Category Archives: Running

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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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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Weymouth parkrun: the one with the pineapple! (Or how parkrun has changed my life)

Posted on May 13, 2017 by alishep

Something very strange has happened to me. Throughout my life I have hated any form of exercise, and have only taken part in any organised sporting activity through necessity rather than choice. Team sports hold me in absolute terror with … Continue reading →

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Parkrun Tourism

Posted on March 19, 2017 by alishep

Over the last couple of weekends I have indulged in a bit of parkrun tourism, at Exeter and Rosliston in Derbyshire. Until recently I had not really come across the concept of parkrun tourism, despite having taken part in parkruns … Continue reading →

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#loveparkrun

Posted on April 29, 2016 by alishep

  Across the UK, in fact now across the world, every Saturday morning a quiet revolution takes place. Over 100,000 people of all shapes, sizes and ages get out of their beds and go to a nearby park or playing fields, some … Continue reading →

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