Halfway through the second day of our journey along the Royal Chilterns Way, we swapped pedals for trainers at Church Mead parkrun in Old Amersham. It was a necessary detour: I’m aiming to reach my 500th parkrun before my 50th birthday, and the lure of another tourism tick was too strong to resist. Ewan chose to spectate, wisely saving his legs for the 60 miles of cycling that still lay ahead, but for me it was a “must-do”.
The course quickly lived up to its challenging reputation. Two laps that weave past fields of wheat and into shaded woodland, broken by sharp climbs that test the lungs but repay with wide, open views across the valley. A parkrun that’s as tough as it is beautiful.
Afterwards, we followed the stream of finishers to Seasons Café, a sunlit spot on Amersham’s old high street. Over coffee and tasty breakfasts we chatted with a local runner, who pointed out some of the sights we’d encounter on the day’s ride. Then it was back on the bikes: parkrun complete, the Northern Loop of the Chilterns awaited.
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Useful Links
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Church Mead parkrun
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/churchmead/
Breakfast at Seasons Cafe
https://www.seasons-cafe.co.uk/
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About Ian, Iona and Family
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Each week on this channel Ian (Dad) and Iona share our little adventure experiences, often joined by Ewan (Iona’s older brother) and Ruth (Mum) too.
Our weekends often start with parkrun. Iona is on a non-repeat parkrun tourism streak having now visited over 100 different places since she started parkrunning. But we don’t just do parkun and dash home, we love exploring the area and often use bikes and trains for our travels to keep our carbon footprint low and because it adds to the adventure too. When school holidays arrive, longer adventures are possible with Ewan and Iona both being keen cycle tourists and mountain climbers!
So if you like heading outdoors and your idea of a perfect weekend includes parkrun, climbing a mountain or exploring new places on two wheels then we would love to have you join us on our adventures.
We’d love it if you subscribed so you can follow our journey and hopefully be inspired to get out the door and have your own little adventures. Do like and leave comments on our videos too on questions you might have or ideas for places to explore or adventures to go on.
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