New Years Day 2024
Good News! We will as usual be holding a parkrun on New Years Day. Normal parkrun rules will apply - 9am start and we'll need a full complement of volunteers. So stick it in your diary now.
View ArticleRun report 14th October 2023
Event 592. It was an early start for me as my home parkrun is Brueton in Solihull, near Birmingham. I got up at 1.30 am to catch my 3am coach from Birmingham. By 5.50am, I was in Victoria Coach...
View ArticleRun report – 26/08/2023
Run report by Babs PINHEIRO We had a great time visiting your event! Valentines parkrun - event #585 Visiting from West London! I love parkrun, I consider it the best start to the weekend and I enjoy...
View ArticleRun Report 15th July 2023
Report by Vicki Taylor In search of the very rare letter “V” on my parkrun challenge, I headed off to the beautiful Valentine’s parkrun in the heart of Essex. With only 2 letters to go to complete my...
View ArticleRun Report 15th April
People would say that I am mad to wake up at 5:30am and take a 2-hour 40-minute drive to participate in a 5k run and then drive back again. In the parkrun world however, it tends to be a normal thing...
View ArticleRun Report 8th April 2023
Following a very early start and a foggy drive, it was a pleasant surprise to arrive in a sunny Valentines park this morning. There were a fair number of tourists around, also chasing the “V” in the...
View ArticleResults Issue 1st April 2023 (not April fools joke)
Hello runners. To those who ran this morning at Valentines, we had an issue affecting the results this morning for finishers after Position 131. If you have an issue with your time, please email us at...
View ArticleRun Report 25th February 2023
Run report by Sarah Smith It was a bright sunny morning for Valentines parkrun event #559 today, Saturday 25 February 2023. It was freezing at the start, but then I suppose it is still February! The...
View ArticleRun report 4th February 2023
Julie Farrant has sent us a write-up of her visit to Valentines parkrun: Like many others our visit to Valentine’s Park parkrun was to bag our V for the alphabet challenge but also for me it was to...
View ArticleRun report 28th January 2023
Tom Lay has sent us a write-up of his visit to Valentines parkrun: After I saw an amazing performance last night at the Hackney Empire, I thought to myself, when in London, check off another parkrun!...
View ArticleAlphabet Chasing at Valentines
Amy Perera has sent us a write-up of her visit to Valentines parkrun: My favourite day of the week had arrived – parkrunday aka Saturday! My friend and I left a rainy dark Essex at 7am to drive to...
View ArticleRunner’s video
James Lester has shared with us a video of his run this morning. We've spotted a few familiar faces in the background. Can you recognise anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZeJKQ-PRas
View ArticleChristmas and New Year’s 2022/2023
Here's a summary of your parkrun options during the festive period! Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 2022 Valentines parkrun will be going ahead as usual. Christmas Day, Sunday 25th December...
View ArticleRun report for 12th November 2022
I visited Valentines parkrun as a tourist today, which certainly made a change from my local parkrun in Hampshire, Edenbrook Country parkrun. Plenty of car parking nearby and Valentines Park is close...
View ArticlePhotos from iPro’s visit on 6th August 2022
Here are some photos from 6th August when parkrun's partner iPro visited us at Valentines parkrun. <a href="https://images.parkrun.com/blogs.dir/209/files/2022/08/IMG_7693- e1661102701451.jpg">
View ArticleRun report for 23rd July 2022
It's been one year since parkrun returned to Valentines and much of the rest of England, after the lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. We thought we were well-prepared for a big turnout...
View ArticleVisitor’s write-up for 16th July 2022
At our most recent event one of our visitors was Jane Bell, who kindly sent us this write-up of her morning: Well I visited London with the intention of getting my alphabet letter V, at Victoria Dock,...
View ArticleRun report for 30th April 2022
Many thanks to Stuart McTeer who has kindly provided us with a write-up of his visit to our event! Sunshine and smiles "Keep smiling, we have a lovely park here!" Run Director Satha had urged us in his...
View ArticleRun report for 2nd April 2022
Many thanks to Apryl Hammett, a visitor from Chelmsford who's sent us this write-up of her morning with us: Valentines parkrun – an absolute gem This report is from a group of parkrun tourists whose...
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