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Any blondes out there regular parkrunners?

For those not in the know it is 5k timed run around a local park, that is completely free.

I have to say as someone who tends to get quite obsessive about things, this is my new obsession! I just think it is a great community event that makes doing some healthy open to everyone. It has been growing very quickly over the last few years and I think it broke 100k runners worldwide for the first time the weekend.

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/events/

List of events around the uk and the world.

I heard part of this on radio this morning.

Just seen my localish park does this.

Superb idea and great to see such togetherness/community spirit can be acheived

Good luck to all that run

Gatso and claw been doing these I think.

5k's not far enough for me, I tend to stick to marathons and half marathons nowadays.

Tap in for chocolate joke...

Yup I do them also got both my Daughters involved. I was made aware of them by a poker bud from up north late last year.

I can only make every 2 weeks though as I work every other weekend.  I live in Kent but am visiting Sheffield this weekend and will have the pleasure of running around with me eldest Daughter exactly as I did last Saturday in Gravesend with my youngest Daughter. I love them and am also getting addicted.

Aiming to get the top in my age group with in the next 6 months or so and then do a bit of tourism around local ones to set some more old fogy records

They really are a no brainer for all abilities.

What's your Age grade?  Mine is currently 66.25% but will have to get over 70% if I want to achieve my goals.

Are you going to Graves Park to do it? That's my local park and it's fantastic (hilly though)

I seem to recollect your from the Peterborough area, which is where I spent my teenage years and my parents still live. The parkrun there is about 10 minute walk from my parents, have done it a few times weird taking part in an event like that so close to where I grew up.


A joke aimed at the 30+ market there....

Yeah I know Gatso has been doing it for a quite while.


Just did a quick check and it appear 47.42% is the answer. I am overweight guy 2/3s down the field, that can be seen just outsprinting 60yo women at the end! I am improving though!

Yeah I have been something of a tourist since I started, there are 4 in Nottingham area and the girlfriend lives down south so have that area to explore as well.

Hallam rings a bell!

Love the parkrun!

Used to do it quite regular and be sitting impatiently until the results went online, as longy says you get quite obsessive by it lol

First time I ever done it, I ran  22 something but worked it down to my pb which is 19-29, quite pleased with that I must say ;D

Very nice, what age group are you in ?  Think perhaps we need to link to each others stats.

Yup Dan (gatso) does one every weekend - has become a bit of a parkrun tourist and done over 100 runs ar 36 different venues. I've only managed around 10, and my daughter Hannah a similar number. Going to kake an effort to forego the weekend lie ins and get back in the swing soon with an eye to looking at starting to take part in some more longer distance competitive races in the Spring.  Blonde parkrun meet up would be good sometime if we could arrange it..

I registered about 3 years ago. Did one parkrun then started to work weekends, shamefully have not done another since

Thankfully they don't do any near me.

Excuse sorted

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/reading/

Might give this a go. There is one 15 mins from me in Newark.

Gonna give this a go! Thanks for this. Will report back!

Dan and I will be doing the Forest of Dean parkrun next Saturday (7th). Course looks quite fun. Probably more of a parkwalk for me as I haven't run at all since Paris Marathon last April.

My Sheffield attempt was stopped today, snow don't you know.  Gravesend next week  then.

I signed up for Parkrun back last summer, but shamefully, have yet to do one.

This thread might spur me on to enter. 

I did Upton court parkrun in Slough on Saturday, managed to slide round as it was a bit muddy to say the least.

Planning to volunteer next week in nottingham, as I haven't done so yet and they need people to help run the events.

Anyone in for this we? I have missed a few but intend to have it this Saturday, hoping to give my PB a scare.

Will be somewhere parkrunning, depends on what we are doing Saturday daytime. Original plan was that we were going to run St Albans but may have to stay closer to home.

Gave this a spin last week, 19-39, happy enough with that!

Time to dust of the old park run daps, anyone else having a go tomorrow?

Sub 26.30 would be nice, so 26.29 is the target :)

Steve

A nice time, clearly you have some background in running. What's you story, young, old, cross country, marathon, road? always ran, play others sports?  19.39, in a previous life I was doing that but no longer but I do miss those days.

Steve

Had a lovely run and ran quiet sensibly and got the pace about right. Completed it in 25.06 which was a surprise, had nothing left in the tank at the end.  They really are charming events, so welcoming,  will do a lot more for the remainder of this year.

Steve 

There's one about 3 miles from my house. I'd like to try do one of these

Do it!

I warn you a lot of people find it addictive. I have been at a parkrun every Saturday morning this calendar year apart from one weekend.

Nice one. That's impressive.  It's also great to see something that's free for people to do.

Visiting Sheffield this weekend and have  tried to do the Hallam one a while back during a previous visit but snow stopped play so looking forward to having a  go this time.

Any Blondes running this one?

Steve

I ran Hallam earlier in the year, it is right near the student area of Sheffield which brought back memories for me. It would be quick if it didn't get such big number 700+ the day I went and the course just isn't wide enough for that so you end up following a lot.

In fact I have done all the Sheffield ones if you want any more advice, Hallam is the flattest of them all.

I do the milton keynes one regularly!  Definitely addictive.

Thanks, read this too late I am afraid you were 100% correct such a big field,  635 runners.   I slotted myself in the middle of the group as recommended during the race briefing and initially was treading water but soon got going, reckon it cost my 10 secs but no biggie.  Enjoyed the course and am pretty sure a fast time is doable if you can get free running.

Lovely to see so many people active not only in the park run but all around the park,  little groups doing various activities, I will deffo be back.

Steve