On Saturday 5th November we decided to take part in Park Run. If you don’t already know what park run is it is a run that takes places every Saturday morning at 9am in parks all across the UK. Park run is 5KM long it doesn’t matter how fast or slow you run everyone is invited to join in.
Make sure you register beforehand and print out your barcode so you can take part in the run. The bar code will measure your time but that’s not really what the run is all about. The run is only 5KM long as it gives everyone the chance to get involved even if you are walking at the end.
When we turned up on Saturday morning we didn’t really know what to expect. It was a bitter cold morning, but there was no rain in site. 332 people turned up to do the run which is amazing, it’s good to see everyone getting involved first thing on a Saturday.
The route was pretty flat which was great, the only downside was the fact you had to repeat the route twice. We usually prefer to run where you don’t repeat your route as it can become boring, but it was fine for only three miles.
All of the events are run by dedicated groups of volunteers who are amazing at getting everyone organised. They are also great at cheering everyone along and there is even a photographer taking photos on your way round.
It was great to see a variety of ages getting involved in the run! There were adults, kids and even babies being pushed along in there pushchairs (they were having a great time). We even noticed some tourists were taking part in the run and had travelled all the way from Iceland-amazing.
We had a great time and loved every minute of it, we will definitely be going back for more!
After the run we popped to Joe and the juice for a morning coffee. If you have never been to Joe and the juice before you need to go! Not only do they serve amazing coffee (we had iced coffees) the service is always amazing. The staff always look like they are having a great time and they always have great music playing.
Let us know if you have taken part in the park run before or plan to in the future 🙂