‘parkrun 500 - Done at last!’

I finally did my 500th parkrun this morning! It's been a long time getting there - since my first one over 12 years ago. Still, I can honestly say that getting the parkrun habit has been a very positive discipline in lots of ways, physically, socially and emotionally.

I'm now entitled to wear the blue parkrun 500  Milestone Snood and will also get a matching 500 t-shirt soon. 

I am the 16th Scottish ‘500 Clubber’ and the oldest. I'm pretty certain that -these days at least - I am also the slowest. But then I am also reminded of the parkrun mantra that ‘its a run, not a race’!

parkrun is always very friendly and welcoming and the two extras illustrate this. I was really touched by the fellow runners, walkers and volunteers cheering me on, especially as I was finishing, (first extra), and by the visitor from Dublin celebrating her 150th parkrun, who shared her celebratory balloons with me (see second extra).