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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Pontypool parkrun
It would be foolish to get up at four in the morning and drive 150 miles just to run a 5k run. So foolish in fact that I had discounted the possibility, and added Pontypool parkrun to my list of missed … Continue reading
Lincoln parkrun
It would be foolish to get up at four in the morning and drive 150 miles just to run a 5k run. So foolish in fact that I had discounted the possibility, and added Lincoln parkrun to my list of … Continue reading
Don’t they all blur into one? My journey to the Cowell Club (part 4)
Previously on “My journey to the Cowell Club” I visited lots and lots and lots of parkruns, met oodles and oodles and oodles of lovely people, came last at Old Deer Park, first (female) at Highbury Fields and somewhere in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele Prince, Adrian Sell, alice holt parkrun, Andy Bailey, aylesbury parkrun, Becky Thurtell, Brockenhurst parkrun, Carla Greer, corby parkrun, Danny Norman, dave thomas, Dave Williamson, harrogate parkrun, Harrow Lodge parkrun, Havant parkrun, hilly fields parkrun, ian giggs, James Leighton, john matthews, Kate Driskell, Kiernan Easton, killerton parkrun, maidstone parkrun, Malahide parkrun, Martin Hookway, Mike Bristow, Mike Wells, newark parkrun, newport parkrun, nicola tarrant, norm driskell, parkrun, Pete Morris, plymvalley parkrun, Preston Park parkrun, PSH, queen elizabeth parkrun, richard mcchesney, rosemary egbe, sandhya drew, Sharon Wells, Shaun Burgess, shorne woods parkrun, southampton parkrun, southend parkrun, southwark parkrun, The Cassells, The Family Williamson, Tonbridge parkrun, Tony Streams, upton court parkrun, vanessa rayner, Victoria Dick, Walthamstow parkrun, Winchester parkrun, woodley parkrun, Zoe Wright
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Don’t they all blur into one? My journey to the Cowell Club (part 3)
Previously on “My journey to the Cowell Club” I visited lots and lots of parkruns, met oodles and oodles of lovely people, finished last at Old Deer Park and finished first (female) at Highbury Fields. Part 3: Venues 51 to 75 Venue 51 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Sell, Alma Botes, Andy Bailey, beckton parkrun, becky hall, Bexley parkrun, bob hardman, Burgess parkrun, Carla Greer, chris cowell, colwick parkrun, Conkers parkrun, Crane Park parkrun, crystal palace parkrun, Danny Norman, dave thomas, dulwich parkrun, eastbourne parkrun, forest of dean parkrun, gdynia parkrun, gladstone parkrun, Graves parkrun, guildford parkrun, Heidi Chester, ian giggs, inverness parkrun, john matthews, linda cowell, mile end parkrun, netley abbey parkrun, newbury parkrun, norm driskell, northampton parkrun, Orpington parkrun, parkrun, Paul Freyne, peter fordham, Rachel Bedford, Rich Kennington, riverside parkrun, rob curtis, robert spencer, roy reeder, st albans parkrun, Stephen Wright, steve darby, swindon parkrun, The Cassells, tilgate parkrun, vanessa rayner, wycombe rye parkrun, Zoe Wright
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Don’t they all blur into one? My journey to the Cowell Club (part 1)
The two most common questions that I’m asked when people find out that I’m a bit of a parkrun tourist are “Which is your favourite parkrun?” and “Don’t they all blur into one?” I have many favourite parkruns and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Basingstoke parkrun, bedfont lakes parkrun, Black Park parkrun, Bradford parkrun, Braunstone parkrun, brighton and hove parkrun, Brockwell parkrun, cambridge parkrun, Carla Greer, cowell club, Finsbury Park parkrun, Frimley Lodge parkrun, Greenwich parkrun, Hampstead Heath parkrun, Helen Tamblyn, kingston parkrun, Lloyd parkrun, milton keynes parkrun, old deer park parkrun, parkrun, pymmes parkrun, Rachel Bedford, reading parkrun, Richmond Park parkrun, riddlesdown parkrun, Ron Hill, roundshaw downs parkrun, sandhya drew, Sharon Wells, Vicky Noden, wanstead flats parkrun, Whitstable parkrun, wimbledon parkrun, Wormwood Scrubs parkrun
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Tonbridge parkrun … at which I finally earned my place in the Cowell Club.
I didn’t oversleep my alarm*, my car did not break down, I did not get stuck in traffic, I did not forget my barcode and I did not lose a foot or break an ankle on the way round. All … Continue reading
Aylesbury parkrun
I ran. Well, I say ran. I walked for five minutes and then adopted a run/walk strategy. Which was probably a very stupid idea, as I was a little bit over-enthusiastic on Wednesday and my foot has been whinging ever … Continue reading
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