Today's #parkrun: I wore my Chilly Yeti shirt (1st place in AG last year) to the run -- because it was 37F this morning!

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About to head out for #parkrun the week after a PB. Feel like I have a lot to live up to, somehow.

Think I'm just going to enjoy it, another sub-30 would be nice though.

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Wasn't expecting much today - Mrs C and I stayed up late watching TV and I had had a beer and a glass of whisky, I fell asleep on the sofa and woke up uncomfortable at 2am before shambling to bed.

Managed a little out-and-back warmup run before #parkrun but wasn't feeling super fast and I felt like I was slowing/walking more so my expectations were a little lower.

Still finished in 29:44 anyway 🤷

Pleased with that, and a little surprised.

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Over 200 finishers at a very wet and windy #poolbeg #parkrun this morning. I’d initially signed up to scan but wound up on funnel manager duty, mainly advising people to take care not to slip on their sprint finish! #poolbegparkrun

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Not pictured: the SMELL.

I’m not even slightly inclined to leave the cosy bed with my coffee to do #Parkrun today. Spouse has already gone to help with set up and the wind has died down a little bit, with it scheduled to pick up later this morning, and it’s only 7 minutes walk from my house. But I’m just too comfortable right now

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#running
#Hastings
The lull between the storms works well for parkrun. A little bit of shingle on the course to remind us of yesterday's weather.
A cheerful crowd followed by hot chocolate.
Thanks to the volunteers.
Enjoy your running.

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A colourful row of beach huts next to a grey, calm sea.

Storm Austen took out The Turning Tree at Llanishen Park yesterday so we had to divert around it at this morning’s #parkrun
Generally wet and muddy, but good to have got it done.

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A fallen tree lying across a path in the park

#parkrun done -didnt walk so 'yay' to me!

The rain held off for my 20th #parkrun, where I managed to shave 26 seconds off my personal best to make about 36.5 minutes.

Probably a mixture of gradually increasing fitness, cool weather, and a 2km warm-up due to the cool weather!

I doubt I’ll have a new PB for a while at my home run. But it’s hilly here, and I often get a minute or two faster on a flat course, so I may be able to get one as a tourist somewhere.

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Selfie of Richard wrapped up warm in multiple layers in front of the Pomphrey Hill parkrun sign.

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Selfie of a smiling but exhausted Richard just after the finishing funnel. No warm layers now!

@swisslet What's in the Christmas blend?

I was doing pre-set up at our local #parkrun this morning and I was thinking I could probably bring coffee in for all volunteers as it gets colder - but selfishly I would have to get up even earlier.

I’ve cracked out the Christmas coffee blend for parkrun this morning.

#coffee #parkrun

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Forgot the alt text. It’s a black thermal coffee mug with a blue band sitting on a table at parkrun. It’s got my Xmas coffee blend inside to keep me warm as I barcode scan.

There's a minimum parkrun finishers.
What's the minimum parkrun finishers?
1 I suppose.

(also the tail"walker" at 20mins)

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parkrun results on cloncurry parkrun showing 1 runner and 3 volunteers

Used the #parkrun timing app yesterday to time a time trial my coaching group were doing. I know about the “phantom click” issue, where you start the watch and it sometimes immediately clicks position 1 at 00.00.25 (or something). What I’ve never seen before is that the times were fully 27 seconds slower over a mile for everyone. It’s a timing app. It literally has ONE JOB!
Annoying.

My 19th #parkrun and even more nippy at 5°C, albeit with the sun to warm us up.

I took @fak's advice & just for the warm up I used gloves, an extra thermal base layer shirt, a hat, and a hoody. All ditched for the run.

I had too little sleep, but I made the effort, and decided to take it easy.

Once underway it was clear I might have a chance at a PB, so pushed towards the end. But it was too much for my body, and I had to slow down, giving just over 37 min, only 11 seconds slower than my PB.

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Car screen showing the outside temperature was 5°C

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Selfie of Richard in front of the Pomphrey Hill parkrun sign. I’m wearing a fleece hat, hoody, and two layers of shirts below. It’s sunny and cold.

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Selfie of Richard. I’ve now ditched the hoody and gloves. Still sunny and cold.

