Tag Archives: #loveparkrun

Chevin Forest parkrun: the seventh C!

Posted on September 19, 2022 by alishep

The week before 10th September saw a huge amount of rainfall across the country, which whilst coming as a welcome relief to many gardeners after the hot weather and droughts of the summer, had served as a reminder that autumn is on its … Continue reading →

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Wickford Memorial parkrun: the one after Storm Eunice

Posted on March 3, 2022 by alishep

It was all going so well. I’d been looking for an event number 19 to fill a gap on my Wilson Index, and then I noticed that Roberts Park parkrun in Saltaire was going to be on event number 19 … Continue reading →

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Welcome back parkrun!

Posted on September 12, 2021 by alishep

At 8am on Saturday 24th July there were thousands of people in England anxiously checking their social media accounts, checking their weather apps and trying to remember familiar routines/habits. It was a day that many thought would never arrive, after … Continue reading →

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Gunnersbury parkrun: the one that has everything!

Posted on August 7, 2018 by alishep

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 alishep

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 alishep

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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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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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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