Summer Returns
Mike It’s been 4 weeks since Pocket parkrun returned to the Summer course. With my summer PB about a minute slower than my winter one, I was desperate to give it…
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parkrunning with the Kids Again
A couple of months ago I wrote about how much I enjoy that my kids are enjoying running. On that occasion I’d been joined by my son at parkrun. This…
Back on the Tourist Trail at Penistone parkrun (parkrun Review)
The parkrun gods have been quite kind to me so far this year. Whilst I don’t do much travelling back home (it’s hard to justify a drive when there is…
Snapping away at parkrun
It’s been a slightly uneventful past couple of running weeks for me. I’ve managed to knock off some good mileage over Easter weekend and also another parkrun although not near…
Tourist Visit to Rothwell parkrun
A couple of weeks ago we were up north for an unexpected trip, unfortunately due to a family bereavement on my wife’s side. While she spent time with her family,…
Running with Asthma
A few stretches, get your watch set and then a couple of puffs on my blue ventolin inhaler. As an asthmatic runner this is my pre-run routine but what is…
Getting Back on It
It can be funny with running. Sometimes you get into a run of consecutive days of getting out. Other times you suddenly find you’ve not been out for a couple…
Well that was Windy!
Well that was certainly windy today! It was a slightly strange start to the day. I had fully intended on doing parkrun. It would have been my first one since…
Challenge sub-10 – Complete!
When I ran my first race after returning to running a couple of years ago, the results email contained a link to “Claim my Handicap”. I’m a numbers geek so…
parkrunning with the Kids
Recently I was watching a short running documentary on YouTube. In it one guy mentions how, as a kid, he asked a friend when does his Daddy run because it…