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Selfie of Richard at the end. I’m now just in a red sports shirt and have removed the hat. I’m hot.

Well, this week’s #parkrun was a wet one.

#running #photo #pnw #rain

New #parkrun PB!

I'll not bury the lede here ;)

A gorgeous day for #running this morning - sunny but a little on the cold side - 7°C, feels like 5. Did a warmup run (800m) to blow the cobwebs away before we got started, and felt good once I got going. A lot of the run was under 5:00/km, took brief walking breaks when I could feel my HR getting a bit high and I was tiring, made it round in 29:28, which was six seconds faster than my previous PB at Zuiderpark in 2024 :)

#runnersOfMastodon

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A screenshot of a Garmin activity showing a map of Hillsborough, in Sheffield. Stats are shown, 4.99 kilometres in 29:28, average heart rate 162 BPM, average pace 5:55 per kilometre, 465 calories burnt.

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A man in running gear, with glasses and a beard, stands in front of a lake in a park. There are trees on the other side of the lake.

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A shot across a lake in a park, there are ducks on the lake and blue skies above, which are reflected in the water's rippled surface.

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A view of a grey path in a park, where someone has written in chalk "Keep Running You've got this!"

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Beautiful autumnal morning down the park. Really busy both in parkrun numbers and with the football pitches in use too. Excellent briefing from the Run Director asking us to give the football spectators plenty of space and reminding us that good relations with other park users are a priority.
As always, taking part in this event is a great boost for my mental health
#parkrun
#GetOutside #Community

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The finish funnel at the local parkrun. The footpath under mature trees is lined with cones and plastic chains and there is a yellow sign saying FINISH. The sun is shining brightly lighting up the autumnal leaves on the trees in the distance.

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View out from under the trees across the park. The sky is blue and the leaves are golden and green.

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#Hastings
Sunshine all the way this morning.
Great turnout as usual and a big Thank You to marshalls and pacers.
Enjoy your running.

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Crowds of people waiting to start parkrun.

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Bright sunshine over a still sea. Wooden groynes leading down the shingle beach to the sea.

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Bright October morning. Sunny, blue sky over a shingle beach.

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This is my current mood now I’m up for #Parkrun

Volunteering today at #parkrun as @ceri was saving his legs for competing in the Gwent League Cross Country at Pembrey Country Park this afternoon. No land speed records were broken, as I took the opportunity to head over the dunes to walk down to the beach. It was stunningly beautiful and wild down there 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#lPembrey #running

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Runners competing in a men’s cross country race. They’re running along a mown grass track in a field. The sky is blue and there are puffy white clouds.

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View to the top of a sand dune. The sand is golden, contrasting with beautiful deep blue sky and a couple of white clouds are peeping over the top of the dunes

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View from the beach side of the top of the sand dune. There is a very wide and deep beach. In the distance is the Gower coast on the opposite side of the estuary. The sun is low backlighting the clouds

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View to the right (west) up along mikes and mikes of empty golden beach

Volunteering in #parkrun today!

#running #pnw #photo

On run director duties (for the 80th time) at #parkrun today so did an easy 5k after the hordes had left (537 participants this morning) and the tokens had been sorted ready for next week.

Still no bigots wishing to out themselves with their club membership. Good.

#running #RunnersOfMastodon

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A woman in a purple top with sunflowers, and sunglasses takes a selfie in front of a road sign. She points up towards a location listed as 'Epic' which points towards her head. Overlaid are running stats: 5.01km, 25:10, 273 kCal, 5'01"/km.

A windy Whitley Bay parkrun

Run · 5.06 km · 23:24

Always forgot how challenging this course is with the wind and inclines. Today was all about enjoying the seaside scenary, and not trying to race it. #parkrun

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Run titled "A windy Whitley Bay parkrun". 5.06 km, in 23 minutes 13 seconds, pace 4:35 per kilometer, elevation gain 20 meters, average heart rate 149 bpm. Monkseaton North, United Kingdom.

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#Hastings
Beautiful fresh and sunny morning for parkrun, nearly 500 people there.
Forgot to take any pictures, but pleased with just over 33 mins. Loads of nice people including some for World Mental Health Day.
Thanks to everyone involved.
Enjoy your running.

