Running and Fitness posts
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
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
We headed to Oxford parkrun for our son’s 200th – this was to do with the mathematical connection as their event was a number in the Fibonacci sequence! It also happened to be another parkrun PB for myself thanks to the kindness of a couple of strangers. Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park, North Oxford About Oxford … Read more
The reason I know about the 10 Boomerangs is because it was posted in a parkrun Facebook tourism group. Actually I had seen one at Bushy parkrun’s 999th event but didn’t actually speak to those with it. It was Boomerang 8, B8rtie, and it was being passed on to Sage. That was when I joined … Read more
Thoulstone parkrun is a new addition in Wiltshire and we went along for its fourth event. As some parkruns wish for people to stay away at the early events I e-mailed them ahead to say that we would be coming along but with the addition of JB9 – a Boomerang from 10 Boomerangs, a parkrun … Read more
Previously when I attended University Parks parkrun I had gone with a friend. We were Parkwalkers and had gone to just generally tick off a U. When I was there I was gutted that the boys weren’t with me as it was a fast one – so knew that it was one to return to. … Read more