I was browsing through the parkrun Facebook site yesterday and somebody mentioned Doddington Hall parkrun. That’s strange I thought - it’s only just off the Lincoln bypass and I hadn’t heard of it before! Looked it up and it started on 25th January so today was run 4. I couldn’t have done it earlier as it turns out because I haven’t been at home the last 3 Saturdays, but, despite the dire forecast, I decided to give it a go, along with 255 others, which was a fantastic turnout for a new event. Doddington Hall is a Tudor mansion, but the run is out and back along the Georgie Twigg Trail (local international hockey player) and a disused railway. It started raining as we set off and the wind started up at 4km which seriously reduced my speed, but I finished in 29:27, my 2nd fastest parkrun and 3rd fastest 5k! After run refreshments are at the cafe inside the Giant cycle shop on the Hall estate, but that will have to wait. A shower and dry clothes took precedence. Stay safe VRBs!
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A new Lincolnshire parkrun
What’s a beautiful place to run Sandie! It looks like it might have a few ghosts wandering about there 👻
Well done on your time and for getting out there at all. Our weather is dire atm ☹️
It is a lovely place - and still family owned! They have really developed the outbuildings, so as well as Giant Cycles, there’s a farm shop, Xmas bauble barn, fab Xmas trees, craft shops and they often have a sculpture exhibition in the gardens. Plus loads of free parking!
A Christmas bauble barn?!!! Sounds like just my thing 🎄
That sounds like a fantastic place for a PR Sandie! Well done on your time! Ours did actually go ahead today despite the weather but only Coddfish managed to get up and run it. But Dexy5, UTS and I did go and cheer her on - and of course there was breakfast afterwards!! The wind is really strong now - I may have to go back down to the seafront later to watch the waves!
Well done to brave Coddfish 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Not raining here now, but the wind is definitely ramping up!
Looks like a beautiful parkrun location! Great run too 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That sounds a good find Sandie. I think launches of new parkruns are kept fairly low key now so that the new volunteer team is not completely overwhelmed by tourists wanting to do no 1. The rain is just starting here now so have retreated inside. Have a good weekend !
They had over 300 last week! Most of the runs round here went ahead today, but there were still loads of tourists.
Sounds lovely Sandie. Always good to find a new parkrun.
Thank you and well done to you for braving Southsea when the others wimped out 😂
Guilty m'Lud. Although in my case, due to over indulgence the night before with my Valentine.
Like the sound of that one Sandie, in better weather though. Can’t beat a Tudor mansion.
One to do together sometime then 👍
This is not far from where my parents are based so may have to do some tourism next time I’m there for a weekend! Great time and glad you enjoyed your run 😄
Let me know when you’re coming and I’ll try to be there!
Sounds and looks fantastic... go you! I got soaked too!
Ooo exciting Sandie! What a bonus find. 😀😀😀
Fantastic Sandie, great running especially with that weather. A sub 30 min parkrun today is great going. I was running into a strong 50-60 mph headwind at times, it was very tough. I was happy with a 30:35 min finish time. You did great, well done.
Damien
Thanks Damien. I managed a 5.17 for my first (and fastest ever) 1km, then under 6 until km 5, which came in at 6.25🙁 To think I’d have been overjoyed if that had been my fastest km not that long ago! Well done on yours too!
Well done on getting out there and running so quickly Sandie. I am in a dip! No run in the last week, chesty cough, storms blowing in.......roll on Monday😊
Oh no! Hopefully spring will be on its way soon (got a few daffs being buffeted by the wind), so wrap up, take Molly for a walk then snuggle up in the warm
I think we would be blown away on the beach Sandie!! Going out to a ceilidh tonight; bit of C/V exercise there!
Oh wow! That’s one to note. There’s Normanby Hall too not far away. Rasen and Cleethorpes So many Parkruns ..... 😁
I’ve Been to Doddington twice but not once managed to get in 🤨. I was only wanting to visit the garden but no one told me I could do so without paying to see the hall I learned that subsequently 🙄
It’s a must-do now! 🙂. It’s en route to my niece’s 🤔🤗
Sounds like we could be starting another meet up 👏👏👏
Some good running in that part of the world I am doing the Louth Run for Life I think 🤔. Also the seafront run at Cleethorpes which is pretty darned good. Free 99 after and a medal It’s in Sept. note to self. Enter the thing! Last time I checked it hadn’t opened
I do my tiny marathon event on the east coast 😎.
Now Cleethorpes with ice cream and a medal sounds good 🍦🏅🏃♀️🌊
There is a 5k, 10k and a half marathon 🤗. We had fish n chips after It was hot but got much cooler in the afternoon. My little great nephew wanted to play on the beach so it was just me and him splashing about 🥶🙄
A short distance tourism parkrun! Woohoo!
It looks lovely Sandie and well done on your time, thats fantastic. I’d love to run there and Cleethorpes one day 🤞Turns out that one of Steve’s ancestors came from there and was transported to Australia in 1800. A convict in the family, so proud 😂
Something to celebrate! I think I have ancestors who emigrated to the USA to work/found cotton weaving factories
My family were just cotton weavers not quite so flash as Steve’s or yours. His convict ancestor ended up marrying a marine corporal who sailed to Australia on the First Fleet.
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