Are Park Runs Destructive ?

[sevendaughters]

Not as bad a 'mare as I thought at Marple. I forgot to set my watch so I clicked it on at 1km and ran the last 4km in 16.11. Finished in 19.46. Bit of a daft speed to go off at on that course to be honest.

[Danbert Nocurry]

I see that Cuerden Valley parkrun kicks off on the 10th August.

[Derby Tup]

I did my first on Saturday. Loved it

[OB1]

I did my first on Saturday. Loved it

Oh dear, have the flood gates opened? I can now see all manner of rugged hill-folk chancing their arms and legs in our quiet, genteel, parks, without the proper experience of Victorian-era park-craft and everything it entails. I guess it had to happen sometime, although the media coverage hasn't helped.

[Vampire]

I did 7 or 8 parkruns a couple of years back, they were OK but I got more and more annoyed at the number of people running with dogs, pushchairs, toddlers etc. I'm not a very fast/fit person and don't have a lot of extra spare energy to hurdle dogs etc, the last parkrun I did I was tripped twice by dogs and I was pretty unhappy about it. Maybe I'm just unlucky!

Personally I prefer events where everyone is just there to run, rather than chat, walk their dogs/kids etc so for that reason I tend to stick to proper paid races/events.

The other thing is I can be on a trail/public footpatch within 500m of my house, for my nearest parkrun I have to drive 12 miles across town, and find somewhere to park. Seems like a lot of hassle compared to just putting on shoes and heading out the door on a Saturday morning.

[Stolly]

Ooh can you run park runs with dogs? If so me and Harry are in

[Multiterrainer]

Oh dear, have the flood gates opened? I can now see all manner of rugged hill-folk chancing their arms and legs in our quiet, genteel, parks, without the proper experience of Victorian-era park-craft and everything it entails. I guess it had to happen sometime, although the media coverage hasn't helped.

Having done a smattering of parkruns this year (I find them great for improving my overall running speed to make up for my crap descending) I've regularly looked at the 'first finishers' page on the website and noticed the likes of Ricky Lightfoot, Danny Hope, Lauren J, Tom Adams among others having 'won' various pr's so it appears that rugged hill-folk are already slowly taking over....I also noticed a certain CL 'won' at Marple a few weeks back!

[Vampire]

Lots of people do (or certainly did) at my local one. I think because they use public parks, you just have to be aware of the rules of wherever you're running. So if you local park allows dogs then the parkrun probably would too.

[Stolly]

Lots of people do (or certainly did) at my local one. I think because they use public parks, you just have to be aware of the rules of wherever you're running. So if you local park allows dogs then the parkrun probably would too.

To be fair I doubt I'd ever do one - I think the nearest park run to me is in Skipton, 14 miles away, whereas I have the whole of the Yorkshire Dales waiting for me (and Harry) straight out of backdoor here in Settle.

[Derby Tup]

The Skipton event wouldn't suit you anyway Stolly. A fair proportion of it isn't on tarmac