My 250th parkrun
I ran my first parkrun on 23rd May 2015. On 21st May 2022, I ran my 250th parkrun. The 250th parkrun is a big milestone, marked with a special green Tshirt. Parkrun has a series of milestones that runners and volunteers work towards – 10 (for under 18s only), 25 (recently introduced), 50, 100, 250 and 500 runs. There are also milestone Tshirts for the equivalent number of volunteering sessions. I never expected parkrun to be...
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 21st May that it was delayed again, as not enough landowners had given permission for it to return. We started to wonder if it would ever come back at all. That really would be a dreadful loss to public health. Parkrun plays a huge role in combating both physical and mental health problems, and...
How far did I run in 2021?
2021 started just as most of 2020 had ended – with a lot of uncertainty! With Covid cases still rising, would we be able to get back to races this year? Would parkrun come back? I started training for Newport marathon on 4th January, ready for the race on 18th April, but I knew it would be a miracle if it went ahead. It was postponed two weeks later. I was also booked in for the Tewkesbury half marathon and Cheltenham Challenge...
Parkrun 2021: End of year report
It has been another short parkrun year. Here’s my family’s annual report of achievements. I think it’s an achievement in itself that my family often includes the youngest person (my nephew) and the oldest person (my dad) at our home parkrun. It was announced in March that parkrun would return on 5th June. Then it was announced on 21st May that it was delayed again, as not enough landowners had given permission for it...
