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My parkrun Journey

Same letters. Different places. More challenges to collect.

97parkruns
34unique venues
12volunteer occasions
20runs in 2026
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WalesWales
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Alphabeteer I

The original journey

23/2592%
AAthlone (closed)Ireland IRL
BBasingstokeEngland ENG
CCabinteelyIreland IRL
DDundalkIreland IRL
EEden ProjectEngland ENG
FFairviewIreland IRL
GGinninderraAustralia AUS
HHillsborough ForestNorthern Ireland NI
IIllaunmanaghIreland IRL
JJersey Farm
KKnocknacarraIreland IRL
LLaytown BeachIreland IRL
MMalahideIreland IRL
NNewcastle WestIreland IRL
OOranmoreIreland IRL
PPoolbegIreland IRL
QQueen’s, BelfastNorthern Ireland NI
RRiver ValleyIreland IRL
SSt Anne’sIreland IRL
TTolka ValleyIreland IRL
UUniversity of GalwayIreland IRL
VVictoria Park, NewburyEngland ENG
WWexford RacecourseIreland IRL
YY PromenâdWales WAL
ZZuiderpark

Alphabeteer II

New places, new views

8/2532%
ATBC
BTBC
CClonmelIreland IRL
DTBC
ETBC
FTBC
GTBC
HTBC
ITBC
JTBC
KTBC
LTBC
MMace RanchUSA USA
NTBC
OOughterardIreland IRL
PTBC
QQueenswayNorthern Ireland NI
RRoyal Canal, KilcockIreland IRL
SShorne WoodsEngland ENG
TTBC
UTBC
VVandeleurIreland IRL
WWaterstownIreland IRL
YTBC
ZTBC

Alphabeteer III

Further horizons

1/254%
ATBC
BTBC
CCorkaghIreland IRL
DTBC
ETBC
FTBC
GTBC
HTBC
ITBC
JTBC
KTBC
LTBC
MTBC
NTBC
OTBC
PTBC
QTBC
RTBC
STBC
TTBC
UTBC
VTBC
WTBC
YTBC
ZTBC

Challenge collection

Letters, dates, times, positions, tourism and volunteering — one result can move several challenges at once.

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Christmas Day

Basingstoke — 25/12/2012

1/1
✦

Compass Club

Missing: North, South, East

1/4
7D

Daily

Missing: Monday, Thursday

5/7
▦

Date Bingo

87 unique calendar dates

87/366
◆

Double-Ton

Best: Basingstoke (31)

31/200
⌖

Explorer 100

34 locations

34/100
NY

Festive Double

Christmas Day + New Year's Day in same festive season

0/1
↻

Groundhog Day

Same time at same event on consecutive parkruns

0/1
✈

Jetsetter

Countries: Australia, Ireland, UK, USA

4/5
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Match

Queensway — event #12 matched volunteer #12 (22/08/2026)

1/1
12

Monthly

All 12 months covered

12/12
LEO

Namely

Needs a second L event

7/8
EI

Old MacDonald

Eden Project + Illaunmanagh + Oranmore; needs a second different E and a second different I event

3/5
↔

Palindrome

24:42 at Corkagh — 15/08/2026

1/1
5K

parkrun

P-A-R-K-R-U-N complete

7/7
52

parkrun Obsessive

Three tiers: 30 / 40 / 50 runs in a calendar year

0/3
☠

Pirates

R requirement satisfied; 5 distinct C venues, so 2 more different C events needed

6/8
#

Position Bingo

54/100 endings

54/100
S

Snakes

2 distinct S venues: St Anne’s, Shorne Woods; 8 more different S events needed

2/10
BG

Staying Alive

1 distinct B + 1 distinct G completed; needs 2 more different B events + 2 more different G events

2/6
00

Stopwatch Bingo

Missing: 02, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25, 26, 27, 31, 34, 43, 51, 56

47/60
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Tourist Streak

Best streak: 25

5/5
♥

Voluntary

12/20 from user-confirmed volunteer total

12/20
✋

Volunteer of All Trades

4/10 from app-reported progress

4/10
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Volunteer Ratio

12 volunteer occasions vs 97 runs = 12.4%

1/1
V+

Volunteer Tourist

2/10 from app-reported progress

2/10
⌛

We Were Here

Athlone — attended 21/05/2016; event now closed

1/1
◉

Where It All Started

Bushy not yet in supplied history

0/1
50

Half Cowell

16 more locations

34/50
30

Bronze Obsessive — 2026

10 more needed in 2026

20/30
LEO

Name Badge — LEO

L = Laytown Beach; E = Eden Project; O = Oranmore

3/3

Latest parkruns

DateVenueTimePosAge grade
05 Sep 2026Vandeleur23:452268.70%
29 Aug 2026Waterstown26:181562.04%
22 Aug 2026Queensway24:427266.06%
15 Aug 2026Corkagh24:424366.06%
08 Aug 2026Illaunmanagh23:18770.03%
01 Aug 2026Queen’s, Belfast24:153567.29%
25 Jul 2026Royal Canal, Kilcock23:382769.04%
“Every letter takes you somewhere.”LEO LUNDY · PARKRUN COLLECTION