Erddig parkrun (National Trust), Wales. Attempt to Run the Full Ponty but Pont y Bala was Cancelled.

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  • @simonthecuddlyteddy
    @simonthecuddlyteddy Рік тому +1

    Another smashing video Nicola, thanks.
    On my first and only canal boat holiday I was left to drive over that aqueduct whilst my friends all hid inside the boat. It was terrifying!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Are you kidding?!?!??! 😱😱😱 Massive well done! That must have been such an experience 😱 That's super brave of you! Well done! Being up on a boat I think must be the worst. The kayakers said they felt worse walking than kayaking as they were so low down but on a canal boat you'd be above the level with just a sheer drop 😱😱😱 not for the feint hearted that's for sure!

  • @terben7339
    @terben7339 Рік тому +1

    It's good watching these from the perspective of an Australian summer. Cancellations here are more often due to flooding at riverside venues rather than ice. I volunteered and tailwalked on Saturday because I knew that Sunday's New Year parkrun was going to be over 30°C at 8:00am heading rapidly towards 37-38°C. A warm start to 2023. A Happy New Year to you and Poppy.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      OH MY GOODNESS! That's insanely hot! Tail walking sounds like an excellent call in weather like that l! ☀️ Happy New Year 🤗🎇

  • @dprid
    @dprid Рік тому

    Crikey that takes me back. I first went to Erddig as a teenager a few weeks after it opened in 1977, and I played hockey matches under the aqueduct against the Monsanto factory team a couple of times 40+ years ago.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Oh wow! I'm only just discovering Wales and I'm absolutely falling in love with it! 😍😍😍

  • @BUSHMANandBLUE
    @BUSHMANandBLUE Рік тому +1

    Yay! So cute🥰. Those white birds are albino robins👍.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Oh I wondered what they were. Thanks Al ❤️❤️❤️

    • @nolavout9094
      @nolavout9094 Рік тому

      Happy new year all of u xx

  • @thebuttonmushroom
    @thebuttonmushroom Рік тому

    Ahh so glad you did beautiful Erddig. Can’t believe I didn’t know about the aqueduct at Trevor, as I’d love to have seen that… oh well, an excuse to go back!!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      To be fair it was only after chatting to the team at Erddig that we went to Llangollen and then chatting to locals in Llangollen that we discovered the aqueduct which is 4 miles away! Tapping into local knowledge is one of the things I love about parkrun tourism... Because otherwise we'd had missed it for sure! And as you say - it's a great excuse to go back 😃

  • @MrRennieFrumpkin
    @MrRennieFrumpkin Рік тому

    Those old boys were doing a great job! Glad they stayed on their feet though!!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      They definitely were although it made me pretty nervous seeing them slip around! 😱

  • @barnabynorman157
    @barnabynorman157 Рік тому

    That parkrun looked stunning but think it would be much nicer when warmer and OMG the aqueduct was amazing - I was getting wobbly just watching you! Thanks for sharing.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      I was not expecting to get wobbly legs walking over, it really surprised me! And Faith, bless her heart, couldn't come over to the other side. Very wobbly legs indeed! 😱

  • @audgester
    @audgester Рік тому

    I saw the title and thought, "OH NO!" so I am glad you had another run you were able to do and took it all in stride! The sheep were really fun and the aqueduct was so cool! That Christmas display was beautiful! I am glad everyone was safe and really admire those marshals. They make all the difference!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      The marshals were so wonderful! They were put in a really hard predicament when the rain started at 8:55! Just 5 minutes to go until the run and it started getting really icy! It was crazy! Christmas at National Trust properties is always a bit magical I think ⛄

    • @audgester
      @audgester Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns Much respect to the runners and marshals! Thank you!

  • @richsullivan1950
    @richsullivan1950 Рік тому

    What a start to 2023! I expected Nicola Runs, but got a bonus helping of Nicola Aqueducts (surely a companion channel waiting to happen? )

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      🤣 I would love that! Although the other 5 wonders of the waterways aren't all aqueducts so it might have to be Nicola's Adventures 😜🤣

  • @patrickpattison6711
    @patrickpattison6711 Рік тому

    Another great video, you did well to find a Parkrun on that weekend. I like your term Parkfaff, i always base any Parkrun tourism around what i can do afterwards as much as the run itself. A great excuse to visit places you might not otherwise consider. Happy running for 2023.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Thank you 🤗 Happy New Year 🎇 We were so lucky to get to run and in retrospect maybe a little silly for touring so far away in the winter BUT it led to such an awesome weekend I think I'd do exactly the same again 😃 I totally agree about what you do afterwards. I never understand people who dash to a parkrun to "tick it off" and then leave. I think they're missing so much! And also part of the parkrun magic is being accepted into a local community in a new place so it's madness not to take advantage of that and ask what the local gems are 😍

