Last week we were At Bushy Park, after we had been to Richmond Theatre the night before. This week we were in Cheshire, visiting friends on the Friday, and meeting up with our daughter, for lunch on the Saturday so…. what to do in the time in-between?! We had read about Delamere parkrun from our... Continue Reading →
parkrun 130 Bushy Pilgrimage
After 129 parkruns it was time to pay Bushy Park a visit. We had planned to stay the night before near Richmond as we had tickets ( a Christmas present from our son and daughter-in-law) for a play at the Richmond Theatre. Then it was up early, and drive over to Bushy Park to make... Continue Reading →
parkrun 116 Mura di Lucca…spiritu di parkrun
This was our first overseas parkrun! We were staying in Pisa, but Lucca was a straight-forward 30 minute train ride away, with the parkrun start being quite close to Lucca Station. The "language" of parkrun transcends any earthly tongue and so it was, in this charming ancient city in Tuscany, that we mingled with the... Continue Reading →
parkrun 001 Genesis at Greenhead
Greenhead Park, Huddersfield was where my parkrun adventure started. Our reason for being "up north" on this occasion was to visit our daughter (also a parkrunner). My wife Cathy (another parkrunner!) had "done" Greenhead Park on a previous visit to Huddersfield, whilst I had stood on the sidelines as spectator. I remember watching the different... Continue Reading →