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View ArticleSaturday 22nd June – Around the World @ Worsley Woods parkrun
Our runners have run the total distance around the planet, over 40,000 km! Help us mark the occasion by wearing something from a far flung place. It could be race t-shirts from around the world,...
View ArticleRun Report: Event #89 9.11.13
Worsley Woods Parkrun – Event 89 09.11.13 What a beautiful morning for the 89th Worsley Woods Parkrun – cold and crisp with stunning blue skies – perfect running weather. As I was due to race cross...
View Article“From beginners to Olympians… Parkrun is for everyone.” Several years ago,...
“From beginners to Olympians… Parkrun is for everyone.” Several years ago, when I first heard about Parkrun, I remember thinking it was a great idea, but not really for me. I thought, naively, that a...
View ArticleRun Report – Event #91
“From beginners to Olympians… Parkrun is for everyone.” Several years ago, when I first heard about Parkrun, I remember thinking it was a great idea, but not really for me. I thought, naively, that a...
View ArticleRun Report – Event #96 – by Lauren Marsden
Worsley Woods Parkrun Event 96 Saturday 28th December Season’s Greetings Parkrunners! Hope you all had a very happy Christmas. A cold, bright morning was in store for our 96th event, which found itself...
View ArticleNigel Harding’s account of event #101
“Here Let No One Be A Stranger. All Are Welcome.” The greeting for worshippers at Monton Unitarian Church, with its soaring spire, would make a good parkrun motto, too. Trying to warm up, we run half a...
View ArticleLauren Marsden’s Run Report – Event #121
Worsley Woods Parkrun Saturday 21st June This Parkrun was expected to have a huge turnout, what with the recent spell of gorgeous sunny weather as well as Heaton Parkrun being cancelled. However, with...
View ArticleSweatshop Runners of the month winners
Every month we nominate our Worsley Woods parkrunner of the month which is sponsored by Sweatshop. We take into account the number of appearances that month, both running and volunteering, rewarding...
View ArticleChristmas and New Year runs
We will be holding our parkrun as usual on Saturday 20 December and Saturday 27 December this year. We will not be holding any additional runs on Christmas Day or New Year's Day however other parkruns...
View ArticleAlternative Route in use from 22 November
We will be using our alternative route from Saturday 22 November for the foreseeable future. This is due to the closure of the path at Worsley station where work is being undertaken to improve the path...
View ArticleOur Sweatshop runner of the month for February 2015 is….
JUDITH RYAN Well done to Judith who receives a voucher for a new pair of running shoes courtesy of Sweatshop. Judith has been running with us since June 2013 and is a regular volunteer.
View ArticleWANTED: Run report writers
Any budding journalists out there? (or actual ones....you know who you are:)) We are looking for someone to write a run report each week....nothing too serious (please) and it doesn't have to be the...
View ArticleSweatshop runners of the month for 2015
Our winners to date are: Georgia Dawson Judith Ryan David Rapinett Well done everyone!
View ArticleRun Report for our parkrun on 18 April 2015
Here is this week's fantastic run report kindly written by Lauren Marsden: Worsley Woods parkrun – 18th April 2015 (Event 164) What an awesome day to volunteer for marshalling a parkrun – cloudless...
View ArticleDid you know…….?
Did you know you can give back to your parkrun by making a monetary donation? Even though we try to encourage everyone to volunteer at parkrun three times a year, we know that is not always possible....
View ArticleRun report for our parkrun on 25 April 2015
Here is this week's fantastic run report written by Phil Lamb: Worsley Woods parkrun 25 April 2015 (Event 165) – The one where Swinton RC swamped the Top 10! Perfect running conditions greeted the 303...
View ArticleRun report for our parkrun on 2 May 2015
Here's this weeks brilliant run report written by Andrea Harrison. Worsley Woods parkrun 2 May 2015 (Event 166): On Saturday 2 May I arrived to run my 50th parkrun at Worsley Woods, what better way to...
View ArticleRun Report 9 May 2015 (Event 167)
After the tantalising promise of some warmer weather a couple of weeks ago, this week George contemplated his long sleeve top but soon came to his senses, Bonnie made a successful and noisy return to...
View ArticleCongratulations to our RUNNER OF THE MONTH, Ian Taylor!
Congratulations to our RUNNER OF THE MONTH, Ian Taylor! It's not an easy job to choose the winner each month and Ian has been on our shortlist before. It was a nomination from fellow runners that...
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