Posts relating to Parkrun a timed run or walk 5k every Saturday and sometimes additional special dates.
We booked our half term holiday in the Netherlands to be able to complete two Z parkruns over there. We opted for Zuiderpark parkrun Den Haag (not Hoogeveen) as it is the closest Z parkrun to the ferry port. When we arrived it was clearly the popular choice with alphabeteer parkrun tourists! Our campsite was … Read more
We headed to Zegerplas parkrun in the Netherlands this half term. Those familiar with the parkrun challenges will know that the Alphabeteer Challenge is one that is very popular. What you need is to go to an event that starts with the first letter of every letter of the alphabet. However, currently in the UK … Read more
We headed to Harcourt Hill parkrun as it was exactly 11 years since it started. All four of us, still living at our house, headed off to yet another Oxford parkrun. At the time I wasn’t aware that there was another inaugural happening in Oxfordshire too! Harcourt Hill parkrun, BrookesSport Botley, Harcourt Hill Campus, Botley, … Read more
We headed to Woodgate Valley Country parkrun despite the fact that we knew the founder of parkrun, Paul Sinton-Hewitt was going to be at Cirencester parkrun. There were two reasons for this. One being that without going abroad for yet another extra day I wouldn’t get my Cowell by the end of the year. Secondly, … Read more
We headed to Banbury parkrun because it was one of our NENDYS and we had not had a lot of sleep following my adventures at Mauerweg Parkrun the previous day. Storm Amy had also cancelled a lot but that only affected me by delaying my flight home – meaning I didn’t get back until 2am. … Read more
For this year’s Unity Day I headed to Mauerweg parkrun, Berlin Germany. Due to other commitments, and things going on, I ended up doing this as a solo trip. But really you can never be on your own when surrounded by the parkrun community! Mauerweg, near Jenbacher Weg 4, 12209 Berlin Mauerweg parkrun and Unity … Read more
I took a solo trip to Germany for an extra unity day parkrun. To get the Platinum Obsessive challenge based in the UK you need to do all the parkruns available here and an extra one abroad. I had worked out that if I went to Germany for Unity Day parkrun, not only could I … Read more
Abbey Park parkrun was the location for Cowfest 2025 East Midlands, so it was an obvious choice for myself and my husband. Abbey Park, Abbey Park Road, Leicester, LE4 5AQ Facilities at Abbey Park parkrun One of the reasons for Abbey Park parkrun to host a Cowfest was due to the facilities. It really is … Read more
We went to Sutton Park parkrun and ran as sharks as part of their 7th birthday celebrations. If there was any doubt whether the appeal of parkrun was down to the community that would have been well and truly squashed at this fab event! Really reinforcing why I love parkrun tourism. When parkrun tourist legends … Read more
We headed to the East Midlands for Hastings High School parkrun for their 152nd event. This helped fill a gap in my Floating Wilson. See parkrun Stats and Challenges. This was slightly further away than usual at around 70 minutes. This is because our son, who has to be back for work, wasn’t running. He … Read more