Running My 100th parkrun | 100 5K Runs 🤯

Anna is about to hit a huge milestone and take on her 100th parkrun! And where better to mark the occasion than at her home parkrun in Rugby? What’s more, little does she know she’s in for a few surprises along the way…
Watch the video now to see how Anna gets on!
↓↓ Is your goal to complete 100 parkruns? Or have you already done more? Let us know below! ↓↓
What’s in this video?
00:00:00 - The Extreme parkrun Tourism Challenge
00:00:45 - Sprinting for the Finish Line
00:02:06 - Run Club Welcome
00:02:54 - Two parkruns in One Day
00:03:30 - New Year's Day parkrun at Rugby
00:04:14 - Rugby, Toughness, and Celebrating my 100th parkrun
00:04:57 - First park run and meeting new people
00:05:30 - The Joy of Volunteering at parkrun
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[@runningchannel]

Is your goal to complete 100 parkruns? Or have you already done more? Let us know below!

[@hannahcollardgray4448]

My next milestone is 250, but I’m currently trying to do the park run alphabet.

[@susannaviles]

I'm about to do my 150th on Dec 16. My initial goal was to show up and not have a panic attack from social anxiety. I started back in May 2015 and over the years there's been injuries and illnesses keeping me away for chunks of time, but then when it's all over I come back to parkrun. It's always there waiting.

[@felixkjonsberg6493]

I'm going to win one

[@katrinajohnson4101]

Hello, I know I'm a novice, but I have no idea what a park run entails. Or even what it is.

[@susannaviles]

@@katrinajohnson4101 it is a free timed 5km event in parks around the world every Saturday morning. Not every country has it, so you might have to do a search and see if you have one near you.

[@olivergoodacre]

I handed Anna her finish token a couple of months or so back and the best I could say as she collected it was “ah, KZbin!”

[@anna.the.runner]

Haha! Which one was that at?

[@olivergoodacre]

Stratford-upon-Avon. Was a red hot day from memory!

[@anna.the.runner]

@@olivergoodacreah yes! It was! Hotter than the sun!

[@jjboggs43204]

I need to share this story and hope it reaches Anna. I was in the process of losing 245 pounds a few years ago. I started running to help lose weight. When I started running, I saw some other videos. The one that inspired me the most was her running the half marathon. It inspired me to sign up for one. Best decision ever. I have since run 8 halves and six marathons. Also joined a run group and I get out six days a week. Anna’s emotion sold me on running and signing up for distance races. It changed my life!

[@anna.the.runner]

This is such an amazing story! Huge well done 👏🏼

[@jacksonm.6549]

Welcome to the club! I also did my first ever parkrun in 2013. I used to do group runs organised by a popular apparel brand and did 3km once a week. This was until I heard about this parkrun thing that was started in the UK and was brought to my country. I signed up and started my journey. Fast forward to today and I'm only at just over 200 parkruns. I have friends I made back in 2013 who are at 400+ already. Along the years I ramped up my mileage and became a marathon runner. In my country you have to belong to a run club to enter a full marathon so I joined one. Unfortunately my group long runs were on Saturdays so I missed many parkruns. This year I made my return and vowed to make it to every parkrun, and managed to do that. My long runs included running to a parkrun 5k or 10k from home (I have a lot to choose from!), doing the parkrun, then running back home. This way I get my run credits and still do the mileage. This may be an option for you or anyone while training for a race? My nearest parkrun is around 2km, but that would mean I would have to run loops around the park before and possibly afterwards too. I can't do that. I keep loops for intervals.

[@simongardner2066]

Just completed my 500th a couple of weeks ago. I can honestly say it has changed my life for the better. Super chuffed to get to 500 , well done on the 100th

[@elfarchanto-by]

Thank you so much for all your Inspiration! Keep on running!

[@Flipperwi715]

You're amazing as always!!!

[@pascalejacquelinepetit5131]

Congrats Anna - this is an amazing journey. Many thanks for sharing!

[@johnevans187]

Anna, you are awesome!! Congratulations on 100 park runs!! 🎉

[@GameDevAcademy]

Well done Anna!

[@micheller5516]

You're such an inspiration Anna. Congrats on 100 park runs!

[@77arjm]

Congratulations! 🥳 It was great to share in your milestone celebrations. The biscuits were amazing! 5:53

[@aroberge1]

Well done Anna! You are a true inspiration.

[@kimhenningnielsen2882]

Congrats on reaching your 100th Anna.🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@kimbarrows7131]

Congratulations!! 🎉

[@jakestewart7204]

Congrats! It’s a very satisfying achievement hitting that 100!

