Poor Lonely Me

[AlMorr]

I ran a PB (not) Parkrun last week but no one virtually ran with me, I felt so lonely 😀, really 😂 however, I also ran a official Parkrun with another PB time 30.20, this time I ran with 206 runners including my friend Keith which was his first parkrun, last week there were 2051 (not ) parkrunners in the UK despite official Parkruns now taking place.

[Leosmit Graduate]

Great time! Glad you enjoyed the run.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Leosmit]

I did, I enjoyed both runs.

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Oh no Al, the only (not) parkrunner in Dunfermline!That's *almost* a Simon and Garfunkel song 😁, glad a few turned up at the actual one!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Ha Ha grumpyoldgirl, perhaps I was the only (not) parkrunner at Dunfermline but at the actual one which was Drumpellier Parkrun on Saturday, I ran with over 200 runners.

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

So that's where they all were😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

....or Portsmouth Southsea and Lakeside.

[Ian5K Graduate]

Good work, Al.

You run better with or without company? I know the time’s better but it’s more relaxing on your todd. It’s good to have both; I expect some of the continuing (non) parkrunners live too far from parkruns - or they’re cancelled, like ours was, two weeks running.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Ian5K]

All my sub-31-minute runs have been ran at Drumpellier Parkrun, I think I am "carried along" by other runners so to speak, it is a mainly flat course with few sharp corners, no hills so the runners can keep going without easing up for a sharp bend or walk up any hills.

[Ian5K Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

It looks like a nice course, Al.

[Beatlesforever Graduate]

That's two brilliant runs, well done on those PBs 💪🤸‍♀️🎉 you made up for that lonely (not) parkrun by having loads of running buddies at the actual parkrun 😃 I hope your friend enjoyed his first ever parkrun 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thanks Beatlesforever, my friend Keith who also goes to my Thursday morning walking club enjoyed his first parkrun, he wants to go back again to Drumpellier this Saturday, the following week he will go with me to my home parkrun at Dunfermline.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Great time Al, and you will never be lonely here

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

You are so correct, no one is lonely on those forums, we are all here to support each other.

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Yes and that is what’s so good about this one

[Devon_straggler Graduate]

How can you be lonely with five and a half thousand running buddies around the world doing (not)parkrun with you, and countless more on here cheering you on?! 🥳 Fab time by the way.Hopefully you can soon be back at a proper parkrun and seeing other runners in person.

🤞

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Devon_straggler]

I have now ran at the 2 official parkruns I attend after the break from Covid, my 'homeparkrun' is Dunfermline although that's 25 miles from where I live but easy to get to by bus or car, the other parkrun I run at is 9 miles from where I live but more awkward to get to unless by car which I was taken to by my friend Keith on Saturday when I ran a PB.

[LottieMW Graduate]

😂

I was the only (not) Park Runner on the Saturday before we restarted in Wales! I wondered if they’d all nipped over the bridge to England for a real one! 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

Where there is a official Parkrun near where any one lives such as the English/Welsh border there will be many runners going to that parkrun although they have been asked not to go.

[LottieMW Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Well we’re all open now so…🥳

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

Great news for everyone, I just hope that The Republic of Ireland will resume parkruns soon, probably by the beginning of October.

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

The only one Lottie? 😱 Good thing the real one is back, before things slide too far! 😁 (Unless everybody was saving themselves for the 10k over the Severn bridge ...)

[LottieMW Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Possibly 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂

[HeavyFoot Graduate]

Simply fantastic!! 😃

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to HeavyFoot]

Thanks HeavyFoot, you are also doing very well with your running 🏃🏾.

[HeavyFoot Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I just keep at it, Al !

[Doris8 Graduate]

Great stuff AlMorr. Great times again,

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Doris8]

👍 🏃🏾 Thanks Doris8 👍

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Aww Al you will never be lonely when you have all your lovely run buddies on here. 🤗Congratulations on the PB

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks Birdlady64, I only used the word "lonely" because I was the only person who ran that (not ) parkrun. 😊 🏃🏾 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

By the way Birdlady64, this Wednesday morning I ran my 64th (not) parkrun, this time I wasn't the only one running it but it was another (not) parkrun PB of 31.31, compared to last week (not) parkrun time of 31.52, so I am very pleased with that, this coming Saturday I will run my 20th official parkrun at Drumpellier Parkrun.

[Fionamags Graduate]

Awwwwwww never mind - you had company on the real one. A cracking time too!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

That was last week Fiona, this week I did have another virtual runner running with me on my 64th (not) parkrun and another PB to boot 31.31 🏃🏾👍