Ohh I could feel the cold coming out of my screen - one for the summer me thinks. Aww Poppy, hugs! Didn't see the Ponty = bridge though... Thanks for sharing.
I so enjoyed watching this video. Brought memories back from when I ran there. My first and likely to be only first place finish while completing my 50th. Like you I really loved the small community feel.
What an shame that Poppy was unwell and couldn't complete her Full Ponty. Having a sick child while being away from home must have been distressing for you both. The upside is that you have a reason to return to a beautiful location at another time. Congratulations on your 200th venue and Full Ponty milestones. My achievement this weekend was to reach my 300th parkrun at a new event, my 53rd.
Thanks 🤗 it's a long old way to the 500 club isn't it! I hope you celebrated your 300th 🎉 It's my 650th this Saturday and I fully intend to celebrate. When the official milestones are 10 or 20 miles apart then you have to celebrate the bits in between 😂😃
Definitely a wintery looking one Nicola. A real shame you and Poppy couldn't complete it together, however, you have many adventures ahead to look forward too. Hope you're both over the germs
Another great video, Nicola. I’m glad you got to do Pont y Bala at the second attempt. DFYG next time (Don’t Forget Your Gloves!) I got a horrible dead looking finger like that climbing Mount Snowdon on a foggy June day !
What a lovely video with beautiful views and great tree. I am sorry both couldn’t finish the Ponte. I hope you can in the future and be able to climb mountains. Keep up with these amazing videos and you are great presenters
Thank you so much. Yes this trip was definitely far from ideal but there were still good bits and you're right... There will be another day for mountains and the rest of it 🤗
Hi Nicola, great video as always, watched it all the way through just now. Lovely to meet you and we both end up appearing on our respective channels! Appreciate your kind sharing of my Bala video last week, it helped me to surpass my subscriber target and I'll hopefully see you again. Funnily enough, the last video I posted was Cheadle Hulme on 2-Dec and I reckon it was even colder (-5C at 0800 hours!)🥶🥶🥶🙂
Hey Andy, thank you 🤗 Oh my goodness yes we had the same! It was minus 5 for our parkrun the following week also 🥶 then this week was parkswim instead of parkrun 🤣 luckily the weather looks better for Saturday 😃
@@NicolaRuns I think I preferred -5C compared to the deluge we were faced with last Sat. I published a short yesterday to give a flavour of what we ran through😊
I'm also pretty much cashless... except for parkrun. Always keep a few quid in the car for surprise ticket machines and (more importantly) a few 20p pieces for pay toilets.
Pont y Bala is quite a fond memory for me, I did it in 2019 on my birthday weekend when I'd only been running for a few months and got a massive PB, broke the 26 and 25 minute barrier all in one go!
Oh wow! That's amazing - what a big chunk of time to knock off! Awesome work and I can understand why you look back on it so fondly... Did you ring the PB bell?! 🤞😃
@@NicolaRuns at the time I think I was feeling a bit shy being fairly new to it all and I just took a selfie with it instead! 🤣 It was before I had a running watch though, so I don't think I was completely confident I'd done it either until I got the official result.
@@BenCurrington oh my goodness that's so sweet! Because you'd absolutely smashed it! 💪 You might have freaked out if you'd had a watch though! You'd have been like HOW AM I RUNNING THIS FAST?! It's much better to just do it and then be like "Ooh I smashed it" 😃
@@NicolaRuns yes those first few months were amazing, because of all the firsts. You're right, without the watch I was running purely by feel and was obviously ready for more than I realised. I think the flat 2x out and back course played a part too. We keep saying we should go back there, maybe it's time we did!
Aww poor Poppy , feel better soon , we were always given flat 7up for a dodgy tummy when we were kids , could be an irish thing lol . Forgot to tell you the 2 stray cats have moved into the garage , someone has made them a nest with sleeping bags and blankets , no idea who 🙄, they have been eating dog food as they are non conformists 🤣🤣
When we visited Chester in May we planned on this parkrun for the challenge but after your Erddig video, we went there instead. My vlogging was slightly different though as it was sooo hot! Thanks though as I loved erddig
Congrats on your run and finishing the series. Looks like an interesting place to visit. Believe it or not, I was in Wales on a cruise -- visited Tenby -- many years ago. I actually love that sort of weather that you are running in. I usually bundle up before the race and ditch everything right before the start and then throw everything back on the minute I am done. Do you own the van or do you rent it when you want to go on these trips? Just curious. Hope you and Poppy feel better -- I know a few people who got hit with that stomach bug.
