Mark's Road to Newcastle - The Great North Run / Journal
ParkRun
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ParkRun #22
Saturday 31st August 2024 - my final ParkRun ahead of the Great North Run! The sun is out, the ParkRunners are gathering. And at 9.09am we were off on our way. T…
Read the entry ↗24 August 2024, 11:30ParkRun #21
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Read the entry ↗27 July 2024, 11:30ParkRun #19
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Read the entry ↗13 July 2024, 13:00ParkRun #18 - Take Two
Ok, so last week was a tricky one with ParkRun. It should have been my 18th successful ParkRun but my brain had other ideas and decided it didn't want to complete the full 5k …
Read the entry ↗6 July 2024, 13:45ParkRun #18 - Not my best
OK... so the title of this post reveals a little bit of this weeks' story. It started much the same as many other Saturdays have started over recent weeks... my Garmin clearly…
Read the entry ↗29 June 2024, 11:30ParkRun #17
A wet start to the day, but it wasn't cold, and once again my Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2) was very aware it had work to do, tracking my performance over the 5km of the Stanley Par…
Read the entry ↗22 June 2024, 11:30ParkRun #16
Another Saturday and another ParkRun, my seventh in eight weeks and five personal bests since the beginning of May. Last week saw me achieve another landmark PB and getting be…
Read the entry ↗15 June 2024, 17:43ParkRun Age Grading
What is Age Grading? Age grading seeks to "level the playing field". Take, for example, the following four parkrunners: a 9 year old girl who finishes with a time of 29:15,…
Read the entry ↗15 June 2024, 11:30ParkRun #15
Another weekend where Matty the PT was going to join me at ParkRun but was unable to as he had to work at Ribby Hall. I think his next opportunity to join me will be on the 29…
Read the entry ↗8 June 2024, 11:30ParkRun #14
Ok, so today was supposed to be the day Matty, my Personal Trainer, was due to join me for the first time at ParkRun but he was unable to be there having worked too many hours…
Read the entry ↗1 June 2024, 11:30ParkRun #13
When I first started ParkRunning in October last year, my time was 57mins 39secs. I was just walking back then. By the end of the year my time had improved to 41mins 25secs as…
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