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I Took My Celebrity Friend To Run His First Half Marathon (it was AMAZING!)

2026-04-05 Sports
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Top Comments (10)

@waltersmith3165 2026-04-05

Having Ben Parkes as your pacer for your first half is pretty sick. 🔥🔥🔥

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@puertolobos4524 2026-04-05

John is so lucky that he was able to run his first half with his celebrity friend Ben Parkes!

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@matty_________ 2026-04-05

That course layout is absolutely mental 😂

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@TRUc972 2026-04-05

I’m so pleased to see this John and Ellis on radio X / XFM got me through some very dark dark days where my drinking was also getting out of control. I found parkrun and running about 12 years ago and I’m now 8 years sober, 400+ parkruns, several half marathons and 2 ultra marathons. All the best for the marathon John, keep it up and thank you for getting me through those bad times

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@timinno 2026-04-05

This feels significant!

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@RunningInJapan 2026-04-06

We all need friends, like Ben.

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@Jax__Blue 2026-04-06

Hearing John say that he's proud of himself sent me to tears. How far he's come. ♥

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@danobrien8522 2026-04-05

Love the Superblast 3 shoe choice! Such a great ride. Thanks for the positive vibes 🫶

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@scotteaglen4872 2026-04-05

I absolutely bloody love John Robins

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@VeryAvgRunner 2026-04-05

It is always enjoyable seeing someone achieve a goal. Especially one that you can relate to. Thanks for sharing this.

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