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Author Archives: alishep
Armley parkrun: the one on Christmas Day
I’m not sure if it is a sign of getting older, but preparations for the celebration of Christmas seem to get earlier and earlier each year, and more and more hyped up and commercial. This year I saw my first … Continue reading
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Tagged #arbitrary, #DFYB, Armley, Armley parkrun, Christmas Day, Christmas Day parkrun, parkrun, parkrun tourism, With Me Now
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Lincoln parkrun: the one with the jelly-bean man!
“If you’re going to Lincoln next weekend, don’t forget your thermals!” So said my friend Steph, whilst we sat on the pier in Portsmouth in t-shirts in the unseasonably warm sunshine after running the Great South Run. Steph is a … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet challenge, Boultham park, Lincoln, parkrun, parkrun tourism
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Gunnersbury parkrun: the one that has everything!
One of the problems about my growing parkrun addiction is that I have to be careful not to become a crashing bore about parkrun, and I’m not sure I always succeed! I have to constantly check myself when I’m talking … Continue reading
Posted in parkrun, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged #DFYB, #loveparkrun, alphabet challenge, Gunnersbury, parkrun, parkrun tourism
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Kesgrave parkrun: the one in the heatwave
Only a few weekends after running at Boston on a weekend away to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I found myself on another weekend away celebrating another friend’s birthday – this time in Suffolk. Now despite living in East London so … Continue reading
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Tagged #DFYB, #loveparkrun, alphabet challenge, Kesgrave, Kesgrave parkrun, parkrun, parkrun tourism, With Me Now
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Boston parkrun: the one with the podcasters and uber-tourists
When I was invited to spend a weekend in Lincolnshire at the rather splendid Skendleby Hall to celebrate a friend’s birthday, my first thought was “how lovely” and to check that I was free and able to go. But my … Continue reading
Posted in parkrun, Running, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged #DFYB, #loveparkrun, Boston, Boston parkrun, Free Weekly Timed, parkrun, parkrun tourism, podcast, With Me Now
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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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