The hilliest parkrun I've done is Joe Creason in Louisville, Kentucky. Much like this course, there's a really big hill that you run up and down twice. The uphill is gradual and the downhill is super steep. It was such a super fun course!
That chap giving the first timers briefing was so wonderful - made me laugh out loud! Hats off to both for running up the hill both times - there's absolutely no way I could do that!
Fab video, made me giggle. That bulldog had to be the highlight! He was quite blatantly loving life, and no way was he moving out of the way for you hahahaha. Chris, you absolute legend running up that hill. I hate them and would have needed a defib if I'd tried that! Well done Kayleigh for not stopping too. I couldn't even do Jesmond Dene without stopping - shame on me! That has to be the hilliest for me. Also done Carlisle which is one of the hilliest, but it doesn't compare to Jesmond - that ruined me for 2 days hahaha. Great running, hope to see you both soon 🙂
Ahhh we loved the bulldog too! What a cutie 🐶 Haha to be fair Jesmond Dene does have a tough hill! At least you gave it a go 🙌🏻 Yep, hopefully catch up with you at a Parkrun soon 😊 thanks for the support as always! 💙🙌🏻
Well done! Looks a lovely course apart from the hill! My hardest parkrun was Bevendean Down (near Brighton). One of the smallest parkruns by attendance (funny that!) but one of the toughest!
Thanks Clive! It was tough but really fun! A trail course is always fun and challenging in a different way! 😊 ooh that sounds like a good one, will have to have a look! Thanks for watching 😃
Nice to meet you both on Saturday. Great vid. Also our first time visiting Flatts Lane parkrun. Volunteers were excellent and glad we only had to do the hill twice!
My local has a fairly large but short-ish hill, have gotten really used to it. I do notice how visitors always comment on and hate it though. I prefer this than a longer less steep hill. I think sometimes the mental side is more difficult than the physical, once you get over that it's much easier.
I love this comment! Totally agree too, the short hills are sometimes the most brutal, but they’re over quickly so that’s the best part! Which is your local parkrun? Thank you for watching 😃
Brilliant video and definitely the one we were all waiting for! 😂 Amazed you both managed to run the hill both times - I manage about 20 metres on lap 1 before walking! But one of my favourite parkruns and pleased you enjoyed it.
Haha thank you Andy! You did well to walk 20 metres up it, most were walking before the hill 😂 We really enjoyed it thanks! Such a great course and lovely team! Thanks for watching - we’re glad you enjoyed it 😃
Often wondered why this one comes up so "hard" (or slow) in my list as some of it is on an old railway isn't it. Having seen the hilly bit can now see why!
Haha yes! It is on an old railway line at the beginning so the hill would be quite a surprise if we hadn’t been pre-warned, but it’s definitely worth a go! Thanks for watching Tim 😃🙌🏻
Yes Jesmond Dene gets a few honourable mentions, it is a tough one! You’ll have to let us know what you think of Flatts, the hill may be tough but it’s loads of fun! 🙌🏻
As a former competitive XC/trail runner this is my local Parkrun and I love it. Nearly every runner up front pushes too hard on the hill then relaxes for a rest at the top. The key to a fast time is to do exactly the opposite. An extra 50% effort on the hill will see you running maybe 1 min/mile faster, but there same effort on the following gentle downhill will see you running 2 min/mile faster. Can't tell you how many times half a dozen runners have gone past me blowing very hard up that hill, them I've flown past them within 100m of the top. Happens every time. For a quick time you need to maximise the area under the graph. The exact same thing used to happen in XC MTB races when I did those. I think it just feels more natural to push hard when there's more resistance due to gravity. But if you train yourself to do the opposite you'll be quicker overall.
I bet that Park run course would be beautiful in the fall. It's hard for a camera to show how hilly it was but judging by everyone's efforts it definitely looked hard. I've had some hilly 5k over the years. Some of the more memorable re aces including 3000 to 4000 feet of climbing over the course of a half marathon. I also live at 4500 feet elevation so that adds up too. I love going back to lower altitude for racing. Thanks for taking me along on your run.
