Parkrun Fun

[BaddieThePirate]

Marple Parkrun is home Parkrun for Pianism 🎹 occasional Parkrun destination for me, and today was the tourist Parkrun destination for Runningroni 🏃🏼‍♀️, TailChaser 🐈, Katnap 😺and 2 delightful kittens😸😸. Thank you to the 'tourists' for getting up early and making the effort to come to Marple.

Pianism got a PB, smallest kitten is super whizzy and the fastest of us all, the rest of the Kat family are all pretty fast and were waiting at the finish line to cheer the last 3 of us in. I got sub 35mins so I'm a happy pirate☠️.

The tiny person at the finish line who had done 10km, 5km before Parkrun and 5km at Parkrun and was raising money for Guide Dogs For The Blind deserves the BIGGEST shout out. His Mum was giving out fairy cakes to celebrate FOUR laps round the park equaling his first 10km ever. So, full of cake I treated myself to a milkshake and breakfast at Dutsons, Marple Bridge, along with the rest of the crew. Eyes bigger than belly comes to mind!

Thank you everyone, it was really good fun meeting up. I hope to see you all again at another HU meet up soon, and to meet more of you too.

TailChaser, if that has to be Lyme Park when you tick that one off your list, then I'm up for it! (Gulp. V hilly there!) 🖲

[Couchpotato2 Graduate]

So pleased you all managed to join up, can’t wait to run with you all. As I said to pianism, I can manage Leeds and York quite easily by visiting friends and family.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

I could probably manage those too, by the same method👍

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Great!!

[Jogunlikely Graduate]

Oh great job everyone 👏👏👏😊

The c25k community really is fabulous 💕

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Fab-u-LOUS darlings! Well done all. No excuses baddie, we know you can run up 38 steps!

[Katnap Graduate]

That's me in my old (Stockport County) football shirt!

😸 Katnap 😸

[Katnap Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Baddie seems to have stuck a pirate flag in my head! NaughtyPirate.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Suits you sir!

[lexi6 Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Worn with pride 👏🏻

[Runningroni Graduate]

Thank you all for the great company. Enjoyed the run but cold now in full flow and feeling awful. I sincerely hope I have not shared it out.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Runningroni]

Sorry your cold decided to develop instead of go away. Thank you for making the effort to come. I hope you managed a nice napette when you got home. Get well soon.

[Pianism Graduate in reply to Runningroni]

Oh no - sorry you're feeling rough. It was great meeting you though. Hope you feel better soon!

[TailChaser Graduate]

Yay! Yes! Lyme Park has to be done! Even if we don’t run it all, it’s there to be conquered 😁

Thank you for a lovely day Baddie. As I was saying to Pianism, Marple is a beautiful place and our journey through the Peaks back down to Northwich was very special. Thank you for all your hospitality, your home is very special 🤗 Looking forward to meeting up again one day not too far away 👍xx

[Pianism Graduate in reply to TailChaser]

Absolutely - Lyme is on my list, but not at the top of it. Having said that, if you all decide to go, I'll come along for the experience!

[TailChaser Graduate in reply to Pianism]

👍👍👍

[Wimborne]

What a fabulous park run guys😀😀😀. Love the photo and just love that flag BTP. It’s so lovely seeing the real people behind the posts. 😊

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

I'm virtually a pirate! 😉

[lexi6 Graduate]

Ditto from over here in NZ, you all look great. 👍

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Sorry guys... I woke up at 9:05 as I forgot to set an alarm. Having walked the Lyme park course recently, I’d welcome a heads up as to when you’re planning on running it so that I can volunteer in time... that first km is gonna hurt 😂

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

What a shame, there was room for one more in the photo. Next time! Pianism is working out a venue in this area for first run in April...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

I’ll do my best to make it... so long as it’s not Glossop... I’m refusing to run there

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I've done Glossop. I like it, it's a cute little park.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

I run in the park a lot... just not at parkrun!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

Ditto from Canada, too! I may never get to meet any of you wonderful people in real life, but it sure feels like we know you and it is great seeing a face to go with the names!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Do you have any plans to come over to the UK?

[SaskAlliecat Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

It is definitely on my bucket list.....so never say never....... but it isn't likely to happen any time soon unfortunately 😢

[Pianism Graduate]

Thank you BaddieThePirate for getting the ball rolling. I have to say, I had a cracking day and I feel like I've met some absolutely wonderful, warm and kind people. By the time we parted, it felt like I had known you all for ages, not just for a few short hours. And I got hugs from everyone in the car park as we were saying goodbye - was really touched!

Really hope I see you all again soon!

[Time_to_run Graduate in reply to Pianism]

Sounds a wonderful day.

[Flaraflarkin Graduate]

Awww how lovely! Great pic 🤗 Well done lovely runny people 🦋🌸💕

[Runningroni Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin]

You would have liked it. Bit slip sliddy mud in places. The floor of the cafe told a tale after we had been in.

[Flaraflarkin Graduate in reply to Runningroni]

Yay! Slip sliddy mud Wheeeeee!!😬 Sounds great!!

[Katnap Graduate in reply to Runningroni]

Next time we should bring a dust pan and brush!