600 parkruns - Running Newbiggin-by-the-Sea parkrun as a Forgetful Moth to Celebrate.
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- The plan was to celebrate my 600th parkrun at Blyth Links parkrun but the weather had other plans. Blyth Links, and our plan B parkrun (Whitley Bay), were both cancelled due to ice. Luckily we pulled off plan C which was Newbiggin-by-the-Sea parkrun and the phrase "everything happens for a reason" couldn't have felt more appropriate.
This parkrunday was one I'll remember forever. It was such a stunning place to run and the team were so friendly and welcoming that I totally fell in love with this parkrun. I can't recommend this parkrun highly enough.
It was so fun to run in fancy dress and it was brilliant to be with parkrun friends who celebrated with me. Congratulations to Jayne on her 100th parkrun, and to Danielle and Faith for completing their Cow (50th different parkrun). It was great to meet some awesome podcast listeners too! I feel so thankful to have been with such wonderful people who helped me celebrate my 600th parkrun in the best way possible!
Happy running,
Nicola :)
I live in Newbiggin and have done the parkrun several times. Greatest place on earth!
Couldn't agree more 😍😍😍😍😍
My favourite parkrun ❤. I do it regularly. In fact I did it yesterday morning. We always start it with "Feel the rhythm, hear the rhyme. Newbiggin's ready. It's parkrun time! 3, 2, 1, go! Good old Tommy there with his hooter at the start.
This has to be the best start to a parkrun ever!!! 😃
600 parkruns, if I've worked it out properly, it covers 11 yrs well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 😀
Yup... Correct maths but it took longer because of the pandemic etc 🙃
@NicolaRuns well done nicola. Your a credit to parkruns.
@@mug2y oh my goodness thank you so much, what a lovely thing to say 🤗
What a gem! I never heard of Newbiggin, it looks amazing and I never knew that you could see orca in the UK - i googled it - its true!! Congratulations on your 600th parkrun, only a blue shirt ahead of me 😉Thanks for sharing.
Thank you 🥰 Wouldn't it be incredible to see one?! We can dream 😍
Congratulations on your 600th! Wow what a beautiful parkrun! One to put on my list!
Definitely one for the list! It was stunning! 😍
It was lovely to see you at Newbiggin well done on 600 xxx
Thank you, the warm welcome we got was just awesome 🤗🤗🤗
Well done doing your 600th. Whitley Bay is my home parkrun. I have ran Newbiggin several times and it’s a great parkrun. We are so lucky living on this coast and having so many excellent parkruns close by. Us Geordies will always make you feel welcome , even if you can’t understand the accent at times 😂. I’m really glad your enjoyed it and you make a trip back in the future
You are ridiculously lucky! 😍😍😍 We can't wait to come back but I'm thinking of saving Whitley Bay and Blyth Links for summer so we can maybe spend the weekend! 😃
Congratulations on your 600. I must say thanks for your wonderful compliments about my home town. It is very beautiful in the winter and the sunrises are to die for. Come back for the dolphins in the summer you would love it.
Thank you 🤗 Oh my goodness it would be the icing on the cake to see dolphins! This was such a magical morning 😍🥰
@@NicolaRuns they are quite a regular occurence in the spring/summer
@@NewbigginPhoto ooh, how exciting!!! 😃
Amazing effort Nicola , well done on 600 park runs , greetings from Australia 💪
Thank you so much 😃
Congrats on 600 again! I loved the energy of this race. Each parkrun really has its own flavor and I really love something about each one. Maybe one day I will take some time off of work and hop the Atlantic and take a parkrun vacation! 😄
And yay to fancy dress once again!
Thank you 🤗 Ooh get planning because that's an awesome idea! 🌍😃😃😃
nice work on reaching 600 you will also be proud of me when I get there in 9 years time
I certainly will be 😃 #longtermgoals 😉
Congrats on the 600. You are an inspiration. Seaside locations look fantastic in fine weather, even in winter. I also know how brutal it can be when the bad weather rolls in on an exposed coast.
Thanks 🤗 oh my goodness you're not wrong! When we did Crosby and Morecambe we were absolutely hammered by the weather... It definitely makes me appreciate people like Bill on the Hill even more! Although interestingly he said that the week we were there was the coldest he's ever been... It didn't get above freezing and he's in such an exposed spot! 😱
Well done , what a great achievement and you met the real Captain Birdseye , super jealous 🤣🤣🤣
Awww a real legend 😃
I've already posted "Arbitrary!" to you online around this since, given I couldn't do it in person; have been saving Woodhouse Moor but I'm sure a landmark to visit will pop up another time :)
Congrats on the 600 (though know it's a few more now!) and glad things worked out so nicely on what was a really icy morning!
