we have seen people with pushchairs, elderly, children as young as five taking part.ing with us on bbc brea kfast. thank you for being with us on bbc breakfast. how does it feel to see so many people taking part in the event you set up 15 years ago? it's the most amazing day to be here today, knowing there are about 300,000 people across the world, ordering parkrun. and you can see from the people coming here right now, we are not runners, just people getting a little bit of exercise, having a great time with our mates, and for me, personally, it was all about clearing my head and helping my mental health. i was going to ask about that. i think we have a of that very first parkrun 15 years ago. —— a picture. what made you set it up? i was in a bad way, with all sorts of health and work—related problems, and i felt the best thing i could do for my own mental health was to get my friends around me. it was to get my friends around me. it was a bit of a selfish thing, to say i'll create this thing that will be ina park i'll create this thing that will be in a park every s