  • @adrians6488
    @adrians6488 Рік тому

    Another excellent video and some great ideas for places to visit, thanks. Looks a great place for a park run, but as someone who is very nesh and also no good at ice skating I'd probably wait until the summer! 😉
    The birds are little egrets. (Mainly a winter visitor but there have been small settled colonies in the south since the late Eighties).

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      The birds were so lovely! I was mesmerised 😍 I think a summer visit would definitely be better and I'd make a weekend of it and climb some of the mountains too. It's such a beautiful part of the world! I've not heard the word nesh for AGES, it's really nice to see it used 😃

  • @arrontrevor7086
    @arrontrevor7086 Рік тому

    Good job you managed to have a plan B after the cancellation. In Poland we had snow and ice all over the country that weekend but didn't cancel any events! I've run on icy paths a few times, and as long as you're careful it's not too much of a problem.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      To be honest I think other countries are much better at dealing with snow and ice than we are here in the UK! Oh and this was Plan C! We had a few options but first 2 cancelled that morning and as it turned out so many others were cancelled too! 😱

  • @richinleam
    @richinleam Рік тому

    Happy New Year. Another lovely looking Parkrun. When conditions are like that you just have to enjoy the day! I remember going to Leamington's 500th event last year and it was an absolute mud pit. Ankle deep mud, steep and slippy uphill section and deep puddles throughout. Clocked my slowest ever run but by far the most fun.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Happy New Year! 🎇 Oh I love runs like that! Running in mud that's really silly makes me feel like a child 🤣 I've got a race on Sunday that I think might be like that 😂

  • @DanniiAndStuRunningAdventures

    I love the sheep part 😆 We did a 10k that included sheep, and they were the same, running everywhere.
    Great video

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Thank you 🤗 Lol the sheep! There were so many of them - An added obstacle hey?! 🐑😂 The poor shepherd marshal running backwards and forwards to keep the sheep off the path! 🤣

  • @rhiannonruns829
    @rhiannonruns829 Рік тому

    Beautiful scenery at that parkrun!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      We were lucky to stumble upon it. It was beautiful 😍

  • @pennysimpson2777
    @pennysimpson2777 Рік тому

    How absolutely spectacular! 😍

  • @andyclark8991
    @andyclark8991 Рік тому

    Nicola
    What a smashing cool video. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Thanks so much Andy! 😃 The universe smiled on us this day and turned what could have felt like a wasted trip into a brilliant adventure 😃 I was so happy!

  • @MB-qk5it
    @MB-qk5it Рік тому

    We had 570 on our local Christmas Day park run. Thanks for the great vlogs and HNY.🏃

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Christmas Day parkrun is my absolute favourite! 😃 Best start to Christmas ⛄ Happy New Year 🎇

  • @lynseygamble2398
    @lynseygamble2398 Рік тому

    My husband and I went to pont y bala on the weekend thought we may see you. Great Parkrun though we have Erddig to do aswell, looks a nice course.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      It's so far that I need a clear weekend to do it and also I'd like the weather to be a bit warmer so that we don't face cancellations again. I hope you had a great run, I can't wait to run there and complete my Full Ponty 😃

  • @Mookiethedog
    @Mookiethedog Рік тому

    Really cool video. I loved the sheep and the aquaduct. It was very strange to see Poppy not being able to do her full sprint finish because of the ice! Happy New Year to you both!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Thanks 🤗 Happy New Year! I did laugh at the kids running in 🤣 the team were saying "be careful it's icy" and so they were being super tentative as they'd already fallen! ❄️

  • @elizabethrogers3030
    @elizabethrogers3030 Рік тому

    Happy New Year Nicola! Another great video as always.
    One of the things I love about you is that you can make a not ideal situation into a really fun adventure, and I think that is a really special trait to have, and pass on to the lovely Poppy, who doesn't complain much about the change of plans and always has fun no matter the situation.
    Wishing you, and Poppy, all the best for 2023, and I'm looking forward to whatever adventures you choose to share with us this year.
    Happy running :)

