Taking On The TOUGHEST parkrun (On Sand!)

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Brooks sent The Running Channel and three of their Run Happy Team to tackle the toughest parkrun in the world, Woolacombe Dunes!
Join us as we run over hills of sand and battle the harsh seaside winds on the ultimate 5km adventure, talking to runners from all walks of life, who all swear by the power of the parkrun.
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What’s in this video?
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Here we go!
03:46 - A change of terrain
05:09 - On to the sand
08:02 - The Dune of Doom!
11:26 - The back stretch
13:00 - The finish line is in sight
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@varldenslangsammasteultrajogga 2 жыл бұрын

The Famous Five takes on the hardest five. Excellent idea! Go for it! 😀❤️

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah thanks for the support! Would you give them a try?

@varldenslangsammasteultrajogga 2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel I'd love to, but it's a little bit far away, since I'm living in Sweden… But who knows? A 5-6 weeks running vacation in England could be fun. 😬😀

@sovastha8305 2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel sioiosddd

@andrewrea5547 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. I was marshalling on the beach that day (as usual) and it was a pleasure to welcome you and see you enjoying our course so much ;-)

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Andrew!!

@anna.the.runner 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marshall Andrew! 👍 we had the best time

@lesleyhubble2976 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to take up park runs again. I’ve put on over 14 pounds and have started rebounding to loose weight. I loved park runs but have lost my confidence about going out running. This has made me rethink

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome to hear. You can do it - and don’t forget you can start with walking or even just going along to cheer and/or volunteer. So happy to hear the film has made you rethink!! 😀

@nicodrinkwater4885 Жыл бұрын

You can do it!!! Go for it you won't regret it.

@Rachelhappyface Жыл бұрын

Hope you’ve managed to get out there again Lesley! If not then maybe now is the time☺️

@lisadobbelaere4661 2 жыл бұрын

“We are running. We are happy. We have SAND in our EYES!” Will someone please make a cross-stitch of this?😂 Seriously though, this one was full of fun and positivity-got me fired up for my day and inspired to seek out a park run myself!!!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha we'll look into it Lisa! Glad it got you motivated to find your local park run 🙂

@ben.jones2004 2 жыл бұрын

Your consistency for youtube videos are second to none. Very inspiring for me to keep up with my content 👌

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Ben, we love what we do!

@helenratcliffe294 2 жыл бұрын

That was great. I smiled all the way through it. Thanks 😊

@jenniferbraun2654 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Sarah and Anna!

@tamsynwymer148 2 жыл бұрын

You captured my sprint finish in my tourist trip to Woolacombe Dunes! Great to see you all having so much fun 😊

@ewabbott 2 жыл бұрын

This was lovely. The finish made me tear up a little. Thank you!

@lukedaniel7669 2 жыл бұрын

Top tip for the Woolacombe course - if you are good at running downhill then start right at the front, even if you don't intend to finish near the front. The course starts with a glorious long and extremely runnable downhill stretch to the beach but it's very narrow so if you're in the middle of the pack there is just nowhere to stretch out. There's loads of space once you're on the beach for the speed merchants to do their thing.

@kimnash1393 2 жыл бұрын

Love love love!! Yes please do a comparison video! I have only recently come across your KZfaq channel, I’m on AL this week and have spent the last 3 days binge watching your videos!! I love them

@mattraschke2889 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirational stuff, thank you. So great to see so much laughing and smiling. I'd love to give Woolacombe Dunes a crack.

@shanemears5280 2 жыл бұрын

Well done guys! Definitely one for the future! 👍

@arrontrevor7086 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I've been a parkrunner for 8 years and this captures what's so good about it!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this Arron, the parkrun community has been so supportive of us, we love to work with them.

@dualranger 2 жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing video!!! Fantastic!!!

@sarahcolliver7650 2 жыл бұрын

That looked so cool! I’m in NZ. I don’t get to our local one enough. It’s just reopened after Covid closed it, so will try and get there this Saturday. Love watching TRC. It has become my happy space. 😜. Learnt so much.

