diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e23b4c9..d41627d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -166,32 +167,7 @@ impl Executor {
     /// assert_eq!(res, 6);
     /// ```
     pub fn run<T>(&self, future: impl Future<Output = T>) -> T {
-        self.enter(|| {
-            let (p, u) = parking::pair();
-
-            let ticker = self.ex.ticker({
-                let u = u.clone();
-                move || u.unpark()
-            });
-
-            pin!(future);
-            let waker = waker_fn(move || u.unpark());
-            let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(&waker);
-
-            'start: loop {
-                if let Poll::Ready(t) = future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                    break t;
-                }
-
-                for _ in 0..200 {
-                    if !ticker.tick() {
-                        p.park();
-                        continue 'start;
-                    }
-                }
-                p.park_timeout(Duration::from_secs(0));
-            }
-        })
+        self.enter(|| run(future))
     }
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +251,7 @@ impl Spawner {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct LocalExecutor {
     ex: multitask::LocalExecutor,
-    parker: parking::Parker,
+    parker: Rc<parking::Parker>,
 }
 
 impl LocalExecutor {
@@ -292,10 +268,33 @@ impl LocalExecutor {
         let (p, u) = parking::pair();
         LocalExecutor {
             ex: multitask::LocalExecutor::new(move || u.unpark()),
-            parker: p,
+            parker: Rc::new(p),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Enters the context of an executor.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use async_executor::{LocalExecutor, Task};
+    ///
+    /// let local_ex = LocalExecutor::new();
+    ///
+    /// local_ex.enter(|| {
+    ///     // `Task::local()` now knows which executor to spawn onto.
+    ///     let task = Task::local(async {
+    ///         println!("Hello world");
+    ///     });
+    /// });
+    /// ```
+    pub fn enter<T>(&self, f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
+        if LOCAL_EX.is_set() {
+            panic!("cannot call `LocalExecutor::enter()` if already inside an `LocalExecutor`");
+        }
+        LOCAL_EX.set(self, f)
+    }
+
     /// Spawns a task onto the executor.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -328,33 +327,68 @@ impl LocalExecutor {
     /// assert_eq!(res, 6);
     /// ```
     pub fn run<T>(&self, future: impl Future<Output = T>) -> T {
-        pin!(future);
+        self.enter(|| run(future))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for LocalExecutor {
+    fn default() -> LocalExecutor {
+        LocalExecutor::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Runs both Executor and LocalExecutor
+fn run<T>(future: impl Future<Output = T>) -> T {
+    // If local executor is initialized, then use its parker
+    let p = if LOCAL_EX.is_set() {
+        LOCAL_EX.with(|local_ex| Rc::clone(&local_ex.parker))
+    } else {
+        Rc::new(parking::Parker::new())
+    };
+
+    let u = p.unparker();
+
+    let ticker = if EX.is_set() {
+        let u = u.clone();
+        let notify = move || u.unpark();
+        Some(EX.with(|ex| ex.ex.ticker(notify)))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    pin!(future);
+    let waker = waker_fn(move || u.unpark());
+    let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(&waker);
+
+    'start: loop {
+        if let Poll::Ready(t) = future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+            break t;
+        }
+
+        let mut ticks = 0;
 
-        let u = self.parker.unparker();
-        let waker = waker_fn(move || u.unpark());
-        let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(&waker);
+        while ticks < 200 {
+            let prev_ticks = ticks;
 
-        LOCAL_EX.set(self, || {
-            'start: loop {
-                if let Poll::Ready(t) = future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                    break t;
+            if let Some(ref ticker) = ticker {
+                if ticker.tick() {
+                    ticks += 1;
                 }
+            }
 
-                for _ in 0..200 {
-                    if !self.ex.tick() {
-                        self.parker.park();
-                        continue 'start;
-                    }
+            if LOCAL_EX.is_set() {
+                if LOCAL_EX.with(|local_ex| local_ex.ex.tick()) {
+                    ticks += 1;
                 }
-                self.parker.park_timeout(Duration::from_secs(0));
             }
-        })
-    }
-}
 
-impl Default for LocalExecutor {
-    fn default() -> LocalExecutor {
-        LocalExecutor::new()
+            if ticks == prev_ticks {
+                p.park();
+                continue 'start;
+            }
+        }
+
+        p.park_timeout(Duration::from_secs(0));
     }
 }