Any Park Runners out there?

therose789

I have been doing park run for about a year now and love it, i started running a few months before i started going to my first park run and i have found it a great motivator to getting fitter!

Anyone else out there that likes to get up early on saturday morning and leg it round your local park? Which one do you go to? 

My local is Gateshead and I sometimes go to Newcastle (much flatter!)

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/events/

Axe_meister

Who's that gut lord marching... you should cut down on your porklife mate... get some

Exercise

ALL THE PEOPLE

SO MANY PEOPLE

THEY ALL GO HAND IN HAND

HAND IN HAND THROUGH THEIR PARKLIFE

And it's not about you joggers who go round and round and round

DesVegas

The thought of actually running round a park, ON A SATURDAY MORNING and enjoying it, is so very, very alien to me... i admire you but also, at the same time, i do not trust you, in any way whatsoever.

therose789

haha! thanks @DesVegas i think.... 

Panama_Jack666

I've been tempted to start doing my local one (Harrogate) but it's so incredibly early! Most days I would be alright but if I was gigging on a Friday night, I don't know how I would pull myself out of bed!

vasselmeyer

I did a couple just to keep my neighbour happy as he was nagging me that he needed some company. I ran with him on the first one and we did about 28 mins togather. On the next one he said I should just go ahead without him and I ran 21:08. he never asked me to go with him again...

therose789

Nowadays i have a very young daughter who normally has me awake about then anyway but before she was born i do feel like i was a bit mental getting up on my only lie in day! 

holnrew

Do you go to Saltwell Park? Just down the road from me. I've seen people doing it a few times, even slow old people, but I'm still too unfit.

breakstuff

I prefer to use the car.You get there quicker.

blueskunk

Gonna pound the concrete now with rocky 4 on the headphones. No easy way out fellas

therose789

holnrew;475478" said:

Do you go to Saltwell Park? Just down the road from me. I've seen people doing it a few times, even slow old people, but I'm still too unfit.

Yeah it's Saltwel park! People of all abilities do it!

blueskunk

Just got in, feckin awesome run with a lovely long slow incline of a hill to get up.

Sprints on Wednesday, Bag Work/Kettlebells tomorrow 

mcsdan

Do my local parkrun here and there as either a pacing session or to help others on their first 5ks. About to start helping out with a new even more local (1 mile away) parkrun that is off road.  Just marshalling, barcodes etc every other week.  Really good community.

MatthewShreddery

I love the gym and exercise in general, but running I despise unless it's chasing a ball of some kind or maybe a frisbee.

Deadman

Since you ask @therose789 I run every morning before work. Not a park as my routes vary. I started on Feb 27th 2014 and have lost 3 stones. Started with a couple of K, sometimes I do 10 now. Keep it up mate

Panama_Jack666

MatthewShreddery said:

I love the gym and exercise in general, but running I despise unless it's chasing a ball of some kind or maybe a frisbee.

What if you were being chased down by a Somalian Militia or a randy sex offender? Would you enjoy running more then?

cruxiform

therose789 said:

I have been doing park run for about a year now and love it, i started running a few months before i started going to my first park run and i have found it a great motivator to getting fitter!

Anyone else out there that likes to get up early on saturday morning and leg it round your local park? Which one do you go to? 

My local is Gateshead and I sometimes go to Newcastle (much flatter!)

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/events/

Been doing the C25k and just about finished week 7. When I'm done I'll be heading for my local park run. I think they are a brilliant motivation to get out there and improve yourself. Can't wait.