@jdpjamesp 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my bucket list Parkuns. Great seeing you all enjoying it!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Let us know when you've given it a go James!

@adamwoods3092 2 жыл бұрын

I love Woolacombe, the body boarding, the beach & the views. My and fiancé got engaged on the beach. Awesome video guys!! Loving the channel!! This has been my go to since my running journey Jan 2022!! Maybe I need to head back down for that run!!🏃🏻

@joshuasavident621 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video again running channel, your toughest parkrun video made me do Woolacombe Dunes. I would happily do it again. Would like to do Great Yarmouth someday too, its all on sand

@danwymer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for capturing this brutal but beautiful parkrun. Was lucky enough to be there that day and you captured some of my wife's sprint finish! Would definitely recommend parkrunners give it a visit.

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Dan, it's such a stunning park run! Glad we got your wife's sprint in 😂

@osterlings Жыл бұрын

I would love to see you do our local one in Lillsjön, Sweden (near Stockholm). I'm pretty sure it would qualify as one of, if not THE smallest park run in the world 😄 And afterwards there is supposed to be a post-run fika (Swedish social snack of coffee and cinnamon bun) at the café just next to the finish line ✨️

@TheAnatous73 2 жыл бұрын

It’s lovely to see everyone having fun. 🥰

@caerphillykid6644 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant video , really shows what parkrun is all about :-) .I've done this one , loved it !

@themussile3335 2 жыл бұрын

Somerdale Pavilion parkrun is the craziest parkrun in the world. Come get lost in our curly wurly spiral of doom. As Event Director I might be biased though.

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done it - it’s fantastic and would recommend to anyone 😀😀

@shinynewstewardofthebutter4148 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful video, so happy too 😊 Yes please, let's have more park runs 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🤩

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully they'll be more to come!

@kerenhopkins 2 жыл бұрын

Love how much fun everyone was having!!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

It's the most fun we've had at parkrun, so great!

@arielleleverett1377 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like an awful/fantastic run to spend with friends. Love it!

@hansoloization 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, defo want to do the run, hope Team The Running Channel have a awesome weekend in and out of trail and running shoes 😀👍👏👏👏👏

@77arjm 2 жыл бұрын

Inspired to give Woolacombe a go! I’d like to see a series where Andy takes on all the ‘hardest’ Parkruns and aims to break the course record.

@williamcass68 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@melissahenault-rondeau9557 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful video 💗 and a wonderful scenary. Congrats The Famous Five 😉

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@Leeroy49 2 жыл бұрын

So cool to see those collaborations and especially Anna back in business running happily :)

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leeroy! Anna is back to full fitness, getting ready for Boston in a few weeks!

@user-jp8fr7xw6z 2 жыл бұрын

This looks amazing. Now I want to go there and do this parkrun. Will have to plan my summer vacation next year accordingly 😅

@danielpotapczuk2155 2 жыл бұрын

Great parkrun! I am very motivated to try it, if I ever come to Devon. But no matter where you are in UK, you will probably be near a great parkrun anywhere. Kind regards from Offenthal Parkrun in Germany.

@driftingintoretirement 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome effort, 5 hardest park runs outstanding idea.

@karenpatterson4330 2 жыл бұрын

Videos like this bring me absolute joy! This is why I run. The challenge. The nature. The people. Well done TRC team! Or should I say Famous Five?

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karen! Are you a member of a running club?

@karenpatterson4330 2 жыл бұрын

@@runningchannel sadly, I am not a memeber of a club.. One day perhaps😊

@sophiebennettdiplcm8236 2 жыл бұрын

Looks exhausting just watching you guys run this track!

@gt2585 2 жыл бұрын

Feeling the Happy running vibes . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@kdmill7563 2 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of Parkrun. I pulled up the website and found the closest one to me in the US is about a 4 hour drive. 😕 I look forward to the possibility that it will become more popular in the US in time. 🙂 Thanks for sharing guys! You are all so fun to spend a video with!

