Running does not stop in Shrewsbury for Christmas, not at the local Parkrun.
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00:00Right, how we doing guys? All good. Thank you. It's Christmas morning. What are you doing running? Are you crazy?
00:07We blame her. We blame her.
00:09She always wants to come out on the Christmas Day run, don't you? Yeah, to be fair
00:14What a lovely way to start the day. You're up bright and early
00:17You're gonna be nice and fresh when you get back. A little bit sweaty, but nice and fresh
00:21How is it running in that costume with a beard? Is that not a bit warm?
00:24It will be. I'm sure it will be.
00:27And where's your Christmas jumper young man? What's going on? Maybe next year, eh? Maybe next year.
00:33So what's Father Christmas? Have you done presents yet? Yeah? You've done them already? What time are you up this morning then?
00:40What time are they up, Dad? She set the alarm for half six. Half six? That was a late one.
00:47That's crazy. And what did Father Christmas bring then?
00:50What did he get you? What's your favourite? Your phone. Oh, you've had a phone? A new phone.
00:56Cool, cool. Nice one. What about you boss? Oh, you've had one as well? Good stuff.
01:01Well, you can use that to select a nice Christmas jumper online for next year.
01:06Right, have a great day guys. Thank you.
01:09Adrian, hello sir. Morning. So you're the organiser of Shrewsbury Park Run today?
01:14Yeah, I'm the event director and I'm the run director today.
01:17So you're the organiser of Shrewsbury Park Run today? Yeah, I'm the event director and I'm the run director today.
01:20Is it every Christmas? There's a park run then? Yeah, we tend to do one every Christmas on New Year's Day.
01:25And if someone said, God, that's the last thing I'd want to do on Christmas Day, isn't it just a good vibe here? It's lovely, isn't it, the atmosphere?
01:34Yeah, that's the reason I volunteer, because it's a really good atmosphere.
01:38And it's something that you can do first thing in the morning and then go and enjoy the rest of your day.
01:42Well, that's it. It doesn't get in the way of the day, does it? No.
01:45You finish from here and you're all fresh and ready, aren't you then, really? Yeah.
01:49And has Santa visited you? Not yet, no, because I was up too early this morning.
01:54So what's in store for you the rest of today? Traditional turkey dinner and all that?
01:57Yeah, it will be. I've put my sister's side. Yeah, yeah, good stuff.
02:01Well, thank you for all your hard work with the park runners and Merry Christmas. And to you as well, thank you.
02:12Thanks, Santa!