{"id":36591,"date":"2026-11-11T12:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/?p=36591"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:14:54","slug":"abingdon-parkrun-the-easy-one-before-cross-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/11\/abingdon-parkrun-the-easy-one-before-cross-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Abingdon parkrun\u00a0 – The Easy One Before Cross Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trying to keep my longest tourist streak going is getting increasingly more difficult with other commitments. Heading to Abingdon parkrun<\/a> as there was the Gloucestershire League<\/a> Cross Country Cirencester later on. However, the nearest parkrun was already in the streak. However, going to Abingdon parkrun instead possibly helped with not being hit with road closures!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rye Meadow, Abingdon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OX14 3HY car park postcode and what 3 words placed.plants.scouts
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Facilities at Abingdon parkrun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No toilets<\/p>\n\n\n

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Abingdon parkrun Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A mix of on and off-road, with scenic riverside and historic meadows of Abingdon. Starting at Rue Meadow it passes through Abingdon lock; around the perimeter of the meadow with a return along farm track. Then on to road where you need to be careful of traffic. Two laps then a sharp right back into the meadow.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

Despite starting on a field and not that many runners in the grand scheme of things it did feel very congested. Luckily not after a PB as it really narrowed. Everyone was forced to walk several times, and it was over the first 1 km before we went onto a field where proper overtaking could take part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mix of grass and road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nice family cheering outside their house on the road bit. It happened to be Halloween and I think they were looking out for costumes. The children did gleefully notice that I had a spooky sports bra on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was awfully hot running and lots of people had started to strip their layers. Near the end I told a young girl to leave her top with a marshal and go back for it. She actually was younger than I thought she was.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Finish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anyway as we turned the corner I told her we just had 200m to go. But then I saw the finish and knew it was much closer than that. Encouraging her we sprinted. However, she was much faster than me. Two lads had been chatting on the way around. Again I thought they were much older but turned out to be in the JM11-14 category. One of them also decided to speed up and he was a bit more of a challenge for her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards she thanked me for pacing her and I explained that I had a race to go to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonalds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Later in McDonalds there were some other parkrun tourists and we had a chat about the parkrun. Plus our tourism adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results for Abingdon parkrun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

494 participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n