@CED99 2 жыл бұрын

I think you know what you need to do... Apply for the white vest (run director) and start one yourself!

@eddiegaul1903 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour of this area! Wish we had ParkRuns in the US but they seem to be few and far between. As always, I enjoy your content!

@arielleleverett1377 2 жыл бұрын

I completely feel the same way. I wish there were more in the US.

@markfinlay422 2 жыл бұрын

Set one up!

@stevestarr9769 2 жыл бұрын

I did my first Parkrun ever about 3 weeks ago. I live in Charlotte North Carolina, and the run was about 65 miles away, but I wanted to experience it. OMG one of the hilliest courses I've run in my life! I probably won't do that event again (just too far away) but supposedly they're starting one here in Charlotte. I can't wait!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie! Hopefully the parkrun scene will grow in the US over the ext few years

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, I would love more of a social aspect to my solitary running, and run clubs are far away and hard to fit into my schedule. Bring on US ParkRun!!

@surmo 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, love Parkrun! Hardest one in London is Sunny Hill Park (apparently), go there please!

@JaredConaway 2 жыл бұрын

Immersive! Def getting me interested. 😃

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@davidbreen7466 2 жыл бұрын

Parkruns just fabulous.

@Jamieaverageaussierunner 2 жыл бұрын

I constantly check KZfaq to see if you guys upload! So entertaining!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday Jamie. Consistency is the key!

@robiniddon7582 2 жыл бұрын

I mean you could just hit the subscribe and notify buttons 🤣

@Jamieaverageaussierunner 2 жыл бұрын

@@robiniddon7582 I am subscribed. Doesn’t mean I can’t hope 😂

@manutd9899 2 жыл бұрын

Well done everyone! Well done.

@JDAMorley 2 жыл бұрын

That was wonderful and wholesome! I have two local Parkruns (Skattås and Bildal near Gothenburg), but they bring out a competitive streak in me that I don't like very much. I wish I could just treat them like a fun run but the red mist descends!

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

Don't let guilt over a natural reaction tarnish the joy of the activity. Refrain from elbowing people out of the way and hissing at them as you pass, stay after you finish to cheer other runners on, volunteer now and then, and just embrace the social aspect, which is really what it seems to be about.

@JDAMorley 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kelly_Ben good answer thanks! I always do my best to be respectful to other runners, thank every marshall, and applaud the efforts of my fellow participants. The problem is more I end up rushing off at race pace, messing up my training plan as I'm in no fit state to do my Sunday long run! To run fast is just too tempting

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

@@JDAMorley Thanks! And now I understand, I have a habit of doing less than ideal things before my long runs too! 😆 I thought you were just beating yourself up about being naturally competitive! 😆

@Specsrcool 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this- well done! Mole Valley is the toughest parkrun I think i’ve done so far- one for the future perhaps??

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! We will have to check it out

@84derbycounty 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you all had a fan time. Would love to see the famous 5 take on the 5 toughest parkruns.

@alanchadbone7834 2 жыл бұрын

Woolacombe Dunes is definitely on my parkrun bucket list. Always wanted to run up a sandy mound of opportunity 😂. The best parkrun I have done to date was Killerton in Devon. I would love to do more parkrun tourism but I am not an early riser 😂

@davidjuson5608 2 жыл бұрын

Jolly good show!

@markdeacon3379 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely want to do this one, I had forgotten how beautiful Woolacombe was. You need to do Somerdale Pavilion with the crazy curlywurly!!!

@DevonPixie1991 2 жыл бұрын

That’s my NENDY!

@lloydyracer 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you guys take on one of my local park runs. Dune of doom is a beast. My best there is a 20.07

@CED99 2 жыл бұрын

That's insane

@krehme 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like great fun! Wish we had such runs here in the US. Ours our not nearly so epic!

@immiwarren2633 2 жыл бұрын

Anna. You are incredible and have inspired me to train and run for my first marathon which is this Sunday in Manchester. Keep at it guys 🤙🏽🥰

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

How'd it go!?

