.... so it seemed like a good excuse to reflect back on the 100 runs I've done over the last couple of years - the weighted average location of which incidentally is just west of Steeple Langford
Winchester is my home parkrun and 73 of those 100 runs have been around its course. The other 27 have been at the following 23 locations - the comments reflect my memories and experiences of the day I was there.
- Gorleston - the one with the "cliffs" and my first piece of parkrun tourism
- Eastleigh - the muddy one where the briefing included details of the "water jump"
- Southampton ( x3) - the big one, inspiring to be with so many other people
- Basingstoke - the one with the surprisingly steep "Tennis Court Hill"
- Cardiff - the one near a university open day
- Durham - the one that finishes some distance from the start
- Queen Elizabeth - the scenic but very hilly one
- Shepton Mallet - the one with the youngest Run Director
- Newborough Forest - the single loop forest one near the beach
- Colney Lane (x3) - the one near my parents
- Hartstown - the Irish one with balloons and cake ( their anniversary)
- Oxford - the one with a very congested first corner
- Ashford - the windy one
- Cheltenham - the one with the roman centurion ( an outfit for people doing their 100th run - Winchester's tabard is certainly simpler !)
- Lingwood - my sister's home parkrun and the youngest event I've run (was their 6th)
- Folkestone - well if you've got a lunchtime crossing on the shuttle you need to do something with your morning
- Fontainebleau - the French one, my highest finish position (7th), and maybe not coincidentally, the smallest event I've done
- Kensington - my parkrun furthest from Winchester (5,830km)
- Coventry - the one that earned me my tourist badge ( 20th location completed)
- Andover - the one with the low fuel warning light!
- Torbay Velopark - the one partly on a bike track
- Sloughbottom - the one I was least sure how to pronounce
- Peterborough - the one with the scenic lakes
The next official milestone is at 250 runs so expect to hear from me again around this time in 2022 !
