Parkrun

[MattPo]

I used to think parkruns were rubbish, but am now a complete covert - they are great. So, I've done over 140 and visited nearly 50 different ones. Always friendly, inclusive and free - I've run with Olympians pulling 15 minutes and joe public taking an hour or more. It's a great way to visit different places and a way to fit speed training into a holiday. Helping out at them is a great way to be altruistic. I even got involved in completing the parkrun A - Z and only have to go to Holland to get a Z to complete it. Some of them are like fast road races and some like Lyme Park or Chevin Forest are nearly Fell runs. Always pleasing to be first in your age group as I was at Isabel Trail, Stafford yesterday. Mr B likes Bramley - but it's one of me least favorites. Variety is the spice of life. I still prefer a muddy romp on the fells in shit weather, But...

[anthonykay]

I even got involved in completing the parkrun A - Z and only have to go to Holland to get a Z to complete it.

Maybe someone should start a parkrun at Zouch, about 4 miles north of Loughborough. You could have a lovely route along the bank of the river Soar. However, they would have to ban people from arriving by car; the car park at the Rose & Crown wouldn't accommodate the hordes coming to do their Z parkrun (or even the numbers expected at any parkrun), and there isn't any other car parking nearer than Hathern, about a mile away, where there is a good bus service.

[mr brightside]

Pleasing result at bramley on saturday, 20.47, not expected with so little leg speed training of late.

[MattPo]

Well done Mr B.
Proud Dad moment this Saturday when my son was first at Dolgellau parkrun.

[Llani Boy]

Well done Mr B.
Proud Dad moment this Saturday when my son was first at Dolgellau parkrun.

And it was in Wales. Should make you even prouder

[MattPo]

Many of the parkruns around Otley were cancelled due the the understandably risk averse nature of the run directors. I was supposed to be running the course check at Chevin Forest this morning, but by last night it had been cancelled.
So I went to Roundhay which has a winter course all on grass - Cross Country parkrun! Happy to run fast enough to come first in my age group VM65 - 26.16, 122/515.
Good training, and the Mudclaws were useful.

[Travs]

My local parkrun is 2/3rds on concrete, 1/3rd on trail.... the trail/grass section is hilly and muddy enough that unless in dry conditions i would wear fell shoes.

On New Year's Day i went down clad in my Mudtalons, due to the torrential rain, only to find it had been cancelled.... still ran the course, but was now free to simply do the concrete section for 5km..... meaning i did a 5km tempo, followed by an 800mtr rep, all on the concrete, in fell shoes...

I don't think it should be something that someone with conditioned legs can't handle once in a while, but i still wouldn't want to do it very often.

[mr brightside]

Many of the parkruns around Otley were cancelled due the the understandably risk averse nature of the run directors. I was supposed to be running the course check at Chevin Forest this morning, but by last night it had been cancelled.
So I went to Roundhay which has a winter course all on grass - Cross Country parkrun! Happy to run fast enough to come first in my age group VM65 - 26.16, 122/515.
Good training, and the Mudclaws were useful.

I notice now they have started posting cancellations on the website, when previously they only used FB groups.