@immiwarren2633 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kelly_Ben I really enjoyed it Kelly (in the main, had a dip at 28km) , ran it in 4hrs 27 which I am really pleased with as my aim was to finish under 5 😜

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

@@immiwarren2633 congratulations!!! And beating a goal always feels so awesome. Best wishes to you on many more PRs!!

@anna.the.runner 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the marathon! 👏 I hope you’re super chuffed

@cathywiser6911 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely would like to see it again in the summer

@dazzapie9058 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely try Great Yarmouth parkrun. I did it last Summer and it's brutal !

@jacobturner9665 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely would like to see the 5 hardest ones! Really want to Try Woolacombe now :) Is Flatts Lane (Near Middlesbrough) in the top 5? That one is BRUTAL!

@janicegagnon2294 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like an amazing run

@keshmo12 2 жыл бұрын

What an interesting video. Every run I do is on the beach pretty much because I live 3/8 of a mile from the beach. I did a 5k in sand dunes once and the hills were miserable.

@sbyrstall 2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing the local parkrun in Livonia, Mi (first parkrun in the states). I have plans to do two in Ohio and one in Canada this summer. All three within a two hour drive.

@Kelly_Ben 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear they're being created in the US!! I'll have to look them up! I hadn't bothered, thinking there weren't many at all. Have fun!

@heartrunnergirl3138 2 жыл бұрын

I vote yes for more parkrun content!

@LeeSmales 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely need to do a summer comparison!

@nathanrhode3412 2 жыл бұрын

This video gave me PTSD. I took part in a 2 mile killer dunes race several years in a row on Jockey's ridge (the largest natural sand dune on the east coast of America). The dune of doom took me back to those times. All soft sand. pushing off, but going no where. It wrecked me

@julietwistguernsey 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely more parkruns please - come to Guernsey!

@stephenwest977 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you should go back in the Summer ( on the proviso that you invite me along )😜☺️

@katygodbeer5509 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely recommend the new Durlston parkrun! Hills aplenty!

@atrixa1991 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely do the tough ones! Cliffe Castle has (unsurprisingly) a cliff to run up, pretty much. Flatts Lane is NOT flat, and I hear Hamsterley Forest is very difficult, but I've not experienced it myself.

@ingraam7 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve done this one a couple of times - still not cracked sub-30! Well done guys

@koproinsias 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing 👍👍👍👍

@josiegjackson 2 жыл бұрын

My online parkrun friend is in that parkrun that week doing some tourism on holiday! I saw the video of her finishing on here: 15:37 well done everyone that looks tough!

@elizabethmunday5451 2 жыл бұрын

My first ever 5k race was the chariots of fire beach race in St Andrews but it was completely flat... compared to these hills and obstacles, seems like less of a challenge haha 😄 well done to all of you, amazing!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the hills will do some damage!

@brucehutchinson9527 2 жыл бұрын

San Diego Mission Bay Park, adjacent to the beach, used to have a 3-mile run on Thursday afternoons during the early 80s. 40-50 people ran it from times 40 minutes down to occasionally 15 minutes. There were hamburgers chips and drink for five bucks for everyone afterwards -- great fun.

@marccarlton2163 2 жыл бұрын

I went there on a pilgrimage about three years ago to do the Parkrun. The best Parkrun anywhere! Time to go there again...

@gazhooper831 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely try Cornwall, I have two local runs and both have good hills Mount Edgecombe and Lanhydrock. Beautiful manor houses with runs in the gardens and woods

@Eightfathorses 2 жыл бұрын

That’s definitely a bucket list one. Better do my local one first.

@smithnatalie4803 2 жыл бұрын

The dogs also looked to be having fun!

@megjudge8037 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for having me yet again, definitely going to go back again xxx

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining us Meg! Let us know if and when you decide to give it another go 😀

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

I want to race it next time 🙈🙈🙈 why did I say that!! If I do I’ll try and film at least the start and then end lol.

@gazza2933 2 жыл бұрын

I'll just go for the paddle. That's incredible!

