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Hurdles and bluebells
After much soul searching, and some welcome words of wisdom from Run or go Crazy, I decided against the inaugural Pegwell Bay parkrun in favour of a trip to nearby Banstead Woods. My training plan called for an easy parkrun … Continue reading
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Winchester parkrun…
Not all inaugural parkruns go entirely to plan. At Wanstead Flats, the frontrunners missed a turn and we all took a small detour through the car park. At Burgess, the timer malfunctioned and the day was saved by some quick thinking … Continue reading
Preston Park parkrun
On Saturday, six days after the Brighton marathon, I returned to Preston Park for their inaugural parkrun. It’s one of the more unusual parkrun courses that I’ve run*. To anyone from Cardiff, St Albans, York, Harrogate or Bushy parkruns, this … Continue reading
Maidstone parkrun
What can I say? The parkrun team have found another great venue for a parkrun, this time in Maidstone. It starts at the Museum of Kent Life, a hop, skip and a jump away from Junction 6 of the M20, … Continue reading
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Tagged i like to count, inaugural parkrun, maidstone parkrun, parkrun
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Malahide parkrun
I have just had a pretty much perfect 24-hours*, the highlight of which was Malahide parkrun. In Ireland. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “please tell me that you didn’t travel all the way to Ireland just to run … Continue reading
Shorne Woods parkrun
I have fallen off the parkrun tourism wagon in recent weeks. My four February parkruns were all at Wimbledon, and my first four March parkruns included three which I was running for the third time. One new parkrun in eight … Continue reading
It was all going so well…
…that I caught myself thinking I had it sussed. More fool me. I’ve spent the last few weeks juggling. Fitting in college, OU study, training and my hectic social life* has been a bit like a sliding block puzzle, but … Continue reading
Finsbury parkrun and a City Jogging Tour
Saturday was fun. It started, as all Saturdays should, with a parkrun, continued with a spot of guided tourism and ended in the company of old friends and even older wine. The parkrun was Finsbury, where I first met Fortnightflo and Shazruns. … Continue reading
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Killerton parkrun
Killerton parkrun (currently at an alternative venue in Ashclyst Forest) is gorgeous. Its flat* three-lap course winds through the trees, and the hard-packed stone path keeps your running shoes clean and your mind sharply focused. It was, perhaps, a brave** … Continue reading
Yay aargh!
(with apologies to the Mutant Enemy logo) Yay! I won the Janathon competition for a new pair of shoes from sportsshoes.com, which is very exciting (it’s just possible I need to get out more) but does leave me with a … Continue reading
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Tagged janathon, london ultra, parkrun, pre race nerves, sportsshoes.com, wimbledon parkrun
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