26 in 26: parkrun A-Z
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1. 23/8/25
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Zuiderpark, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
Time: 22:25 (PB!); Position: 6th
Due to there currently being no Z parkrun in the UK, a holiday to The Netherlands in August 2025 is the first entry.
At Zuiderpark parkrun in sunshine / A new 5k PB became mine /
Just one second quicker / Than Brooklands last winter /
Flat paths in the Netherlands so fine!
Gary who finished fifth was a Brit / I could tell from his name and his kit /
"Well done, well done!" I said / As his legs passed me sped /
But I came sixth and didn't quit!
If my wife should come over all keen / Saying "revisit that Hoogeveen" /
A trip to its windmill / Would fascinate me still /
It was built in 1716!
2. 10/1/26
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Mole Valley, Surrey, England
Time: 24:12; Position: 30th
I met a nice lady at Denbies / But she gave me the heebie-jeebies /
For some fun near Box Hill / It once gave her a thrill /
To turn dry cow pats into frisbees!
3. 17/1/26
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Egham Orbit, Surrey, England
Time: 23:44; Position: 10th
So many rounds at Egham Orbit / You need to be alert and with it /
The motorway subway / Kept the drizzle at bay /
But I'm still sat in my soggy kit.
4. 24/1/26
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Dinton Pastures, Berkshire, England
Time: 33:21; Position: 360th
At Dinton Pastures a big birthday / It was also her milestone day /
Fifty years and parkruns / She ran with her loved ones /
While the rest of us shouted "hooray!"
N.B. The limerick is not related to the photo! The man in the bright yellow jacket is my Dad. It was neither his birthday nor a milestone run today. We have both amassed the same amount of parkruns, 288 each so far, but he has visited more locations. He introduced me to running when I was a child and to parkrun about ten years ago.
5. 7/2/26
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Brooklands, Surrey, England
Time: 32:19; Position: 498th
Brooklands milestoners get a cape / Over their shoulders and necks to drape /
Two hundred and ten more / Is what I'm running for /
Five hundred bound and there's no escape!
6. 21/2/26
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Haldon Forest, Devon, England
Time: 23:42; Position: 26th
We did parkrun at Haldon Forest / Where the hills are some of the steepest /
Rhododendron tunnel / To the finish funnel /
One more done on my alphabet quest.
7. 7/3/26
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Lloyd, Croydon, Surrey, England
Time: 24:11 (1st in VM45-49 age category!); Position: 13th
There was a loud woodpecker at Lloyd / Whose drumming sound I really enjoyed /
Parkland to admire / The hill a quagmire /
But yellow arrows were well deployed.
8. 21/3/26
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Ifield Mill Pond, Crawley, Sussex, England
Time: 23:04; Position: 11th
One's view of Ifield Mill Pond depends / On whether one enjoys hairpin bends /
I am glad I did learn / The "Japanese U-turn" /
A pivot technique one recommends.
9. 28/3/26
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The Plens, Desborough, Northamptonshire, England
Time: 23:05; Position: 5th
The Plens parkun includes "the Bowl" / Where the biting headwind did howl /
Up twenty three small steps / Moving the quadriceps /
Onwards and upwards towards the goal.
10. 18/4/26
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Frimley Lodge, Surrey, England
Time: 29:14; Position: 251st
My three hundredth was at Frimley Lodge / A parkrun course I'd call a hodgepodge /
A miniature railway / A canal and cafe /
And finally some tree roots to dodge.
11. 2/5/26
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Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Time: 23:20; Position: 24th
Today I had a sat-nav mishap / But then was saved by a google map /
Just in time for Cranleigh / Flat but also hilly /
And a marshal with flag and cloth cap.
12. 16/5/26
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Alice Holt, Hampshire, England
Time: 23:19; Position: 36th
Part of the Alice Holt parkrun drill / Involves running up the 'drag-on-hill' /
It wasn't very long / So its name is quite wrong /
But this woodland course is really brill!
P.S. What a large parkrun banner at Alice Holt! Surely the largest I've seen so far!
13. 30/5/26
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Guildford, Surrey, England
Time: 23:56; Position: 96th
A sniffing runner with troubled airways / Ran at Guildford despite his malaise /
His nose caused him some fuss / Nostrils full of mucus /
He really needed some Beconase.
14. 13/6/26
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Reigate Priory, Surrey, England
Time: 23:39; Position: 94th
There was a date set in my diary / To do parkrun at Reigate Priory /
A man dressed as a cow! / I wonder where he's now /
Was he needed back at the dairy?
15. 27/6/26
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Nonsuch, Surrey, England
Time: 24:25; Position: 142nd
In midsummer I ran at Nonsuch / The heat made 5k nearly too much /
I started to feel / Like my steering wheel /
In a heatwave it's too hot to touch.
16. 11/7/26
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Kingston, Surrey/London, England
Time: 23:37; Position: 73rd
Kingston parkrun is a no dog course / Said the director to reinforce /
But would this creature rule / Apply to any mule /
Or a runner arriving by horse?
17. 25/7/26
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Squerryes Winery, Westerham, Kent, England
Time: 23:59; Position: 27th
I got parched at Squerryes Winery / And saw vines dressed in their finery /
The grapes are plump and green / Kent's vineyard I have seen /
But still prefer my drink cidery.
18. 1/8/26
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Woking, Surrey, England
Time: 23:44; Position: 76th
There was an ice cream van at Woking / By the finish near the barcoding /
"A '99' right now / Feels very wrong somehow /
At 9:30am you're joking."
19. 22/8/26
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Oude Warande, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Time: 22:35; Position: 16th
At the Dutch parkrun named Oude Warande / We saw a small chipmunk in some sand /
And the tailwaker's shoes / That he wore to amuse /
Were the yellowest clogs in the land!
20. 12/9/26
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Bexley, London, England
Time: 24:02; Position: 44th
The parkrun at Danson Park Bexley / Gave participants plenty to see /
Canoe polo players / Nepalese-born dancers /
And before ten the parking was free!
21. 19/9/26
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Portsmouth Lakeside, Hampshire, England
Time: 22:59; Position: 42nd
A very fit young guy in fine state / Overtook me looking really great /
I heard him at the end / Admit to his good friend /
He was playing catch up - he'd arrived late!
22. 3/10/26
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Jersey Farm, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Time: 23:14; Position: 41st
It was dark when I heard my alarm / An early journey to Jersey Farm /
Parkrun turned twenty-two / Grown men in short tutus /
But woodland held the special charm.
I went to Jersey Farm for my J / But experienced some mild dismay /
"It's no longer Jersey / We've renamed it Fersey" /
Just a fun joke and not too risque.
23. 10/10/26
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Queen Elizabeth, Horndean, Hampshire, England
Time: 24:44; Position: 32nd
At the top of QE Country Park / I looked out for a distant landmark /
But the Isle of Wight / Was just out of my sight /
Or has it been swallowed by a shark?
