GWR parkrun Tourism March 2023 – Berkeley Green by Rhian Bethell GWR travelled up to Berkeley Green for our March parkrun tourism event. A flat three lap course around a science and technology “park” on tarmac. What it lacked in greenery, it made...
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GWR took over the organisation of Eastville parkrun this weekend – we had marshals, barcode scanners, funnel managers, and some extremely good looking pacers. Name the role, and we had it covered! But wait, there’s more!! Here’s...
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Celebrating Will’s 100th milestone at Riverfront parkrun 4th February 2023, written by Fi Lang Another Saturday, another parkrun! However, this was more special than usual as it was a GWR parkrun tourism weekend, and we were off en-masse to...
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…Well, to be honest it hasn’t been really, has it? It was only a couple of weeks ago that we were basking in one of the warmest Novembers on record, the news is as depressing as ever and everyone seems to have a cold – more bah humbug than...
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A great GWR turnout today at Sharpham Road playing fields. I counted 17 of us invading quite a small field of runners on a damp Saturday! Just over half an hour away in cheddar, a flat course with very friendly Marshalls all the way round. Great...
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I attended my first Great Western Runners parkrun tourism event! It was brilliant to see so many people wearing GWR colours (even despite the bridge closing!). As a slower runner myself it was so encouraging to have the whole team cheering me on...
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Like many of the Great Run Events, Bristol Great Run always promises to be a well organised, well spectated event and this year was no different. For the second year running, the Half Marathon and 10k races were run on the same day, with the...
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For the first time in 3 years the Oldbury Power Station 10 mile race went ahead in almost perfect conditions with a chilly start but soon warmed up in the sun at start time of 10.30am. After the 2 mins silence for the passing of the Queen, the...
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I entered the Rat Race Trinity Series in 2020 at some point during one of the Covid lockdowns making the most of the ‘early bird rate’. The series comprises of 3 events: Man vs Coast, Lakes and Mountain, with the idea being you collect a segment...
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Severn Bridge 10K & Half Marathon (28th August 2022). A Bridge Too Far? – Definitely Not! Her Majesty and I first crossed the original Severn Bridge in 1966 – she to cut the ribbon, me a boy on his bike. 56 years later, I’m back to run the...
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A new history and arts trail appeared in Bristol so we created a route to run around and see all of them! Ten beautifully decorated globes to raise awareness of Bristol’s role in the slave trade and the positive changes and impact that...
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