We headed to Cannon Hill parkrun for event 666. When I say we, it was just myself and my husband. Finally completing a 666 event. Originally I had wanted to head to Forest of Dean, but broke my foot! Next I planned Leamington’s 666, but my husband was ill and I really don’t like driving! … Read more
If you were trying to decide which of the Gloucestershire parkruns to do then I thought it may be helpful to read a post by a local. Note some of them I have only attended once whilst others lots of times. What Constitutes Gloucestershire parkruns Now it seems that what people consider as Gloucestershire varies. … Read more
We headed to Chipping Norton School parkrun. This was because it was our nearest available NENDY (nearest event not done yet). However, it also filled a gap in my Floating Wilson. A Wilson is the event number in order from 1. Floating Wilson is the most amount of event numbers in a row but not … Read more
Here’s some of what you need to know about how to start a new parkrun (in the UK but most will apply elsewhere), including costs, permissions, and building a core team. It is not an official guide and just something I have put together. Do get in touch with your local parkruns and speak to … Read more
We headed to Riverfront parkrun in Newport. According to The Running Channel it is 32nd out of 835 fastest parkrun in the UK. The three of us headed there as we needed a course close enough to get back for work. Our youngest had not been well and so he skipped it. An interesting place … Read more
We attended Chippenham Playing Fields parkrun as another last minute plan. Work asked if I could start 5 hours early so a NENDY was again required. Again there happened to be a nearby parkrun which was also a prime number event I hadn’t already done! Chippenham Playing Fields, Monmouth Sports ground, Blestium Street, Monmouth, NP25 … Read more
Parkrun is currently my special interest. You may notice if you hang around a while. So I thought I would try and make it easier to find information that I have added to my blog from this page. 10 Boomerangs of South Beach parkrun You may have even ended up hearing about 10 Boomerangs of … Read more
When it comes to choosing a parkrun it can be really difficult given some of the factors we have to work around. Obviously we could go to our home parkrun but there’s really only so many times you can run around the same four loops and keep teenage boys motivated. Last week we headed to … Read more
My 250th parkrun at Worcester was a last minute change of plan. Originally I had intended to visit the fairly new Greendale Farm Shop parkrun. There were two tourist groups attending, another lady also doing her 250th parkrun – as well as much celebrating. Lots of cake and even a Boomerang in attendance! However, it … Read more
We headed to Chippenham parkrun for our youngest’s 200th parkrun. It was event number 496, which is a perfect number! This is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors. Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3PA Facilities at Chippenham parkrun As well as the below information there is a small … Read more