12/06/2026
The weather forecast delivered to me by Batukhan (probably Batty to her friends but I haven’t dared) is for a cloudy but pleasant 13C, and not a drop of rain at our Conkers parkrun.
As always, thank you to everyone that has volunteered, we just have a gap for someone to join the finish tokens team if anyone would like to do that.
The course after the last day or two is going to be a little damp with puddles to tiptoe round or run through whichever way you prefer. If a slightly muddy course is not your thing, then see comment above on finish tokens team.
Two big welcomes for tomorrow. The GoodGym shindig 2026 are at the National Forest YHA which as you know sits right on our course so I am sure that we will see many of their members join us to run or walk our beautiful trails. We have a couple of their lovely team volunteering with us tomorrow so a special thanks to them. If you have never heard of GoodGym, it is an organisation that combines exercise with volunteering. For example, running, walking or cycling to a community volunteering requirement. If you want to know more, I am sure their members will help, or maybe you fancy setting up your local one. www.goodgym.org.
It is also the third Artisan & Farmers market taking place at the Conkers Waterside car park and in part of the café. You can’t miss it, it is right behind Emily (tomorrow’s RD) when she delivers her run brief. Do have a look around it; there is good food, wine and many other things on sale.
The team at Conkers parkrun have discovered the quickest way to replace the finish tokens, get Roger to do the token sorting. They are in such a bad state that they will not stack. Tokens were sorted on Sunday, new ones ordered on Monday and delivered on Thursday. These have a cost from our meagre funds, we are £80 lighter in our funds so please do not walk off with them, bend them or do whatever else makes them tricky to sort and use.
Regulars at Conkers parkrun will have seen our recent posts in conjunction with Long Lane medical practice on a number of issues such as knowing your body – signs of cancer, men’s mental health and one for those suffering from Aneurysms and the support group. Next month we have one on ‘loneliness’ which I am aware is something that Conkers parkrun does help. I am always mentioning that the start area is always a great place for social interaction. Then someone mentioned a few days ago that in the café post parkrun, you hardly ever see a mobile phone, everyone is chatting, so do not go home to an empty house if you don’t have to, pop into the café, it does get busy.
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the brief, on the run and walk and of course in the café.
Have a great weekend.
Roger x
