parkrun

I went to a parkrun today. Looking at it I have  not  been  since last July. I can't  believe its  been  that long. It was at  Barking I like it  there  it is  small in number 51  runners today. Some parkruns have hundreds. They are friendly, though i'm sure they are at all parkruns . But there is a kind of close  community  feel here

Though I did my  first in 2012 just  before the London Olympics this was my 9th parkrun  must  do them  more  regularly. I want that t-shirt that you get  when you do 50. I have a long way to go.
I have  volunteered a  few  times  it is  good to volunteer. It is recommended  as it  doesn't cost you money  to run but its  totally organised by volenteers. 3 times a year minimum isn't too much to ask.

I wanted just a runaround today this would  be my long run of the week so take it steady. parkrun  people will tell you it is not  a race its just meant to be  fun  to encourage  people to come to their local park and run. And in case anyone has never heard of it. It is spelt using lowercase letters.

Today I ran 30:54 they do measure  your  time and  position I was 34th 10th lady and 1st in my age group. Yep the faster women were absent today.

I'm going to try and get there more  often
The website is here http://www.parkrun.org.uk/ If you haven't tried it give it a  go. If you are reading outside the UK They are popping up all over the world. There may  be one near you