I'm sure a lot of you will have heard of parkrun at least - that free, weekly, timed run every Saturday morning. If you're near the end of the C25K or you've just graduated and you've never done one, why not give it a go? You don't have to run the whole way - in fact some people walk the whole 5k.
After graduating in November 2015 I put off doing my first one for a while (work commitments mainly) but then I eventually plucked up the courage to go to Leamington Spa to run their rather muddy parkrun course on 2nd Jan 2016. Today I'm doing my 14th at the pancake-flat Stratford upon Avon and I have loved every single one of them.
You just need to visit parkrun.org.uk/register/ to register for an account, print off your personal barcode and then turn up for about 8:50.
Out of curiosity, for the experienced parkrunners, I wonder who has the most parkruns under their belt... anyone in the 100 club?
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Well done, Simon, sadly the nearest parkrun to me is too far away to be practical. I know what you mean about post 5K, so nice to run with other people too. Thanks for promoting this
Thanks for that... i am being gradually encouraged to take the plunge.. just wish the one near me was a bit flatter, so i would stand a chance of not coming last
Hi SWT, I love parkrun, been going nearly a couple of years, I am very proud to say I have a 25 volunteer shirt and I'm in the 50 club (67th run today😀)
It's the best invention ever! Oh and Oldfloss I am not fast, always in the last quarter, park run is for everyone. (And sometimes I do the tail runner role who is last! - nothing to be concerned about there 😄)
I have grown to love parkrun. Today was my 19 and I actually ran a PB, 31:05. Walsall Arboretum Parkrun is brilliant and has runners in their 80s! I've also done Ormskirk and York. I'd encourage anyone to have a go.
I have just registered for parkrun and hope to doing my first next Saturday, also at Stratford upon Avon, though I will be a very long way behind your time simonwilliamstutor !! I'm not sure if I can even run for 5K but as the course is so flat, I might stand a chance of doing it. I'll be lurking at the back with the tailrunner
Excellent - I look forward to my first finishing token, I will be one of the last though! I'd be happy to volunteer after I've been a few times and understand how it all runs
You might find you're well ahead of the tailrunner. Quite often there are people at Stratford who just walk the whole way. This Saturday the tailrunner's time was 57:18
Thank you for my finishing token simonwilliamstutor - not quite last, but not far off! Lovely atmosphere, and very welcoming, I enjoyed my first parkrun experience, and will definitely be back
It was great to be doing parkrun yesterday with so many other people. To be part of this worldwide phenomenon is wonderful. It was my thirteenth and I got a personal best of 31 minutes 11seconds, entirely because there were pacers yesterday and apart from a wee Ventolin-walk I pursued that poor 31 minute pacer with a fierce determination. He can't really have enjoyed the heavy breathing stalker tailing him the whole way but I was very grateful!
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