{"id":349,"date":"2019-02-23T12:12:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T12:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/?p=349"},"modified":"2019-03-17T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T18:18:54","slug":"parkrun-59-2253-bolton-graham-vs-cruella-de-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/2019\/02\/23\/parkrun-59-2253-bolton-graham-vs-cruella-de-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"parkrun #59 – 22:53 Bolton – Graham vs Cruella de Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

parkrunday 23rd February 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

parkrun #59 – Bolton parkrun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: 22:53<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism event #26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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parkrun #59 – Bolton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My original plan was to join The Wigan Runner at Haigh Woodland but I found out on Friday he wasn’t going to be there so I decided to go to Chester instead (it’s my current NENDY – Nearest Event Not Done Yet). However, when I came to activate my new FastTag for the Mersey Tunnel I was told it could take up to 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I looked at the other options for new courses and chose Bolton instead. It’s easy to get to along the M62 and a short jump up the M60. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d been told about the hill – nicknamed Cruella de Hill – during the first timers’ briefing but it didn’t quite prepare me for it. I’m so not used to running up hills and it was energy sapping. But I did it (twice!) and actually quite enjoyed the challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bolton parkrun website said there is tea and coffee available afterwards but I couldn’t see it, so after a brief chat with a couple of people I headed back for a cuppa at home instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bolton isn’t the hilliest or hardest parkrun by a long shot and I’m looking forward to trying some of the more challenging courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n