This year will be centered around parkrun again as I continue my quest to complete all the Scottish parkruns. Although I'm doubtful I'll be able to complete them all this year as I think there will be quite a few starting this year. At time of writing I have 12 to do with one about to start.
Now last year my tactic was to try and complete the more difficult to get to ones further away. Which although proved tricky did work. And now, really only 3 out of those 12 parkruns I have still to do require me to take time off work. So I think I am going to try and focus on the 9 parkruns that don't need time off work.
For this I can split them into categories:
Edinburgh area - Holyrood, Meadowmill, Vogrie, Winchburgh
Borders - Hay Lodge (Peebles)
Fife - Lochore Meadows
Angus - Forfar, West Links
The West - Erskine, Mount Stuart (Bute)
The other 3 parkruns are Lews Castle (Stornaway), Bressay (Shetland) and Aviemore. I'll see in the second half of the year how I'm doing with the 9 whether I attempt these or not.
I also have two English ones booked, one in the Lake District and Bushy which both conincide with breaks.
In terms of time sub 30 will be the aim for flat ones. I would like to do it at Queen's too but I think I'll be happy to get under 32 there as I don't think I've done that since last January at Queen's.
In terms of 5k volunteering last year I aimed to do once a month which I think I'm going to try and stick to this year. I would also like to volunteer at Linwood as it's the only parkrun I have done more than 10 times that I haven't volunteered at.
In terms of milestones I should hit 300 runs in possibly July hopefully, as I have 18 to hit that target. In terms of volunteering I will hit 250 maybe even in the first full weekend of parkrun in the year as long as there are no cancellations. Who knows if all goes well I may even reach 300 volunteers by the end of the year. I would also like to get to 50 runs at Queen's. Currently on 32. But I was thinking I haven't done a load of the parkruns in Glasgow for a number of years now so may have trips to the likes of Drumchapel, Victoria, Ruchill and Strathclyde on the cards too.
Happy new year everyone and hope its a good one for you.
