Llanfoist Crossing parkrun 10 – Up, Down and Around

We decided to attend Llanfoist Crossing parkrun as there was a Facebook post asking if we were parkrun Faithfuls?! Plus it was event 10 which I also wanted to up my Wilson Index. Also they were asking for a Run Reporter and that took my volunteer credits up to 46. Llanfoist Crossing, Merthyr Road, Llanfoist, … Read more

Five Arches parkrun – Dog Friendly, Flat and A Nelson Event.

We headed to Five Arches parkrun Event 111. This is known as a Nelson which is a cricketing term and one of the parkrun challenges. Actually I think it may be one of the removed challenges. Anyway we headed there because our original destination was cancelled. A friend from Boomerang HQ was going to surprise … Read more

My Sub 30 parkrun Venues – Down to Sub 26

sub 30 parkrun venues

For ages I just wanted to get under 30 minutes. Now I am achieving it a lot more. So I thought I would look at which are my sub 30 parkrun venues where I have managed to do it. Sub 27 parkrun Venues Nine different events I have managed to get under 27 minutes. All … Read more

Sun Holidays Code Words 2026 – Updated Regularly

Sorry I am late with sharing the Sun Holidays Code Words 2026. But, yes, they are back! And you can grab a cheap Sun Holiday from £9.50pp. With many new offers throughout the year. Here at Pinkoddy I will add each Sun Holiday Code as they appear. Why Collect the Sun Holidays Code Words? I … Read more

Newport parkrun New Year’s Day Special Event

We headed to Newport parkrun for the New Year’s Day event. Just like last year we left the children behind and so it was just myself and my husband. We needed one that wasn’t stupidly far away because I did have work in the afternoon. Also because we ended up until gone 2am watching Stranger … Read more

Parkrun 2025 – Our Family Achievements

This is what parkrun 2025 looked like for my family. Including a quick summary of some of our achievements this last year. Joy’s parkrun 2025 Personally for my parkrun 2025 I took 101 seconds off my PB! My age grading went up from 58.41% to 62.23%. These I can thank my third born for helping … Read more

Leamington parkrun – A Great Way to Start Christmas Day

We headed to Leamington parkrun for Christmas Day. It was just the four of us and a last minute decision. The first thing I did when waking Christmas morning to was to check the traffic and it was saying that we would need to leave by 6:30 to get to our original destination – that … Read more

Bryn Bach parkrun – Highest in the UK

Bryn Bach parkrun is the highest one in the UK. It is also a very nice course and somewhere we would definitely return to. We visited on the Saturday before Christmas. Parc Bryn Bach, Merthyr Rd, Tredegar NP22 3AY Facilities at Bryn Bach parkrun Bryn Bach parkrun boasts easy parking, toilets, food, a play area. … Read more

Daventry parkrun – On An Old Railway Line

It was a real last minute decision to attend Daventry parkrun. In fact it wasn’t until 6:30am Saturday morning a decision was made at all. However, it meant that our youngest would finish off his alphabet challenge!  Daventry Country Park, Eastern Way, Daventry, NN11 0QB. What3Words: ///prettiest.counts.lingering Facilities at Daventry parkrun Parking Okay so we … Read more