Last week, organisers had claimed they were "fearful for our future" and asked United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to intervene on their behalf.

The free five kilometres events were due to resume on June 5 having been suspended at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March last year but were delayed after only a third of landowners gave permission.

The new restart date is subject to the UK Government's coronavirus roadmap announcement tomorrow.

Parkrun's chief operating officer Tom Williams said: "We are celebrating today, as we now know that Parkrun will return in England before too long."

Events are also expected to return in Northern Ireland on June 26, while organisers are working towards July for their resumption in Scotland. 

Coe had helped lead the campaign for the return of parkrun, a collection of 5km events for walkers, runners and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning.

The first parkrun was held in London in 2004 and has now grown to more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries.

"The response to the return of parkrun, one of the greatest public health initiatives of the 21st century, has been immense," Coe said.

"It's return across England is good for the charity, for millions of parkrunners and for the whole country as we look to recover and improve our mental and physical health in the aftermath of the pandemic."

Organisers required a significant number of landowners to give permission for the weekly runs to return to avoid overcrowding at the mass-participation event if only limited venues were available.

They revealed last month that 250 locations in England had given them permission to return, but that this fell "far short" of the number needed to prevent overcrowding at the areas given the go-ahead.