ParkRun

Well, it has been quite a long time since my last Park Run – 123 days in fact – on New Years Day! Two days prior, on 30th December 2023, I ran a personal best but on the 1st January, despite going well for the first 4km and on the pace to better it, my…

It’s New Years Day. It’s not even a Saturday. It’s only been two days since the last one but it’s now time for another ParkRun. The Sun had risen 20 mins ahead of my arrival at Stanley Park and, contrary to the forecast, it was a pleasant mild start to the year. A large crowd…

Another week and my Garmin is telling me it’s time for another ParkRun. Last week was a huge leap forward in pace following my calf niggles throughout November and into December. I had set my “goal time” to be an ambitious 2½ minutes quicker than last week. The weather forecast wasn’t great for today with…

Another week and another ParkRun. Last week was a great return to Stanley Park following a couple of weeks away due to my calf niggles. Gait analysis and new running shoes and it was a good run giving me another Personal Best and knocking nearly 3 minutes off my previous PB. So what could I…

After two weeks away, some serious soul searching, some words of wisdom from Coach Ken, gait analysis, new running shoes and treadmill sessions… it’s good to be back at Stanley Park, walking the same route from the car park to the Clock Tower ParkRun assembly point. Dry, mild, blue skies – a lovely day for…