We headed to Upton Court parkrun in Slough. We had to get up early but it was due to wanting to go to a parkrun starting with the letter U to complete my second parkrun alphabet.
Upton Court Park, Upton Court Road, Slough, SL3 7LX
Facilities Upton Court parkrun
- Free parking and toilets.
- Car park is right by the toilets and the start/finish area and is now only FREE for the first 3 hours. Although this should be plenty of time.
- Outdoor gym.
- Nearest Minor Injuries Brants Bridge, Bracknell.
Course at at Upton Court parkrun
The course is two laps technically. But one is longer than the other; with the first taking in an extra field.
Starts and ends on grass. Tarmac paths also on the course.
There is a bridge to cross, but it’s got bars on the side, not wobbly, and quite wide.
Dog friendly course.
My Experience
The first timers briefing was really good. Different to any I have heard before with lots of fantastic information about the views and local area.
It was possible to Jeff this course without problem. We had brought my friend and son along and so was originally going to go around with them but they decided that they wanted to straight run it. This also meant that I had not brought my headphones with me unfortunately, and it was a last minute change of ratio.
Plenty of people on the course to follow and not get lost. It felt like a long time to get from the start to the first marshal.
My Finish
Somehow I managed some sort of sprint finish, with my lovely husband there waiting to take photographs. In fact my friend and her son weren’t even that far behind.
Parkrun Stuff
Unfortunately, I came in second in my age grade, immediately behind first. However, my time of 29:31 for Jeffing and with my knee hurting I didn’t think was bad.
This was the lovely Sarah who introduced herself at the start. We had both had a go at guessing how many people would attend. My random guess actually got her to increase her educated one. Sadly she’d have been better sticking at her original!
Stats at Upton Court parkrun
206 participants. These were made up of 120 male, 80 female and 6 unknown.
- First finisher 86.03% VM55-59 – with highest age grade.
- First lady 21:27 13th finisher – in VW35-39 (age grade 69.93%)
- Highest female age grade 84.62% VW65-69 25:28
- Times ranged between18:01-58:40
- 3 sub 20
- 36 sub 25
- 85 sub 30
- 16 PBs
- Thanks to 18 volunteers
- 3 people doing their very first parkrun
- 58 tourists
None of the other parkruns that I have completed are nearby.
Visit these other bloggers who cover parkrun: Sarah at Mum of Three World, Jackie at Never Imitate and Chrissy at It’s Me Chrissy J
Congratulations on completing your second alphabet!
I’m in awe that the first finisher was in the 55-59 category! That time and age grading are incredible.