Parkrunners anonymous keep on running

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

As the last thread was filling up, here's a nice new one for parkrunners old and new

All parkrunners are welcome here!

[thenightsky]

thanks for new thread 1.

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Good to see you nightsky, I always worry I will end up on my own

[ThursdayLast]

I'm joining this one early if no one objects?
Seems like DS is punishing me for my PB today by helping me see in Mothers Day. Thanks son

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Of course noone objects Thursday

[ThursdayLast]

OhOne
So many lovely families running together at our parkrun, can't wait to drag DS along with me one day!

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

My teenagers are very good at finding reasons not to parkrun with me. This week's included needing to do homework and tidying their bedrooms. That puts me well and truly in my place

[CoffeeBucks]

Hello! I got a new pb for Parkrun yesterday at 32.01, edging ever closer to a sub 30. Hopefully I'll crack it soon. I'm also visiting my parents at Easter so will be checking out their local Parkrun, which is a bit hillier but a nice route. And in a park which I've not visited since well before I left home -can't even remember the last time I was there.

There are quite a few families at my Parkrun, which is nice. I just wish I didn't get overtaken by youngsters!

[EauRouge]

Hello! I won't be running for a couple of weeks but I can fill you all in on my amazing marshalling skills

I'm up for a bit of tourism now that spring is here!

[holmessweetholmes]

Hello! Did my first Parkrun for a few weeks. It was hard work! Am determined to get my 50 t-shirt before I move house in the summer - there's no Parkrun near where I'll be living .

[ThursdayLast]

I'm going to do the Southend parkrun in the summer. It's description contains the magic word...flat!
Anyone here done it?
My local one is basically half down, then up up up

[cinnamongreyhound]

Hello, I'm with you too OhOneOhTwoOhThree!

[Standingonlego]

Hello - found you :) New thread, new month, new leaf turned over and putting running back on the agenda as of tomorrow :)

[Blatherskite]

Yey a new thread. As Lego asked on the old one, I'll share my PB on this shiney, new thread - I did 25:33

The crazy, we're-not-sure-you'll-do-this target they gave me was 25:30 so I was chuffed to bits - and totally knackered! Previous PB was 26:24 so I knocked a nice big chunk off. Guess I need to start working on sub 25 now!

I think I might go and visit Conkers parkrun next week now the craziness of the 5k Improvers course is over. I'm actually considering re-jigging hotel plans for our Easter break holiday so that I can run Bodmin parkrun too. I think I may be a little obsessed

[Blatherskite]

Ooh, and we got a course record of 503 runners yesterday!! It must be the warmer weather bringing them all out!

[ThursdayLast]

Blathers, the Bodmin parkrun is at Lanhydrock a NT property - it's my local!

[Blatherskite]

Ooh is it? Are you going to be around on the 12th? :)

Is it hard to find? I tried to do Barnstaple parkrun when we were on holiday last year but couldn't find it! I need to talk to Mum as she's coming with us but if she doesn't mind looking after the kids, I'm rather tempted to try finding it.

I was considering taking the kids to the Eden project afterwards. Do you think it would be any good for a 7 and 4 year old?

[ThursdayLast]

Yeah easy peasy, just off the A30 and well signposted.
I plan to do all parkrun unless something comes up in the middle of the week, its my new standing thing so if you want give me a shout!
The park is big so plenty of room for kids to run around while they wait for you.
Eden Project v popular with kids of all ages, my nieces are younger but they love it. I love the tropical biome

[Blatherskite]

Right, will check with Mum and get the hotels changed/booked. Means I'm doing a new parkrun rather than missing one which is nice. It's a long way from home so not somewhere I'm likely to be very often and I should make the most of it.

I'll give you a shout when I know for definite that I'm coming. OhOne can vouch that I'm not a hairy handed trucker

Oooh, I love parkrun tourism

[Blatherskite]

Yikes! I just saw this as I scrolled up - "My local one is basically half down, then up up up"

I won't be doing 25 minutes that weekend then!

[ThursdayLast]

Hahaha, don't write yourself off yet!
There's a lovely downhill stretch to the finish line

[cinnamongreyhound]

I wanted to go the parkrun where we were on holiday last year but I was injured so couldn't :(

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Vouching for Blathers' real life loveliness . Well done on a cracking PB as well.

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Eau, lego and Blathers - speaking of tourism, shall we try to fix up a date for a Bedford meet-up?

[Blatherskite]

Oh good :)

MK is famous for it's switchbacks amongst other things. A nasty hill at about 2.5k that is the wheelchair access from the car park to the highest point of the park that switches back on itself 4 times before the top. It's all downhill or flat from then on in though.

[Blatherskite]

A meet up would be good. Will probably be after Easter before I'm free now though as I'm doing my half marathon and RD shadowing the week after Lanhydrock.