Does anyone else do ParkRun?

There are occasional ones at our local Country Park, but haven’t be organised enough to do one yet. Think they’re a great idea. I do walk a variety of routes there regularly tho’!
Well done Gk !

My 70 year old sister and I (65) are training to do the Kilt walk ,thats a walking marathon 26+ miles while wearing a kilt .Its done in aid of childrens charities .We used to run every day up until I hit menopause and I missed not just the exercise but the fun we had while running our 6 or 7 miles every morning .I am enjoying getting back out again ,and if anyone else tells me I shouldn't be doing too much at my age I swear I'll lose the plot and slap them .Enjoy your park runs and be proud of your aheivement

My son does. I don't. Never had. But at 69 I would have thought nothing of it - apart from getting out of bed early on a Sunday.

(walking, that is. Not running)

I'd love to do it and in a way need to but I'm quite paranoid about any over exertion bringing about my A/fib which means a hospital visit if it doesn't settle. It's a bloomin' nuisance. I do plenty of walking and movement though which suits me and my condition.
I've never felt so restricted in all my life. Still, there are those worse off !!

What you do sounds fine EV.

One park run local to me that my son went on, they were joined by Sophie Raworth. Apparently no one took the least bit of notice of her which was nice.

I use to run three times a week and loved loved loved it.Now i can just about manage to walk to town and back due to issues with my spine which are affecting me in various ways.If you able to do it i say go for it, the high you get even if you are in the last few stragglers is massive and it makes you feel so good. Well done to anyone doing this. Soooo jealous!!!

I rarely walk/run it but regularly volunteer at our local Parkrun. Usually, after my volunteering stint, I take the dog for a walk afterwards so he can sniff and take his time.

Our Parkrun is through woods that hug the coastline so is beautifully scenic but quite hilly in parts too.

One of our regulars in her 70’s has two replacement hips and runs it under 40 mins. It really is for everyone.

Thank you for all the encouraging responses and lovely to hear of others doing similar.

Paddyann

Gonegirl ParkRuns are on Saturdays...

Craicon that's brilliant! I don't think I'll ever run it, I used to run in my 40s but stopped at about 50 - I was getting recurring knee problems.

Oh right. (*Grannyknot*) I am forever asking son if he had a good run, on the wrong day. I just cannot get it into my head. Not even when he's home and goes from here.

I will have forgotten again by tomorrow.

Not to worry Gonegirl I'm a bit like that myself sometimes.x

A friend of mine joined a park run group where she lives in Shropshire, absolutely loved it and lost a stone and a half. I’d like to do it too but when I looked for one in my area, I couldn’t find anything... I’m London SE14. I really miss regular walks since losing my beloved dog last year and really want to change but - I must admit- am currently stagnating (and making excuses). Keep it up OP

I did 4 of them and hated it - which I feel is akin to saying I hate kittens and eat them for breakfast. It seemed full of runners from clubs, serious runners and runners who were much faster than I was - and it didn’t help that the route doubled back on itself so I could see the runners who were finishing as I was only about half way. I was hoping for a fun family type event with a cross section of participants but it didn’t feel like it. I was taking around 40 minutes to run 5k which I didn’t think was too bad but I was well towards the back of the 250/300 runners. I did 4 runs and got fed up of feeling out of breath and demoralised. If I’d stuck at it I’m sure I would have got better so it was definitely down to me and how I felt about myself

Crikey SirC I'd be thrilled if I could do it in 40 mins. There are some serious runners in our field of 600 but I just ignore them. I get lapped every time before I've even finished the first lap. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.

TashHag (great name) I have to bus it to my nearest one

Gonegirl

I know - it was completely down to me not feeling very good about myself and my fitness levels. With working full time, ferrying our youngest who’s 12 to things, dealing with various uni dramas from the older 2 and voluntary stuff I’m constantly exhausted and struggling to find the time to exercise - so am really unfit and pretty low about my fitness and things generally. Seeing others running way ahead just made me feel even worse <pity party alert>

Well done you for doing it though - I take my hat off to you!

Grannyknot
Maybe I’ll have to look a bit further afield then

do the Kilt walk Sirchengin you can build up at your own pace and take as long as you like to get to the mileage required.There is one in Edinburgh and Dundee and Aberdeen ,we'll be doing Hampden to Loch Lomond ,my husband has done it a few times ,the first just a few months after 2 heart attacks and my SIL and GS both did it with him last year .Great atmosphere and good hearted crowds to keep your spirits up .I ran for decades when I worked fulltime and when had a baby and a 10 year old too .I found the exercise helped me cope better with stress ,I slept better and just getting out to run gave me thinking time away from the drama queen that was my daughter once she reached 12 .

A friend of mine helps run a regular park run. From what I understand , newcomers and slower runners are looked after, monitored and encouraged. It seems a good way to get exercise and make new friends but I won’t be doing it. I couldn’t run when I was a child??

I don't do parkrun, the two in my area are a lot of hassle to get to by bus; but I do try and fit in a couple of health walks every week. One is quite a brisk hour, and the other is a gentler 40 minutes or so, but as I have to walk 20 minutes each way to get to that one, by the time I've finished I've done 80 minutes! Not been yet since I got back from my cruise, but hope to start again next week.

I don't run anywhere. It's hitting the ground as you come down that is painful.

My friend has done the kilt walk paddyann and really enjoyed it, but she worked p/t so had plenty of time to train for the 26 miles and still found it tough going. I’m afraid it’s too much of a commitment as I’m out most evenings doing various things to be able to fit in the level of training I would need. I’m always amazed that people can work f/t, have a family, do all the other life stuff and fit in running - I leave for work at 7.45 and don’t really stop until 9pm with one thing and another. I try and manage one or 2 sessions in the gym a week but it’s hard, especially as DH works long hours. Good for you for doing it though