Southsea (not) Parkrun

[David_G]

Hi everyone, I was very fortunate to be invited to Southsea this morning to run the Parkrun route with Dexy5, UpTheStanley, Mr & Mrs Coddfish and OldGirlRuns.🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

The route is along the esplanade and back, so for the first 2.5K we had the wind behind us then ran into the wind for the final 2.5K. UpTheStanley helpfully ran ahead at the halfway point to be a human bollard for us to run round😀 It’s safe to say I was pleased to see the end of the pier then the finish 🏁 Dexy5 and I were cheered over the line by Mr Coddfish and UpTheStanley👏👏👏

Thanks to you all for making me so welcome and being great company😊👍 The breakfast was yummy too😋 so thanks for that Dexy5!

[Coddfish Graduate10]

Glad you enjoyed our lovely parkrun (and our lovely company) David.

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Wonderful stuff David! It sounded like a lovely day out. 👍👌

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Lots of fun to be had by all! Well done guys. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥰

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

It was lovely to meet you David, hopefully you’ll be able to join us again one day when we can eat inside and not get blown away in the wind! Hope the journey home was more straightforward than the one to get here!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

What a lovely photo and meet-up, David! Happy runners! 🏃‍♀️🏃🏽🙂

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Great to see another (not) parkrunner making up the 'rule of six' with the Southsea crew David! Sounds as though the wind was a bit friskier than my meet up with them recently!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Something we specialise in JP!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

It wasn’t quite an Oldgirlruns wind Jonathan (thankfully)

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I’m so sorry David, I didn’t get notification that you’d posted; I might have to re-follow you!

It was great to meet you at last as a fellow 2018 c25k graduate. It’s the first time we’ve run as a group for a while. In my experience, other people’s parkruns always seem further than 5k. 🤣. And don’t forget you had also walked all the way from Fratton Station. I’m sorry we weren’t able to give you a lift back there with the COVID restrictions.

Here is the photo I took of you (not) parkrunning guys. We were very lucky with the weather as we had a lot of rain after you left.

Mr Coddfish, UpTheStanley and David_G

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Great fun and well done everyone! How special to be able to meet up again 🙂

[Fionamags Graduate10]

What an honour David - that crew have turned not Park Run into an art form. Folk all over the UK are watching those posts and slavering iver those post-run brekkies!!! 😄😄😄

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Happy running Day!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️😍xxx

[Irish-John Graduate10]

Wish I was there Y'all look a merry crew