Thank you 😃 it's totally arbitrary but it was an awesome morning so I'm super pleased I celebrated this not a milestone milestone 🤣
This was really great. When I'd visit England as a kid my grandparents were in the North East.....I love the accents. I've passed the Angel of the North many times and Newbiggin looks like a good place to live! Congrats on 600...that is amazing. Still laugh at Poppy's finishing kick and no way she was letting you have a "win" for your 600th.
I know?! Can you believe it! I laughed when I watched it back and I was so happy she wanted to run with me and then laughed so much when she said it was just so she could beat me! 🤣 I love the accents in the North East too, they just make me smile! 😃
Wow - what a beautiful spot to celebrate your incredible but completely arbitrary 600th run!
Very many congratulations Nic
Thank you 😊 Totally lucked out! It was stunning 😍😍😍
Lovely video. Next time you are up that way in warmer weather I’d recommend a trip out to the Farne Islands from Seahouses after your parkrun. The Farne Islands is only a few miles off the coast but it is like being in a different world because you will sea lots of puffins & seals. Perhaps combine it with a trip to The Pastures parkrun at Alnwick or Wallaceneuk parkrun at Kelso
Couldn't agree more! We've done all of that several times although not for a fair few years. It's just an awesome part of the world. Just stayed in Alnwick for a few days as it happens! 😍😍😍
Wonderful 600th Nicola 🎉 Congratulations x
Thanks Michael 🤗
I started visiting the North East and came across Newbiggin-by-the-sea and its absolutely the best seaside town there is the view of the sea and beach is spectacular and there’s always an ice cream van in the church car park during the summer
Ooh... Are there any other gems you can recommend? 😃 It's such a gorgeous place to stumble upon! We were very lucky 🥰
That whole area is brilliant, the Metro Centre is a brilliant shopping centre, the coastal road all the way up to Berwick from Whitley Bay, Harry Potter castle and Scotland is on the door step you can get to Edinburgh in good time. It’s the coast though just been 15 mins away at most is really good whereas living in Yorkshire it’s at least 1.5 hours to get to a coastline
@@Tims75312 exactly that! We've just spent a few days in Northumberland and ran to Alnwick 😃 absolutely love it and the coast is so stunning all the way along! Sunrise has been spectacular!
Being a southerner it's unlikely I'll visit a lot of these northern videos so it's great to enjoy them through your videos. Well done on the 600, I'm aiming for those lofty heights 😊
Thanks 😃 keep chipping away and you'll get there 🙃
600 puts my 60 to shame!! Well done. Have to agree that the north east does have some incredible coastline, I went to uni in Newcastle so know the area well. Now I'm about as far from the coast as is possible in the UK so don't get to run coastal Parkruns, I may have to make that a 2023 challenge when Warwick is off.
Not at all... You're already a 10th of the way there! 😃 Living in Leeds I always feel really far away from the coast to I really crave going there. To get to do one of my favourite things while at the coast is such a massive bonus! 😃
Whoo hoo!!!! Well done young lady, 600 even as an unofficial milestone is outstanding 👏👏👏👏👏👏.
Awwww thank you. I'm so pleased I celebrated it as it's a LONG way to 1000! 😱
@@NicolaRuns it's massive isn't it. Really surprised there isn't a 750 T.
@@Tonyr2 I'm keeping everything crossed that they introduce one 🤞😃
We are lucky to have a great choice of parkruns around here, it used to just be druridge Bay (which is lovely) but it's amazing to have such choice. I just completed my 70th parkrun. Congratulations on 600!!!
I was thinking of aiming for Druridge Bay but then decided as the forecast was so good that I really really wanted a coastal run 😍 Druridge Bay is definitely still on my list though 😃
Way to go Nicola, 600 is a superb achievement. Only 400 to go for the 1000 😉😆. Seriously though 600, just wow wow wow.
I know right?! Such a long way away! I'll work towards 700 and celebrate that too 😜🥳
What a friendly run... Gorgeous just gorgeous xx
I think it was the friendliest I've done! 😃
Congratulations on your 600th, what an achievement. If I get into the GNR I’ll look at the parkrun options. Love the North East
Thanks 😊 The North East is awesome isn't it?! Northumberland is one of my favourite places to explore! 😍
@@NicolaRuns I did get in, but will probably use this opportunity to get my J in 😇
@@Rubix78 ooh there's 2 to pick from! Both totally different but both great! 😃
Well done on getting to 600! Laughed out loud at Poppy wanting to run with you "so I can beat you at the finish".
