From Jane Austen to William Shakespeare: the next HU VRB meetup

[TailChaser]

Stratford upon Avon Parkrun - Saturday 9th November 2019

(Excuse the quote, funnily enough there aren’t many Shakespeare quotes to do with running 😂)

So we leave the hilly, trail shoe fest, BBC Pride & Prejudice location of Lyme Park, for the flat as a pancake, mainly tarmac, ‘get your 5k PB here’, delights of Stratford upon Avon. If you can join us then you will get to see this view of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 3 times during your parkrun, going around the Recreation Ground and along the banks of the Avon over 3 laps. I can’t guarantee it will be this gorgeous and tranquil but you never know!

We are hoping to have the usual suspects: cheekychipmunks , Sandie1961 , Dexy5 , UpTheStanley and Windoze who will be joining Katnap with his latest C25k group’s graduation run.

It would be lovely if you could join us!

[Katnap Graduate10]

Controlled stumbling! 👍😁👍

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

That’s after a trip to The Dirty Duck surely?

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

😄🍻🏃🏃🤸 🚑

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Firmly in the diary TC! 👏👏👏

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Fab cheeky! 👍👍👍

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

Wouldn’t miss it 😃 VRBs please come and cheer for my bestest friend Nikki (who I met as a Girl Guide on a trip to Switzerland in 1975 😳😱) who will be one of the C25k graduands 🎓

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Wow what a coincidence.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Well sort of! Nikki challenged me to do a 50k bike ride with her if she did C25k. As she lives in Stratford I put her in contact with Katnap. My bike has so far been to Halfords for a service, having languished in the garage for 10 years 😂

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Exciting times ahead Sandie! 😃❤️

[Windoze Graduate10]

Ohhhh flat and fast park run...I'm in 🤣🤣🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Flat course sounds good to us . The date is in the diary.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Does anyone live anywhere near me here or passing through Staffordshire, who is travelling down and back on the day, I wonder.... who could pick up a hitch hiker... aka me?????

I would so love to do this one!!!

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

😍

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Sorry Oldfloss, we are doing it as a weekend trip.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I would too..if I could 😥

[Carowood Graduate10]

Oh if only I was not going away for November-December - I have friends down there and I would have loved to join you all (flat sounds good 👌).

But good luck to everyone and enjoy 😊 hope the weather is kind - will join you somewhere next year?!?

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Carowood]

Thanks Carowood, that’s a shame but we’re there most weeks if you’re ever in the area 👍

[Rowers Graduate10]

That DOES sound tempting! I'm only 73 minutes away according to Google Maps...

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Rowers]

C’mon, you know you want to 😁

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Sadly this one is out of my regular Saturday morning range as I’m tethered to Stockport until 7:50am or I’d be there!

Obviously Little Miss UNM will need to visit at some point though, it’ll bring her English Lit to life, so we will come run this one eventually.

Have a great one everybody... and tell those new grads well done from me.

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Will do UNM! Let us know when you’re coming down 👍

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

Of course!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Hi TailChaser! Dexy5 mentioned your meet-up while we were having coffee earlier (but no cake😇!). As I’ll be staying in Redditch the night before I thought I might join you if that’s OK. After all you all need to see just how slow, slow running can be!

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Brilliant OG, I’ll add you to our chat! I think our tailwalkers come in at 50 minutes to an hour. After seeing how slow I could run for 45 minutes last week, I’ve developed a bit respect for slow runners - it’s really hard work! I forgot mention our refreshments table at the end of our parkrun - it creaks with cake, biscuits and fruit! It will be great to meet you 😀

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

I look forward to it!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

And the 🧁 🎂 🍰

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

🤪