Rothwell parkrun
Mike With the bonus days over the Christmas period, you never seem too far from a parkrun day. Today gave the opportunity of a 4th run in just 10 days. After…
parkrun Tourism
New Year’s Day at Jubilee parkrun, Bedford
2026 is here and what better way to start the year than a bit of parkrun tourism? The destination for my first run of the year was Jubilee parkrun, Bedford.…
Christmas Day at Roundhay parkrun
The presents have all been unwrapped. The kids are playing with their new wares and it’s not even 8am. When this is the case then it would be rude not…
Saturday parkrun – It’s been a while!
After years of trying to find some positives in another defeat, this season my son’s football team have been on a really good run. They are currently sat unbeaten at…
The Pastures parkrun, Alnwick – I must be on Holiday!
Every year (this was our 20th) we head for a week in Northumberland with my wife’s family. It is a great chance to get away, relax and often get some…
Rutland Water parkrun
Every year we go away with my wife’s friends from university and their families. This year was the third year in a row that we had headed to Stamford. The…
Chevin Forest parkrun – Probably the Toughest parkrun I have ever run!
Having a lot of family in Yorkshire has meant quite a bit of parkrun tourism over the years. I have run 7 out of the top 10 NENDY to my…
Danehy Park parkrun, Boston – My First Overseas parkrun
Before this weekend I had done parkrun 76 times but every single one was in the UK. In fact only one (Penryn parkrun in Wales) was outside England, my plan…
Henlow Bridge Lakes parkrun in the Rain
Usually one of the barriers to me managing a trip to parkrun is my son’s football. However, despite it having been 8 weeks since his last match, a myriad of…
Easter at Fountains Abbey parkrun
Search for Fountains Abbey parkrun on social media and you will often see it described as one of the prettiest parkruns with many people having it high on their to-do…