To think the National Trust should not let Park Run volunteers marshal the cars at a NT property

Obviously

Since you like a diagram

The now withdrawn post was from the volunteer Run Director of the parkrun in question. Nobody gets paid for being a Run or Event Director. They give up a lot of time to organise these events and co-ordinate the volunteers. I'm not an RD or ED but I know some of ours. I don't have the impression that they get much training from parkrun. It's very much a case of working it out as they go along.

Oh no, you might have to wait a minute or walk on some grass! How terrifying. Quick get in your car and run them all down. You’ve paid £70 annually for the right to drive over runner’s toes after all.

What absolute nonsense. What parkrun pie?

Those photos 😳

They are very obviously blocking the path and making it unusable for anyone else.

But not only that - how can they even run in that crowd? I know I wouldn't be able to without tripping up or bumping into other runners. The path is too narrow for the volume of people, so that any obstacle on the path however small can become a serious hazard. They either need a different "venue" or to limit the number of runners. It just doesn't look safe.

Absolute bunkum! The event’s corporate sponsors support things like the results system that motivates people to come back week after week to try and improve their time or earn milestones. The events and their directors are all volunteers, every single
one (approx 30 at my event every week!) … big business isn’t even on our radar.

And it’s marshal with one L, they’re not fire dogs with little red helmets.

It's perfectly possible to think Parkrun shouldn't have priority over, or be allowed to block, NT land which others have paid to access, without having to knock the entire Parkrun model.

I think it's a great idea and so good that it's still free for runners, enabled by sponsorship and volunteers. That said, one hears time time again how it disrupts other people going about their business with a gross sense of entitlement. Which was thoroughly corroborated by Mr No-manners @Manners23 VIP VBC race director.

I am not sure how acessible the actual park is for horses nowadays - and those at Clumber Livery probably stick to the periphery anyway.
I guess I was lucky back then - it was far less busy, we could go anywhere and my mother (as a NT employee and Clumber resident) got me the Annual Pass - which I think only would have cost us £50, and was very well worth it.
Fond memories.

This post is ridiculous and ill-informed.

Yogi Bear doesn't work at Jellystone Park, he lives there.

Probably, as there is no real way to avoid the main route to the shops etc. now. Which is why the PR should not be blocking it.

You're correct, it is very large. But in recent years, the park-anywhere approach as been under "attack" - even most of the verges are off limits - and "policed" by Security of NT staff (who will also persuade to you join).
The number of vehicles parked at the edges and on places closer to Carburton entrance is indicative of the changes, and the people who don't want to pay. This is an actual highway, so the charging starts at the roads that branch off it, of which there are only two now I think.

Well they'll be in trouble for being late if they ate held up whilst the run is actually in progress

There is quite a large contingent of NT volunteers at Clumber Park - and their start time is sometimes 9:00am!

The takeaway for me from this thread is that big business has its finger in the Parkrun pie. And that is reflected in the attitude of people who direct the events. And that no doubt trickles down to the marshalls.

Have you written to anyone officially?

*Obstruct how? Runners are typically not stationary.

I don’t believe that at all - parkrun always states that runners don’t have sole use of the area and must be courteous to other users. They don’t block areas for other pedestrians or walkers in a public space. *

Paved footpath through a park, crossing another paved footpath around the outside. Parkrun started on the through path and went round the circular, 3ft wide, narrow path several times. You need to cross the path around the edge to get to the exit. The marshalls used to stand blocking you from crossing the circular path (due to fencing you couldn’t walk round).

Obstruct how? Runners are typically not stationary.

I don’t believe that at all - parkrun always states that runners don’t have sole use of the area and must be courteous to other users. They don’t block areas for other pedestrians or walkers in a public space.

Anyway it’s all irrelevant … The OP wasn’t going to work nor were they a pedestrian. They wanted to drive through an organised run. Try that during the London marathon see how well it goes. Plenty of people need to go to work that day too I’m sure but are able to make allowances for an organised event.

I didn't know that parkrins went on normal pavements, I do agree with you that isn't acceptable if people are trying to walk along them

I went to Clumber Park once, not in a Saturday 😀, it's massive, it's not a city park it's a huge area

Ah, so you think it’s fine for them to obstruct a pedestrian route as well. Not everyone works Monday to Friday.

The place I’m thinking of, the marshals wouldn’t let anyone through while the run was taking place. So no, pedestrians couldn’t just cross.