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Why people travel thousands of kilometres to run just five as part of parkrun tourism

The parkrun at Queenstown in New Zealand is known for its impressive vistas. (Supplied)

Simply getting to the finish line in parkrun's weekly 5,000-metre leg-stretch is achievement enough … for most participants.

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