Posts relating to Parkrun a timed run or walk 5k every Saturday and sometimes additional special dates.
Going to Holbrooks parkrun was a bit of a last minute decision. We had intended to go to the very last event at Frogmary Green Farm. However, a chance encounter with a Facebook post suggested that it was a good idea to stay away. Added to that news came in that I needed to visit … Read more
We headed to Barnstaple Juniors parkrun as it was the closest one to where we were staying in Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks. This time I tried Finish tokens as well as warm-up. With my husband also doing barcode scanning. You can read my previous post about Junior parkrun. Rock Park, New Rd, Barnstaple, North Devon, … Read more
We stayed at Home Hotel Uppsala Sweden. Opted for the fact that it included both breakfast and dinner. However, we were also delighted to discover that fika was also part of the deal. This was ideal for doing Uppsala parkrun. Storgatan 30, 753 31 Uppsala, Sweden Facilities at Home Hotel Uppsala Provided in the Rooms … Read more
Known for being one of the UK’s Toughest Courses we decided to take on Woolacombe Dunes parkrun. It used to be the hardest but that is now known to be Great Yarmouth Beach. Some say that Woolacombe Dunes parkrun is still at least second – but the run briefing said it was fourth. But that … Read more
We headed to Uppsala parkrun our first in Sweden. This makes it my fifth parkrun country outside of theUnited Kingdom. It was also Kulturnatten in Uppsala – culture night. However, despite the name this is not just an evening event but spans the whole day. Parksnäckan, Stadsträdgården, 753 09 Uppsala, Sweden Facilities at Uppsala parkrun … Read more
We headed to Diglis Fields Junior parkrun this weekend. Covering the roles of Warm-Up Leader, Marshal, Barcode scanner, Token Sorting and Post Event Close down. The RD is actually Chrissy from It’s Me Chrissy J so I was more than happy when asked to do the additional Marshal Role. You can read more about Junior parkrun. … Read more
We headed to Ormskirk parkrun before then heading off to the UK Youth Development League Lower Age Group Finals. These were held at Wavertree Athletics Stadium in Liverpool. Not the nearest as that I believe is Princes parkrun. However, I fancied getting another O in preparation for a fourth in the parkrun Alphabeteer challenge. Edge … Read more
We were in London for All Points East Festival and so decided to head to Greenwich Peninsula parkrun. It wasn’t the closest one to where we were staying, however it was a low number (event 37). Which also happened to be a Prime Number (see parkrun Stats and Challenges). As a bonus it also meant … Read more
We headed to Stonehouse Juniors parkrun. Having previously done Stonehouse parkrun so knew where we were going. Initially it was for warm up leader, marshal and barcode scanning but my husband was kindly asked if he could also switch to marshal. You can read more about Junior parkrun on my previous post. Oldends Lane Playing … Read more
Using De Schatberg Netherlands Eurocamp worked as a great base for attending various different parkrun locations. Not only did we use it for travelling to several in the Netherlands but also it was easy enough to go into Germany. Once we drove to a train station and the other we drove directly to the park. … Read more