parkrun, lap two

Great to be back we had 81 this morning in lees road and 10 volunteers feels like normality has returned at last.

All good around Cork this morning - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2021/09/cautious-return-to-5k-parkruns-in-cork.html

I was going to add the new (kind of) parkrun at Mallow Castle to the gps tracks thread but can't see how to add a link with this new version of boards. Anyway here's a pic of the start/finish area.

I ran Russborough yesterday, it was so amazing to be back. The first time I ran amongst other people in well over a year. Met Wubble Wubble there, enjoyed that.

Was surprised at the numbers. It got 99, and although it is double their average I had expected many more. It being one of the closest to Dublin, and Naas not on.

Anyway, welcome back everyone.

Went to the Porch Fields parkrun in Trim in the end. My guess was just over 200 entered. 193 finished according to the results but there were a few happy with 1 lap done and skipped off.

Planned for a nice slow 2 laps with the family pushing the buggy. Our two boys were two of the youngest there and I think 5 k is a bit much for them to run so was planning on walking a bit. We stood towards the back for the start. And that's how we went for the first half Km chatting away as we jogged. The youngest then got a stitch so I waited back with him as we jogged super slow and finally walked a bit. He was determined to finish it though and after the first lap he was running properly again finishing much quicker than he had started. The eldest fella went ahead with mammy. He got a bit carried away trying to catch people. After pestering her a bit she told him he could run 2 or 3 people ahead of her but that was it, he was gone after the first lap and then too far to call back. She was straining to watch the little fella weaving in and out of all the giants but managed to keep sight of him on and off over the last lap. He finished in around 29 minutes and was waiting at the finish line when I came in 8 minutes later. As we headed off his fresh face soon turned pale before he threw up his breakfast. We had told him it wasn't a race and to take it easy. Lesson learned? Probably not. He was still delighted with himself.

Russborough is off next Saturday, some other group have use of the grounds.

Some good news :)

Finally got to do my 100rd parkrun in Donabate, 18 months after doing my 99th. Could have done it before it all kicked off, but I wanted to do it with herself and her work schedule meant a delay. A running buddy holding my Laura Lynn challenge t-shirt, was doing his 300th.

Great to see everyone back, loads of old faces and quite a few new ones, who hopefully will keep it up. Will be hitting the parkrun tourism road again and try to visit a some more runs around the country. Big thank you to a friend for getting us the t-shirts, we weren't the only milestoners there, so hopefully our balloons and t-shirts added to the occasion.

Oh and don't forget to volunteer every now and again 😁

I've only ran Tymon 6 times, on 4 different routes. Mile 2 might stop folk coming back to it until the works are finished 😀 fair paly to RayCun and the rest of the volunteers. Very well run given the new course and challenges #snotrockets