[@jkmorbo]

Congratulations Anna!!

[@AWHMFC]

Very well done Anna, welcome to the 100 club 🎉

[@dabascom]

Congratulations, Anna!!🎉🎉🎉

[@jwuertz7101]

🎉 congrats!!

[@dylanburns9381]

Yes to any parkrun content!

[@rjsouthworth5246]

Well done, Anna! I’m on 83 parkruns right now so I’ll get to 100 some time next year.

[@runningchannel]

You'll get there soon 💪

[@Boost00130]

Congats on making it to 100. My first ever parkrun was also Whitley bay... my family lives there and we don't have parkrun where I live.

[@nathalieasselin2251]

Congrats Anna 🎉keep on park run. We’ll still be there cheering you on for your 250 😊

[@runningchannel]

That’s so kind!

[@_andytang_]

Congratulations Anna! 🎉

[@jdpjamesp]

I was meant to be doing #50 on Saturday. I was up in Newcastle for work. I'd got everything planned and all of them got cancelled due to the icy conditions. Such a shame. So now I'll need to re-plan for another time!

[@runningchannel]

You're so close!! 🎉🎉

[@garymanders1273]

Congrats Anna great achievement...im presently sitting on 315 parkruns..love the atmosphere and the community...Every milestone is an away day we travel far and wide in large numbers to celebrate and descend on a pub in that area for breakfast afterwards...great fun on a Saturday morning 🙂

[@anthonydickinson3107]

Well done Anna on 100 park runs. And well done The Running Channel on 1000 videos😮❤

[@jonl2938]

Congrats on 100 Anna! My wife and started Parkruns in June 2022 (my first time ever doing a 5k run). I’m on 68 now and should hit 100 by next summer. It gets hard in our Canadian winters to do every weekend… not fun running in a foot of fresh snow (on top of 2’ of packed snow) and -30! We’re in Bermuda for a week this winter and we’re bummed we can’t do a Parkrun while we’re there, we’ve never done Parkrun tourism as the next closest to us is 150km away (plus we have 5 kids, and not a lot of free time)!

[@richard_runs]

Congratulations Anna. Great to see you on the channel more

[@runningchannel]

She never left 🙃

[@brjones43]

Congrats. You are inspiring 🎉

[@tnan123]

Amazing achievement Anna!

[@jamespeters5043]

Well done on your 100 milestone Anna! - I discovered parkrun on 29th October last year - I have now done 56 of them, including 50 so far this year, over 21 locations! - It has changed me and was my gateway drug into running. I now run for a running club, have completed 5 half marathons this year and I'm about to start training for my first full marathon. I have managed to get a good friend hooked too, also via parkrun and he has now also joined our running club too. The amazing people involved every week are inspirational and it is just the most positive way to start the weekend - Hopefully I can join you in the 100 club at some point in 2024 :)

[@kevinlance1813]

Congratulations Anna! I've done a grand total of one. It was in Hexham when we were in England last Summer and it was one of the most enjoyable runs I've ever had. Hope you and I both have many more.

[@runningchannel]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@faulypi]

I started in February and will run my 25th on Saturday 🎉

[@nealhooker]

Congratulations 🎉

[@pokemama9317]

Congratulations Anna! You are such an inspiration. I just did Parkrun #96 so I’m right behind you 😊. The Parkrun community has been a key component of my running adventures. I just wish they were more popular in Canada, where I am.

[@anna.the.runner]

Woo! Not far off!

[@CraigRowand]

Congratulations on your 100th Anna, that's a fantastic milestone! I've just passed the 250 mark a couple of weeks ago.

[@anna.the.runner]

Woweeee! Well done 👏🏼

[@Jeff-yt3qp]

Well done Anna 👏🥇

[@DeeJay_78]

HUGE CONGRATS Anna!! Did my 250th in September, only took me 12 years to get there haha. I live in Newcastle so have done WB quite a few times too. Hilly but a nice course. Take care x

[@anna.the.runner]

Wow! Amazing

[@susannaviles]

Go Anna!! My local parkrun celebrates the unofficial milestones of 150 and 200 because the gap from 100 to 250 is so big. Just remember to chunk it!

[@anna.the.runner]

It is a big gap, isn’t it?! Just a couple of years to go!

[@nollys8523]

Well done Anna 👏👏👏 At parkrun, a lady behind me was chatting to her friend and said she’d just done her 100th parkrun. I turned make congratulated her and said “when you’ve completed your 100th parkrun, it feels like you’ve arrived” 😀 Having said that, I do view people in the green shirts with envy 🙈

[@jenniferburn3338]

Well done on your 100 parkruns. I reached mine this year along with my 100th volunteer both on my 60th birthday.

