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Author Archives: alishep
50 parkruns
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
Posted in parkrun, Running, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged #loveparkrun, 5k, Eton Manor AC, parkrun, parkrun uk, Running, Walthamstow parkrun
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Running on Lundy Island
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
Posted in Landmark Trust, Lundy, Running, Travel, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Lundy, Running, The Lundy Island Race
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Volunteering at the London Marathon
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
Posted in Events, parkrun, Running, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged London Marathon, marathon, parkrun, Running, VLM2018
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Wanstead Flats parkrun: the one with the mud!
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
Posted in London, parkrun, Running, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged parkrun, parkrun tourism, Running, Walthamstow parkrun, Wanstead Flats parkrun
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Elford Scarecrow Festival
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
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged August Bank Holiday, Elford, Elford Scarecrow Festival, Festival, Scarecrows
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Maidenhead parkrun: the one with the Olympian and unexpected media presence!
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
Posted in parkrun, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged #DFYB, #loveparkrun, #teamparkrun, Katherine Grainger, Maidstone parkrun, parkrun, Running, Running Sisters
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Seaton parkrun: the one with the pebbles
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
Posted in parkrun, Running, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged #DFYB, #loveparkrun, parkrun, parkrun tourism, Seaton, Seaton parkrun
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ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance
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
Milonga
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
Posted in Dance, Uncategorized
Tagged Buenos Aries, dance, milonga, Sadler's Wells, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
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Portobello parkrun: If Carlsberg did parkruns…
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
Posted in parkrun, Running, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Edinburgh, Figgate Park, parkrun, parkrun tourism, Portobello, Portobello parkrun
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