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
We headed to Jersey Farm parkrun, St Albans for our letter J, a number event I hadn’t got and to meet a parkrun tourist celebrity! Jersey Farm Woodland Park, St.Albans – spider.bunny.visual Alphabeteer parkrun Challenge Those who follow the blog will know that there are several parkrun challenges about. The Alphabeteer challenge is probably one … Read more
Wow who knew just how incredible Bushy parkrun event 1,000 would be! There was a World record breaking 6,204 finishers and 134 hi-viz heroes. It has taken them from Saturday to Tuesday morning to sort and publish the stats because of it being such a mammoth task. Here is a quick look at some of … Read more
We headed to Isabel Trail parkrun to gain an “I” for the parkrun Alphabeteer challenge. Now I just need to get an M in the UK and a Z elsewhere. There is no X. It also went towards the Old MacDonald challenge, The West Midlands Region challenge and some other personal ones I have made … Read more
Bushy parkrun is the home of parkrun. The very first one in the world which actually started out as a timed trial. We decided that we would make the pilgrimage journey for the 999th event. There were several options of when to go including the 1,000 next week and the 20th Anniversary event in October. … Read more
This week we headed to our NENDY (nearest event not done yet) which was Wolford Wood parkrun. Despite starting 18 months ago they had just reached their milestone 50th event. This is due to it being pretty much off during the winter. Wolford Wood, Great Wolford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0PE About Wolford Wood parkrun Location … Read more
So I thought I would pop together a post for those thinking of Jeffing Long Distance and Fundraising. Just to make it easier to find my previous posts. What is Jeffing? Jeffing is a run/walk technique that can be used for short and long distances. It definitely feels like something those covering a long distance … Read more
Last week we headed to Somerdale Pavilion parkrun – the real Curly Wurly one! You may recall that we had headed to Thames Path, Woolwich parkrun believing that we were heading to one of two Curly Wurly parkruns. It turned out that we were wrong and that one is now the actual Walnut Whip parkrun. Therefore … Read more
Sapphire Tewkesbury, a fine dining Indian fusion cuisine, very kindly invited myself and a plus one to their VIP relaunch. Here are my thoughts including information you may need to know if wishing to pay a visit. The Sapphire Tewkesbury Story Their website states that they are more than just a restaurant – that Sapphire … Read more