Rewarding 5km Medway Park Run
Get fit and active – do a Medway Park Run
Lockdown feels like a lifetime ago, thank goodness! What a time, hey? 😅 Although through adversity many people saw an opportunity to better themselves, mentally and physically, through many various activities, routines and habits – one of the many being running🏃♀️.
Lockdown may now be a distant memory, but the legacy of it lives on in our physical and mental health and wellbeing. You may well still be feeling its effects. So, why not press pause on the latest Netflix must-see programme, lace up your running trainers and get down to the Great Lines Park in Gillingham for the 5km Medway Park Run!
The 5km Medway Park Run course
You will be running a 5km course with a fellow 400 teammates. The course starts at Great Lines Heritage Park, Brompton Road, Gillingham. The course begins with a lap of the football field before joining the path to the Chatham Naval Memorial. A loop of the Memorial brings the runner back to the path and a return to the football field.
This is completed twice. The Medway Park Run course is a combination of granite resin, gravel and grass.
The course is suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs, please note there are grass up & down hills on the route.
From the Couch to 5K
Whether you’re first, second, one hundredth or last on your Medway park run, it does not matter! What matters is that you have made the effort to go from the couch to 5K, and your reward will be that you will feel AMAZING! 🙌🙌🙌
In a time where we are bombarded with information and social media, it can all get a bit overwhelming. As much as it is okay and normal to feel like that, we should choose not to treat ourselves as such. We deserve to treat ourselves better.
Going from couch to 5K on your first Medway park run is an achievement in itself and one to be proud of, but, as a bonus, you can choose to go running with other members of your local community. This is also an opportunity to make friends, and get a well-earned coffee with them afterwards! ☕️
Medway Fit have more information on Couch to 5K for Beginners.
Rebel Runners Medway running club have more info on Couch to 5K and support from running groups.
On the RunTogether website, you can find out more about how Medway Fit regularly run an 9 week long beginners ‘Couch to 5km’ class, family friendly training sessions and more specific technical training and run based sessions for experienced runners that takes place in various venues, open spaces, trails and road routes throughout Medway and beyond.
Medway Parks – One Mile Routes
Medway Sport are launching 26 one-mile routes across twenty-six parks to help encourage Medway residents to get active and take on a daily mile walk, jog or run in their nearest park.
More info on the One Mile Routes here, on the Medway Parks website.
Running solo
If the motivation to get out of bed or up off the couch and go running isn’t an issue for you, and you don’t need a running support group with you every step of the way on your first Medway Park Run, then go you! We salute you. If you would rather keep yourself to yourself and run solo whilst you listen to your podcast, that is perfectly fine too. No judgements here.
Want to run solo but would still benefit from guidance?
Ready 2 Run beginner’s programme
On their new beginner’s running programme Ready 2 Run will take you through a range of sessions to improve your fitness, from walking to running over 10 weeks.
After the programme, you’ll be ready to run 5K and take part in a Medway park run or any of the friendly local running clubs in Medway.
Audio guides are available
Audio guides are from running coach Ed, who will guide you through each session. You do not need any special equipment other than your phone, headphones and running kit.
You can run without headphones or listen to your own music if you prefer. Everything is laid out in an easy to follow plan so you can easily time yourself using a stopwatch or your phone.
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Get down to the Great Lines Park every Saturday at 9am
Lets better our community by bettering ourselves, getting fit and active and inspiring the next generation. Get down to the Great Lines Park every Saturday at 9am for the Medway Park Run and take your first step 👣
For more information please email greatlines@parkrun.com or visit Medway Park Run website here.
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