parkrun 2020 - all welcome !

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Portrush is a lovely parkrun. A group of us visited last year. Really friendly bunch.
You will probably get wet feet regardless of the tide unless you go over the wee bridge they put out if the estuary isn’t too big.

Green leaf is first timer. If you click on the "detailed" option rather than "compact" it tells you a few more bits of info.

My son is visiting NI at the minute, so we are planning Portrush next week, which is run on the beach! I must check the tide times.

He'll then be working in London for a while, and hoping to visit Bushy for his 50th.

Aww that's fab about launching another Junior PR , our one is really great averages about 150/250 kids each week. Great to see so many active kids

Just a quick question (to which I think the answer is yes) but does the green leaf on the results page mean you're a first timer?

I volunteered with my 3/5 year old boys, we did bar code scanning. Well I scanned and they handed out sweeties 🥰

Tomorrow my 5 year old is doing junior parkrun so I'm helping there, I need to run with him still so I am warm up leader tomorrow so I can then run with him.

My husband works abroad so when he is away I volunteer as no one to watch the kids very much then when he is home I run them

I was due to go to an inaugural event this morning. I had offered to volunteer but they were all good so planned to run and help afterwards if they needed an extra pair of experienced hands. (I had helped a little with training some of the team.)

Unfortunately they had to cancel due to the weather conditions. And all the other events that I would manage to get to were also cancelled.

Gym day instead and went a soggy run on the afternoon.

I'm 35... and my PB of 20 mins was this year. I'm getting faster with age And I swear each of the DC has made me quicker (probably stress!!!)

@runningonempty84 good god, how old are you?!! 21min?!!! That’s insane! But really really amazing!

Ha! It took me a while to go under 30! Then getting from sub 30 to sub 25 was fairly straightforward. 25 to sub 23 was tough. And going from sub 23 to 20 mins has been very, very hard!!

Well done everyone! Pom-pom marshals sound fun

I tried a new one this morning - on paper it should be fast and flat, but a combination of the wind and some very busy narrow sections meant it wasn't anywhere near a PB opportunity. Still, did it in a solid 21 mins, and haven't battered my legs before my long run tomorrow.

Well done everyone.
I did some tourism today, it felt like it was all uphill. My home one is flat, known for PB potential so I really struggled with this one. 35 mins, my slowest time since I started 5 years ago.

@thebeatofthedrum that’s fantastic! We really are a friendly bunch, so glad you went!

I did it! I walked the whole way round, made better time than I was expecting and made a friend who was also walking because of the head wind on the way back (it's a there and back course).

I feel really proud of myself for actually going and next week I'll aim for the same time. I'm not going to put any expectations on myself other than to finish the course.

BuddhaAtSea. Yes, you were right. It was really fun. I feel great even though I didn't run. Pom poms are such a good idea!

@ShinyGiratina that’s a shame, about the Ireland park run.
I love a sprint finish too, this time I felt sick, I did sprint, but didn’t give it all I had :(
@amyspikledlime, told you it would be fun! My favourite marshal has Pom poms, I love seeing her wave her pink and blue Pom poms at me😂. Today one of my running club leaders was a marshal, she told me I’m making good time, that cheered me on :) Marshals are really important, they really do help tremendously. So thank you for volunteering today, hope you come back

I did my 1st time (was a marshal). Everyone was really friendly. I loved all the "thanks marshal" that came my way! The whole set up was so positive. Will definitely volunteer again. Have just got a new job which means I will be working Saturday mornings but I had such a good time today I think I will switch to volunteering on the junior parkrun on Sunday. Now I know the 5k route I can do my own version of parkrun on Mondays instead.

We got caught out at parkrun in Ireland with the kids. It was an early October frost and they went into go-slow mood. Not normally an issue at our busy local parkruns where it often takes towards an hour for the tail runner to return, but at this one, everyone shot off. The results show most people are registered in the GAA, and less casual, entry level participants. We retired after one lap as it just felt really awkward to keep everyone hanging on much longer than everyone else participating.

Been for my local run this morning. As RED Jan goes by, my times are tailing off . I actually felt good about 1.5k in when I'd warmed up, but just kept the pace steady and easy as my muscles are tired after a long session yesterday. I enjoyed my sprint finish though!

I did it! It was cold (icy cold), really windy and very very muddy. My head wasn’t in the game so I just plodded. Aiming for a PB next Saturday, I was so nearly there, I needed 30 seconds. I think I’m getting fitter, my legs are absolutely fine, it’s just my head and stomach. Gone back to bed with a second coffee, all snuggled up. Have a lovely weekend :)

It's not my home event, no, and yes I'd usually expect to be around an hour when tailwalking.

This is a very small event which doesn't really attract large numbers, and those who come aren't really walkers.

I often run with my dog, but I'm going to a dance class afterwards, so i won't have pupster with me. This is a "no-dogs" course on my way, so it fits in with my plans.

Last time I did this, I gathered all the cones and signs on my final lap, said my cherios, drove to dance class passing another parkrun en route...where I could see the tailwalker still out on the course.

The weather is wild and windy here in Norn Irn - stay safe evryone!