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

He turned up for Bolton Parkrun a few years ago.

 

9.11.13

My source tells me that Nonsuch Park is good fun,

 

My only visit there was for the 1989 English Cross-Country Championships as Stretford team manager. I told the team That I would be behind the starting pens for 10 minutes before each race (Youth, Junior, Senior). One senior collected his number before the Youth race, and no more before the Junior, leaving me standing in heavier and heavier rain with the bulk of the numbers. Eventually they appeared a few minutes before the start, having decided to warm up inside the College providing changing facilities to avoid the rain. At least they won a trophy for first Northern club to finish.

Edited November 24, 201510 yr by MalcolmW

Sounds about right. They've had to change the course & do 3 laps instead of 2 due to the mud. Considering it's not been raining much here, it must have lousy drainage.

I'm stopping in Wimbledon this weekend EG and was contemplating the one on the Common. Would my mate be able to park at this other one you mention?

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.

Fair dos

 

Might try the Alexander park one then as probably got the best chance of winning

Fair dos

 

Might try the Alexander park one then as probably got the best chance of winning

 

 

you might win? Good effort

 

I'm expecting to walk my first one, then see how I can progress. As long as I don't make an ass of myself

You'll be reet. Good luck.

I'm stopping in Wimbledon this weekend EG and was contemplating the one on the Common. Would my mate be able to park at this other one you mention?

Yes, there's a car park by the entrance though it does get busy. You can park in Sparrow Farm Rd which is close to the entrance if the car park is full. I drove there the Sat before last & there were parking spaces in the park about 10 mins before the start. Send M a mail if you want more info though.

Never mind Ron Hill, does Bruce Tulloch turn out? I am signed up for Barnstaple but never been. There isn't one in Kabul.

There's one at Camp Bastion, no excuses

 

Edit...seems to have ceased now

 

And if you're registered, you're registered for all runs worldwide

Edited November 25, 201510 yr by jayjayoghani

Some interesting names on the list

Never mind Ron Hill, does Bruce Tulloch turn out? I am signed up for Barnstaple but never been. There isn't one in Kabul.

 

Tulloh was 80 in September.

His Parkrun history is:

 

Barnstaple 4/4/15

Killerton 26/7/14

Fulham Palace 12/4/14

Swindon 29/3/14, 31/3/13, 2/4/11, 16/10/10 and 1/5/10, and

Bushy Park 20/9/08

Bloody heck, Bruce Tulloh in Barnstaple. Boxing day is a Saturday, might do that if it's on, or on 2nd Jan.

Commonwealth medalist Liz Yelling often does Poole parkrun. I think I beat her when we were there on our jollies. She *may* have been pushing her kids round in a pushchair at the time though.

I think Poole is the flattest one I've done. It's a bloody long way to go, however.

Bloody heck, Bruce Tulloh in Barnstaple. Boxing day is a Saturday, might do that if it's on, or on 2nd Jan.

 

Swindon is nearest to his home.

Bloody heck, Bruce Tulloh in Barnstaple. Boxing day is a Saturday, might do that if it's on, or on 2nd Jan.

Bolton put one on New Years Day, think it's a 10am start for recovery time!

Just done my first one.

Parts were flooded which made it a bit more difficult, still quite enjoyable though.

We had the same last week. You try and bound over the puddles but it just becomes futile.

Just done my first one.

Parts were flooded which made it a bit more difficult, still quite enjoyable though.

Leverhulme presumably, surprised by the numbers considering the weather.

Yes, Leverhulme Park.

That was tough this morning. Struggled to my worst time since April having slipped going down first hill and pulled something in the back of my knee. Still got round though.

Well done all who did it today. The Mrs did her 100th running round wit' dog. She said it was ankle deep in lots of places. Dog didn't seem arsed.

I did Heaton Park this Saturday to avoid the ponds at Leverhulme. Little did I realise that I was actually first finisher!

 

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/heaton/results/latestresults/

3.249m parkrun entries in 2015, counting each appearance of all registered runners.

3.249m parkrun entries in 2015, counting each appearance of all registered runners.

 

Million? got to be total entries and not individual surely?  how many individuals took part?