parkrun 2020 - all welcome !

DS (12) is missing parkruns. He had recently got his 10 milestone t-shirt. I was hoping to get my 50 this year. We didn't go every week but once or twice a month.
We didn't go to the last one as I was already avoiding big gatherings by then and it was was over 700 the previous week.

I try to get out on a Sunday morning when it's quiet. And i've been working on upper body strength, and with resistance bands, indoors.

I did cry when I read the email, even though it was not a surprise.

I've already got my 5k route planned for this weekend, not a parkrun route, and one well away from other people.

My running club is cancelled as well. I totally understand why.
Luckily I have places to run, it’s not the same without my lovely parkrunner buddies, but needs must.
Stay safe everyone.

I've just had the email cancelling UK parkruns, definitely for this month, and expect it to continue suspended after that.

With a plea not to just turn up at a parkrun course and run it at 9ish on a Saturday . If you're going to log freedom runs, do them a different time or day

Our runnng club has new routine:

No need for everyone to crowd into a small space to sign in out out.

No club warm up run - just go to your training specific group.

Keep distance

Watch this space, and keep hopeful

I think that running events that routinely attract over 500 will have to be paused soon. Which will mean all parkruns, as they've been clear it's all or nothing (and being an event that prides itself on inclsivity, it'll suspend anyhow when the over70/other vulnerable isolation comes in, if that's first)

Running clubs will probably continue to have group runs, but if they din't already, they will probably start to meet outdoors (only those who want to drop bags electing to go inside, or use cars for storage)

Junior parkrun this morning had made some sensible modifications.

No water provided ( people were told to bring their own if required)
No high fives on the way round.
Disposable finish tokens ( genius!)
Gloves for finish token giver outers and scanners
No bunching up in any queues

But running events are being cancelled left right and centre.

We missed yesterday and numbers were down despite it .... not raining.

Has everyone else seen the Parkrun Freedom link on their profile? I'd never clicked it until now. You run the same course and pop in the date and time. It doesn't count towards milestone runs but it does keep a routine going. I think me and DS will do it this week after school when the weather is nice. The park should be safely busy, not packed but not isolated in the stretch between trees.

Ours also asked people to refrain from hugging and kissing each other but no mention of it being last one

It probably will have been mine though - DS was sent home from school yesterday with what look liked signs of maybe a tummy bug but by the time I got home from my run today he's got what I'd say are 90% of the Coronavirus symptoms so we're now all in isolation!

I'm banking on (if that is what he has) getting it given that I have asthma so I'm not holding out much hope of getting out of my house for the next 10-14 days by which time things like park run will probably all be off

I was a tourist today, but the briefing was minimal (normal briefing for first timers, little more than rapid mandatory H&S, milestones and volunteer thanks in the main one)

But one comment stuck with me. That this might be the last parkrun for weeks/months, and people need to check for notifications

Anyone else's local park run Director speed read through the welcome this morning then just shout "right GO!!" so as the limit the time people were stood in a huddle?!

@BuddhaAtSea I do elliptical, rowing, leg machines, spin bikes etc at gym. Walk a lot (c 18k steps a day) and a year ago my pb was just under 30 - now it's 5 mins slower!

Mind you I also weigh a stone more... makes quite a difference though that's being worked on! Got a place in an autumn '20 half marathon so I've started working out my training plan. Lot more time this year - last year I ran in the Oxford half with only 3 months to get from 10k to 21k and jiggered my knee the day before (!) which meant the race was painful and I didn't run for weeks after it - might have something to do with my current fitness levels!

Going to start with getting those parkrun times back down again.

Park run Sandwich for me today and LOADS of people in purple for IWD!

@moonbells do you do other exercise apart from running? I do body pump and spinning and the strength in my legs is now formidable, I can run for hours and not feel a thing. My mind, however, gives up at the 4K mark 😂

@megletthesecond hear hear! I bloody had enough of running through mud!!!

It didn't rain today .
I do hope this weather is turning a corner.

Ours had a lot fewer people turn up - almost back to pre-Christmas levels. I ran feeling like my legs had turned into lumps of lead. Bleargh. Came in with exactly the same time as two Parkruns ago, and I'd thought that time was rubbish.
Onward and upward...

Oh, and my mum is really old, she sounds like my grandmother now. She was sharing from the wisdom of a woman who has never run in her life, and she’s pushing 70: oh, they say excess running is really not good for you, you know!
Yes mother.
Well, she goes, I don’t know how it works, but I’m very envious you’re looking so much better than me.
It works when you run to excess, mother.

She drives me nuts sometimes.

I’m running next week with a friend and that’s exactly what I’m hoping for: a run at a comfortable pace so I can chat to her :)
I took my dog for a run today, she’s only got little legs, but she did 3k without stopping bless her, I might have shattered her though 😂. I’m going to take her for a 2.5k run every morning this week :)

I ran today but we as a core team chose not to do anything for IWD and to just keep it simple. A few folk had purple on though.

One of my worst runs time wise but really enjoyable as went round chatting to a friend at a comfortable pace.

Family duties today, but will be volunteering at juniors tomorrow.

No, :(, I’m working today.