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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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Iamanunsafebuilding · 23/12/2023 17:46

Ours was busy today and is doing Christmas and NY day runs. We ran today and we're volunteering for the extra ones, on finish tokens on Monday and parkwalking on NY day!

NatMoz · 23/12/2023 13:51

It was a Santa dash at my local parkrun. Numbers were double normal at around 600. Was a bit of walking at the tighter bits where we were single file.

I got beaten by a star and 3 wise men just before the finish line🤣.

Not sure how i got around it to be honest. Was sooo hungover from last night 🥂

I'll be doing the Christmas day one there too as it's only half a mile from the house.

RunningAndSinging · 23/12/2023 11:54

Oh no @mdinbc. If you enjoy it when you visit your daughter and are very keen you could start one nearer home.

It was lovely Christmassy event at my home parkrun this morning and I got another stopwatch bingo number - only six more to go 😃.

mdinbc · 23/12/2023 07:39

I've never heard of Parkrun before, and googled it. Wow, I didn't know such a thing existed. Sounds like fun. The nearest one to me is 1550 km away. Too bad! Maybe when I visit my daughter in Victoria BC.

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miked99 · 23/12/2023 02:29

As we are doing Christmas day Parkrun at our home course, we decided to go to another event today, that we hadn't been to for a few years. North Sydney is a 3 lap undulating run with lots of twists and turns. There were loads of tourists from UK, Canada etc and a man from Italy who had 151 Parkruns and 150 Volunteers.
I went pretty well and got Position Bingo and Date Bingo and as a bonus don't have any aches or pains for Monday.

Hope everyone has a good run or volunteer

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SouthCountryGirl · 17/12/2023 15:45

I walked mine yesterday. Now to clean my trail shoes!

RunningAndSinging · 16/12/2023 20:48

Fantastic Anawi - hope it is the first of many. I ran my local this morning - perfect weather for it and lots of chat. I am a bit injured at the moment and coming back from that so pleased to have done it faster than last week.

Anawi · 16/12/2023 10:51

I ran my local parkrun this morning for the first time ever 🙂 the sun was shining and it was a lovely way to start the weekend. I'll definitely do that again! I went with my daughter, I run more regularly than her but she has done parkrun before with her dad. We both enjoyed it and the hot chocolates on the way home 😆

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miked99 · 15/12/2023 23:33

Another warm morning in Sydney and we decided to go to Mosman, so that my son could run home the 8Km or so afterwards as he's building up his weekly distance over school holidays.
There were a fair few tourists, including two groups from the UK, but also some milestones , one woman was running her 400th event while another was on her 100th volunteer - so they had cake prepared at the end to celebrate.

Anyway, I ran pretty well for me, but only got Date Bingo and couldn't face the cake at the end, so my son had my slice as well as his. Then he remembered he was meant to be running home..... he came home in the car with me

Hope there aren't many cancellations and everyone has a good run or volunteer

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LizziesTwin · 10/12/2023 16:08

Ours was cancelled and I didn’t go to another as I was racing last night - I had planned to Tail Walk with a friend & combine it with a dog walk. Will still be able to do 40 this year, which was my goal.

Fizbosshoes · 09/12/2023 16:39

I was volunteering today, it absolutely pelted it down and it was like a bad year at Glastonbury underfoot. The RD is very jovial and super enthusiastic and positive which definitely helped keep spirits up. Several people slipped over in the mud...and that was just by the bar code scanning, I'm not sure what the course was like. I had lots of layers on and was generally fine but my feet were pretty cold by 10am

putthehamsterbackinitscage · 09/12/2023 14:58

Wet wet volunteer today.... but that's all Sheffield ones either run or volunteered now...

RunningAndSinging · 09/12/2023 14:37

Home parkrun today and we had dry weather if a bit windy. A good gathering of family and friends - lovely morning.

AuntieStella · 09/12/2023 13:58

Yes it did thanks!!

I was well wrapped up against the rain, and it hammered it down, meaning a low-lying stretch of (tarmac) path that was clear when a fellow volunteer did the course check was completely covered by a huge and growing puddle by the last lap, much to the soggy-footed disgust of the runners!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 09/12/2023 13:15

Hope your volunteering went well @AuntieStella. I was wobbling about going this morning, but decided that if the volunteers were going to be out there I should be too. We had a good turn out, probably because one of our neighbouring events was cancelled due to flooding, although nothing near our usual numbers.

AuntieStella · 09/12/2023 07:01

I'm off volunteering soon

I've just looked at the cancellations page and it's not bad (seen worse)

Lots of waterlogged/unsafe, plus "mud bath again" "sea on the course" "flooded and slippery - ducks have taken over" and "sheet ice - OK for penguins"

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miked99 · 09/12/2023 06:54

I was at Parkrun for the first time in a few weeks today - hot and humid at 7am in Sydney which I understand is the complete opposite of the UK.
Another nearby Parkrun that borders a National Park was cancelled due to high fire danger, so we had even more people at Curl Curl than normal.
Despite or maybe due to not running for a while I ran my best time in over 6 months and got a Position Bingo

Hope everyone has a good run or volunteer today

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IVFlife · 01/12/2023 23:23

Lots of cancellations tomo I bet.

I'm still recovering from a chest infection so the cold too much for even standing still volunteering. So bed for me tomorrow morning

I'm planning on volunteering on Sun at juniors but that's a shorter time outside.

LizziesTwin · 26/11/2023 06:17

Another runner who had a good run yesterday, sub 25 again, same time as 2 weeks ago but ran all the way this time so I’m seeing it as a better time. Volunteered as well and signed up to volunteer on Xmas day. I’m going to hit 50 volunteers before I get my 100 runs, originally I thought I’d try and do them both on the same day but I think my helping is more useful.

MirandaWest · 25/11/2023 19:37

Had a good parkrun today - have done a different (and new to me) parkrun every week in November and this week I managed to go sub 30 min for the first time since mid October. Was a surprise when I got to the line and checked my watch!

Iamanunsafebuilding · 25/11/2023 17:51

Parkrun 76 for me today, back at my home course. It's 2km from my house to the start so we ran there and back making 9km in total. I'm doing a run every day in November challenge so all miles are good and any route I don't have to think of myself is a bonus!

putthehamsterbackinitscage · 25/11/2023 13:06

Volunteering for me today... down in London for a "do" last night so we stayed over and as I'm not fit to run I volunteered...

Good job I did - the team were stretched with very few volunteers.

19th volunteering location for me... when I get to 25 v locations I'll think about getting my v26 shirt printed up...

Yorkshiregold · 25/11/2023 13:03

Yay to a no dramatic issues RD role @RunningAndSinging. I did a chilly tail walk with my daughter, the frost made it look beautiful today.

RunningAndSinging · 25/11/2023 11:19

Beautiful morning out in the Forest for my turn to RD. No drastic issues - all good 🙂.

LizziesTwin · 18/11/2023 16:08

Cold & rainy but still working my way towards my 100. 5th woman today, some of the youngsters were no shows.