New to parkrun? Want to see what a parkrun looks like? Video of Newbury parkrun (from the air).

[MarkyD]

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Health Warning: not all parkruns are this wide, flat, open. Come and join us if you want to get a PB!!!

[damienair Graduate]

Fantastic Video and a beautiful looking venue for a Parkrun. Nice to see an old disused Airfield being used for something else other than building on. Thanks for sharing, that was really cool. Great skills by that drone pilot.

Damien

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

I love it... If I was not so far away.... I would love the flatness and to run with you MarkyD !!! x

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

We will put you up for the night

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

x

[ancientrunner Graduate]

Looks great - I had to stop and queue at a narrow point this morning.

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to ancientrunner]

The reason for the video is that we had to move our course. We did have a narrow start, and with up to 500 runners, it was getting restrictive. So the start has moved to the runway (this is the old Greenham Common airbase) to give a wider start.

[ancientrunner Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

Certainly does the trick. Greenham Common that takes me back, much better to have runners on it. .

[runswithdogs Graduate]

Wow. Beautiful route. Ours is really hilly, and all the Parkrun tourists get hit with the high altitude. I'd love to run yours. Looks like you have 10x the runners as well. Fun stuff

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to runswithdogs]

457 runners today.

[runswithdogs Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

Gosh. We had 80 which was about double our usual because it was Canada Day. Hundreds of people must be fun.

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to runswithdogs]

150 happy years of putting up with that annoying, bigger, older brother

[aliboo70]

Apparently this is not too far away from us,hope to make it there one day looks good! 😊

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to aliboo70]

Yes, about 45 minutes up the M3/A34 from Portsmouth.

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Looks great Marky! But I see no walkers..........even no sneaky little walks......... eeeek.

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to Millsie-J]

Don't worry, there are walkers I promise.

[sarah469 Graduate]

Wow! This looks great. My parkrun has a narrow start too, which makes for a slow start with sometimes around 500 runners, and it can be a bit boring/repetitive as it is 3 laps of a park. This one looks brilliant, I would love to run it. Seem to remember speaking to you about it before. I am only 45 minutes from Newbury and I used to work there, so I may have to try it out! I think I want to finish my first 50 at my local parkrun (I'm 14 away), but then I may branch out next year!

[sarah469 Graduate in reply to sarah469]

Also, I got a drone for my birthday and it is impossible to control, this guy did an amazing job. How did he cover so much of the course, was he running it with his remote?!?

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to sarah469]

Just a lot of practice! The course is one long oval, so you can see two of the longer sides, plus the start/finish line.

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to sarah469]

We are a friendly bunch. Come and join us when you are free/ready.

[HiddenGem Graduate]

Wow thanks for sharing

I am planning on doing a park run by the end of the summer xx

[MarkyD Graduate in reply to HiddenGem]

Oh you must! There are plenty of new runners at parkrun, and it is welcoming to everyone!

[Nobbywatts Graduate]

Just found this post and watched the video. I haven't done a Parkrun yet but we're (hopefully) moving soon so it is my aim to do one by the end of this year. Loved the video and seeing all the little coloured shirts bobbing along!