Parkrun end of year report 2024
It’s been another busy parkrun year for my extended family. Nearly every week, my husband and I, along with my parents, sister, brother-in-law, niece and…
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My parents’ big double parkrun milestone
My dad, who is 79, recently reached his 250th parkrun milestone and my mum, who is 76, reached her 100th parkrun milestone on the same…
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Parkrun 2023: End of year report
It’s been another busy of year for parkrun for my family. My husband and I are there every week and my eldest has done a…
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Parkrun 2022: End of year report
It’s been another busy of year for parkrun for my family. While my own kids have pretty much opted out this year, my niece and…
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Covid-19: The biggest test
In December 2020, my dad nearly died of Covid. I’m not exaggerating. He was on a ventilator and the consultant told my mum on the…
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Parkrun triumphs 2021
2021 was another rather short year of parkrun. It was announced in March that parkrun would return on 5th June. Then it was announced on…
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The FA Cup final: A dream come true
The FA Cup Final 2021 was an official government test event, to check the effects of running big events again as the Covid-19 pandemic eases….
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Easter Sunday 2021
Easter Sunday this year was a special one for us, just as it was for so many families in the UK. On 29th March, lockdown…
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Covid-19: ‘I never felt ill’
It’s been three months since my dad came out of hospital after a month with Covid-19, including time spent on a ventilator. Since then, he…
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‘Parkrun saved my life’
My dad is making a remarkable recovery from being seriously ill with Covid-19 in December. While many younger adults who weren’t ill enough to be…
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My virtual running medal and Covid-19
In common with most runners (except those who had booked races for January, February or early March), I didn’t run any races in 2020. The…
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Parkrun 2020: End of year report
Who would have thought that I could have actually written 2020’s parkrun end of year report in March? 2020 was the year parkrun ground to…