@@those2runnersI wouldn't say I am good at running hills - I just accept them and try to get up as quickly as possible while not burning out. A lot of our races here where I live are downhill courses. There are a bunch of races here sporting 1000 - 3000 foot drops over the course of a race, which makes for some blazing times.
Ah cool! There’s quite a lot of hilly routes being unearthed since we mentioned it! Will have to make a list! Yeah, we like the challenge of a hilly course too! We must be a bit sadistic haha! 😂
The best bit is, it's called Flatts😂 Belvoir castle, near to where I live is in the 700's for difficulty and is my favourite, essentially 1 lap, the last climb is probably 1k starting with a steady incline which gradually gets steeper. Cracking setting, though, and all-round good vibe.
Did my first parkrun recently (Albert parkrun) after watching your videos - really enjoyed it and will defo be going again! I am really close to flatts lane too, not sure I dare try it just yet 😂. Class video again guys 👏🏻
Ah Amy! This is amazing! Chris owes you a coffee for this 😂 well done for getting out and trying it and we’re so glad to hear you loved it! Stick at it, it’s great fun 🙌🏻 we haven’t been to Albert yet, so maybe we’ll see you there 😊 thank you so much for watching!
This was my first Park Run, heart attack hill is great. Try Marshall Drive in Saltburn it’s down 1 side of the field and all the way back up again 4 times
Haha yes! We’ve done Marshall Drive (there’s a very moany video on our channel because I ran it after a week packed with racing 😂 so would like to go back)! Ormesby 10k sounds fun, we love the mud! 😂
@@northernninjarunner5506ah we didn’t realise it was this Sunday! Unfortunately we can’t make it but definitely one to add to the calendar for next year! Thanks for putting it on our radar 🎉 and enjoy marshalling!
What a great video. Flatts Lane is brutal But great for the fitness & stamina and as the runners correctly mentioned the team at Flatts lane are great. Got my 100th parkrun coming up on Saturday at Albert. From there on I’m going to run a lot more at Flatts. If it takes all day it takes all day lol.
Congratulations on reaching 100, what a fabulous milestone to hit 👏🙌🏻 it is brutal, you’re right, but with the right mindset it can be a really fun challenge! And exactly, it doesn’t matter how long it takes - it’s the getting it done that counts! Enjoy your 100 celebrations 🎉😊
Around christmas 2019, I ran two very different parkruns in Melbourne, Australia: Albert & Studley. Albert is almost dead flat, around a lake. Studley goes up and down the banks of the Yarra river, including a section of path with 10 switch-backs that you descend on the way out and climb on the way back!
@@those2runners getting there thanks. Cast comes off next Wednesday, then I am in a protective boot for 6 weeks, but I can start to weight bear. Thankfully I have not been in to much pain
Fab video. It's the only park run I've ever done! It's a park run for fell runners and a fell run for park runners.
Thank you! And what a great way of explaining it! 🙌🏻😃
The hilliest parkrun I've done is Joe Creason in Louisville, Kentucky. Much like this course, there's a really big hill that you run up and down twice. The uphill is gradual and the downhill is super steep. It was such a super fun course!
That sounds amazing! I love a steep downhill! 🙌🏻 thanks for watching and the continued support!
That chap giving the first timers briefing was so wonderful - made me laugh out loud! Hats off to both for running up the hill both times - there's absolutely no way I could do that!
Yeah he was great Kendra 💙 so funny! 😂 it was a valiant effort - we definitely earned our coffee! 😊 thanks for watching!
He’s a local legend he runs ultra marathons iron man type events
I’d take hills over a headwind every day of the week!
Haha this is a shout 😂 thanks for watching!
Fab video, made me giggle. That bulldog had to be the highlight! He was quite blatantly loving life, and no way was he moving out of the way for you hahahaha.