Yes there's loads of bugs around ATM aren't there! 😫 I own the van. For my 40th birthday I sold my car, bought the van and went off on an adventure! 😃 Sadly my dad died a few years ago and this is what I did with the money he left me... I think he'd love my van 🥰 I'm with you about the weather because there's something so magical about it. Unfortunately I do struggle to keep my hands warm though 🤦🏻♀️
Oh my goodness, it's one I'll definitely remember for all the wrong reasons 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤮🤦🏻♀️ can't believe I drove 10 hours in total to run a 5km and didn't even get to have a coffee afterwards 😂
Ohh I could feel the cold coming out of my screen - one for the summer me thinks. Aww Poppy, hugs! Didn't see the Ponty = bridge though... Thanks for sharing.
The bridge is at the start/finish turnaround point of the run... It should be in the background as the volunteers cheer us off on our second lap 😃
I so enjoyed watching this video. Brought memories back from when I ran there. My first and likely to be only first place finish while completing my 50th. Like you I really loved the small community feel.
Ooh I dream of being first finisher at a tiny parkrun... Maybe one day 😃
Hope Poppy felt better quickly! Lovely video as always.
Thank you, yes luckily it was just a 24 hour bug... Guess who spent all of Monday vomiting though 🤦🏻♀️🤮🤮🤮🙈😂🙋♀️
Great video, another scenic event to add to my to-do list.
It's a great parkrun and I really do love the smaller events 😃
What an shame that Poppy was unwell and couldn't complete her Full Ponty. Having a sick child while being away from home must have been distressing for you both. The upside is that you have a reason to return to a beautiful location at another time.
Congratulations on your 200th venue and Full Ponty milestones. My achievement this weekend was to reach my 300th parkrun at a new event, my 53rd.
Thanks 🤗 it's a long old way to the 500 club isn't it! I hope you celebrated your 300th 🎉 It's my 650th this Saturday and I fully intend to celebrate. When the official milestones are 10 or 20 miles apart then you have to celebrate the bits in between 😂😃
Definitely a wintery looking one Nicola. A real shame you and Poppy couldn't complete it together, however, you have many adventures ahead to look forward too. Hope you're both over the germs
Thank you so much. Yes, poor Poppy, it'd be lovely to return one day though and like you say, there will be many more adventures to come 😃😃😃
Poor Poppy xxx
@@emmarunyeard6832 I know right?! Bless her heart ❤️
Looks like such a beautiful run! I hope you and Poppy are feeling better xx
Thank you, we're fully recovered now but it was a really nasty bug! 😭
Another great video, Nicola. I’m glad you got to do Pont y Bala at the second attempt. DFYG next time (Don’t Forget Your Gloves!) I got a horrible dead looking finger like that climbing Mount Snowdon on a foggy June day !
Thanks Matt, I'm so happy we made it too, even if Poppy didn't get to run! Oh totally, I'm never without gloves. They're an essential for me ❄️😃
What a lovely video with beautiful views and great tree. I am sorry both couldn’t finish the Ponte. I hope you can in the future and be able to climb mountains. Keep up with these amazing videos and you are great presenters
Thank you so much. Yes this trip was definitely far from ideal but there were still good bits and you're right... There will be another day for mountains and the rest of it 🤗
Sitting in Sydney at 30 degrees. Love your videos. Makes my Sunday evening
Awww thank you so much... Please send us some of your warmth! 🤣☀️
Congratulations from the first one to complete all 4 ponty.
Awwww thanks, and how exciting! How on earth did you track that?! 😱
Excellent work, British roads are great but for the volume of traffic, get better Poppy, put her on your back and run 😂❤
Oh my goodness imagine how much vomit would be in my hair if I did that?! 😳😱🤣🤣🤣
Hi Nicola, great video as always, watched it all the way through just now. Lovely to meet you and we both end up appearing on our respective channels! Appreciate your kind sharing of my Bala video last week, it helped me to surpass my subscriber target and I'll hopefully see you again. Funnily enough, the last video I posted was Cheadle Hulme on 2-Dec and I reckon it was even colder (-5C at 0800 hours!)🥶🥶🥶🙂
Hey Andy, thank you 🤗 Oh my goodness yes we had the same! It was minus 5 for our parkrun the following week also 🥶 then this week was parkswim instead of parkrun 🤣 luckily the weather looks better for Saturday 😃
@@NicolaRuns I think I preferred -5C compared to the deluge we were faced with last Sat. I published a short yesterday to give a flavour of what we ran through😊
I'm also pretty much cashless... except for parkrun. Always keep a few quid in the car for surprise ticket machines and (more importantly) a few 20p pieces for pay toilets.