@jlwing8360 2 жыл бұрын

My home park run is in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris which is a very nice setting and also completely flat. I was just in Australia and went to the run in Mona Vale just outside Sydney and there is hardly a metre of flat! Forget about slogging uphill, those guys are so fast on the downhills, even in rain on a wet track. Beautiful setting though in the Wildflower Gardens - highly recommended if you’re ever Sydney-side!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing JL, definitely one for the list!

@JimmysGarden 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done any park runs yet, as I am a carer for my severely disabled son and can't get the time to do one. The video shows you all enjoyed it and that's what it's all about. Thank you 🏃‍♂🏃‍♀👍

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Jimmy, hopefully one day you'll get to join in.

@lukedaniel7669 2 жыл бұрын

If your son is able to use a wheelchair you can push him round and you will both get a run credit as long asyou both have barcodes. Just check with the local team first, they will be able to give you a detailed description of the course and if necessary recommend a more suitable nearby event for you both.

@JimmysGarden 2 жыл бұрын

@@lukedaniel7669 I wish is was that easy, he can only use a powered chair, also he suffers with epilepsy, along with a list of other conditions he has, which makes it tough. I barely get the time to run 3 times a week. I wish it was that easy and thank you for taking the time to respond with a comment. 😀

@lukedaniel7669 2 жыл бұрын

@@JimmysGarden that's tough for all of you, sounds like your son's in the best hands though. All the best.

@nickbwalking 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, want to try that one now - I've done Whinlatter in the Lake District, which is definitely one of the toughest five. After the initial downhill, it feels like constant uphill until just before the end. Or come and join us at Highwoods when it's been raining :)

@SimonCurrey 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. However try Holmwood near Woking maybe more vicious? A thousand sniper roots, plus mud and slippery in the wet. I call it my anti dementia training because of the need to focus.

@stephenwest977 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised the marshall on the beach wasn’t lounging on a deck chair 😁

@patelanita334 2 жыл бұрын

Love Sara and Anna. Love TRC Keep it up. Take on the top 5 xx

@BilalAhmed-qd5ue 2 жыл бұрын

So nice run dear

@lukeskywalker2405 2 жыл бұрын

Try Seaton also in Devon. Predominantly flat along the promenade but starts and finishes on pebbles. Definitely a unique surface!

@Rubix78 2 жыл бұрын

Woolacombe was on mine before covid as well as bushy. Bushy doing in April and Wollacombe in June

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck Martyn! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 😀

@rebecca4508 2 жыл бұрын

Wish there was a park run here in Verona - I've never had the courage to run with other people as I'm so worried about how slow I am, but this video makes it look so fun! (even with the dunes!)

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Never worry about being slow! Running with others can be so much fun, you soon completely forget you're running and just enjoy the conversation and scenery

@cardiff_dave 2 жыл бұрын

And what a beautiful place that would be to run - Verona!! Been there once. Try not to worry about your pace - maybe try to find some like minded people - you’d probably be amazed how many there are locally who maybe feel the same?

@rebecca4508 2 жыл бұрын

@@cardiff_dave Thank you so much for the encouraging words, maybe I'll get up the courage one day, test the pace of both my running and my Italian! 😂

@almckinnon1753 2 жыл бұрын

I did that ParkRun a few years ago. It’s an amazing ParkRun, definitely hard up the dune of doom and the finish is up hill 😥

@nikoscoulson 6 ай бұрын

You could have a go at Great Yarmouth park run. It’s mostly flat but pretty much all on sand so is allegedly one of the toughest. Personally I’m sticking to Norwich and I’d love to see you at that one.

@drumrunner72 2 жыл бұрын

You guys need to come and try one of my local ones - Gt. Yarmouth North Beach. According to Athletics Weekly it's now the No 1 toughest in the UK 🤪

@mountaingoat3012 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve also heard it’s usurped Woolacombe. Both are on my ParkRun tourism hit list

@bertchalmers 2 жыл бұрын

You need to try Hafan Pwllheli parkrun! All beach but the sand swaps to gravel to rocks to hard sand... and the slower you are, the more the tide comes in.... the higher up the beach you go into the softer sand... which slows you down and the cycle repeats!!!

