Running Malmö Ribersborg parkrun, Sweden. Celebrating Swedish National Day/Flag Day! parkrun Tourism

[@karenspackman1960]

Oh my word! What a fabulous way to remember that super special Sweden Day. How on Earth you manage to record such engaging content while being a single mum is beyond me. Poppy brings her own special energy to your vlogs, and is a star in her own right! I’d love to tour with you both again one day!

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thanks Karen 🤗 that's so lovely of you to say. It can be hard at times but it's definitely made easier by the wonderful parkrun community as Poppy feels so at home with her parkrun family which is just brilliant for her, and for me as well. But honestly Poppy is the best travel companion, I'm so so lucky! 😃 Definitely up for parkrun tours in the future 🤗

[@pennysimpson2777]

Fabulous, gorgeous vlog. So cool to see where Danny's and your vids intersect. Poppy is totally adorable. Thank you!

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thank you, yes I really enjoyed watching Danny's video! It's so cool that they're totally different accounts of the exact same day! 😃🙃

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Enjoyed this! Malmo to Maryport. What a brilliant movement Parkrun is.

[@NicolaRuns]

Couldn't agree more! It's definitely enhanced my life and given all of my travel a focus 😃

[@sarajane7111]

Such a positive video. I loved it. Such important messages about body positivity too. Awesomeness 🤩

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks gorgeous. Can't wait to do this trip with you next year! 🤗🥰

[@2nailchallenge636]

Great to see other countries, Parkrun is such a happy event everywhere

[@NicolaRuns]

Isn't it just! Such an awesome way to travel about. It's a privilege to have access to these awesome communities everywhere! 🤗

[@elizabethczaban156]

Awww, how lovely to watch. Byeeeee 😉😍

[@NicolaRuns]

Byyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeee 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it will literally never get old! 😂

[@danielvalentine4916]

Great video - amazed you left that pier at 17.40, great park faffing. I was home in London by that time , must stay longer next time !

[@NicolaRuns]

Oh no way! That's good for perspective. Crazy that you were home by then! 😱🤣 And thanks 🤗 I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😃

[@dilltdog1158]

Now that's what I call Park Run Tourism. Well done!

[@NicolaRuns]

Gotta put the effort in every now and then hey?! 😉

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

o wow just found this video it looked so good there loved seening the swan and babys it had

[@NicolaRuns]

This was such an awesome parkrun! I love Sweden 😃

[@sunnysidey]

Great video, thanks for sharing the joy! Love how parkrun brings so many people together 😊 💚💚💚

[@NicolaRuns]

Isn't parkrun just awesome?! The power of parkrun 😃🤗 it's so special! I'm pleased you enjoyed the video ☺️

[@nigeldawson]

Great overview of a fabulous day. Thank you. Not sure how much destroying this particular fluffy can do without his Viking helmet but I’m glad it is being put to good use. 😊

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Fluffy 😜 The finish photo of you chasing Poppy is hilarious. I laugh so much every time I look at it! 🤣

[@michaelbennett6778]

Fantastic trip and adventure, thanks so much for sharing 👍🇸🇪🇩🇰🎉

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 🤗 Wasn't it just?! Can't wait for next year 😃😃😃

[@taffman1]

Poppy is a right little Diva.

[@NicolaRuns]

I'm sure you mean this in a good way but the definition of diva is a woman who is self-important, temperamental and difficult to please so it's a word I really dislike 🙃 Poppy isn't temperamental in the slightest and is the easiest child to please. I'm super lucky as she's the best travelling companion 😃 I'm just hoping things don't change too much in the teenage years! 😱🤣🤣🤣🤞

[@taffman1]

@@NicolaRuns It was meant in a good way, much like my cousins who twisted me around their little fingers when they were Poppy's age, and now they are in their 40's whenever we meet up, the ladies still try it on.

[@NicolaRuns]

@@taffman1 oh yes I totally assumed you meant it in a nice way, I just hate the word 🤣 You're right that Poppy definitely knows how to get her own way though! 😜🤣

[@richsullivan1950]

Great video Nicola. Funny how 287 people looked like an awful lot more. Super positive body message at the end too

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Rich, you're right... It did feel like a lot more! I think they've got it dialled when it comes to attitudes to nudity. A naked body isn't sexual?! It's just a body! I was laughing with some of the Swedes though who were saying no way would they get their British friends in there 🤣 It was a totally liberating experience. It would be good if we had something similar here that was normalised rather than being something to feel weird about! 🙃

[@andriratnasari2648]

It always makes my day everytime I see yeaaay new video from Nicola😍. Lots of love from Indonesia

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww what a lovely thing to say... Thank you 🤗 Hope you enjoy it 😃🏃‍♀️

[@barnabynorman157]

That was wonderful, but are you sure its the same parkrun ;-) I don't remember half of those views - it was a bit of a struggly blur to me :-) Thank you for sharing.

[@NicolaRuns]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 this made me laugh so much! Struggly blur is super funny! It's always nice to look at things you were at from someone else's perspective isn't it 😃🤗

[@gypsymuffinABZ]

The warm up looks brilliant. I wish we had them over here for our 5k parkrun! Great video!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 🤗 the warm up was slightly controversial as parkruns aren't meant to do warm ups but it was so fun and brilliant to do so yeah... I wish we had them here too! 🙃

[@avinashbhogun]

Fika! Lol @ the mask/helmet poppy is wearing!

