A rendezvous with Family Barber and Friends brought us to Worsley Woods for a New Year's Eve parkrun - our first time at this venue although it's close to home and we've been on the loopline on which the route is based many times.
Whilst the loopline (disused railway) section there and back was reasonably dry, the 'lolipop' loop at the end was anything but! Whilst the rain had eased, the path was very muddy and involved an ankle deep flood where the river had overflowed. A brave marshall stood almost knee deep in the middle of the flood, telling runners to avoid the edges, where it was even deeper. I didn't risk getting my camera wet, so the images were taken in 'splash free' zones.
Notable for her enegy, Laura (in the bobble hat) had run here from home and then finished fifth in what was her 100th parkrun in an impressive time despite the conditions. Her run amounted (apparently) to a half marathon.
Sue and I soon regrouped at home, and Sue produced a lemon tart that accompanied us to Adlington for an evening with Robert and Lyn, Chris and Gerry, and Louise. We ate well, played 'table games' then Balderdash, before welcoming in the New Year and going to bed...
We woke on New Year's Day to torrential rain, but nevertheless joined nearly 200 others for the 9am parkrun at Haigh Woodland, just a few minutes' drive from Adlington, where we abandoned Robert and Lyn to a gigantic pile of washing up.
It threw it down with rain until miraculously easing around 9am. However, the route was laced with deep mud on the leafy paths, and with the last 2km being relentlessly uphill most people could manage only a relatively gentle pace.
It's back to Wythenshawe next Saturday, for Sue's 250th parkrun. She will bring 'cake'.
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