Author Archives: alishep

50 parkruns

Posted on June 16, 2018 by alishep

This morning I ran my 50th parkrun, joining the parkrun 50 club which entitles you to a free red 50 t-shirt and a red t-shirt badge on the results page. It’s taken me nearly 4 years to reach this milestone; … Continue reading →

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Running on Lundy Island

Posted on May 26, 2018 by alishep

Lundy. For many people the word is merely one in a list of places mentioned in the shipping forecast, perhaps in drowsiness as they drift off to sleep with Radio 4 on in the background. But for some, myself included, … Continue reading →

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Volunteering at the London Marathon

Posted on May 14, 2018 by alishep

For many years I have watched the London Marathon on the television, marvelling at the images of seemingly ordinary people doing an extraordinary thing: running 26.2 miles and often raising incredible sums of money for charity. For a few years … Continue reading →

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Wanstead Flats parkrun: the one with the mud!

Posted on January 27, 2018 by alishep

Since the start of my parkrun journey, Wanstead Flats has been my NENYD (Nearest Event Not Yet Done). It’s almost exactly the same distance from my house to Wanstead Flats parkrun as it is to my home run of Walthamstow … Continue reading →

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Elford Scarecrow Festival

Posted on September 2, 2017 by alishep

If you’re looking for something quintessentially British, quaint and ever so slightly bonkers to do, you couldn’t do any better than by going to the Elford Scarecrow Festival. Taking place in the village of Elford, Staffordshire on the August Bank … Continue reading →

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Maidenhead parkrun: the one with the Olympian and unexpected media presence!

Posted on August 9, 2017 by alishep

When my friend Sarah invited me and another friend Jo to go on a wine tasting tour of an English vineyard near to her home in Maidenhead last Saturday, my first thought was: “Can I still do parkrun?” Before I … Continue reading →

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Seaton parkrun: the one with the pebbles

Posted on July 23, 2017 by alishep

What crazy fool would set even part of a parkrun course on a pebble beach? This was my first thought on reading the course description for Seaton parkrun, and one that I came back to when I actually ran it! … Continue reading →

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ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance

Posted on July 12, 2017 by alishep

ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance, currently at Sadler’s Wells, is jaw-droppingly brilliant. Quite literally – at times I was sitting open-mouthed and at risk of drooling. It is the most brilliant creative thing I’ve seen in a long time. And … Continue reading →

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Milonga

Posted on June 24, 2017 by alishep

A few years ago, whilst on holiday with a friend in Argentina, I was lucky enough to visit a milonga in Buenos Aires. All the tourist information and guide books gave details of places where you could visit a tango … Continue reading →

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Portobello parkrun: If Carlsberg did parkruns…

Posted on May 14, 2017 by alishep

One week on from some parkrun tourism at Weymouth, I found myself away for a consecutive weekend break at the opposite end of the UK – in fact, in a different country altogether. I had been invited to help celebrate … Continue reading →

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