Technically for my Alphabeteer Challenge the last letter I needed was an M. As I am going to Minehead, this weekend, I didn’t want to get my last letter without my family so it was for this reason that we headed to Mallards Pike parkrun. Mallards Pike, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 4HD Grid Reference SO637093 … Read more
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 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
So we headed to Thames Path, Woolwich parkrun thinking that we were going to do one of two Curly Wurly courses. Seems that the friendly rivalry with Somerdale Pavilion parkrun must have come to an end and that they have decided that Thames Path parkrun is actually the Walnut Whip course! Thames Path, James Clavell … Read more
We headed along to Three Brooks parkrun inaugural. It was just myself, my husband and friend, leaving the children at home. It was also nice to put a name to a face for both Jackie and Chrissy who also went along! This was a well-organised parkrun. Everyone was really nice to me and a volunteer … Read more