Parkrun day 17/08

[JaoJao]

How many of you will be joining me this Morning for a Parkrun? Good luck and enjoy! 😊

[WC8334 Graduate10]

I’ll be doing my seventh parkrun at Tredegar House in Newport this morning

Have a good one

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to WC8334]

Thank you. It’ll be my 11th this morning at Upton Court, with some volunteering thrown in too to mix it up.

[Lizzisforliving Graduate10]

I’m off to do a recce run for one I hope to set up. I’ll picture all you lovely runners around the world, and the future possibility that some of you may be parkrun tourists here one day soon. Happy parkrunning! Xxx

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Lizzisforliving]

Thanks Lizzi, where are you setting up?

[Lizzisforliving Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Uzès, in the Gard département of France. Hoping to get started in November if ever you’re visiting. (Or any other C25Kers of course.) X

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Lizzisforliving]

Oh wow! I have no idea where that is sounds like a nice weekend trip could be made of it

I’ll brush up on my french

[Lizzisforliving Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Approximately 30km from Nîmes, 40km from Avignon. Beautiful countryside. And so far almost all the potential participants speak English!

Look forward to meeting you perhaps, one day.

[Stephen_UK Graduate10]

My tenth today. Good luck everyone.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

Yay! Back in the game! Xx

[damienair Administrator]

My 47th parkrun this morning. Doing some parkrun tourism. I’ll be doing my NENDY (Nearest Event Not Done Yet) at Tyrrellstown parkrun in Dublin. Looking forward to it.

Now to try and get my 10 year old Son out of bed.

Damien

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

You’re close to your teeshirt Damien! 🏃🏃

[damienair Administrator in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks, 3 more to go. Then the countdown to 100 begins.

Damien

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Wow, just 3 more to go! Are you still motivated every Saturday morning after so many? Please tell me you are still buzzing after every run.

[damienair Administrator in reply to JaoJao]

I adore it. I listen to parkrun podcasts during the week and leave my gear out the night before. I get up at 7am on Saturdays so as I have breakfast, coffee, water and Toilet done before going out the door.

Finished in 27:42 this morning and got 42 for my parkrun bingo and also got my 10th different parkrun done, so I’m now half way to being an official parkrun tourist. 😀 3 more to go to 50, then the countdown to 100 starts.

Damien

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

They cancelled my parkrun and I don’t have a car. I’m gutted as it’s the last chance I have till December to run up and enjoy my favourite time of the week. I hope to hear lots about everyone else’s Parkruns today to cheer me up though.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Ah no Brian sorry to hear that. What are you doing over the next few months which means you can’t enjoy parkrun?

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

I’m returning to the Middle East. 😢

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oh no BrianUK. Never mind, once December is here you can run one every weekend. In fact you can do 2 events in 1 day on New Years Day if you aren’t too hungover.

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks dexy. I can’t wait to get back here permanently. I think I could get to the Bognor PR after the Chichester one at Xmas. 😁 I’ll be making up for lost parkruns for sure and will hopefully meet up with some of my VRBs at some of them. 👍

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Yes we haven’t done Chichester yet so we could do a bit of nearby tourism. Is that one on grass?

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Yes, it’s mostly on grass. There’s a downhill section on a tarmac path. You should try it out, it’s 3 laps uphill but then downhill on the other side 😂😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

I’d better get on and buy some trail shoes then.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

I used this morning’s PR as a belated celebration of my C25K graduation runniversary which was actually last Saturday (I thought it was the 18th! 🤦‍♀️ 😅).

It was fun hearing MJ again - I jogged/ran the intervals instead of walking/jogging and my time was a only little bit slower than when my pace is consistent. One thing I know though, I covered lots more distance than my real W1R1! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

I still love when he suggests having a drink of water and a bite of banana at the end. I always used to thank him (out loud!) for the advice! Love MJ. ❤️

Hope your run was good today JaoJao. 😀

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Well done cheekychipmunks! I remember when I graduated I couldn’t imagine not having Sarah Millican in my ear, but I weened myself off and try different things now on parkrun, meditation, music, silence... every week is different xx

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

I normally do PR without music or anything nowadays too. I sometimes chat to a lady I often run with, but as she wasn’t running today I didn’t feel antisocial with MJ in my headphones!

[Hidden in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I still do week 4 of C25K...once a week... I get to keep MJ and it's a really good interval session. I can also see my improvement, so it's good for motivation. 😁 Week 4 was my hardest week... it's nice to be reminded of how far you've come.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

That’s a good idea clubber. I might do the same, I like MJ. 😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I was looking for your post cheeky. Glad you had a good run with MIchael Johnson. I might try and do the same with Jo Whiley one day as she was my VRB before I met you lovely lot. 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

It’s fun Dexy - although I had a momentary panic when we started and I couldn’t get the app to work - I forgot you had to tell it your mood before starting by pressing one of the smiley faces! 😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I hoe you pressed the really happy one 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Oh yes! 😀

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

75th for me today. Marathon training and tired legs means I’m getting slower and slooowerr 🙄

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Wow! Incredible parkrun count xx

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

I’ve only missed about 4 since starting Couch to 5k. Addict!

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Then you’ve done so well! I’ve done 11 in a row so far, I have a wedding in a couple of weeks and I am going to miss is terribly 🥺

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Wowsers Tasha, fantastic tally! Today was my 35th. Fun isn’t it? 😀

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Obsessively so 🤣

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Not long till you get your black T-shirt Tasha. I think UpTheStanley will be there soon too although once hockey season starts that will slow his progress.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I did my 15th volunteer stunt today, shaking a tambourine at the turning point. The runners loved it and were all very grateful to see me until they turned into the wind. Not as bad as last week though.

I had to have a week off so that certain important people can join me on my 50th run in 2 weeks time.

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Good luck with your 50th Dexy!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks Brian, look out for the post.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

That’s a great idea to have a tambourine. Was that your own addition or something the parkrun does anyway? My mum and I are aiming for 25 volunteer stints together and that would be a great idea to do something like that!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

I think it was over61andstilltrying who mentioned tambourines or bells at parkrun . Our marshals seem to be a bit quieter on the route than we’ve seen at other parkruns we’ve been to so I thought I’d try and show a new way. I bought the tambourine online, only around £10. It’s easier on the hands than clapping too.

It’s great that you and your mum want to volunteer; it gives back to a great organisation and to your own community.

[JonathanP Graduate10]

41st at Portsmouth Lakeside for me - we had a wedding party taking part! The bride and groom were married yesterday, spent the night in a nearby hotel and started their honeymoon with a parkrun, trailing some empty cans! Now that's what I call dedication!😀

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Haha that’s brilliant, I’ve heard a few stories like that! If I ever meet someone, I would make parkrun a dealbreaker 😂😂

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

There’s no doubt it’s addictive.

[BarbieW Graduate10]

Did my 19th volunteer. I will get my volunteer T-shirt long before my park running one!

I like to do alternate weeks running or volunteering as Sundays are the only days I can fit in a longer run at the moment, and volunteering is truly fabulous. I love being the timekeeper and cheering everybody over the line!

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to BarbieW]

Hey Barrie so far I’ve done volunteer roles that allow me to parkrun at the same time, these are first timers briefing, token sorting and run reports. I would love to have a go at marshalling and finish token sorting, saving those for a rainy day or when I’m under the weather xx