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My name is Ben and I set up Parkes Running with three main goals.
1. Offer great running advice through my YouTube channel, for free, every week.
2. Design affordable training plans that anyone can follow.
3. Create the best running hats in the world, while offering a line of technical and casual gear that will look awesome on any runner.
It's great to have you on board, let's get this done!
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from 4554 reviewsThis is a really nice running top. It's shaped without restricting movement or being clingy/tight around the stomach. It's also a good length - I am 170cm tall with a relatively long torso for my height, and this comes down just below my hip, which I really like. (I am generally a size 12 with small chest but rounded stomach/wide hips, and the medium is perfect.) And the colours are amazing! They look even better in real life. I'm a fan of the 'getting it done' writing on the sleeve as it feels like a perfect mantra, especially for when my next marathon training segment starts in a few weeks!

Great top. Spot on for sizing as well.

Hello Ben,
I like the versatility of your plan(s). Especially the mix of Easy Runs, Speed Sessions and Progressive Runs.
Great!
Best Regard
Reinhard

Helped me take 8 minutes off my best, following four years of unstructured running and wondering why I couldn’t get any faster. Would recommend to anyone, simple and easy to understand and follow. Purchased a plan for my wife who is gearing up for the Great Birmingham run. Thanks Ben!

Loving the hat. My 1st Ben parks apparel purchase and won’t be the last, great quality arrived quickly and love the design 👍👍👍👍

Absolutely top quality. Very lightweight and very comfy. Even better than my Stance caps. Will be my go to cap for long distance races and recovery runs.

Quick service from the team, personalised card, small touch but nice to receive. Hat is light, comfy, good size adjustment. Would recommend no problem. Many thanks.

Purchased to use at this year's London marathon. Very happy with the quality, speedy delivery and fit of Singlet, also the length of singlet is slightly longer than most others which was an unexpected bonus. I love the colourway which will complement my green superblast 2.

Bought the pink t shirt and the Lens Flare women's top for my wife as a present. She was over the moon with them, the quality is exceptional! We're both relatively new to running (ages 50 & 49) and it's been a delight in discovering what it entails, it's certainly been even more fun buying quality merch like this! Looking forward to placing another order soon 😀

Fantastic, ultra lightweight, invisible feel, chafe free, super cool running vest. Expensive but worth every penny, highly recommend.
For reference I am 5’6” 63kg and wear M, perfect fit.
Getting It Done in Rome 😎

Easy order and excellent delivery! Love the color, fits well, & shirt material feels good on the skin when running. Would definitely buy again !

Great price great service and even better quality running top.
Will be buying more.

A thin sweater for the rest days. The cut is comfortably loose and the navy blue color is pretty. The material is good quality.

I love my Ben Parkes trucker hat. Really comfortable, easy to fit and style. Would love to see a UPF rating on them for those of us with less luxurious hair than Ben's.

After running my first half in the autumn and struggling with small injuries in the training for that I bought this plan. Due to the mix of different speeds and the inclusion of a strength-routine I hoped that I could minimise the issues I previously had.
Now, a few days after the race I can say: It worked wonders! I improved from a 2:06h to a 1:54h even though this half was on a more difficult route with more elevation than the first.
Especially the speed sessions were great for giving me the feeling that I could manage the pace while the long runs (especially those with race-pace segments) prepared me for keeping it up even when my legs were tired. And the really were tired running up those last hills.
The only issue I had with this plan is that sometimes the strength sessions were harder on my legs than expected so I had to shuffle the next runs around or skip some occasionally. I feel like that this could be accounted for a bit better. Overall I am very happy to have chosen this plan and will look to Ben's plans first for future events.
