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I was staying in Basingstoke on the Friday night (as we had football tickets in Southampton for the Saturday, so were stopping off en route to make the journey easier)- handily the city centre Premier Inn is very close to the start of parkrun, so I had a leisurely start and an easy jog over … Continue reading "Basingstoke parkrun – hunting for the pop up!"
Queensway parkrun is a relatively recent addition (it started in June 2026) and although it is in no way my NENDY (it was around number 60 on my list), for Branka and Holly it was much closer. As we are planning a Netherlands trip that may well involve a parkrun beginning with Z, we started … Continue reading "Queensway parkrun- definitely not for the letter Q!"
We were staying in Buxton as we were seeing Pulp in Manchester on the Friday night, and Buxton was a good location to stay vs the city centre. After a late night I was very happy that parkrun started so close to where I was staying. The day before I’d had a run down there … Continue reading "Pavilion Gardens parkrun in Buxton"
This Saturday had been earmarked for train tourism as Andy had the car for the day, so Branka and I decided to head to Charlton parkrun to continue on our Lon-done quest. I needed to get three trains (changing at Finsbury Park and Farringdon- there was an alternative route changing at FP and then London … Continue reading "Charlton parkrun- 6 trains!"
As we were in Cambridge for Friday night, I looked up the nearest parkrun and it turned out to be Coldham’s Common, one I had not been to before. It was 1.7miles from the hotel, so a nice distance for a parkrun sandwich but also meant I could be back early enough for a shower … Continue reading "Coldham’s Common parkrun, Cambridge"
The last two weeks have been local parkruns, for two different reasons. Week 1- walking at Stanborough parkrun. Andy and I were off to London for a Jet Lag The Game premiere which started at midday. (I initially thought it started at 1, and my dad was going to drive me to and from Panshanger … Continue reading "Keeping it local- from zero parkfaff to extended waffling"
And what a good decision this one turned out to be! My dad was free to tour, so I gave him two options from my NENDY list, and he chose Gunnersbury (which was my actual NENDY and has been since I went to Wanstead Flats). My brother was also free, so the three of us … Continue reading "Gunnersbury parkrun- another London parkun"
Our hotel in Nagoya was about 2.5km away from the parkrun (as the crow flies), however due to the gridded streets it would have been further (and longer due to the fact that no-one jaywalks so you have to stop at every intersection) and the heat (high 30’s) and mad humidity meant I decided to … Continue reading "Meijo Koen parkrun, Nagoya"
This was the parkrun that escaped me on my last trip to Japan, as we were staying nearby, but we were flying to Hong Kong on the Saturday and the timings of the bus to the airport didn’t really work (and I had a bad cold which meant the 2.5km each way from the station … Continue reading "Urayasushi sogo koen parkun (Tokyo)"
This was originally meant to be Branka’s 300th parkrun, but due to factors it was her 299th- we had still decided on that date to celebrate, so happy arbitrary 299th! Branka drove to me, then I drove the remaining hour, and Holly met us there. Handily someone in the UK parkrun tourists facebook page had … Continue reading "ARU Writtle parkrun"
This had been my NENDY for a while, so it was good to finally visit, and it was a great option in the hot weather. Branka had suggested it earlier in the week, and as it was going to be my last parkrun with my dad for a while, I’d suggested it to him and … Continue reading "Wanstead Flats parkrun"
This has turned into one of my favourite races and this year didn’t disappoint. It’s a 10k that was originally located in Welwyn village, but in recent years has relocated to Panshanger Park. It was forecast to be very hot and that combined with the hilly route meant that it would be a definite run … Continue reading "Welwyn 10k 2026"