Up for #Parkrun! Might be the coldest one since last winter… about 12C

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Orange sunrise behind green foliage, glowing over the sea beneath a pale grey sky.

Brooks Ghost Amp heißt mein neuer Laufschuh. Er hat die mit Abstand beste Passform für meine schmalen Füße. Und die ersten Laufenkilometer haben damit richtig Spaß gemacht 🤗
Da Brooks auch den Parkrun global unterstützt, war der Kauf am Ende in doppelter Hinsicht sehr gut 👍🙂

#laufen #running #brooks #parkrun

Parkrun 04: Sittard (Niederlande)
Mein erster Parkrun außerhalb von Deutschland 🥳 Und das direkt auf so einer Highspeed-Strecke mit einigen ziemlich schnellen Teilnehmern. Das war auch der Grund, warum ich mit 25:19 eine - für mich - unglaublich schnelle Parkrun-PB gelaufen bin.
Das tolle Wetter, der schöne Park und die netten Mitläufer haben das Ganze abgerundet 👍 Aber irgendwie sind die Niederlande doch immer eine Reise wert 🙂

#laufen #running #parkrun #sittard

I ran my fastest #parkrun in 2026 today and celebrated parkrun's 22nd birthday! (Tutu, get it?) Official time was 22:12, 8s faster than the 2026 best I got from August, and was my best since Nov 27, 2025 Turkey Trot. It's still 1+ min off my 21:05 PR, but I'll take it!

Thank you parkrun, for leading me into the wonderful world of #running and for all the friends I've made along the way, 117 parkruns and counting!

#5K #pnw #photo

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Pre-run briefing at the Perrigo Park shelter in Redmond: the run director, in an orange tutu and a blue volunteer vest, reads from a sheet beside the START sign while runners and volunteers in hi-vis vests gather under the covered picnic shelter.

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Me in an orange tutu, orange cap, sunglasses, black compression socks and red racing shoes, hands on hips by the finish sign at Perrigo Park, with bright gold fall trees and other runners behind.

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Fall at Perrigo Park: a row of trees in gold, yellow and green along the parking lot fence, dark firs behind them, under a cloudy blue-gray sky.

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Left: route map of the Perrigo parkrun, the track colored by heart rate from green to red, above a chart of heart rate and pace against distance, HR climbing to about 160 by half a mile and holding 160 to 164, pace mostly 7:00 to 7:20 per mile. Right: per-mile splits, miles at 7:07, 7:09 and 7:19 with HR 153, 161 and 162 and cadence 195 to 197, above CoachMiles's notes: 22:12 official, 8th of 83, 69.22% age grade, the best parkrun of 2026, and a full minute under the predicted 23:12.

Still feeling a bit wiped out by Tuesday's covid vaccine (yesterday's 5k felt like I'd never run in my life), but I wasn't about to let the bigots win, so cycled to my usual #parkrun in the drizzle (I'm a fair weather cyclist). No sign of any Reality Rules Runners (why do bigots love the same letter three times?) and no-one with it as their club listed in the results.

Still glad to wear my Trans United FC top (still a bit too warm for a t-shirt, particularly such a thick one) and trans flag wristband.

Recalibrating effort post-vaccine so couldn't run to feel and just ran for a solid 23:30, which was my highest age grading here since the end of August (68.99%). On Run Director duties next week.

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A woman in a pink, blue and white football top and sunglasses takes a selfie in front of the Ashton Court mansion and parkrun sign. Overlaid are running stats: 4.98km distance, 23:30 activity time, 287kcal, 4'43"/km average pace.

My 222nd #parkrun on their 22nd birthday. And I finished in 22:22.

No, that's a lie. I'm not that fast, but imagine if I had! Anyway, I went to Crystal Palace for the second time. Quicker than I was three years ago, beautiful weather. Nice start to the weekend.

Another #parkrun ticked off in the Lake District at Penrith. A good time too.

#running

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I donned the hi-vis at #parkrun this morning, to hand out finish tokens at Hillsborough, in Sheffield. I've not volunteered in that role before, but it's a nice one to do - you get to see all the runners all full of pride and achievement, and tell them well done, it's a nice feeling :)

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A man with long hair, a beard and glasses, wearing a pink hi-vis jacket and standing on a path next to some green railings in a park.

