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, 201313 yr by Smiley

How many LW stops are there en route?

I'd guess Bolton would be one of the slower ones in the country! I'm comfortably over a minute faster on most other parkrun I've done. Still enjoy Bolton though.

 

Don't think Wigan is a quick one either though

 

Looking at best times Bolton is probably at least 45 secs harder than the norm, which matches your observation.

Pennington Flash is probably the easiest locally.

Malc, if you do Bolton Park Run I am sure it will get a crowd from here.

Malc, if you do Bolton Park Run I am sure it will get a crowd from here.

 

Some things just aren't going to happen.

If I were to do one, it would probably be Congleton or Delamere (or Sandbach, once that comes to fruition) and in spring/summer.

But since I would be over 10 minutes outside my best track 5k from 1975 I really don't have an incentive.

I read an article where Ron Hill was praising Parkruns, and mentioned that when he did his first (aged 72) he was outsprinted by an eight year-old girl. To be fair, though, it was her 19th and she was 10 seconds outside her best, so beating a broken-down ex-superstar probably didn't register with her (she has now done about 200 of them).

Penny Flash isn't particularly fast. Undulating, 2 laps and tight turns. Worsley Woods in Manc is the fastest local (depending on your definition) one I've done. Withington is pan flat and fast if it's dry.

I remember being really chuffed to best Ron Holl at Rivi Pike many years ago. He was in his 60's at the time but then I've always been shit.

Give us a shout when you're up for Haigh and I'll come and give it a go.

 

Tough this morning, ice patches and running on sodden grass took their toll. 12 PB's must be a record low, amazed there were any

Will do.

 

Not tried Pennington Flash Malcolm, will do some time. Someone told me South Manchester, which is Platt Fields I think, is one of the quicker ones

Hagley Park, Christchurch is pancake flat if anyone fancies a weekend of it.

Some things just aren't going to happen.

If I were to do one, it would probably be Congleton or Delamere (or Sandbach, once that comes to fruition) and in spring/summer.

But since I would be over 10 minutes outside my best track 5k from 1975 I really don't have an incentive.

I read an article where Ron Hill was praising Parkruns, and mentioned that when he did his first (aged 72) he was outsprinted by an eight year-old girl. To be fair, though, it was her 19th and she was 10 seconds outside her best, so beating a broken-down ex-superstar probably didn't register with her (she has now done about 200 of them).

 

 

 

Ron Hill will always be a superstar

Just looked at registering.

How do they get your times? Is it through a phone app?

Just looked at registering.

How do they get your times? Is it through a phone app?

You are manually timed crossing the line and given a token which is matched to you when a bar code you get when registering is scanned.

Will do.

 

Not tried Pennington Flash Malcolm, will do some time. Someone told me South Manchester, which is Platt Fields I think, is one of the quicker ones

Pretty sure it's Alexander park in moss side, which might explain it

You are manually timed crossing the line and given a token which is matched to you when a bar code you get when registering is scanned.

Just registered and got my barcode.

I'm going to have a go

 

Pity it's Saturday morning, mind

Pretty sure it's Alexander park in moss side, which might explain it

Pretty sure it's Alexander park in moss side, which might explain it

 No. South Manchester Parkrun is Platt Fields.

 

(there is a separate eries of races - female only - in Alex Park).

First time I've seen this thread. I try to do a parkrun every month. As mentioned Bolton is one of the toughest for inclines, roughly 240ft of elevation according to my strava app. By comparison Heaton Parks is around 100ft. I think Worsley Woods is one of the flattest locally. I'm gonna make a beeline to get to Leverhulme next Saturday, weather permitting.

As.per getting your results they tend to email you by about Satdee dinnertime with your official time and placing.

 No. South Manchester Parkrun is Platt Fields.

 

(there is a separate eries of races - female only - in Alex Park).

 

knew there was somert there on a regular basis

 

odd that platt fields gets called "south manchester" when there's also park runs in Burnage and Wythenshawe (and arguably Streford)

 

why not call it Fallowfield

 

not that it matters

Edited November 23, 201510 yr by ZicoKelly

I signed up to these last year when I was bang into it

 

does anyone do the worsley one?

Keen to have another crack at these sometime in the near future. Did the Wythy one a few times - it was pretty fast due to it being flat. Though it did involve running on tarmac, dirt paths, and across a football field. 

 

Hats off to those who do Bolton regularly, can't imagine there's many harder. Do you still have to do the big hill twice over?

Yes twice up Cruella as they call it, plus a third steady uphill.

Did one in Dulwich a few weeks back and there was a bloke wearing a '300' t-shirt. For those that haven't been on a Parkrun you get t-shirts when you achieve certain milestones like 50, 100 etc. That's a lot of commitment considering you can only do one a week.

 

If you haven't been on one they've got a pretty good community vibe, I've even seen Londoners be nice to each other at them. People of all ages run or walk the course, so even if you don't run regularly you can still go along.

 

 

If you haven't been on one they've got a pretty good community vibe, I've even seen Londoners be nice to each other at them. People of all ages run or walk the course, so even if you don't run regularly you can still go along.

My source tells me that Nonsuch Park is good fun, with a community spirit like you say, but Wimbledon Common is the opposite, with a load of stuck up bastards who won't say hello without a bank manager's reference

knew there was somert there on a regular basis

 

odd that platt fields gets called "south manchester" when there's also park runs in Burnage and Wythenshawe (and arguably Streford)

 

why not call it Fallowfield

 

not that it matters

 

Parkrun has just growed, like Topsy.

On a far bigger scale than the organisers ever envisaged. So when a course was set up at Platt Fields it didn't sound to be a very appealing name (even ignoring the link with MCFC), so South Manchester was chosen.

86 weeks later a separate course began operating at Wythenshawe Park.

And then another 41 days later another at Burnage.

Ron Hill will always be a superstar

 

He turned up for Bolton Parkrun a few years ago.