Chris, you absolute legend running up that hill. I hate them and would have needed a defib if I'd tried that! Well done Kayleigh for not stopping too. I couldn't even do Jesmond Dene without stopping - shame on me! That has to be the hilliest for me. Also done Carlisle which is one of the hilliest, but it doesn't compare to Jesmond - that ruined me for 2 days hahaha.
Great running, hope to see you both soon 🙂
Ahhh we loved the bulldog too! What a cutie 🐶
Haha to be fair Jesmond Dene does have a tough hill! At least you gave it a go 🙌🏻
Yep, hopefully catch up with you at a Parkrun soon 😊 thanks for the support as always! 💙🙌🏻
Well done! Looks a lovely course apart from the hill! My hardest parkrun was Bevendean Down (near Brighton). One of the smallest parkruns by attendance (funny that!) but one of the toughest!
Thanks Clive! It was tough but really fun! A trail course is always fun and challenging in a different way! 😊 ooh that sounds like a good one, will have to have a look! Thanks for watching 😃
I am humbled by your efforts. Very well done to both of you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Same time Saturday?! 😂😂
Haha don’t know about that 😂 but thanks for the challenge!
Nice to meet you both on Saturday. Great vid. Also our first time visiting Flatts Lane parkrun. Volunteers were excellent and glad we only had to do the hill twice!
Ah it was lovely to meet you both too! So glad you both enjoyed it and thank you for watching! 😊
My local has a fairly large but short-ish hill, have gotten really used to it. I do notice how visitors always comment on and hate it though. I prefer this than a longer less steep hill. I think sometimes the mental side is more difficult than the physical, once you get over that it's much easier.
I love this comment! Totally agree too, the short hills are sometimes the most brutal, but they’re over quickly so that’s the best part! Which is your local parkrun? Thank you for watching 😃
It is brutal that hill and twice it takes it out of you. I’d did in December and was horrible cold snap but would like another go when it’s warmer.
You should definitely have another go! They reckon everyone is quicker a second time 😃 so there’s the incentive we all need! 🙌🏻
mole valley has quite an incline on it 84 metres in two stages
Ooh this is good to know! We’ll have to check it out! Thanks for watching 😃
Brilliant video and definitely the one we were all waiting for! 😂
Amazed you both managed to run the hill both times - I manage about 20 metres on lap 1 before walking! But one of my favourite parkruns and pleased you enjoyed it.
Haha thank you Andy! You did well to walk 20 metres up it, most were walking before the hill 😂
We really enjoyed it thanks! Such a great course and lovely team! Thanks for watching - we’re glad you enjoyed it 😃
Often wondered why this one comes up so "hard" (or slow) in my list as some of it is on an old railway isn't it. Having seen the hilly bit can now see why!
Haha yes! It is on an old railway line at the beginning so the hill would be quite a surprise if we hadn’t been pre-warned, but it’s definitely worth a go! Thanks for watching Tim 😃🙌🏻
Jesmond Dene is probably my hilliest so far - but Flatts Lane is on my to do list!
Yes Jesmond Dene gets a few honourable mentions, it is a tough one! You’ll have to let us know what you think of Flatts, the hill may be tough but it’s loads of fun! 🙌🏻
As a former competitive XC/trail runner this is my local Parkrun and I love it. Nearly every runner up front pushes too hard on the hill then relaxes for a rest at the top. The key to a fast time is to do exactly the opposite. An extra 50% effort on the hill will see you running maybe 1 min/mile faster, but there same effort on the following gentle downhill will see you running 2 min/mile faster. Can't tell you how many times half a dozen runners have gone past me blowing very hard up that hill, them I've flown past them within 100m of the top. Happens every time.
For a quick time you need to maximise the area under the graph. The exact same thing used to happen in XC MTB races when I did those.
I think it just feels more natural to push hard when there's more resistance due to gravity. But if you train yourself to do the opposite you'll be quicker overall.
Great advice! We’ll definitely use it to our advantage the next time we’re there, or racing cross country! 😊
I bet that Park run course would be beautiful in the fall. It's hard for a camera to show how hilly it was but judging by everyone's efforts it definitely looked hard.
