Eight years later, while spectating at the Great Manchester Run this last May, we returned to the phone box duo outside Manchester Central Library!
Great to see these ones still standing tall in the city centre.
More from Manchester next week.
Another quiet-ish parkrun was much needed this weekend (and Geth wanted to do a couple of extra miles afterwards) so Town Moor was the best option. They were also having their annual celebration event so it was a good atmosphere.
I started off quite conservatively (good marathon goal pace practice) and then progressed to a faster last mile. Finished feeling really strong and happy! But it was the parkrun good vibes that made the morning great. Went to the café for a bit afterwards to catch up with folks.
A little further afield next week!
Here’s another one that Mum and Dad found in the Lakes!
(Coordinates 54°51’35.9″N, 3°16’75.7″W.)
Nice to see one with a phone in!
Somewhere a little less rural next week.
Another week, another Jesmond Dene parkrun!
I still hadn’t decided where to go as of last night. I’d had quite a busy week and busy weeks make things like parkrun decisions feel more overwhelming than they should. Added to that were a couple of extra uncertainties – Geth is carrying a slight injury following his race last week and wasn’t sure yesterday if he’d be able to parkrun, and the forecast of thunderstorms meant that all the local parkruns were warning that they might have to cancel. As such, I decided this morning to take the easy option.
On the face of it, Jesmond Dene – a notoriously hilly course – might not sound like the easy option. But to me it’s the perfect ‘don’t think about it’ parkrunday. I get a nice walk there and back rather than driving, I can choose to take the run easy and enjoy the beautiful views, and I can have a generally quieter and calmer morning. Today I was grateful just to be able to parkrun (the storms held off), and those are the best parkrundays.
TBD again next week, though I won’t be disappointed if I end up back at Jesmond Dene again!
Here’s another that Mum and Dad found in the Lakes.
(Coordinates 54°57’77.6″N, 3°32’72.8″W.)
Another defibrillator box, clearly kept in good condition. It’s a fairly remote location so surprising to see this one has been turned into a defib, but great that it’s being used in this way!
A rare occasion running the same parkrun for the second week running. Geth was marshalling as he’s got a race tomorrow, so I went along to the Dene again this morning.
Another hot day (should be getting used to it as it’s been hot all summer so far!) and I felt a bit lacking in energy for the first mile or so. However, I never have a bad time at Jesmond Dene and I was able to pick things up a bit for the final stretch downhill.
Next week TBD!
A Cumbrian phone box today, from Mum and Dad’s travels earlier this year.
(Coordinates 54°66’74.5″N, 3°24’40.9″W.)
(You can’t see the phone box in the Street View image as it’s hidden by the edge of the building, but that’s where it is.)
This is a well-advertised defib box (it’s marked as a public-use defibrillator on Google Maps) and has been specially moved to the old railway station, as it’s not in its original place.
A catchup as I was short on time last week.
I was at Blyth again last Saturday with my Vaporflys on, hoping for an overall PB after getting close a fortnight previously. Sadly it wasn’t my day and I was about a minute and a half slower. I’m trying to learn to pace on feel but I don’t seem to be that good at it!
Today I was back at my home parkrun (and favourite parkrun) Jesmond Dene after missing the monthly trip there in June. Lots of friends there, a lovely sunny morning (if still a bit warm!) and good vibes. Legs were feeling a bit dozy today but still only about 45 seconds slower than my course PB. I’d love to beat it this summer so I will be back a few times.
In fact, I plan to be back as soon as next week – and back-to-back weeks at the same parkrun are almost unheard of for me!