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like hell! We must send Sarah there to investigate. 😂😂😂

@nowster 2 жыл бұрын

I did that last Saturday! It was low tide. A mixture of energy sapping soft sand, wet sand, shingle, ankle-twisting pebbles and hard packed sand. You never knew what your next step would do.

@RobeenaShepherd 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like such a fun course! Medina Parkrun is going on tour for 13th-30th April and visiting Tennyson Down if you want another challenge! 😂😱

@TheMrAzazeal 2 жыл бұрын

Whinlatter forest Parkrun is a challenging rewarding one, woul definitely make for a good vid, especially if the lamas are around. Westpark Munich is my next epic tourism adventure. But will never beat Crissy fields that is no more 😢

@nowster 2 жыл бұрын

Hafan Pwllheli is a deceptive one. All beach. Running to a dot in the distance and then back the way you came. The surface changes from step to step, making it really hard going. It's a mixture of soft dry sand, damp loose sand, damp hard packed sand, very wet sand, shingle and large pebbles which want to twist your ankles. I did it last Saturday. It sapped my energy so much I had to walk for 50m about 300m from the end.

@languageoffootball Жыл бұрын

That’s sounds interesting! I take it it’s not really doable barefoot then? Like the thought of doing it barefoot but might be too much!

@nowster Жыл бұрын

@@languageoffootball I did it in barefoot shoes. The occasional bits of shingle would make it a bit uncomfortable to do totally barefoot.

@languageoffootball Жыл бұрын

@@nowster I’ve not got a pair of those but food for thought. Thanks

@nowster Жыл бұрын

@@languageoffootball The ones I use there are Vibram Spiridon MR. Tread like a tractor tyre.

@languageoffootball Жыл бұрын

@@nowster probably the sensible choice. I ran barefoot in Lytham St. Anne’s recently which was wonderful until I sliced the bottom of my foot presumably on a shell around 5 miles in, and 4 miles from my base! Luckily the sand eventually helped to seal it.

@corndogg1984 2 жыл бұрын

You should do Wepre in north wales. It’s hard but absolutely stunning scenery.

@ivylovesrunning 2 жыл бұрын

Well done everyone. That did look tough. I do wonder what the difference would be in summer.

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

We'll have to head down for the sequel and find out!

@lukedaniel7669 2 жыл бұрын

It's worse - the sand's dry!

@LaurensLibrary 2 жыл бұрын

I've only ever done one parkrun and didn't have the best time so haven't been back yet! Hope to try it again soon though

@mountaingoat3012 2 жыл бұрын

What did you not like about it Lauren?

@LaurensLibrary 2 жыл бұрын

@@mountaingoat3012 I feel out of place and there was a lot of competitive talk which put me off so I'm slow but this is probably more of a me thing rather than the parkrun itself

@runningchannel 2 жыл бұрын

That's a shame Lauren, maybe try a different location and see if you enjoy it more then 🙂

@mountaingoat3012 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaurensLibrary Give it a go again and go with the mindset of achieving what you want to achieve. Initially I set myself a target of simply getting round, then getting round non-stop and then trying to break 30 mins. Regardless of your pace, don’t be intimidated by faster runners as I’m at the level where I’m way beyond where I thought my running could be and there’s always plenty of faster runners in front of me. In fact, overtime, they might become targets to overtake and boast your finishing position or times. 😎

@TheAllSeasonCo 2 жыл бұрын

Another epic DUNE film. Was expecting Timothy Chalamet and Zendaya to pop up. Nicely done, team! ☀️👟☀️

@dansnipe4835 2 жыл бұрын

Great yarmouth north beach parkrun is all sand and is very very hard I only did 22 minutes and am a 17 minute 5k runner

@themarshall-whittakerfamil254 2 жыл бұрын

You should try Northwich parkrun (where's Northwich I hear you cry?) Were in cheshire in carey country park. With 2 killer hills. Its a pretty tough course, up and down!