Tag Archives: #DFYB

Armley parkrun: the one on Christmas Day

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

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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Gunnersbury parkrun: the one that has everything!

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

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 →

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Kesgrave parkrun: the one in the heatwave

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

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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Boston parkrun: the one with the podcasters and uber-tourists

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

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

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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