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Kettering parkrun
Alpacas, a roller coaster, a railway*, a lake, a wibbly wobbly bridge, a huge children’s playground, loos at the start, a downhill finish and a café. It would be hard to walk away from Kettering parkrun without finding something to … Continue reading
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Victoria Dock parkrun
One of the things that surprises me most about touring is the number of times I run into people I know. This weekend’s trip to Victoria Dock parkrun was no exception. In addition to the tourists from Ashton Court, Banstead … Continue reading
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Calgary: Nose Hill parkrun
I landed in Calgary at 2.40pm on Friday and flew out at 2.10pm on Saturday. I never made it downtown, hadn’t even realised that I would be visiting during Stampede week and was so tired on Friday evening that eating … Continue reading
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Losing focus
There was a time when I couldn’t repeat parkruns. I ran my 51st parkrun at my 50th different venue less than a year after running my first parkrun at Wimbledon. The journey was more than a little obsessive, huge amounts of fun … Continue reading
Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington parkruns (#janathon day 1)
When Andy B texted yesterday to say that his ribs were still hurting after his attempt to catch a falling tree (memo to self: do not try to catch a falling tree) and that he wouldn’t be heading to Stratford-upon-Avon … Continue reading
Dulwich parkrun
“What time’s the alarm set for?” “Half six. Breakfast and shower. I need to have left by half seven.” I surfaced gradually and noted the daylight peeping through the curtains. Odd. It’s not usually light this early. What time is … Continue reading
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Best guest blog ever: Okanagan parkrun (by @abradysis)
When my evil twin*, abradypus, posted a Facebook link to the new Canadian parkruns, and tagged me in it, my heart sank. I was going to have to get up off my couch and drive an hour to do a … Continue reading
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Race report: Tooting Inverse Duathlon
The Tooting Inverse Duathlon is a strange creature. It starts with a five mile ride that takes you along Merton High Street to the joy that is Cycle Superhighway 7. You follow CS7 up to Tooting Bec Station before peeling right … Continue reading
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Tagged cs7, cycle superhighways, duathlon, infrastructure, parkrun tourism, tooting common parkrun
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Sittingbourne parkrun and the Black Ranscombe Challenge
It seemed like a stroke of genius at 3.14am. My plan had a 30 mile full kit run on Sunday 10th July, and the Black Ranscombe Challenge on 9th July started at 4pm. That meant that I could run 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Ranscombe Challenge, parkrun, parkrun tourism, Sittingbourne parkrun, SVN events, traviss and rachel
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Worthing parkrun #3
“parkrun – Hard effort please. Way above half-marathon pace, if not all out.” With Lakeland 100 less than 5 weeks away (gulp), my training plan is feeling a little relentless. There’s nothing massive in there – the idea is that … Continue reading
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