Smiley Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Just done the Wythenshawe one. Gets you out of the house for 45 mins. 5km. Free to enter. Varying levels. Believe there's one every Saturday on Leverhulme Park. http://www.parkrun.org.uk/bolton/course/ Edited March 16, 2013 by Smiley Quote
fishbulb Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Yes there is, just got back from doing it. I think they are a really good thing. Word to the wise - the one in Preston is a fast one. Quote
fishbulb Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 By the way, how did you get on Smiley? This was my first run for 5 weeks so was pretty chuffed with 20:55 ish. Quote
Traf Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Just done the Wythenshawe one. Gets you out of the house for 45 mins. 5km. Free to enter. Varying levels. Believe there's one every Saturday on Leverhulme Park. http://www.parkrun.o.../bolton/course/ Dogshit dodging in Breightmet? I think I'll pass. Quote
no balls Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 There's one at penny flash. I didn't know they held daytime activities there Quote
MalcolmW Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 There are about 150 venues nationwide. All have 9am starts except the Scottish venues, which are at 9.30. Quote
DirtySanchez Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 I registered with my local one about a year ago. Never done it Can't be arsed getting up that early on a Saturday morning to go for a run Quote
Eavesy Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 By the way, how did you get on Smiley? This was my first run for 5 weeks so was pretty chuffed with 20:55 ish. That's some good going for 3.1miles those of working in real money. What's the other participants like? No point going and horwich harriers being there taking the pi55. Quote
Casino Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 I registered with my local one about a year ago. Never done it where i'm at Quote
fishbulb Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Cheers Eavsey. Best attempt is 19:33. UK record is summat like 13 minutes!! Massive range of abilities from decent-ish club runners to owd giffers to fat lasses to folk running round holding their kids hands. Park runs are really good. Get barcode. Turn up. Run. Piss off home and get results later. Well worth having a do, imho. Quote
Casino Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 i've heard nothing but good reports about parkruns but leverhulme has a fcuk off hill, i've heard seeing as i do my trots around harwood, its probably a walk in the park, so to speak Quote
only1swanny Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Registered but not been. We shoukd have a wanderersways running club Quote
Smiley Posted March 16, 2013 Author Posted March 16, 2013 I didn't have my barcode AND had to run with the GF today, so it was around 29 mins (felt like a fast walk, but don't tell her that, she nearly passed out!). She's happy for me to do my own thing next time, so I'd be aiming at 23 mins. Wythy was a mixture of path, road, mud, puddles, bark, grass, etc. no hills so piece of piss really, apart from nearly slipping in the sludge. Think there were a handful of club runners, then a real mixed bag. Couple of very nippy youngsters (mid-late teens). 91 took part. How many run the Bolton one? And how many times do you have to run up that bastard hill out of the bunk? Quote
Casino Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 never done it, but seen the route think its only once flat 5k whats your time, smiler? Quote
fishbulb Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Twice up one and once up another. Only short climbs though. Quote
fishbulb Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 148 at Bolton today. Normally a few more. I was 8th (therefore a poor field!). Quote
Whites man Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 148 at Bolton today. Normally a few more. I was 8th (therefore a poor field!). Good effort SF, shame you couldn't find a couple of seconds and beat JS for 7th I have done a couple but 5k is a bit short as Saturday is long run day, a couple off here are doing the Chester half marathon in May. Quote
cbwfcd Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I've been meaning to do this for a while, I thought it was Sunday for some reason, I'll be there next week. Quote
bgoefc Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Might throw in these as I train for the Manchester 10k at the end of May. Have not done the Leverhulme park one but did the Bolton 10K one last April, I was pretty unfit and its a twice around route that includes a bloody steep climb. That hurt! Quote
fishbulb Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Anybody else Park running today? Not getting any easier. Or faster, I don't think. Quote
bgoefc Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 too hungover today, treadmill later this afternoon though. Will try next week. Quote
Mike Hunt Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Daughters registered but not been, need to get her in to it as she's registered for Ironkids this year! Trying to get myself to a level where I won't embarrass myself by taking her.... Quote
aberwhite Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Do the one at Temple Newsam (Leeds). Have come 1st in my category twice - helps when you're the only one in the category. Quote
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