Tag Archives: Running

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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Lockdown running, cancellation of parkrun and no-fomo!

Posted on July 22, 2021 by alishep

When I started this blog it had no particular theme; I just intended to write about some of the places I had visited and the activities I had enjoyed. Gradually, however, my blog posts seemed to become entirely parkrun-based. This … 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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Running on Lundy Island

Posted on May 26, 2018 by alishep

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 →

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Volunteering at the London Marathon

Posted on May 14, 2018 by alishep

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 →

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Wanstead Flats parkrun: the one with the mud!

Posted on January 27, 2018 by alishep

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 →

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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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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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