[@anna.the.runner]

Fabulous! What a great way to celebrate!

[@jamisons2504]

Congrats Anna

[@sophiebennettdiplcm8236]

Congrats Anna that's a huge achievement! I'm hoping to reach my 50th mid Feb :D

[@jassaljs]

🤗Nice to see Anna and Sarah with her🤗

[@richardruns4cake]

Never done Parkrun as I’m always done and fed by 9 on a Saturday. Love Anna’s films

[@ianhearn9655]

Whitley Bay is my home parkrun, well done on your 100th

[@timeonfeet]

Congrats Anna 🎉

[@anna.the.runner]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@Leeroy49]

Congratulations :) you're an inspiration :).

[@robertfarris7375]

Congratulations to my fav TRC presenter, Anna. Huge accomplishment. 🎉

[@anna.the.runner]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@physio4me]

congratulations. i'm loving the purple 25 park run t-shirt, so im motivated to get one.Currently on 7th Pr.

[@MrJamessell30]

Great stuff well done. I'm on 121 myself.

[@runningchannel]

That's INCREDIBLE! 🎉🎉

[@adamhenley8295]

Well done Anna - am closing in on 50 volunteer credits and finally tail walked last week

[@Simon16511]

well done congrats

[@runningchannel]

Thanks Simon! 😁

[@steveblakemore]

Congratulations Anna, 👏👏👏 I’m on 120 park runs and loving it 🌳🏃‍♂️🌳🏃‍♂️ my home park run is at Bedworth it’s great.. My next target is 250 🥇

[@hamba1998]

Well done Anna! I'm currently on 60 parkruns, hoping to hit 100 next year

[@anna.the.runner]

Great goal!

[@MarkoCoomo]

Amazing! I really must get my #1 parkrun done one day. 😊

[@jemmasykes1909]

Congrats on such a big milestone Anna, you are my biggest running inspiration, I'm always cheering, laughing or crying along with you on your adventures 😃💜

[@runningchannel]

Thank you so much Jemma!

[@davidjuson5608]

Well done Anna. You're an inspiration.

[@runningchannel]

Thank you so much David! Have you got any big events coming up?

[@davidjuson5608]

@@runningchannel A few 10ks, the Southampton half-marathon and, if things go to plan, the Edinburgh Marathon. After three I need to do 26 miles I can be proud of. Happy to do the last 0.2 miles on my knees sobbing like a toddler.

[@ivylovesrunning]

Well done, Anna! That's quite impressive. I've only managed 1 so far. 😂

[@hairyairey]

Way too many find the second parkrun the hardest. Go for it!

[@DJEXTREME79]

Well done Anna I’m still stuck on 65 constant Nightshift drains me so fitting it in is tough 🏃🏻‍♀️💪😎👍

[@Bwebber99]

Congrats Anna, 278 parkruns in 112 locations, Bushy parkrun was definitely my favourite

[@runningchannel]

Blimey that's incredible! 🎉

[@anna.the.runner]

Fantastic work! Bushy is great - verrrry busy!

[@christinaclementson]

Well done Anna! I did my first parkrun in 2013 too and I’m only on about 57! It’s harder than people think to reach those milestones! Congrats on 100 🎉

[@runningchannel]

That's still an incredible number of parkruns Christina! 🎉

[@hairyairey]

Not that hard really, just keep showing up! Don't roll over in bed just because it's raining for example.

[@christinaclementson]

@@hairyairey As a 15 times marathon runner parkrun doesn’t always fit in with my training. Don’t just assume people are lazy! 😏

[@christinaclementson]

@@runningchannel Thanks 😊😘

[@hairyairey]

@@christinaclementson I never said the word lazy! But it's a fact that turnout at parkrun is lower when it rains. I run to parkrun and finish my training with a parkrun. Although I have never completed a training plan for any of the 9 marathons I have done.

[@killerqueen9298]

Congratulaions Anna. I know how it feels. I had my 100 th run earlier on this year and my 100th volunteer about 3 months ago❤

[@runningchannel]

That's amazing!! What an achievement!

[@killerqueen9298]

@@runningchannel Thank you

[@jamiecorcoran6490]

Whitley bay was also my first parkrun amd my local event 😊

[@nataliamartinkova]

Congratulations, Anna! You convey the sense of community very well in your videos. They made me periodically check if there are any parkruns around here. Alas, no.

[@tweakLeeds2006]

Well done Anna and with all the rubbish that is happening in the world - we should be all so grateful of this little gift on a Saturday morning which doesn't cost us a penny.

[@anna.the.runner]

Hard agree!

