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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,125
    First one for months yesterday, realised how much I enjoyed it. Wore my trail shoes so motored past everyone on the muddy and slippery bits!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,729
    Gutted @InspectorSands to get a cancellation on a travel one :-( 

    Ground was a little firmer yesterday with a couple of careful corners. Felt a better run than the time indicated, though was a depressing being comfortably overtaken by a woman actively texting às she was running. 

    Love Parkrun
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,247
    AFKABartram said:
    Gutted @InspectorSands to get a cancellation on a travel one :-( 

    Ground was a little firmer yesterday with a couple of careful corners. Felt a better run than the time indicated, though was a depressing being comfortably overtaken by a woman actively texting às she was running. 

    Love Parkrun
    It wasn't so bad as I was over for St Pauli v Werder Bremen, and I've done Alstervorland a few times now, but slightly annoying as a lie-in would have been nice, and I'd taken two sets of running gear because I wasn't sure how the weather would be! I'll be back there in the spring!
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,047
    Yeah sorry to hear that Inspector. 

    I'm in Osaka and got my Japanese tick, Hattori Ryokuchi is very hilly and includes some bamboo woodland. It had a fast crowd, 36 minutes for the tail walker is the quickest I've seen. 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,397
    76th different location for parkrun today. 
    I was shit though, can’t help but stop and walk around all the muddy bits in this weather to save being that guy that falls over and goes home brown….
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,729
    Fumbluff said:
    76th different location for parkrun today. 
    I was shit though, can’t help but stop and walk around all the muddy bits in this weather to save being that guy that falls over and goes home brown….
    I admire your ability to get up early on a Saturday morning to travel. I’m on 3 venues!

    Out last night so skipped this morning
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,397
    AFKABartram said:
    Fumbluff said:
    76th different location for parkrun today. 
    I was shit though, can’t help but stop and walk around all the muddy bits in this weather to save being that guy that falls over and goes home brown….

    Out last night so skipped this morning
    It can be difficult after a few lines I understand 😉
  • larryorcolin
    larryorcolin Posts: 102
    edited March 9
    I ventured over to the continent at the weekend and managed to fit in Milano Nord parkrun. A nice flat two lapper around a park. Things were going well until my Mrs decided she needed a wee, 10 mins in, and ran behind some bushes. This cost us valuable drinking time as the Italians had laid on Prosecco and biscuits at the finish for everyone. 
    There were over two hundred runners, which was the most I'd ever seen at a parkrun outside of the UK.
    A really friendly parkrun that I would recommend, not just for the refreshments afterwards!

  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,397
    Another random Suffolk one this week. 
    Going around rugby pitches just gives me bad memories of school. 
    Might try a castle next week instead
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,247
    I was in Brighton so did Bevendean Down - it's one I'd always wanted to do, as it's regularly one of the quietest UK parkruns with an average of 40 each week, so I was curious about why it was so quiet when its neighbouring runs get hundreds.

    It's tucked away behind a housing estate on the outskirts of Brighton, on the edge of the South Downs - the Amex stadium is on the other side of the hill. 

    It's very hilly - It reminded me of Lullingstone. It's two laps around a field, which must be pretty dispiriting if the weather's lousy, but I lucked out. Most of the people who do it are proper cross-country runners who left me for dust. Still, I told myself I'd bagged a top 50 finish (by coming 47th out of 49). 

    If you get a good day, even if you struggle with the hill, you'll be rewarded with great views out to the sea. The volunteers were great too. Well worth doing if you get the chance to experience a different kind of parkrun. 

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  • larryorcolin
    larryorcolin Posts: 102
    I did Foots Cray yesterday, as my friend was RD and we thought we'd go along and show him a bit of support.
    We were still on the winter course, luckily it was quite firm under foot, and my other half managed to run a PB! 
    Super friendly as usual and a nice place for refreshments after in Penelope's.  A lovely way to start your Saturday. 

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