Parkrunners Assemble - reviving the thread that will remind you "do not forget you barcode"

I really need to get to the NYE one. I haven't run for a couple of months. We had a bathroom refit so no shower for ages and I've been sick for a while. Need to get back in the saddle..so to speak.
My last Parkrun was my 70th, touristing in Ashford.

Hello parkrunners - how great to have a mumsnet thread on this😀. I was iced off on 17th December too but back for the double for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I am working on my P index and got that up to 5 on Christmas Day. Only three runs away from 6 so should get that done next year but 7 and 8 will be harder.

It is a balance I think between getting into a community at one or two places and having the variety of going to different places. I am so lucky where I live that there are 8 parkruns in easy distance.

I will be tail walking this Saturday for the first time and don’t think I can make New Years Day as we have guests overnight.

My husband successfully completed his 50 run parkun obsessive challenge on Christmas Eve which was great. We and 318 others ran at our nearest on Christmas Day but I wasn't feeling very well and in hindsight should have stayed in bed as it was a struggle & I felt terrible during/after it. Anyway that was 49 under the belt so Saturday will be my 50th this year, fingers crossed I feel better by then and actually manage to do it, even if I walk it!

I made it to Christmas Day parkrun. DS had wanted to go to a juniors, but stocking temptations overcame him so I made a last minute decision to switch to 5k and went to my nearest.

It was lovely. I tried Christmas Day last year but had DS with me and it was 3⁰C and drizzly and he just chilled off too much too quickly so we aborted mission. Later in the day I had a tickle in my throat and spent Boxing Day queuing in the next county for a PCR test...
So I'm very glad I've finally had a successful Christmas Day parkrun! 😂

Hello @Standingonlego! I wondered if there were any old timers still around. Great to see you are still parkrunning. Congratulations on your 250, and I will let you know if I am heading in your direction.

@OhOneOhTwoOhThree 😂 this might make more sense!

10 and a half years…not 20 😂 too much baileys drunk…

Waves to @OhOneOhTwoOhThree ☺️

Hooray, great to see this thread revived ☺️ I wore my just arrived 250 green milestone T-shirt on Christmas Eve! So proud of myself….it’s only taken nearly 20 and a half years. Parkrun is a fabulous thing

Currently parkwalkung due to dodgy hip but still plodding round most weeks !!

Well done to you.

I did PR last year on Christmas Day and NYD just because both fell on a Sat.

Did this morning (Xmas Eve) with 5 of my family - next week they are doing NYE and NYD - will do both.

Last week we ran it in the snow (Black Park - in Buckinghamshire) - thru the beautiful pine forest around the lake - it was absolutely beautiful.

Took the husband for his first Parthia morning 👍 he loyally stayed with me 🤣🤣 I was hungover and my ankle was dodgy so we did some walking. Finished in 37 minutes.

I volunteered this morning! Really enjoyed it, although it did take me an hour to finish the course and I was about 10 minutes behind the last finisher as I had a lady who only wanted to walk the first lap so I had to do some serious catching up on the second lap.

I'll be running for the next few weeks then volunteering again. Hope everyone enjoyed their run this morning!

I'm also thinking about goals for next year, which include my 250 milestone, my 50 volunteer milestone, and some tourism - aiming to tick off my 10 NENDYs, although some of them are quite far away!

How lovely to see this thread reappear. I used to be on the old threads, then moved to somewhere with no parkrun for a year or two, and then the pandemic stopped play...

I ran at my local this morning. Am considering tomorrow, as I suspect that I'll be the only up at 8:30 tomorrow.

I made it out this morning, accompanied by a stroppy child 😂

My first run in over a week after 2 weeks of a cold/ cough. I'm not quite back on form but felt up to running again.

We're muttering about junior parkrunning in the morning. There's not many on and the juniors got first dibbs as it's our usual day. Our juniors politely declined and offered it to the 5k. I'm happy to go which is one thing, but filling up the roster is another issue! The next nearest is on and it fits OK with getting to church too.

I'll be volunteering as a tail walker this Saturday. My first time volunteering so I'm a bit nervous haha. Looking forward to it after two cancellations due to icy paths!

All being well NYE will be my 50th this year too. Didn’t set out to do it but realised in September it was possible if I didn’t miss a run.

We're very much looking forward to the upcoming double event weekends, and all being well we'll both complete the magic 50 runs in a year challenge (hubby will get that this Saturday, NYE will be mine) :-)

Taking my husband for his first parkrun on Saturday! Very excited 😁 he's run the course already with me.

I've done lots 🤣🤣

I'm looking forward to Saturday as it'll be a trio of (arbitrary) milestones for my family: 25 for DD, 350 for DH and 400 for me 😊

DH got his 50th parkrun yesterday….he hadn’t realised until the results came through!
I got 5 ‘trophies’ on the 5k app, date and position being the main ones.
would love to do Xmas day but the timing just doesn’t work with the kids…once they’ve left home…one day!

Yay, there are loads of us now! I’m also looking to do the double double over Christmas and New Year too.

Meglet, I’ve been doing a press up app, building up towards 100 since August, doing 2 or 3 sessions per week. I did 68 in the week and then ran a PB on my local course on Saturday. It might be that you can do something shorter & sharper at home that still improves your running without having to endure a class. I’m also thinking of adding in some kettlebell squats and swings. I’m mid forties and know I need to do a bit of strength work but not the biggest fan of the gym either!