None of my mates have normal names :-)
The main purpose of the weekend was to visit a couple of racecourses, Thirsk on Friday and Beverley on Saturday. Having now visited these, this now takes me now having visited 30 of the 59 in the UK. You could say that I am taking part in a kind of racecourse tourism.
Thirsk was the Super Hero Family Day and Max managed to meet SpiderMan!
So whilst up North, I thought would take advantage of the situation and take part in some Parkrun Tourism as well. We were staying in a static caravan in Skipsea which meant that the closest Parkrun was just over 10 miles away in Bridlington.
The name of the Parkrun was Sewerby! Now I must admit having the word Sewer in the name didn't sound too appealing.
This was my 54th Parkrun and my 11th different venue and I can quite easily state this is my favourite Parkrun that I have done. I must admit that I was very lucky with the weather.
There were around 90 runners and I did have a wry smile (being a Southerner) listening to the locals chatting and I heard at least three 'Ay Ups'
The start is in front of Sewerby Hall, a rather grand start to say the least.
The run then takes you along a coastal path, then around a cricket green, through some ornamental gardens, along some wood chip tracks, through some woods. A delightful run, and for me the epitome of what Parkrun is all about. As I have stated, I was lucky with the weather and I am sure if there is a gale blowing in from the North sea, the mile or so along the coastal path could be brutal!
I managed to get round in 25.25 and came 37th just being beaten by a Husky. No stats as once again, I left the Garmin at home.
We all had a great weekend, lots of activities and I even squeezed in an hours fishing on Sunday morning and managed to catch a 3lb Carp!
Next family weekend away........................not sure when or where, but wherever it is, I think I will be checking to see where the closest Parkrun is.
Until next time
TJH
