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I& #39;ve been missing parkrun. There are 9 within the Belfast city limits, and I decided I would try to visit as many as I could in one go. I managed 7, and it was tough but quite a good run. /Thread
First stop: Victoria Park, 2 miles in. This is fairly close to home and I& #39;m here quite often. Very flat and definite pb potential. Looked like some members of local running club @VPCAC_Lions were out training (some very fast indeed!)
About 3.5 miles in, a break in the clouds let me snap part of the city centre from the John Hewitt bridge.
Next stop, 5.5 miles in: @Waterworkspark1, where I saw a rainbow (although rather than a pot of gold it appears to end at Solitude, Cliftonville& #39;s ground). This was the island& #39;s first parkrun, and I set my 5k pb here.
From the north of the city to the south! Off to Queen& #39;s parkrun. I passed the Lanyon Building at 8.4 miles - but the eponymous parkrun is actually at the Queens Sport facilities a couple of miles down the road.
Made it to the Dub, for parkrun 3, Queens Parkrun, at mile 10.8. Didn& #39;t do much of the course becase the grounds are being used for covid testing and I didn& #39;t want to get in the way. One for the future!
Next, back up the Malone Road and then down the river to Stranmillis College, home of @StranmillisPR, 12.6 miles in.
Next, a short trot up the river to Ormeau Park, home of @ormeauparkrun, seen here at 13.8 miles. This is a good parkrun that I usually do as part of the double-header on New Years Day. Some hills but lots of long straights to pick up the pace, and beautiful foliage colours.
Next, off to Orangefield Park, home of @orangeparkrun. This is from 15.9 miles. The greenway sections of this park are paved really well, and it& #39;s well lit at night, so I sometimes come here during winter to run up the big hill, which I didn& #39;t dare go near today
Finally, I got to parkrun 7, @StormontParkrun, at mile 18.5 For my money, the best park in Belfast, and a tough but enjoyable parkrun. Weather had picked up by this point, so it was full of families, and the leaves on the main drive have begun to turn beautifully.