As for coastal runs, Gdynia (home of the very first parkrun in Poland) goes up and down along the seafront and is worth a visit for international tourists
Ooh thanks, good tip! Yes I proper laughed at how sweet I thought Poppy was being only for her to say it was to beat me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Happy 600th Nicola - fantastic achievement. Something very magical about running next to the sea. Have to say I saw the 'Spikey Mikey' and thought "is that it?" so not surprised your review was less than enthusiastic
🤣🤣🤣 I know right?! ⭐🍪🤷🏻♀️ I was not blown away 😂 Couldn't agree more about running by the sea, it's the actual dream! And thanks re. 600 🤗
Definitely another parkrun on my list of parkruns to do in the future!!🤩
For sure! Add it to the list 😃😍
Loved this video with all the Northumberland accents reminding me of my childhood ❤️ I'm so glad you got your coastal run. We did this one when it started on the sand and went up the dune, it definitely looks easier now!
Guaranteed PB! 😜 Pleased you enjoyed it 🤗 the accents are the best! So full of joy and they just make me smile! 😃
I went to Newbiggen in the summer, it’s so beautiful, and we saw dolphins! Haven’t done the parkrun yet though, I’m really looking forward to it. Congratulations on 600!
No way did you?! I might save Whitley Bay and Blyth Links for the summer then 🐬 I'd so love to see dolphins 😍
Congrats on the 600 & the great vlog. The parkrun started on the beach when I did it but now I want to revisit & try the new route variant because your enthusiasm for the course was SO infectious! 😀
Thank you 🤗 Awwww that's so lovely to hear! You'd be pretty much guaranteed a PB 😜😃
The water was freezing. But I can not, not get in the water when I'm near it!! Just the most friendliest pr ever! I really missed it this pr morning 😏 please can we go back in the summer to see the seals?
Ooh definitely!!! 🦭 Did they say there are seals too?! 😱😍
Great video and congratulations on number 600! We've got some amazing parkruns on the North East coast. I've done Hartlepool, Cotsford Fields, Whitley Bay and South Shields, all of which have brilliant coastal views. I'm keen to do Newbiggin very soon, not least because I want to see the Jack Charlton statue in Ashington!
I'm super keen to return and check out some of the others. You guys are spoilt for choice 😍😍😍
Oh and thanks 😃🤗
Went here with my work the other week, and ran all along the prom and village. It's a really nice place with great views. I feel lucky with my work as last week i was running in Penzance. Love your videos. I listened to you on running is BS podcast, and had to find your falling over video.
Lol... Not my finest hour 🤣🤣🤣🤬🙊 yes that's super lucky! Getting paid to go to cool and beautiful places 😃 #winning
And thanks btw 🤗
This parkrun looks amazing. We really want to do it.
Congratulations on 600, that's incredible. I'm aiming for my 100th this year.
Thanks, ooh it's good to have goals! 😃 Yes this parkrun is spectacular! Definitely recommend a visit! 😍
ARBITRARY!
🎶 It's a thing, it's a thing, it's a thing 🎶
😜
If you love Anthony Gormley Nichola you should come to Crosby park run on Merseyside. It's a mile on the beach a mile on the promenade and a mile on grass. It's a great park run. 👍🏃♂️....oops just heard the end of the video and sounds like you have already done it. 👍
Lol... Yes how could I not?! Another Place is one of my favourite beaches to play on so I had to go do the parkrun there. They'd even put a high-vis on one of the sculptures! 😂
Parkrun tourism sounds and looks great.
I just need to find dog friendly hotels for my beautiful little terrier 🐶.
Yes dogs definitely make it more complicated... But they totally add to the experience so are worth the hassle 😉🐕🐾 it's definitely more complicated when we have blue with us!
Travelodges are dog friendly, I take my dog all over the place staying in Travelodges :)
@@swimrunmatt do you have to book it as a dog friendly room or are they allowed in all rooms? 🤔
@@NicolaRuns on the page where you can add breakfast, late check-out etc, there's a bit there to add a pet - normally £20 extra. it's always been in a normal room when I do it, though I believe there's some central London locations that don't allow pets
@@swimrunmatt ah okay thanks 😊 👍
Arbitrary, but no less impressive. Congrats on 600!
Thank you 🤗 it's too far to 1000 to not celebrate arbitrary milestones! 🙃
I want to run the Newbiggin PR.
I don't blame you! 😍😍😍😍😍