parkrun at Racecourses
Mike Ever dreamt of a thrilling race against the speed and elegance of a horse? While parkrun doesn’t offer that exact experience, events held at racecourses bring you close! Picture yourself…
parkrun Tourism
Millennium Country parkrun New Year’s Day 2024
Starting the year with a parkrun. Of the various challenges and special events that parkrun offers, banging out 5km just hours after Big Ben has tolled is one I have…
Forestry England parkruns
The largest landowner in England with over 250,000 hectares is Forestry England. With such a large volume of land owned, it is probably not a surprise that there are several…
National Trust parkruns
Depending on where you read, the National Trust in the 2nd or 3rd biggest landowner in the UK. What is for sure is that the Trust owns around 2,500km² of…
Nostell parkrun
If you look at most parkrunners tourist maps, it will usually have a cluster around their home location, unless they are an uber tourist travelling the country. For me that…
Alice Holt parkrun
A weekend away means, as any good parkrunner knows, a chance for a little bit of parkrun tourism. Therefore, as soon as we arranged to head to a place just…
Huntingdon parkrun
Everyone remembers their first time. For me it was wet, dirty and at the end I was absolutely knackered. I am of course talking about parkrun where back in March…
Roundhay parkrun
Usually when I find myself partaking in some parkrun tourism, it won’t be long until I have added a post here. However, there are a couple of parkruns that I…
parkrun Tourism Guide
For me one of the best parts of parkrun is the element of tourism. With over 2,000 events across more than 20 countries, no matter where you go, invariably you…
parkrun Terminology
Whilst I am no über tourist or a member of any parkrun clubs yet, I do often fall in to the habit of using certain parkrun phrases. So to help…