We headed to Newborough Forest parkrun in North Wales to help celebrate the special birthdays of tourist legends Iain and Ann. Sometimes parkrun isn’t about the challenges it ticks off but rather the community surrounding it. As it happens I did need an event starting with N towards my 3rd parkrun alphabet! Newborough Forest, Llanddwyn, … Read more
We went to Peter Pan parkrun for Wendy Day as our first trip with Airey Airways. Basically the idea was that we were to see how many people named Wendy we could all get in one place. Obviously with the link to the name of the parkrun with the name Wendy created by Scottish author … Read more
We headed to Coventry parkrun for some celebrations. It was Ian’s (A Little Adventure Time) 50th birthday and 500th parkrun. Plus it was his son’s 200th. As it was also our NENDY and still hot it was the perfect choice for us. Coventry parkrun, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Rd, Coventry CV3 6PT Facilities Coventry parkrun … Read more
We headed to West Links parkrun as we wanted to do one in Scotland and collect a new flag. As it was our anniversary weekend we wanted somewhere to stay over and celebrate. It was also a good way for my husband to drive his new to him car a good distance. Personally I wanted … Read more
We headed to Victoria Park parkrun, Newbury for event 16. Of course this was for my Wilson Index. However, it was also a V needed to complete my husband’s second alphabet. It also happened to be a Prime Number Event. Victoria Park, Park Way, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1EF Victoria Park parkrun, Newbury Facilities Also accessible … Read more
For my birthday we headed to Oude Warande parkrun in the Netherlands. You see this year my birthday fell on a Monday. But it was okay as the Netherlands had their extra special day then! Oude Warande 3, 5036 NE, Tilburg, Netherlands Why Oude Warande parkrun A reason to chose the Oude Warande parkrun course … Read more
What an absolute privilege to be able to attend Zuiderpark Rotterdam parkrun Test Run. This was like a parkrun but without the credits. We all went thinking it would not be timed but Andy Airey managed to sort it that it was. Utilising the token generator on the Parkrace app – which worked really well. … Read more
A relatively new, beautiful event in the West Midlands saw us heading to Haughmond Hill parkrun. It was event 34 so great for my lower numbers for the Wilson Index and Fibonacci (see parkrun Stats and Challenges). Plus I do love playing the “which parkrun” game in the West Midlands group so it is good … Read more
We headed to Kingsbury Water parkrun to complete the last of any parkruns in Birmingham. This is in Sutton Coldfield, which they like to not consider as Birmingham but it is in the West Midlands area. We found this to not only be a very beautiful parkrun, but a very friendly one too. Literally everyone … Read more
After our son deferred his place for the London Marathon it left us with a free weekend! Having always wanted to visit Poland we took the opportunity to have a short break whilst visiting Zielony Jar parkrun. This is also giving us a Z for a third parkrun alphabet. Also it would give me a fifth … Read more