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Parkrunners Assemble - reviving the thread that will remind you "do not forget you barcode"

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miked99 · 03/12/2022 04:03

Hi everyone,
it's been a while since we've had a thread for Parkrunners to share how their run went. So if you ran today , which event were you at, how did you go and if you have the 5K app, did you get any new achievements?

I'm in Australia, so we are at the start of our summer and it was a sunny morning in the low 20s so great for a run. I was at Mosman (Sydney) with my son, it's a 3 lap, out and back course with a short steep hill at the turnaround , that seems longer and steeper each lap.
I came about half-way and the only 5K app achievement I got was for Date Bingo.

Hope everyone else had a good day too

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miked99 · 08/03/2024 23:47

A beautiful morning in Sydney and we were back at our home event of Curl Curl.
I did my best time since 2019 so really happy. Just got date Bingo as well

Hope the weather has improved in the UK

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SouthCountryGirl · 03/03/2024 08:00

Slowest time of the year so far - no surprise given the mud!

MirandaWest · 02/03/2024 21:20

Did York parkrun this morning - was the first parkrun I ever did in November 2012 and I came within 2 seconds of that time, which is my York course record.

Didn't get any achievements today - as I’d run one on this date in 2019 and no position or time bingo today.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 02/03/2024 12:04

Hello all - soaking wet puddle jumping today - it rained so much that the path had flooded by the third lap. Chatty jog with a friend I hadn't seen for ages.

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miked99 · 02/03/2024 00:47

We were tourists today at Wildflower Parkrun today, the hilliest in NSW with 121m elevation gain on the course. It also joins into a national park so there was a wallaby in the car park which was less alarming than the previous time when my son saw a brown snake on the course.
I'd had to walk a bit of one of the hills before, so I was really happy I managed to keep running all the way round and got a PB
Thanks to some missing tokens somewhere ahead of me I also got a surprise Position Bingo, so great day all round

Hope you all have a great run or volunteer

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OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 24/02/2024 20:58

A new (to me) parkrun for me today - lots of local cancellations thanks to flooding around here. Really lovely course in the sunshine. Just date bingo today.

RunningAndSinging · 24/02/2024 14:55

Run directing today and loads to think about - lovely weather for it and it went well in the end but I am exhausted now.

MirandaWest · 24/02/2024 12:00

Had a good time at Brighouse parkrun - was their last one for up to 2 years so there were a lot of people there. And also a lot of mud. Managed to get a stopwatch bingo number (which made the log jam at the end worth it). And lovely and sunny 😊

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miked99 · 24/02/2024 04:23

Overcast showery morning but my son was a pacer so we had to go. It also meant a smaller number of parkrunners than recent weeks so not so hectic at the start. I ran 1 second slower than on 25th Feb 2023 so I'm nothing if not consistent.
Just got date Bingo,

Good luck everyone running today

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OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 18/02/2024 23:11

Well done @parkrunner1977 on your milestone. Fantastic work.

And well done @MirandaWest on a PB. Hurrah!

@isthismylifenow congrats on your PB too especially with a stop to help a fellow park runner and the heat. I hope she is OK.

I was touristing yesterday but only about 45 minutes away from home. I got date and position bingo. As it wasn’t my first time there it didn’t help towards any of the other challenges.

parkrunner1977 · 17/02/2024 23:13

Thanks all 😊 Looking forward to ordering a new t-shirt and vest to wear, hoping I can make them last another 5 years before the next milestone! 😱

enchantedsquirrelwood · 17/02/2024 18:52

parkrunner1977 · 17/02/2024 12:40

We stayed at our home event today to volunteer as car park marshals and celebrate my 250th run😊

Well done on your 250th, great achievement!

RunningAndSinging · 17/02/2024 17:03

Congratulations all round for PBs and Milestones 😃

isthismylifenow · 17/02/2024 16:55

@parkrunner1977 huge congratulations, that is a major achievement.

I have completed 5 now 😃.

