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Zielona Góra Parkrun Guide
Zielona Góra is a city in western Poland, popular with parkrunners keen on completing the alphabet challenge (i.e. to run parkruns beginning with every letter of the alphabet). Zielona Góra parkrun takes place on Saturdays at 9 am in a forested area just behind Sulechowskiej Recreation and Sport Centre, a couple of miles north east…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Run Bournemouth
Run Bournemouth consists of a weekend of running races over a range of distances, which takes place annually on Bournemouth sea front in October. On Saturday, there are children’s races in the afternoon with distances from 1 kilometre to 2 kilometres, depending on age. This is followed by the Supernova 5k at dusk. On Sunday,…
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Lower Hutt parkrun guide
Lower Hutt parkrun takes place at 8 am on Saturday in Lower Hutt, on the outskirts of Wellington on New Zealand’s North Island. The town is on the bank of the Hutt river, around 10 miles north east of downtown Wellington. How to get to Lower Hutt parkrun The parkrun takes place alongside the river,…
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Dunedin parkrun guide
Dunedin lies on the south east of New Zealand’s South Island. Dunedin parkrun takes place in the Botanic Garden on the the northern edge of the city. Note that the Dunedin parkrun starts at 8 am in the summer (during daylight savings time) and 9 am in the winter. How to get to Dunedin parkrun…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Race for Life
Race for Life is a series of charity fundraising running/walking events in aid of Cancer Research UK. Events takes place annually in locations across the UK. There are two locally; one in Bournemouth and one in Poole. Race for Life Bournemouth The Bournemouth Race for Life starts on Pier Approach in the centre of Bournemouth…
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Horinouchi Park Parkrun Guide
Horinouchi Park parkrun takes place in Horinouchi Park, Matsuyama every Saturday at 8 am. The park lies inside the moat around the base of Matsuyama Castle, which looms over the town of Matsuyama from atop Mount Katsuyama. How to get to Horinouchi parkrun Matsuyama is in the north west of Shikoku, Japan’s third largest island,…
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Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun Guide
There are five parkruns in the suburbs of Tokyo. Perhaps the easiest to get to, due to its direct link to Shinjuku, is Hikarigaokakoen parkrun. The event takes place every Saturday at 8 am in Hikarigaoka Park on the outskirts of Tokyo, around 8 miles north of central Tokyo. How to get to Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun…
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Hiroshima in 2 Days
When planning our trip to Japan, Hiroshima was at the top of my bucket list. ‘Dark Tourism’ might not be for everyone, but having studied history at university, I am always fascinated to visit places where things happened which shape the world we live in today. Even if those things were terrible like in Auschwitz…
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Kraków Parkrun Guide
Kraków is an excellent place for a city break; compact but with plenty of interesting things to see and do, plus great food and drink. Throw in a parkrun and you have the perfect weekend. Kraków parkrun takes place in Błonia just west of the old town. We booked a very nice apartment close to…
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Malmö Ribersborg parkrun Guide
Malmö Ribersborg parkrun takes place on Saturday mornings at 9.30 am. The event is held at Ribersborgsstranden; a park on the waterfront overlooking the Öresund Strait. The start is close to the Kallbadhus Pier, around 2 miles west of the centre of Malmö. How to get to Malmö Ribersborg parkrun The walk/run from the centre…
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