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Happy New Year! 🎇 Awww thank you so much. It can be hard to get over the initial disappointment sometimes but to be honest I watched the rate of cancelled events and didn't think we'd make it to a run and so it felt like a real gift when we did... And what a parkrun?! 😍😍😍 And then to randomly turn up at the aqueduct I'd really wanted to visit was just so lucky?! I think the universe smiled on me this day 🤗

  • @SimonWilliamsTutor
    @SimonWilliamsTutor Рік тому

    I grew up very near the Aqueduct (Pontcysyllte literally translates as connecting bridge by the way). Erddig is a gorgeous parkrun, bits of everything! I've run up Vomit Hill in the heat in the middle of summer - tough! Llangollen was due to get its own parkrun recently but I'm not sure what's happened to that.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Ooh a parkrun in Llangollen would be ace. That's interesting about Pontcysyllte 😃 I'm so in love with Wales... Maybe I'll move there one day 😃

  • @nollys8523
    @nollys8523 Рік тому

    I kept rewinding at “..the sheep crossing is like a Welsh version of the Masai Mara” 😂😂😂
    Happy New Year to you and Poppy.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Happy New Year! 🎇 Ha ha I laughed so much when Michael said that 🤣🤣🤣

  • @virtuocitygowf7272
    @virtuocitygowf7272 Рік тому

    The sheer relief when you see a parkrun sign or pink hi-vis when touring 😥

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Oh my goodness EXACTLY this! 💯

  • @michael24rhos
    @michael24rhos Рік тому

    What a lovely video! I live between erddig/Llangollen there's lots of lovely places to see here. Chirk canal tunnel/Chirk Castle/ crow castle in Llangollen to name a few! If you ever need a tour guide 😊

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Thanks Michael 😀 Yes we were trying to choose what to do as there was so much on offer. What a lovely part of the world you live in! 😍 There was talk of Llangollen getting a parkrun at some point so if that happens then we might have to return for a visit! Still need to make it to Bala too! 🙃 So many parkruns, not enough Saturdays!

    • @michael24rhos
      @michael24rhos Рік тому

      I'm yet to do my first park run iv started back running only ever done 5k so I typed in errdig park run and you popped up. Currently watching some of your park runs on UA-cam seems a good idea to visit new places for running! Trevor canal to Llangollen is beautiful just over 4 miles long! Keep Enjoying your passion and your videos are inspiring! Just watched your 600 park run buy the sea side!

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Thank you 🤗 Really pleased you're enjoying the vidros. Ooh yes you must get to parkrun! Using it to explore new places is our favourite thing to do. We're currently on a 7 hour train journey in Norway to get to a labour day parkrun tomorrow. It's such a great way to explore the world 🌍

    • @michael24rhos
      @michael24rhos Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns hope the hols are going well nicola! Iv just done 5.7k in 33 mins! first one in 3 years looking back on my running app my best was about 20 mins so hopefully I'll be back to that by summer! Thanks for the motivational videos 👍 🏃‍♂️

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      @@michael24rhos thanks, just a long weekend so literally just landed back in Manchester after running the Norwegian extra day parkrun this morning! Gotta love extra parkrundays! That's a decent run, a great benchmark. It's good to know where you are so you can see your progress 🏃‍♂️

  • @Rubix78
    @Rubix78 Рік тому

    Glad you got to run, I missed both over Christmas due to being ill 😢

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! I hope you're feeling better now. We felt very thankful to make it to a parkrun that was on 😊

  • @gavinbillington437
    @gavinbillington437 Рік тому

    I enjoyed my brief spell as a shepherd, farming is in my blood with my grandad being a dairy farmer. I managed to get all the sheep onto one side of the path, but I'm not sure if that was through skill or luck. 🤣
    It is easy to forget the beauty on your doorstep.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Oh my goodness you did such a great job and I was giggling so much at your shepherd comments 🤣 I always think blag it and say it was shepherding skill 😉 nobody will know... You might have to take a crook next time you volunteer to marshal 😜 thank you so much for volunteering and yes, we thought it was an absolutely stunning parkrun! 😍

  • @Welshbud
    @Welshbud Рік тому

    Fabulous. Thanks.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Happy New Year 🎇 You're more than welcome 🤗

  • @bren70ssss94
    @bren70ssss94 Рік тому

    Yay , thanks for a New year's upload Nicola , I'm so sorry for dumping my sad story on you the other day , just had a bit of a moment.Normal service has been resumed , hope Poppy didn't hurt herself and poor blue had a limp too Al said 🤕 hope he's ok . Happy new year to you all 😁

