Parkrun - Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire - Swan Song

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Parkrun 131 took me to Rushcliffe Parkrun in Nottinghamshire, located on the site formerly occupied by Rushcliffe Main Colliery, it’s is now transformed into a literal oasis of nature and wildlife.
The Parkrun itself is one of the oldest in the UK, having been established in 2012 and now regularly sees close to 500 runners each week taking on the 5k two lap course.
The course itself is run exclusively on gravel paths and starts by the play area and skate park, passing the lake on the route around the parks perimeter. There is mild elevation here, probably just enough to keep it from being ranked higher for speed amongst all UK Parkruns.
Facilities at the park are good, with plenty of parking available as well as a cafe and public toilets.
Parkrun Ranking are taken from the 'Power of 10' website and compiled by Tim Groese.
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[@mattmartin7742]

There's no need for flip-flops!! 😩

[@RunSDJ]

each to their own but they would absolutely destroy my feet

[@J9M2R83]

Hi, how do we find out which park runs you are attending next? Mansfield is a good park run

[@RunSDJ]

I normally just decide a couple of days or even the day prior. I don’t really plan over a longer term. Mansfield isn’t a million miles from me so will probably be on the list soon.

[@runstokesrun]

Did this one at the end of April, very nice course. You ought to do Clifton, they get stupidly low amount of people, normally about 30-40, defo a place for a 1st finish on a good day.

[@Jeleivers1]

I have ran Rushcliffe twice. Both time’s getting my PR and all time 5k PBs. 26.29 currently set at Rushcliffe , this year. I love the course, it’s undulations really play into my tactics and you can manage your pace really well. Long Eaton is the flattest near me, I’m saving that for a real shot at sub 25.

[@RunSDJ]

I got my lifetime 5k PB at Long Eaton a few weeks back. There is video for that on my channel if you haven’t seen it. It is definitely a faster course than Rushcliffe.