I've had some hilly 5k over the years. Some of the more memorable re aces including 3000 to 4000 feet of climbing over the course of a half marathon. I also live at 4500 feet elevation so that adds up too. I love going back to lower altitude for racing.
Thanks for taking me along on your run.
Wow! You must be so good at hill running!
It was hilly! But it was such good fun! Thanks so much for watching as always 💙😃
@@those2runnersI wouldn't say I am good at running hills - I just accept them and try to get up as quickly as possible while not burning out. A lot of our races here where I live are downhill courses. There are a bunch of races here sporting 1000 - 3000 foot drops over the course of a race, which makes for some blazing times.
@@eddiegaul1903wow I bet 🎉 that’s great!! 🙌🏻😃
Great effort up the hill! 1.16 is a great time, especially for your first go at it! I reckon you could get under 1 minute! 😮
There’s Chris’s challenge for next time 😂🙌🏻
Have you done Bestwood Village in Nottingham? I think its harder than Flatts Lane
No we haven’t been, but thank you, we’ll check it out incase we’re ever in the area 😊
This is my local parkrun and i didn't try it until my 25th parkrun milestone.
Amazing! What did you think of it? And how did you find the hill?
Well done both of you, it’s a tough course. My challenge to you next is whinlatter forest!
Thank you Kev! It’s definitely on our list 😊
Durlston is the hardest one I’ve done by far. 6th hardest, so steep but so beautiful
Sounds lovely! I think a few people have mentioned it as being a breathtaking course 😊
When I went to Darlington the other week, this is the parkrun that everyone told me to do 😂😂 Glad I didn't 😂😂
Haha yeah it’s a but more difficult than Darlington - but glad you enjoyed it! Haha one for next time - but maybe not the day before a race!
Ashton Court is the hilliest I've done. I think I prefer hills, pure challenge and torture
Ah cool! There’s quite a lot of hilly routes being unearthed since we mentioned it! Will have to make a list! Yeah, we like the challenge of a hilly course too! We must be a bit sadistic haha! 😂
Hardest ones for me so far, Woolacombe Dunes, Whinlatter, Drumchapel, Faskally Forest, Lanark Moor, Bevendean Downs, Whitekirk Hill & Queen’s Glasgow.
Thanks for this list! We’re doing Queen’s Glasgow in 2 weeks so we’ll report back 😃
@@those2runners It has 3 inclines on each lap, 3 laps. Remember Scottish Parkruns start at 0930.
That hill is great and you do it twice 😂. My hilliest is Whinlatter, you finish higher than where you started
Yes a few people have mentioned Whinlatter, we’ll have to try it out! Thanks for watching Ian 😃
The best bit is, it's called Flatts😂 Belvoir castle, near to where I live is in the 700's for difficulty and is my favourite, essentially 1 lap, the last climb is probably 1k starting with a steady incline which gradually gets steeper. Cracking setting, though, and all-round good vibe.
Haha I know - how ironic! 😂 oooh that sounds like a good one! Will check it out! Thank you for watching! 😊
Try Ormesby 10k lots of mud on the event 😂
Sounds great! 😃
Did my first parkrun recently (Albert parkrun) after watching your videos - really enjoyed it and will defo be going again! I am really close to flatts lane too, not sure I dare try it just yet 😂. Class video again guys 👏🏻
Ah Amy! This is amazing! Chris owes you a coffee for this 😂 well done for getting out and trying it and we’re so glad to hear you loved it! Stick at it, it’s great fun 🙌🏻 we haven’t been to Albert yet, so maybe we’ll see you there 😊 thank you so much for watching!
You guys should try sheringham in east anglia
Oooh - thanks for the tip! We’ll have a look at the course 😃
If you're coming down for the Great South meet-up, you could come down early.
We won’t be there for that 😞 but hoping to get down on June 22nd for the parkrun Jog On meet! 🤞🏼
Hopefully meet you there!!!