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +2

      Happy New Year! Awww Poppy was fine, kids bounce 😜 and Blue is fine too 😃 It's always better to share than to keep things bottled up so please don't apologise 🙃

    • @bren70ssss94
      @bren70ssss94 Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns ☺️

  • @Josietea
    @Josietea Рік тому

    I was marshalling in the same day at another parkrun… I’m pleased I wasn’t the only one doing a black ice dance! 😅

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      It looked so fun to be stood on it just slip sliding around 😃😂 Although I hope you weren't too cold! ❄️

  • @mattmiller8139
    @mattmiller8139 Рік тому

    Another great video. I also visited the breathtaking Pontcysyllte Aqueduct after doing a parkrun. I left Croydon at 6.15am, did my parkrun at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire over 120 miles away and then drove another 100 miles to the viaduct where I had lunch before heading onto Llandudno.
    I was surprised Erddig parkrun was allowed to go ahead with ice freezing on the paths but it raises an interesting question do parkruns further North try & go ahead if they are not snow covered to keep cancellations to a minimum ? I’m wondering if the test for whether a parkrun should go ahead is different up North.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      No I don't think so... It was a case of conditions changing so quickly that the course check had been done and everything was fine at that point. I've never seen rain ice up that quickly before and I don't think the team had either. I think the National Trust closed the grounds afterwards. The team did their due diligence but conditions changed during parkrun. In the same way the National Trust would never have let people into the property with paths that slippy and dangerous. It's all part of being outside. Things can change because that's just how nature is 🙃

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      I've not been to Llandudno, should I add it to the list? 😃

    • @mattmiller8139
      @mattmiller8139 Рік тому

      Yes, Llandudno is a beautiful beach resort & there is a tram which takes you from the centre of town up onto the Great Ormes Head which gives you breathtaking views of both the town & the North Wales coast. It is very close to the scenic parkrun at Conwy Castle which I would love to do.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      @@mattmiller8139 ooh I'll definitely add it to the list! 😍😃

  • @taffman1
    @taffman1 Рік тому

    Evening, when you sped up the footage of the two older gents running, it reminded me the 'Benny Hill' running scene at the end of the show, just missing the appropriate music.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      Lol, I totally see that 🤣 although I wouldn't be allowed to use that music for free! 😩

    • @taffman1
      @taffman1 Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns Always a catch.

  • @Tonyr2
    @Tonyr2 Рік тому

    That aqueduct, 😯 seen it featured on a documentary a few months ago and it looked scary then but even more so on your video Nicola 😱.
    If I vomit it will be due to giving the beans at parkrun rather than vertigo from that aqueduct 🙃🤮

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      I literally couldn't believe how wobbly my legs felt! It was nuts! Lol I wasn't giving it any beans up vomit hill, not even one bean 🤣

  • @markporritt9883
    @markporritt9883 Рік тому +1

    Meanwhile yesterday in Australia we had a 37 degree Celsius parkrun day 😂

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      It's mad isn't it?! You can watch all the ice and snow videos from the UK to cool down a bit 😜🤣

  • @alanrobinson2229
    @alanrobinson2229 Рік тому

    Little Egrets,you never saw them in UK,when I was a kid.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      I knew someone would let me know 😃 thanks, they're so beautiful! 😍

  • @michealblackgoldcoasteryou3117

    One of the other youtube videos I follow the guy was recently at that tall bridge and he had swam in it on a floating blow up surfboard 🤣

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Absolutely NO WAY would I do that 🤣🤣🤣 I was so surprised just how wobbly my legs felt, I think I'd have felt safer in a kayak tbh!

    • @michealblackgoldcoasteryou3117
      @michealblackgoldcoasteryou3117 Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns 🤣🤣🤣

  • @katiepillar
    @katiepillar Рік тому

    I did not like that aqueduct AT ALL, made me feel proper weird! 😂

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      I know right?! Something very leg wobbly about it! Imagine being in a boat?! 😱😱😱

    • @katiepillar
      @katiepillar Рік тому

      @@NicolaRuns I simply refuse to imagine that

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому

      @@katiepillar 😂😂😂

  • @dannynorman4717
    @dannynorman4717 Рік тому

    Lan Gollen.

    • @NicolaRuns
      @NicolaRuns  Рік тому +1

      Hmmm... 🤔🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 If you ask Michael then yes 😂