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Another Place and another parkrun

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 Crosby parkrun has been on my wish list for a long time.  I've been fascinated by Antony Gormley's 'Another Place', 100 iron sculptures dotted along the beach, looking out to sea and I couldn't wait to see them and photograph them.  The idea of also being able to run past them was incredibly cool, so we planned an overnight trip to Merseyside. After fueling up with a particularly fabulous Chinese meal on Friday night at the Nine Dragons in Aintree, and with the promise of glorious spring weather, I was really excited and couldn't wait for Saturday morning to come.  We drove the short distance from our Premier Inn to the Crosby Leisure Centre, allowing plenty of time because the traffic had been so heavy the day before.  We didn't want to take any chances and risk being late, but we arrived with plenty of time to spare.  The weather was lovely.  The sun was out and there was the gentlest of breezes.  This surprised me as I had expected to be batte...