Today was a bit of a struggle. Firstly as it was already 25 degrees before we even started, and ours is on a trail, so not at all all flat. And then an older lady just in front of us fell quite badly, so we stopped to help where we could. She was helped as luckily there was a Marshall nearby.

And I still managed to cut 2 minutes off, so have a new pb which I hadn't been able to beat since the first one.

We were back the usual numbers of around 1200 even though we are in the midst of quite the heatwave.

I was incredibly thankful for my cooling towel.

MirandaWest · 17/02/2024 12:51

@parkrunner1977 well done 😃

I stayed local today as that park run is flat and I’m doing a 10 mile race tomorrow. I felt I could have given more so was pleasantly surprised to get a new parkrun PB 😃 a few seconds quicker than my previous one in October, but less effort and heart rate was lower too 😊

parkrunner1977 · 17/02/2024 12:40

We stayed at our home event today to volunteer as car park marshals and celebrate my 250th run😊

RunningAndSinging · 17/02/2024 11:30

Running and event set up today. A good turnout on a misty day with lots of tourists visiting.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 10/02/2024 14:12

Congratulations @RunningAndSinging and @putthehamsterbackinitscage on your volunteering and @isthismylifenow on your fancy dress and great time!

I was timekeeping today - 454 runners, joggers and walkers, as two of our nearby parkruns were cancelled due to flooding.

putthehamsterbackinitscage · 10/02/2024 12:04

Volunteer tourism today... tailwalking my 22 different volunteering location...

Congrats @RunningAndSinging - well done! Still got away to go to get to 50 volunteers - currently on 35 volunteer events.

isthismylifenow · 10/02/2024 11:45

Congratulations on your 50th today @RunningAndSinging

We dressed up today for the Valentines theme, I am always game for a daft dress up so went with it. Managed to knock 2 minutes on with with the added ensemble, so that wasn't bad. And there was a big market on after so was a good morning out.

It is so very hot though, having a heatwave at the moment so only 960 where normally 1200 odd participants turned up today.

I am not even ashamed to admit that I supported some stalls and had a slushy cocktail before the first plane had come over 😃.

RunningAndSinging · 10/02/2024 11:31

My 50th volunteer milestone today. Timekeeping at my home events - lovely shout outs, good event. Happy days 🙂

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miked99 · 10/02/2024 02:07

After a couple of weeks as a tourist at smaller events, it was back to Curl Curl today with 500 other people including a few from the UK and a rugby club starting their pre-season training.
It was cloudy and cool so good running conditions and I was happy with my time and position, I finished ahead of some of the stockier built rugby players, but only ended up with date bingo.

Good luck everyone running today

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RunningAndSinging · 04/02/2024 07:31

Any advice for picking up the pace? (Gradually).

Interval training and running further on other days of the week. My biggest improvements were when I was tracing for a 10K and when I started going to track sessions at the running club.

SouthCountryGirl · 04/02/2024 07:15

TeresaCrowd · 03/02/2024 20:27

Revisited one of the two runs I’d done locally for my 3rd parkrun. Allowed me to get a PB. Didn’t wear nearly so many clothes so didn’t have to walk whilst de-robing like last time. Slowly learning over time what I need to wear for running as it’s much less than for cycling, but I like to cycle to and from the start. Got my 5k down since November from 36:15 to 33:24. I’d like to get to sub-30 by the end of the year and happy to play the long game. Any advice for picking up the pace? (Gradually).

Find a parkrun with pacers

TeresaCrowd · 03/02/2024 20:27

Revisited one of the two runs I’d done locally for my 3rd parkrun. Allowed me to get a PB. Didn’t wear nearly so many clothes so didn’t have to walk whilst de-robing like last time. Slowly learning over time what I need to wear for running as it’s much less than for cycling, but I like to cycle to and from the start. Got my 5k down since November from 36:15 to 33:24. I’d like to get to sub-30 by the end of the year and happy to play the long game. Any advice for picking up the pace? (Gradually).