The run’s route is named after a Lake District fell the convicts can see from the prison yard ALAMYThe Black Combe park run in Cumbria is closed to the public. No friends or family are there to cheer on the amateur runners taking part as they push for a personal best along the 5km course. Its organiser, Parkrun UK, was approached by the prison earlier this year. Six more prisons are understood to have contacted the not-for-profit organisation with a view to setting up their own events. Haverigg houses only category C prisoners, those who “cannot be trusted in open conditions but .

Source: The Times November 05, 2017 00:07 UTC