I am the same but we've just come back from Ireland so in the car there's still Euros for car parks 🤦🏻♀️🤣 I need to switch back to pounds 🙈😂
Pont y Bala is quite a fond memory for me, I did it in 2019 on my birthday weekend when I'd only been running for a few months and got a massive PB, broke the 26 and 25 minute barrier all in one go!
Oh wow! That's amazing - what a big chunk of time to knock off! Awesome work and I can understand why you look back on it so fondly... Did you ring the PB bell?! 🤞😃
@@NicolaRuns at the time I think I was feeling a bit shy being fairly new to it all and I just took a selfie with it instead! 🤣 It was before I had a running watch though, so I don't think I was completely confident I'd done it either until I got the official result.
@@BenCurrington oh my goodness that's so sweet! Because you'd absolutely smashed it! 💪 You might have freaked out if you'd had a watch though! You'd have been like HOW AM I RUNNING THIS FAST?! It's much better to just do it and then be like "Ooh I smashed it" 😃
@@NicolaRuns yes those first few months were amazing, because of all the firsts. You're right, without the watch I was running purely by feel and was obviously ready for more than I realised. I think the flat 2x out and back course played a part too. We keep saying we should go back there, maybe it's time we did!
@@BenCurrington oh I wonder what it would be like if you went back! I reckon you'd have to run without a watch again 😃
Aww poor Poppy , feel better soon , we were always given flat 7up for a dodgy tummy when we were kids , could be an irish thing lol . Forgot to tell you the 2 stray cats have moved into the garage , someone has made them a nest with sleeping bags and blankets , no idea who 🙄, they have been eating dog food as they are non conformists 🤣🤣
Awwww that's so cute! 😻😻🤗🥰 Yes poor Poppy indeed but then she gave the bug to me 🤨 so then poor me 🤣🤣🤣
Yes indeed poor you lol , you are hilarious madam ( haven't given you one of them in a while ) seeing as it's Christmas 😊
@@bren70ssss94 😂😂😂 brilliant 🤣☃️🎄
When we visited Chester in May we planned on this parkrun for the challenge but after your Erddig video, we went there instead. My vlogging was slightly different though as it was sooo hot!
Thanks though as I loved erddig
The thing is it's kind of win-win! They're both awesome parkruns, although yes, both have been so cold when I have been 🥶❄️🙃
Congrats on your run and finishing the series. Looks like an interesting place to visit. Believe it or not, I was in Wales on a cruise -- visited Tenby -- many years ago. I actually love that sort of weather that you are running in. I usually bundle up before the race and ditch everything right before the start and then throw everything back on the minute I am done. Do you own the van or do you rent it when you want to go on these trips? Just curious. Hope you and Poppy feel better -- I know a few people who got hit with that stomach bug.
Yes there's loads of bugs around ATM aren't there! 😫 I own the van. For my 40th birthday I sold my car, bought the van and went off on an adventure! 😃 Sadly my dad died a few years ago and this is what I did with the money he left me... I think he'd love my van 🥰 I'm with you about the weather because there's something so magical about it. Unfortunately I do struggle to keep my hands warm though 🤦🏻♀️
What. A. Weekend. Not magical. Looked like a lovely parkrun though. Thank you for making the video despite the trying circumstances!
Oh my goodness, it's one I'll definitely remember for all the wrong reasons 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤮🤦🏻♀️ can't believe I drove 10 hours in total to run a 5km and didn't even get to have a coffee afterwards 😂
@@NicolaRuns When you told it to Running is BS it was pretty funny. I'm sure living it wasn't.
@@pennysimpson2777 oh my goodness it was AWFUL! 😱 I'm still pretty traumatised by the thought of it 😂😂😂
Your next challenge is to complete all the parkrun countries in the world good luck
Who do I apply for to get the funding for this?! 😂