Running and Fitness posts
Last weekend was Stroud Half Marathon. It is a more local half marathon than Cardiff and obviously a lot smaller. It isn’t exactly a flat one but our son is good at hills. So when a local runner was only 5 seconds faster than him at Cardiff Half they both thought that this would be … Read more
This post is about our 17 year old who did the Cardiff Half Marathon in Sub 90. it was his very first half marathon. But it is written from a parent perspective. If you are aiming for a sub 90 Half Marathon this probably isn’t the place to be looking, however I can ask him … Read more
When my husband wanted to visit a kitchen showroom up in Yorkshire it made sense to combine it with an overnight stay and a further away parkrun. There happened to be one right near where we needed to go and we nearly ended up there. However, my husband happened to discover that Pontefract parkrun wasn’t … Read more
Minehead parkrun was my only choice of location when I went on an adult weekend to Butlins. Luckily it is also just a short walk away and thank you so much to the 19 volunteers – as it was almost cancelled as still looking for volunteers the night before. The Beach Hotel, The Avenue, Minehead, … Read more
We headed to Seven Fields parkrun for event number 189. Thanks to a sudden downpour of rain at 6am in the morning the preferred A route was underwater and therefore the alternative course was in operation. At least this made shoe choice easier! Seven Fields Nature Reserve and Penhill Sports Field, Nr. Hillary Close, Swindon, … Read more
We headed to Cirencester parkrun. It was my 50th different parkrun location, also known as a half Cowell. It was also the first time I had done 40 parkruns in any one year. Plus it was, of course, the 20th anniversary of parkrun itself. Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire The what3words location is: … Read more
We headed to Severn Valley Country parkrun for event number 205. As our son works Saturday afternoons now we can’t really venture too far away. As it happened he had the day off booked as he had an adventure day planned so didn’t come with us this week. Severn Valley Country Park, Chapel Lane, Alveley, … Read more
Technically for my Alphabeteer Challenge the last letter I needed was an M. As I am going to Minehead, this weekend, I didn’t want to get my last letter without my family so it was for this reason that we headed to Mallards Pike parkrun. Mallards Pike, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 4HD Grid Reference SO637093 … Read more
The Finale of Gavin and Stacey Christmas special was being filmed last week, so Barry Island parkrun came up as a suggestion of where to go. Unfortunately it looks like the last day of filming was Friday but nonetheless it was an excellent choice. Barry Island parkrun facilities There is a carpark right near the … Read more
Back in May our son’s running club mentioned the Ross 10k Riverbank Run. It sounded a good idea for the whole family to do it. That is those of us still at home, to clarify. Our youngest was finally old enough for a 10k and he’s wanted to do one for a little while. Training … Read more