{"id":34426,"date":"2025-07-07T14:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/?p=34426"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:51:30","slug":"eastville-parkrun-alternative-course-meant-more-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/eastville-parkrun-alternative-course-meant-more-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastville parkrun – Alternative Course meant More Hill!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We headed to Eastville parkrun<\/a> to get another of the \u201cCompass Challenge\u201d locations ticked off. Eastville parkrun is apparently known for being a challenging course – however, it was the alternative course, which turns out is even harder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about parkrun challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Eastville<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Eastville Park, Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6PX.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastville parkrun Facilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eastville parkrun is accessible by foot, road, train or bus.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We parked at the Tesco near Ikea. There are also toilets there. We didn\u2019t go beforehand not realising that there aren\u2019t any really close to the start. The briefing for first timers was about to start and so we didn\u2019t have time to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastville parkrun Alternative Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The normal course is apparently around a lake and more scenic. Some of the regulars talked about how they had been waiting for the normal course to come back. One lady warned me that it was \u201chilly\u201d – and then reiterated this fact when I gave in and walked and she went running past me (lol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start and run to the edge of the park and pretty much just go around it three times, then after the last hill you turn right to the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There must have been some downhill to have gone back up again but I just remember it feeling like pure up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Firstly there\u2019s a short walk to the start. But there\u2019s some lovely street art about and a compass on the floor – which was quite fitting. Also, as mentioned, it\u2019s near to Ikea – where I believe one of the new Gromit Trail statues are.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Volunteers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to the 31 volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First timers briefing entertaining and thorough. Lovely that people were quiet. It was really clear how you could walk some or all of it, and that it\u2019s not a race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the main briefing people were talking. All milestones and birthdays covered.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An amazing amount of volunteers were waiting up the hill with a big speaker playing music – first time was Kate bush running up that hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Run<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, I ended up doing quite a bit of walking. The path to the finish was nice and flat for a sprint finish. Everyone was so lovely and encouraging. My sprint I was too keen to start and couldn\u2019t sustain it all the way to the time keepers!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Happy to do it all in just over 29 minutes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastville parkrun Stats Event 315<\/h2>\n\n\n\n