Storm Bert Hits Preston Parkrun!😬☔️🌪️

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Hi Andy, agree with your response to the question "why do we run (in terrible weather)" ... because we feel good and energized. Glad to hear that your calves were fine. Congrats on 300 subs!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@RunFreeandStrong Hi Reto, I’m not as quick as I was in 2023 but I’m still enjoying getting out there in the fresh air and meeting new people and experiencing new places😊Yes, I’m really pleased to have passed 300, it’s been a slow process but I’ve enjoyed the journey, so many new things to share with the community😊

[@abitrich68]

Hats off to you Andy, excuse the pun! Great work. I gotta be honest, I stayed in bed this week! Extra thanks to all the volunteers out in that weather, hats off to them as well

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@abitrich68 Thanks Rich, I had my hat strapped on😂I think a lot of people chose that option, I just like a challenge💪We’d be lost without the volunteers🤔

[@TheRegularRunner]

Well done Andy. Amazing achievement just finding one that was on within a commutable distance. We were down for volunteering to help set up at Heaton Park. We got the news it was cancelled just as we were arriving at the park so we sat in the carpark searching high and low for a run that was on. I'm actually glad we didnt try and make it to preston because I was not dressed for those conditions at the time. I resorted back to the treadmill instead for my Saturday running fix. Great news about your calf. That was a nice steady pace all the way round which could be just what it needed. I hope it behaves for you this weekend too.

[@AndyCliffMTB]

Thanks Matt, when I saw the weather forecast at 7am I was concerned, and I'd already seen lots of Parkruns cancelling so I just thought, Preston is 35-40 minutes straight up the M6, it's got a cafe near to the finish, let's just get it done. Sorry about your Heaton Park cancellation:( It reminded me of my Cheadle Hulme Parkrun last winter, I was off to Pennington at 8am and they cancelled just after that, diverted to Cheadle Hulme and ran in the snow, loved it:) I'm now convinced the calf issues were MHM related, I battered myself that day...:(

[@J0hn.Turn3r]

Well done for getting out there and thanks for sharing, I went out for a 4km run-walk on the 23rd, and it was good fun splashing through all the puddles but much warmer than I'd anticipated, theres something quite primeval just getting it done in poor weather! Congratulations on 300+ subscribers too!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@J0hn.Turn3r Thanks John, overall, I enjoyed the morning but it was a bit extreme🌪️Well done for getting out there yourself. Thanks re the 300 too, I appreciate you being on board and hopefully we’ll continue to grow month on month😊

[@lindalou8308]

Great job Andy! Duvet day for us. Feel guilty now, could have made it to Preston 😁 Knew you’d end up feeling too hot whilst running with all your gear on. Fab news no calf issues 🤞🏻 😅

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@lindalou8308 Thanks Linda, I did question myself as probably saw on the video, why am I doing this etc but it was a challenge😊It was so cold that I thought I needed the under layers but after 3K😩

[@jamesbailey5220]

Well done Andy! I visited wythenshawe as most of Stockport parkruns were cancelled. See you next time.

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@jamesbailey5220 Hi James, that would have been a mud bath, about half the course is grass I recall😩Well done for getting it done💪

[@TheRunningWhale]

Great job Andy and getting it recorded too in those conditions. The wind sounded awful, not sure how you managed to keep your breath running in it! The full waterproofs made the video for me lol

[@AndyCliffMTB]

Hi Craig, I wasn't even certain I would film as I drove up the M6, the conditions were terrible but I thought I'd film just every 1km vs usual 500m and I got away with it, iPhone in tact. I'll never forget that Parkrun! Massive kudos to the volunteers, it was awful for them:(

[@TheRunningWhale]

@ 100% pal. Its one thing doing the run and warming up, but another all together volunteering and being blown, frozen and wet so that others can run. Love volunteers 🥰

[@markg99]

The Honda Jazz is the real hero 😅 Was it brown or red sauce on the bacon sarnie mate? Great news about the calf 👍

[@AndyCliffMTB]

Oh yes, I agree Mark, it's a great little car, super practical and it's got a far better heater than the Lexus! No sauce at all on this week's bacon sandwich, I checked when I ordered it! Thanks for watching:)

[@jennyharrison4]

Wow that looked awful! I volunteered at Ellesmere Port, only 50 runners. Weather was no where near as bad as Preston!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@jennyharrison4 Hi Jenny, it was full on, especially the wind, the funny thing was the fast guys, they were in shorts and singlets, hard core⚙️Well done for volunteering in those conditions✅

[@jennyharrison4]

@ there was a few a EP! I was wrapped up for a artic expedition 😂

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@jennyharrison4 I’m sure we’ll get more parkruns like that over winter☔️❄️💨

[@callumclark4021]

I stayed in Southport this weekend- just 191 there compared with the normal 350ish!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@callumclark4021 Hi Callum, it would have been pretty extreme there too I imagine🌪️

[@raleyadventures]

Anything for the content 🤣 Amazing work getting that done, looked horrendous but anything for cake, am I right?? 😋😋

[@raleyadventures]

Also well done on the heel issue as well as passing 300 subs 🤩🤩

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@raleyadventures Thanks guys, tbh I wasn’t even sure I’d film in the conditions but I like a challenge as you know😊No cake but there was the bacon butty and a latte which I felt I deserved😀I’m in Madeira, realised on Sunday morning that they had a 10K on😩

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@raleyadventures Thanks guys, the calf is getting better week in week, the heel keeps reminding me it was a problem☹️Thanks re the subscribers, you’re super close to 1000 I see😀

[@raleyadventures]

@@AndyCliffMTBvery indeed, your cafe trips are always elite 🎉😂 we never stop around for the delights of bacon buttys after parkrun 😂

[@theaverageparkrunner]

You absolute nutter 😂 . I made an executive decision and stayed in bed.