If you haven't heard of parkrun, its a free 5K running event that started in Bushy park in London, and has literally spread across the UK and a number of other Countries as well. Every parkrun I've been to is really welcoming, and anyone can join, so if you're interested visit http://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/events/ to find your local.
Here are two images I've made inspired by my local parkrun at Maidstone. The idea behind these images came from talking to a running friend about "wouldn't it be cool if you could collect running badges". So I decided to have a go at making some. This reminded me of being a Brownie and collecting different badges for different activities.
The first image is Maidstone parkrun badge. This is a kind of map of Maidstone parkrun, showing the key features. That's right there are donkeys! Although they don't do much running. I wanted convey the atmosphere of parkrun and show a sense of community.
The second image is of Allington castle which can be seen on the other side of the river. I wanted to draw this as there's a bit of a 'running' joke at Maidstone parkrun, as people often miss the castle. It's often obscured by trees and I think people are just in the running zone. However I liked the idea of a castle badge for people who spot the castle.
Watch this space for more parkrun badges in the future. I like to do a bit of parkrun touristing, so hopefully there will be more to come.
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