A quieter Cornwall: walking the coast path before the peak rush
How to plan a late-summer coastal break when the paths are still walkable and the villages less crowded.
First parkrun: what to expect beyond the finish funnel
Volunteers, barcodes and the social bit after the sprint.
Parkrun is free, timed and friendlier than it looks from the start line. Register for a barcode, arrive early for the briefing, and expect walkers as well as people chasing personal bests.
The coffee queue afterwards is half the point.
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