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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Queen Elizabeth parkrun: run report
There are two questions that people ask when they find out that you are a parkrun tourist. “Are you mad?” and “Which is your favourite parkrun?”. I don’t have an answer for either, but I can say that if I … Continue reading
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Tagged parkrun, parkrun volunteer tourism, QE parkrun, queen elizabeth parkrun
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A vague sense of unease
I really, really want my foot to be healed. I thought it was. I walked on it. It seemed fine. I ran on it. It seemed fine. And it didn’t hurt. Not really. Not enough to stop me running on it … Continue reading
Corby parkrun
No dithering was required this weekend. There was only one inaugural parkrun and it was local* so it was a bit of a no-brainer, especially as I had a sneaking suspicion that fellow tourists Vanessa Rayner** and Jovial Gnome would … Continue reading
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
I’m lying about the sun. There was no sun. If I’d leapt out of bed and run this morning as planned, there would have been sun. But I didn’t. So instead of blue skies, I had dark clouds and drizzle. … Continue reading
Plymvalley parkrun…
…is a very long way from London and has no loos. But I didn’t know that on Thursday. All I knew on Thursday was that I had the fidgets. I had Friday off work, no plans for Saturday and a … Continue reading
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Tagged injury, parkrun, parkrun tourism, parkrun tourist, plymvalley parkrun, rehab
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Investigating the Cowell Club
It started innocently enough. I was searching for a new-to-me parkrun for this Saturday, and thought I’d update my list of UK parkruns cross-referenced against parkruns I’ve done. And then I thought “I wonder which of these Paul Freyne (top of the most events table) … Continue reading
A glimmer of hope
Two weeks ago, I walked Walthamstow parkrun. That afternoon, my foot told me in no uncertain terms that I had not been ready, and the upshot was an instruction from the physio to rest for a further two weeks before … Continue reading
Bacchus marathon: a (not) race report
It has been, from a running point of view at least, a disastrous summer. My carefully planned race season, designed to give me lots of hills, trails and company, has been completely written off. I didn’t run the Jim Braben … Continue reading
Southwark parkrun
I confess. My first thought whenever something appears in my diary on a Saturday is “How do I fit in a parkrun first?”. So before buying my ticket for ResearchED2013, I looked at the map, considered the logistics and decided … Continue reading
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