Back to parkrun!!
Football may not have come home, but (in England at least) parkrun finally has. Saturday 24th July was our first one since March 2020 and it felt like a momentous occasion. I had been a little nervous in the days building up to it. I think I've got so used to running alone that I seriously wondered if I would still enjoy running with loads of other people. Would it seem invasive after those quiet Saturday mornings on the trail, which I had come to enjoy? Everyone talks about getting back to normal but it's been so long that it didn't feel like normal anymore as I dug out my parkrun wristband and 100 T-shirt. It did feel exciting though and I began to be aware of the 'Christmas Eve' feeling building up again on Friday night as I laid my kit out in the spare room and set my alarm. So, off we went to Greenhead Park in Huddersfield, which is where it all started for us back in 2016. It may not strictly be our 'local' anymore but it feels like it, be...