Pleased to report absolutely no sign of any bigots protesting at our #parkrun today. Just lots of lovely people having a run/jog/walk in the park together #community

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View across the park towards the start of parkrun. Lots of participants are gathered on the tarmac path next to the playground. The ground is wet from previous rain and the sky is overcast

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My feet in running shoes with blue and pink trans pride laces

#parkrun
#running
#Hastings
Happy Birthday parkrun !
I'd like to buy Paul Sinton-Hewitt a beer.
Enjoy your running.
#PaulSintonHewitt

The statue in the photo could be the GF picking me up after running - but it's actually Edith Swanneck finding the body of Harold after a local battle !

September #running recap: fewer but faster miles. 251.7 → 217.0mi, pace 9'44" → 9'32"/mi. I'm at 1,882 of 2,500mi for the year, now 11.7mi *ahead* of plan (yay)!

The month opened w/ the Redmond Harvest Half, then a planned recovery week. VO₂max hit an all-time high of 55.47, and the longest run was a 20-miler before Snohomish. I also ran my 900th 5K in the latest #parkrun!

The Snohomish River Run #marathon is on Oct 11, onward! 💪

(#photo highlights in the link)

https://benjaminhan.net/posts/20260930-september-running-recap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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See also the legal threats against #parkrun another charity whose weekly events are facilitated entirely by unpaid volunteers.

They provide a course for anyone to run or walk around at a specified time and will provide participants with their time upon presentation of an identifying barcode.

What anyone links to that barcode in terms of name, age or gender is not policed by parkrun (no 'papers, please' or medical tests required), and for that it is targeted by those wishing to eradicate trans people from public life.

The only restriction is 'We prohibit the registration of names which include rude, offensive, political and/or inappropriate language, which may incite and/or reference any kind of violence and/or hate towards others, contain sexual connotations and/or bring parkrun into disrepute, and our decision is final.'

I would love #parkrun to be more explicitly trans-inclusive, but for their lack of desire/ability to enforce participants use their government IDs (which can (at least currently) be changed to accurately reflect gender rather than sex assigned at birth anyway) and all of the privacy concerns that such verification entails - they are threatened by a well-funded and rabid mob of literally a handful of people.

#CoachMiles prescribed an easy #parkrun today (a 20-miler is waiting for me tomorrow), and it turned out to be my 900th 5K run! I behaved for the first 2.4mi (9'14"/mi), but couldn't help but splurge on the last 0.7mi at 7'11"/mi, finishing at 6'37"/mi!

#running #5K #pnw #photo

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Start of the Redmond Central Connector Trail parkrun: a smiling volunteer in a blue parkrun vest stands by a yellow START sign under sunlit trees while runners gather on the path

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The giant mosaic REDMOND letters on a plaza in downtown Redmond, backlit by a bright morning sun in a clear blue sky, their shadows stretched across the pavement

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Route map of the 3.15-mile parkrun on the Redmond Central Connector Trail, the track colored by heart rate from green to red; below it, heart rate and pace against distance, both flat through 2.4 miles and then climbing to HR 165 and 6:38/mi pace at the finish

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Per-mile splits table: 9:13, 9:21, 8:06, then 6:37 for the last 0.14 mile, with HR 133, 136, 147, 164; below it, CoachMiles' notes on the capped first 2.4 miles, the quick finish, and a third quiet calf run in a row

Photographic evidence.

#parkrun #MS #MultipleSclerosis #FuckMS

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A photo of a tall man wearing a t-shirt with a cow wearing mirrored sunglasses (from the MK half marathon in 2017) crossing the line at parkrun with the funnel visible to one side and one of the timers in a high viz vest to the right. I look knackered.

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A group of runners on a path through a wood. I’m in the middle wearing a white t-shirt and white sunglasses. My wife is on my left hand side in a dapple of sunshine and there are various other runners around us. This is about 1km in, so I don’t look that knackered at this point. I’m wearing a big brace on my left leg to try and stop my weaker side making me fall over when I don’t lift my foot up properly.