Mark Parsons

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I spotted an advert for parkyoga.co starting near my home parkrun at Storeys Field, Cambridge. I don’t think locations are that widespread (yet).

#parkrun this morning with the dog. Stunning morning at Markshall Estate in Essex- perfect conditions, excellent post run breakfast and Harris was first dog 🥇 celebrating his 4th birthday #loveparkrun #ukrunchat #blueskyrunning #barkrun

Great job by the team at Ben’s Yard, Ely this morning. When Ben’s Yard opened a while back I walked there with the dog and immediately thought ‘this is a parkrun waiting to happen’! Weather was top notch, the course great- well done to everyone involved in setting it up. #parkrun #loveparkrun

On the way to Sutton Hoo, popped into Chilton Fields- great #parkrun 2.9 laps with varied surfaces and some twists and turns. Dog had a ball! #barkrun #loveparkrun #blueskyrunning

Awesome morning at Monsal Trail #parkrun. The sun was shining and the route was a beautiful, relaxing out’n’back. Taper week ahead of the Cambridge 1/2 marathon next week. #loveparkrun #blueskyrunning #ukrunchat

Second time at Salcey Forest today, long run tomorrow so didn’t go full throttle, Jonah came 4th 😳. Gone are the days I used to pace him to a PB! #parkrun #loveparkrun #blueskyrunning

Back to my home #parkrun -the flat and fast Storeys Field, and back to the old start location to minimise the carnage at the start. Fantastic way to start the weekend. #loveparkrun #DFYB

Like many others, hitting a ‘Birmingham adjacent’ parkrun today en route to the National Running Show at the NEC. A cracking parky r at Arrow Valley in Redditch- some icy corners; well marshalled- top job! #parkrun #loveparkrun

Ran with the dog today, lovely ‘barkrun’ at Pocket parkrun, and they know full well what their winter course looks like 😳😳😳 #stravaart #parkrun #loveparkrun #barkrun

Massive thank you to all the RDs for all the course checks over the last few days and all the volunteers for standing around in -4 degrees this morning 🥶. Fulbourn Hospital is always a joy, just this morning it was a very cold joy! #parkrun #loveparkrun

Social media barely existed when I last did London and I would have insufferable wankered the hell out of it! Hope the training continues to go well, but I know if I purchased that T-shirt I’d get injured the very next day! 😂

Still pacy! Just less pace relative to the days my son drags me round! 😂

Less pace and more chat at parkrun today, rewarded with both, position and stopwatch bingo. Last time I went to Milton Country parkrun I fell flat in a puddle… so nice to finish today upright and without bloody knees! #parkrun #loveparkrun

Ran a 10k on NYEve so my body wasn’t working this morning, and the weather gods wiped out Cambridge parkruns again, but Huntingdon did the business and had an enjoyable muddy slide to start the year! #parkrun #loveparkrun

Beautiful trail through Salcey Forest to complete my 52nd parkrun of the year. Carried the Christmas tummy over the line 🦃 #loveparkrun #parkrun #blueskyrunning

The replacement for Epworth Equestrian is rumoured to be a ‘V’ which will make life easier!

He is, yes; this was the year where he finally, and then consistently beat me- it was inevitable… now he paces me to my PBs rather than the other way around! 👍🏼

Another blowy parkrun, another Country park. 53 different location at Brixworth Country parkrun- cracking route along the lake, and then through the parkland to finish with a couple of sneaky hills. Heavy legs for me; 5th place for my offspring. #parkrun #loveparkrun

How many other parkrunners have this unsurprising stat in their Strava ‘year in sport’? #parkrun #loveparkrun #blyskyrunning #strava

… and no I’m not a 15m runner- can only assume it includes my short walk to the coffee shop after to create that average!

Love the P index. I’m on 5 but positioning myself to make a run at finishing 2025 on 8.

Beautiful morning for an undulating trail run through Brandon Country Park, fantastic course and great to be back at parkrun after the storm stole one from us last wknd. #parkrun #loveparkrun #blueskyrunning

With all my local parkruns cancelled, I’m going to have to give in and take the red square hit on my 2024 ‘perfect’ attendance 😢 #parkrun #loveparkrun

Thank you! This is a wonderful parkrun, on a site close to my heart; I’ll be visiting this Saturday to help celebrate the anniversary!

This is excellent. And much needed!

🤔 looks like messaging between two people is easy enough but no clue as to whether you can add others or group chat, and I’ve not seen a shizzle button either 🤷🏼‍♂️; maybe that’s available on premium 😂

Thank you! to the core team at Wolford Wood who have the most feel good, characteristic and fun filled parkrun we have visited this year! We’ll be back and🤞🏼it coincides with better weather. #parkrun #loveparkrun

A while back now, but we did Rutland Water parkrun in the most horrendous weather; absolutely loved it! Perhaps one for @rachdhd.bsky.social to consider for a bsky meet-up as it’s quite central. #parkrun #loveparkrun

Filled a gap in the voronoi map this morning with a lovely trip to Bedford parkrun. 2.5 laps, tarmac (and wet leaves 🍂) all the way round + top notch support around the course. Cheeky incline x3 caught me out a tad but happy with that run. #parkrun #loveparkrun

first parkrun: Wimpole Estate
last parkrun: Storey’s Field
home parkrun: Storey’s Field
favourite parkrun: Lews Castle
bucket list: Løvstien, Bergen
#loveparkrun #parkrun

Really nice. Flat, (save for a short uphill zig-zag), and mostly hard standing along the side of a river and around a lake; one lapper- pretty quick. Good parking + loos!