@@iaincallaghan2913🎉🙌🏻🧡
Queen Elizabeth in Hampshire is a killer. #1000Subs ❤
I bet there’s a lot of tourist Q collecting there though! I quite like a tough one! Thank you Jonny 🧡🙌🏻 for your support 😃
This was my first Park Run, heart attack hill is great. Try Marshall Drive in Saltburn it’s down 1 side of the field and all the way back up again 4 times
Haha yes! We’ve done Marshall Drive (there’s a very moany video on our channel because I ran it after a week packed with racing 😂 so would like to go back)! Ormesby 10k sounds fun, we love the mud! 😂
@@those2runners It’s on this Sunday I am one of the Marshalls. Hopefully see you there
@@northernninjarunner5506ah we didn’t realise it was this Sunday! Unfortunately we can’t make it but definitely one to add to the calendar for next year! Thanks for putting it on our radar 🎉 and enjoy marshalling!
What a great video. Flatts Lane is brutal
But great for the fitness & stamina and as the runners correctly mentioned the team at Flatts lane are great. Got my 100th parkrun coming up on Saturday at Albert. From there on I’m going to run a lot more at Flatts. If it takes all day it takes all day lol.
Congratulations on reaching 100, what a fabulous milestone to hit 👏🙌🏻 it is brutal, you’re right, but with the right mindset it can be a really fun challenge! And exactly, it doesn’t matter how long it takes - it’s the getting it done that counts! Enjoy your 100 celebrations 🎉😊
Thank You. And see you all at Flatts again soon
@@AEM060357we’ll actually be at Albert this weekend 😃🎉
Great effort from both of you 👏 I tactically speedmarch the hill on lap 2 so I've got enough legs to make up the time I've lost.
That’s a good tactic! 🙌🏻 maybe for next time 😊 good shout!
Excellent run! Way to attack those hills 👍🤙 Love your videos! Keep up the excellent content 🥰
Thank you so much Alan and thanks for watching 😃
Around christmas 2019, I ran two very different parkruns in Melbourne, Australia: Albert & Studley. Albert is almost dead flat, around a lake. Studley goes up and down the banks of the Yarra river, including a section of path with 10 switch-backs that you descend on the way out and climb on the way back!
Wow! Studley sounds so so tough! 😱 well done for ticking that one off though 🙌🏻
Love the Video. Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Hampshire and where I'm running a half marathon on Sunday.
Thanks Iain! Ooh more to add to the list if we’re down that way! And good luck for Sunday 😃
So glad to see you back! I really enjoy your videos. Cheers!! 🤗🇨🇦
Aw thank you so much Sherry! That’s great to hear! Thanks for the support 😃💙
Well done Kayleigh and Chris, loved this one. I struggle with Silksworth's hill so this one looks way too brutal for me.
Thank you so much! 😃 haha yes - Silksworth is a killer too!! 🥵 just a different kind of beast haha!
That looked brutal. Great effort
Thanks Mike 💙🙌🏻😃
Respect, Chris. You went for it up there
He’s still suffering 😂 thanks for watching Gordon! 😃
Exactly as i remember it. The down hill to the finish is a bit cheeky as well.
Haha yes it definitely is - but fun! Hope you’re recovering well Andy 😃
@@those2runners getting there thanks. Cast comes off next Wednesday, then I am in a protective boot for 6 weeks, but I can start to weight bear. Thankfully I have not been in to much pain
@@andywhiteley6027aw that’s great news! Fingers crossed for a speedy, pain-free recovery 🤞🏼
Alice Holt parkrun is not particularly flat! 😱
Here’s one for the list then! Thanks so much for watching 😃
Come to Durlston Country Park! 🤯
Durlston is definitely the most difficult parkrun I've visited. 5 hills. Great community there too. Long way for K and C though
@@AVS_uk oh definitely, but it would make for a beautiful holiday 😍
I like the sound of this! Maybe a future adventure when we’re holidaying again in the UK! Thank you so much for watching 😊 we appreciate it!