Posts relating to Parkrun a timed run or walk 5k every Saturday and sometimes additional special dates.
This is a post all about Tewkesbury Parkrun which you can find at GL20 5PG. Recently I have been writing about various Parkrun events. Since I have discovered the unofficial Parkrun 5k app it is making me want to take up more of the challenges. Knowing I am not the only one and that people … Read more
I went along to Worcester Parkrun with our youngest son and Jeffed a 30:30 (a run/walk technique). This is how we got on and information for those visiting the course for the first time. About Worcester Parkrun Worcester Parkrun takes place at Worcester Country Hall. It is 2 laps around Worcester County Hall and Worcester … Read more
We have been to Cheltenham Parkrun at Pittville Park several times. Once I have Jeffed it too. But this weekend there were pacers so I convinced the family to give it a try. Then I also discovered that it was the summer course – and it was only on the way over that I discovered … Read more
Today we headed down to Gloucester North Parkrun for a bit of local tourism. They had advertised on their Facebook page that they had 11 pacers aiming for times between 20 and 45 minutes. As we had never run with a pacer (not even in any of my half marathons) we decided to head on … Read more
Exercise has always been something I considered important for my family. We have a huge trampoline in the garden (we have always had one since the oldest was young – in fact our younger two children had it like an outdoor playpen!), the boys have all had swimming lessons (the 11-year-old swims for academy) and … Read more
