkrun to be postponed while pump track is built

News imagePA Media Runners' legs as they pace on a hard path, bordered by grass and hedging.PA Media
A parkrun event is to be postponed while a bike pump track is created at the venue in Kesgrave, near Ipswich

A Parkrun could be postponed for up to two months while a six-figure cycling pump track is installed.

The event, held every Saturday on Kesgrave's Millennium Sports Ground near Ipswich, will be put on hold from 28 February.

Organisers said the run would be cancelled for about eight weeks, but it would review the decision after four weeks.

Once the undulating pump track, which can be used for stunts with bikes, scooters and skateboards, is complete, the Kesgrave Parkrun 5km (3.1-mile) route may be altered to fit around it.

News imageEast Suffolk Council An artist's impression of a black track route, which goes up and down, surrounded by grass. There is an image of a man walking to the track and someone on a bike using it.East Suffolk Council
The pump track can be used for people with bikes, scooters and skateboards once opened

While the work is carried out in the Longstrops area, runners can keep up their times by visiting other Parkruns in the area, organisers have said.

The Kesgrave pump track had its final revised design approved in December, with work due to start next week on the facility, which has been funded by a local businessman.

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