North Downs Way 100
Tag Archives: Ron Hill
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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Wonderfully, gloriously bonkers!
There are days when I am very glad to be “wonderfully, gloriously bonkers!” and today is just such a day. Heaton parkrun provided the back drop. There is a lake and a hill and a golf course and a hall … Continue reading
Posted in janathon, juneathon, parkrun
Tagged athoners, reykjavik, Ron Hill, sheila jones, the magathon
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Gunnersbury parkrun with @fairweatherrun
Last week marked the start of the 100th parkrun, not in Reykjavik, but in London’s Gunnersbury Park. After all the travelling last weekend, the draw of a local parkrun and the chance of an ‘athoner for company proved irresistible, and … Continue reading
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Tagged athoners, Danny Norman, fairweatherrunner, gunnersbury parkrun, parkrun, rebecca hall, Ron Hill
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Gunpowder and ganache
The Gunpowder parkrun started up this morning (near Waltham Abbey, between 12o’clock and 1o’clock on the M25) and it’s an absolute cracker. Its two and a bit laps are gently undulating, simple to follow but meandering enough to be fun. … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, ganache, gunpowder parkrun, liz lord, marc bibaud, nicole bibaud, parkrun, rick oliver, Ron Hill, Timothy Williams, tony browne
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Nonsuch parkrun
Yesterday was one of those days that was pretty much perfect. It started off at Nonsuch parkrun, which is practically on my doorstep. I parked at one of the many carparks and was looking round for the familiar parkrun huddle … Continue reading
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Tagged derick wilkie, nonsuch parkrun, parkrun, richard mcchesney, Ron Hill, roy reeder, south downs, zac mcchesney
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Nomadic parkrunners’ meet and greet
Today, in North London, a new parkrun was born. For nomadic parkrunners, new parkruns hold a certain charm. For starters, they’re new, so by definition will add to the all-important parkrun tally. But they also increase the chances of crossing paths with … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Norman, Mark A Jennings, nomads, oak hill parkrun, parkrun, Paul Freyne, Ron Hill, Timothy Williams
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Running with Ron Hill
When I ran the Bedfont Lakes parkrun back in February, I got talking to a parkrunner called Ron Hill (no, not the Ron Hill) who had decided to spice up his journey to his 100th parkrun by trying out new … Continue reading
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