[@hairyairey]

The next proper milestone Anna should be 200 - that's a million metres of parkrunning! Well done on your half million.

[@elta6241]

I completed my 100th a few weeks ago and it's a nice milestone.

[@runningchannel]

Incredible! Well done 🎉🎉

[@marcusgrainger3329]

Congrats Anna! I'm nowhere near 100 runs - my next target is the 25 volunteer milestone.

[@richardmccrorie5814]

I have a bit of a crush on Anna. It's her amazing smile and chestnut hair. Well done by the way.👍

[@17Boobert11]

Congrats on reaching your 100th Anna. I am currently on 85 so fingers crossed I will hit 100 mid April or May next year.

[@runningchannel]

You'll get there soon! 💪💪

[@RobeenaShepherd]

Congratulations! I just did my 100th recently too! It was horribly rainy and muddy, but my friends came anyway. You've reminded me, I need to get the new running top...

[@runningchannel]

Congratulations! That's really amazing! 😁

[@logohigh1]

I'm slightly jealous of those with wooded / grass parkrun , if im honest

[@DevonPixie1991]

Did my 100th parkrun back in August and 50th venue in December. Not the fastest person and had a running break in the summer/autumn due to illness but walked parkruns for a time as slow and steady wins the race

[@TischTosh]

Ps love the idea of a tail walker!!

[@VRietySociety]

I did a half marathon on the last weekend. Now I have started training more seriously a few weeks ago and based on my stats garmin reconned i could go sub 2 so i setup a pace pro plan for 1:59:30. BUT...at around Kilometer 3 I didn't feel good and i realized negative split meant every kilometer was going to be harder and harder and i didn't think i could make it to 10km....and then i remembered advice I heard on a video on this channel: "Run the mile you are in" 1:56:58 - not 1..,not 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6...... 7!!!!! 7 PB's from 2 mile and up. Best advice ever!

[@TischTosh]

Anna you're an inspiration to me! I haven't counted how many 5ks.... maybe 20. Amazing to me that you've only been steadily running since 2017 you've accomplished so much!!

[@runningchannel]

Thank you! That's really kind 🥹

[@hairyairey]

Took me nearly ten years to get to 250, at the Ferry Meadows 400th. Which really means I missed 150! This year I should make 50.

[@runningchannel]

That's such a fantastic achievement! Well done! 🎉💪

[@waynestevens5]

I did my 100th parkrun Christmas Day 2022 and I am aiming for an ‘unofficial’ milestone ofmy 100th ‘Carlisle’ parkrun this Christmas Day 😊 It will only be my 117th parkrun that day as I have been injured for most of 2023 😩

[@runningchannel]

What a great day to do you 100th! 🎉

[@spencerharper6182]

I think we can finally stop calling Anna the queen of ultras and just accept she is the queen of running! Congrats Anna from Ohio!

[@anna.the.runner]

Haha! Thank you 👸🏻

[@Liamrunsnstuff21]

Never been this early before!

[@runningchannel]

Haha how does it feel? 😂

[@Liamrunsnstuff21]

I feel over the moon! Congratulations on completing 100 parkruns!!

[@anna.the.runner]

@@Liamrunsnstuff21thanks so much!

[@joannemarkov]

I so wish we had parkrun here (the Phoenix, Arizona area) ... I believe there used to be one a while back, but it has been discontinued. Instead, once a month or so I pay $35-$50 to run a 5K with one of our local organizations. Sigh.

[@symonchester]

I've never done one lol

[@denisecasalino9295]

What is the definition of a park run? A run in the park? Like the 10k regents park I have done?

[@robiniddon7582]

Google parkrun. Basically a free and inclusive 5km run in a park near you every Saturday morning. It's volunteer run and new runners, walkers and volunteers are always welcome.

[@ppmppm7010]

What's your best time

[@anna.the.runner]

22:52 at Brockwell Park in London

[@ppmppm7010]

Good stuff I'm trying to get back to my best which was 27 something after ten years of procrastination and zero motivation 😂 I'm stuck at 32 at the moment but the Australian summer is tough even when you start at 7 a m loved your video. I'm 72 male and I know time doesn't matter but it's my biggest motivator 😂 thanks again

[@nealwailing3870]

Doesn't matter what your time is?

[@anna.the.runner]

Nope!

[@runningchannel]

Not at all!

[@stuart1346]

Congratulations Anna come back to Cheltenham shame you can’t do the double anymore 🫡

[@dapsign]

Congratulations Anna!!!

[@ruggerdavey]

Congratulations Anna!

[@aleksandarp3388]

Well done Anna!

[@winklertribe5268]

Congratulations Anna!!