[@NicolaRuns]

We Fikaed for HOURS! 🤣 A super kind parkrunner (who Poppy named Fluffy the Destroyer 😂) kindly gifted this to Poppy after she fell in love with his Viking outfit. We luckily managed to get it through security and home safely! I was a bit worried about whether we'd manage! 🤣

[@arrontrevor7086]

Super video again; well worth the wait! Funny that 'tack/tak' means 'yes' in Polish!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 😃 lol yeah the more I learn a little bit in a lot of different languages the more confused I become 🤣

[@mattgarner2414]

How many caterpillars are hanging in the string? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind 🎶

[@NicolaRuns]

🤣🤣🤣 earworm! Or ear-caterpillar 😜😂

[@dualranger]

Having watched another video covering a similar parkrun (hehe, With Me Now), I was wonderful to see a different perspective. Danny flash at 1.36 and the main one at 1.42 :) Its great seeing T.Steve in regular clothing. WOW!!! Thats a lot of parkrunners. Katherine was epic!!! Love the group photo!! Naughty Danny!!! :) Love flag day!!! WOW, thats incredible (the caterpillars). Love the jumping by Poppy. I agree, Nic. parkrun is brilliant for kids and bigger kids. Thank you Vivian. Love the skipping! Well done Lucy and Poppy. What a fab statue. I wonder who made it? Well done Allie. What did the Swedish chocolate taste like? Another Danny spot at 22:00. Like and Subscribe :) Love Mark at 23:43 hahahaha. That made me chuckle. Love the cameo at 23:52 with a wave a few moments later. Bye!!!! Loads of familiar faces. So good to see! Thank you for capturing your parkrun adventures, especially on such a special parkrun long weekend, Nic

[@NicolaRuns]

Katherine was so awesome and yes the start pic was great! A great pic to have as a reminder of a great day! The caterpillars... I have NEVER seen anything like it?! So so so SO many! The Swedish chocolate was enjoyed too quickly to be able to tell you anything other than it tasted delicious! Ha ha! It was a fantastic weekend, like you say sooooooo many familiar faces! Cannot wait for next year! Maybe you'll join us?! :D

[@sallylovesparkrun]

💛💛💛💛💛 again!!!!

[@NicolaRuns]

Yay! I love the WMN yellow hearts 🤗🥰💛💛💛 thanks Sally 😃

[@ianbrowne9217]

Why are poppies associated with war? Great vid btw

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks, I think poppies grew on the battlefields after WWI and so they became used as a symbol of remembrance. They're such a beautiful flower ❤️

[@OlgasBritishFells]

Hi Nicola, it's always a pleasure to watch your videos. You give me so much positivity. I love to see how passionate you are about parkruns. I am personally not always keen on them but this international parkrun tourism you are doing is superb way of having a little holiday and still being able to do what you enjoy. I love the fact that in both Denmark and Sweden there was the sea really close to the parkrun route and that you could go in the water. Is this travelling parkrun community some kind of a group on social media?

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thank you 😃 I absolutely adore running by water so I chose these parkruns specifically 😍 I was tempted to head to the oldest parkrun in Denmark but I couldn't resist the call of the sea! I find parkrun an awesome way to travel, it's so special to be able to tap into gorgeous communities abroad. There are a few Facebook groups. If you search for parkrun tourism then a few will come up and you can see which suit you best 😃 they're great to be able to ask people which parkruns are good if there's a certain something you're after (like parkruns by water) 🌊

[@froggiesomgs9985]

First

[@NicolaRuns]

🥇😃😃😃

[@timeonfeet]

Really cool to get an international parkrun in and looked like a really nice course 👍

[@NicolaRuns]

It was such a great trip. I'd absolutely love to run in every parkrun country! We've done a fair few but still loads to go! 🙃🌍

[@NathanHeaver]

Come along to new zealand

[@NicolaRuns]

@@NathanHeaver I absolutely loved our parkrun tourism to NZ. We've run Blenheim and Cornwall parkrun. If you weren't so far away then we'd be back there in a flash! NZ is such an incredible country 😍

[@andyclark8991]

What a awesome video. Love it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Why did the frog need to catch a bus. Because his car was toad away. Why are basketball players so messy when they eat food. Because they dribble all the time.

[@NicolaRuns]

Ooh I've only just seen your comment! 🙃 My favourite joke is: How do you tell whether an ant is male or female? Put it in water... If it sinks it's a girl ant... If it floats it's boy-ant 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🐜

[@andyclark8991]

That’s a good one, I like that one. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@NicolaRuns]

@@andyclark8991 wrong emoji?! Hope you're not sad! 🤞

[@andyclark8991]

No not sad at all, mate, thanks for message. Can be used as both. Laughter with joy it’s meant for. 👍👍

[@NicolaRuns]

@@andyclark8991 oh! Phew!!! I only use 🤣 and 😂 for happy! Thanks for letting me know... I was like "Oh no! Why is he said?!" 🙃🤗