Running parkrun before Running an Ultra Marathon. Harrogate parkrun & Panther Takes the Hindmost

I missed my long run due to a niggle in my knee and thought the best course of action was to enter a marathon a week later... As you do! The marathon was on a Saturday so naturally I needed to run parkrun first! I headed to Harrogate parkrun and then rushed over to meet team Punk Panther to join in Panther Takes The Hindmost. In this race all runners run four qualifying 10.5km loops (a marathon). From this point onwards all runners complete a lap, and every lap the runner at the back is eliminated until there is just one runner left standing... The winner! My plan was just to run a marathon and stop there but this proved harder than I thought it would be (you'll see why in the video!). I was very happy to finish this race feeling fit, strong and happy. Huge thanks to the volunteer team at Harrogate parkrun and to team Punk Panther. I love my running friends for keeping me accountable and helping me push my boundaries. This day made me feel so happy and I even did my finish line press-ups. I think these might become a thing now after running a marathon or longer (unless I'm pacing as that might look like it is showing off!). A brilliant day full of running. If you would like to contribute to the channel then you can visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nicolaruns or follow me on Instagram:   / nicolaforwood     / nicola.runs   Some useful links are below. Happy running, Nicola :) I film with a DJI Osmo Pocket 2: https://amzn.to/4eFte13 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/harrogate https://www.yorkshirewater.com/things... https://www.yorkshirewater.com/things... https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/ https://www.punkpanther.co.uk/races#PTTH