A free timed 5k walk/jog/run on the Paint Branch Trail at 9am every Saturday. For a healthier and happier community. All ages and abilities welcome.
College Park, MD
Joined October 2016
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Happy Saturday, folks! We'll see you shortly at the trail. It's going to be a lovely morning to get moving.
And if you're not feeling like doing a 5K this morning, or if you expect to finish early, we could use a few more hands on the crew 🦺🤩
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This week we celebrate THREE big milestones: 300 for Stewart, 250 for Jackie, and 200 finishes for Lori!. That's a lot of 5Ks! But there's more, as between them, they have volunteered around 250 times in total. That is support for a whole lot of free 5Ks for this community.
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Thanks to all three! 🤩🥳
Also, note that tomorrow there's a home #UMD football game against Wisconsin at 12:00. We suspect there may be a bunch of cheeseheads in the area who will want to come along. So, please allow a little extra time for travel and parking in the morning.
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Thanks to Jim for making this video of the lovely ceremony at @CollegePark_MD City Hall recognizing our 10th anniversary. At one point, Mayor Fazlul asks parkrunners in the audience to stand up - and half of the city council do 😍 youtu.be/KqqwArJ6rus?si=q8ZQ…
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Last week we had 200+ runners, and beautiful fall colors today at College Park parkrun #461. We had EIGHT new milestones (and a birthday) to celebrate!! Old & new faces came to the trail, plus some family members.
flic.kr/s/aHBqjDaYAa - full photo album!
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It's beautiful outside. See you soon!
Lori & her fab 🦺 crew will welcome you this morning. It's always a good time when Lori's leading the show.
Join us after at @TheBoardAndBrew
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DOUBLE 250! We have green sashes ready for Gloria and Kalonji, both reaching their 250th parkrun. Gloria joined us in our first summer, and Kalonji in our second winter, so they've been regular fixtures on the Paint Branch Trail for quite a while now.
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Kalonji's favorite parkrun shirt reads "Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday parkrun Sunday." We think that's a pretty healthy perspective on the week!
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It looks like we'll have another fabulous peak fall morning to look forward to, with sun on the foliage. Don't miss out. And join us afterwards for coffee or brunch at @TheBoardAndBrew College Park to round out a perfect start to the weekend.
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Fall foliage + Halloween + 200 parkrunners = a perfect ending to Daylight Savings season on the trail. Fabulous costumes, seven new milestones to celebrate, and our favorite trail looking simply glorious. No surprise that Andrea's photo album this week is just overflowing.
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See the full set at flic.kr/s/aHBqjD999c
A BIG thanks to the 24 volunteers who made it happen this week.
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NEW MILESTONE ALERT! Tomorrow, Jim will volunteer for the 200th time! As you may have noticed, @parkrun recently expanded the milestones to include some new round numbers - 200, 300, 400, etc. Jim is the first person at CP to OFFICIALLY reach one of these new milestone numbers 😯
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Jim is a true mainstay of our event. He's often the first person at the park on a Saturday, helping set up the gear, and the last person to leave, helping pack everything away. If we run into difficulty with results, we use a finish line video that Jim runs during the event.
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Halloween parkrun coming up! The trees are all dressed up at this time of the year ... and you can too!
Wear whatever feels right for our 10/31 parkrun.
🍂🍁🎃👻🧙🏻
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"... making College Park a healthier, more connected, and welcoming city."
That's exactly the kind of city we want to be a part of! It was great to see lots of regulars at College Park City Hall last night, and online, too. Nice touch - Mayor Fazlul wore his red 50 shirt ♥️
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We just can't get enough of the 🍁🍂 on the trail! Last week we got our 'next 10 years' off to a great start. We celebrated some milestones, including our latest 250-timers, and welcomed lots of new first timers, including some first time volunteers.
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Peak fall on the trail! This is one of our favorite times of the year - great weather, beautiful colors, and the same excellent company as ever. See you soon for CP parkrun #459. The next 10 years starts here! Also, join us afterwards at @TheBoardAndBrew
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We have a 250 sash ready for Duane, who first joined us 9 yrs ago and quickly got hooked. Duane is a local Legend, holding the record for the most consecutive finishes at the annual JFK 50-miler in western MD (1981-2018). He is also a former mayor of nearby New Carrollton.
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