Brody The Runner

  On the 26 th of February 2022, I did my first parkrun at citypark par krun in Craigavon. Since then, I have done over 100 parkruns , got under sub-20 and have volunteered a couple of times. Let’s take a look at the origin story.    It all started on Christmas of 2021 when I got my Apple watch. The Apple watch changed how I ran, because i t allowed me to see how fast I was going. So, over the next couple of months I would do my run in the boxing club, then come home and annoy my mum about how fast I was going .   Then one day my mum told me about this runn ing event called parkrun . At first, I was a bit hesitant (mainly because I couldn’t be bothered with registering ) but I decided to do it. I registered for parkrun and got my barcodes.    Then , I decided to train for it. On Monday I did two 800ms and 1mile. On Tuesday I did a 1.2km and a 400m . On Wednesday I did 2km. On Friday, I did 4.5km. Looking back I can’t remember the logic ...

  Over the last two years, I have done several parkruns . After doing a new parkrun I like to compare them . For example, out of all parkruns I have done in Belfast I would say Falls would be the hardest . However, let’s go bigger than Belfast and find what is the hardest parkrun in Northern Ireland. Now, I haven’t done all the parkruns in Northern Ireland , so I decided to ask ChatGPT what the 5 hardest parkruns are in Northern Ireland . I hope this can be used to decide what parkrun to do when looking for a challenge , but also create a discussion, so please use the comment section if you agree or disagree with the results. Anyways, these are the results.     1 . C astlewellan parkrun   This one will really test your legs. The course winds through stunning Castlewellan Forest Park, but don't let the beauty distract you— there's a long, steep hill that feels like it never ends! You’ll be tackling gravel paths, woodland trails, and rolling terrain, but tha...