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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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SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 21/10/2023 16:21

I got a stopwatch bingo and best ever age grade at my local - just had a birthday so not fastest this year. The weather was ok round here. Met up with some old friends who we haven’t seen for years. Love how parkrun can do that.

SouthCountryGirl · 21/10/2023 15:17

We ended up with plan z I think! Several as backups were cancelled

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 21/10/2023 14:22

Hi all, we were on today. I wasn't feeling at my brightest or best, so I had a slow jog around. It was a bit drizzly, but not too bad (though we are not in the storm zone).

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miked99 · 21/10/2023 14:12

The weather is a bit better in Oz than Uk at the moment, so I was at the 10th anniversary event at Mosman, one of my local parkruns. There were 3 people there who had run in the first event, so that's pretty good going and one of the original run directors who moved away years ago came to be photographer.
I was pretty slow and only managed Date Bingo but there was cake at the end so that was a bonus. Hope its improved forecast for next weekend to everyone in the UK

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Yorkshiregold · 21/10/2023 13:46

Hey. Did anyone manage a parkrun today? I know lots were cancelled. I had a steady run on my home course and got date bingo.

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miked99 · 07/10/2023 23:22

@beguilingeyes - it was announced at my local parkrun yesterday , that this week was the 18th anniversary of the first run at Bushy Park, was there anything to commemorate is ? or with 1500 people at the start could you not hear the run director anyway. I'm amazed someone at the front doesn't trip and bring everyone else down like a pack of dominoes

@QueSyrahSyrah it's strange about the blocks of positions isn't it , my times and finishing positions vary a lot of every week and most of the events I go to have hundreds of runners so a 100/200/300 finish should be perfectly possible # but I just can't seem to get those missing ones - like @Standingonlego I've got multiples of the ones around it but I'm not that desperate that I'm going to gamify it ...... yet

@OhOneOhTwoOhThree I had no idea about the setting to include volunteering for your achievements either - every day is a school day

Congratulations on the PB @MirandaWest especially after such a long time, and good luck next week with the half marathon @Iamanunsafebuilding

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Standingonlego · 07/10/2023 21:10

I’m still walking pace only due to injury but being super consistent and getting my Sat 5k ☺️ My last stopwatch bingo continues to elude me though !!!

I need 06…I have 5x 07 and 10x 05. It’s getting a bit silly now…😂 I never “game” it either it’s genuinely random

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 07/10/2023 20:37

MirandaWest · 07/10/2023 17:28

I think you can set it so it either does or doesn't (I'm a great help there).

Am doing a 10 mile race next Sunday - I won't be doing a fast parkrun next Saturday - think it will be time to go touring so I have no expectations of how long it "ought" to take me!

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Well you learn something everyday! Thank you @MirandaWest

Iamanunsafebuilding · 07/10/2023 17:42

@OhOneOhTwoOhThree thanks for the signpost, I've posted on the HM thread which looks nice and supportive 😊

MirandaWest · 07/10/2023 17:28

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 07/10/2023 17:24

I volunteered today as token-hander-outer. I got date bingo, I didn't realise that volunteering counted towards it.

Bushy sounds fun, I must get round to going at some point.

I think you can set it so it either does or doesn't (I'm a great help there).

Am doing a 10 mile race next Sunday - I won't be doing a fast parkrun next Saturday - think it will be time to go touring so I have no expectations of how long it "ought" to take me!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 07/10/2023 17:26

Ooops missed a couple posts - well done @MirandaWest and @Iamanunsafebuilding (come and join us on the HM thread!)

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 07/10/2023 17:24

I volunteered today as token-hander-outer. I got date bingo, I didn't realise that volunteering counted towards it.

Bushy sounds fun, I must get round to going at some point.

Iamanunsafebuilding · 07/10/2023 16:36

Well done @MirandaWest! I was back at my home parkrun this morning, did a sandwich run as I wanted to get some miles in my legs before a HM next Sunday. After Florida it was so nice to be out running in sensible temperatures 😂

MirandaWest · 07/10/2023 14:23

Had a brilliant run - have been doing a bit of work to improve my 5k time and today was running at my home course which is a flat and fast one. Managed to beat my overall parkrun PB by 16 seconds and as that was set in November 2012 in my very first parkrun I feel pretty impressed at what I've managed to achieve! It's a 5 lap course and after going well for the first 4 laps I got a bit panicky at the start of the 5th lap and walked for a bit twice but still did it!

beguilingeyes · 07/10/2023 12:59

I was in position 1471! I was more interested in looking at the scenery than running. So many deer. Beautiful day for it too.

QueSyrahSyrah · 07/10/2023 10:40

miked99 · 07/10/2023 00:04

Back home to a cool damp Curl Curl this morning which must have helped a bit as I did my best time for a few months and got Position and Date bingo.
Most of my 'missing' positions are in a block and also 00, I've no idea how to target those.

Good luck to everyone this weekend

Isn't it strange, most of my remaining bingo times are in a block too! I got 00 today, but I've had it before.

AuntieStella · 07/10/2023 07:31

beguilingeyes · 07/10/2023 03:33

We are doing Bushy Park tomorrow! Staying at a Travelodge for a gig in Teddington and realised how close we are.
800 people + ? I can't imagine what that'll be like.

If it's only 800, that means turnout is well down!

The start area is really wide, which helps a bit. But the whole thing (unless you are a racing snake at the front, or walking at the back) will be pretty congested, so it's probably not a PB course.

Their funnel management is quite something!

Have fun!!

beguilingeyes · 07/10/2023 03:33

We are doing Bushy Park tomorrow! Staying at a Travelodge for a gig in Teddington and realised how close we are.
800 people + ? I can't imagine what that'll be like.

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miked99 · 07/10/2023 00:04

Back home to a cool damp Curl Curl this morning which must have helped a bit as I did my best time for a few months and got Position and Date bingo.
Most of my 'missing' positions are in a block and also 00, I've no idea how to target those.

Good luck to everyone this weekend

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BogRollBOGOF · 30/09/2023 15:39

Fantastic work!
It was great conditions for PBing. Two of us volunteered at the finish line this morning, and the other two family members PBed by minutes.

Lemonyyy · 30/09/2023 14:45

Did my first parkrun in 2 months today. Perfect morning for it, cool but not cold and no rain. A bit muddy in parts but managed a 2 minute course PB!!

RunningAndSinging · 30/09/2023 12:00

Fabulous morning working on my P index and getting a course PB and a stopwatch bingo. It is a beautiful parkrun a bit further away than usual and it tied in with a friend’s plans this week too. Bumped into another friend there as well. Perfect parkrun morning.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 30/09/2023 11:10

Morning all!

I parkwalked today with someone who is recovering from heart surgery. We also had 5K your way and a group of stroke survivors today, so a very uplifting morning surrounded by inspirational people.

Iamanunsafebuilding · 30/09/2023 02:33

I'm on holiday in Florida and we're doing a parkrun that is about 40 minutes away. Looking at the website it's a tiny one, averaging 32 finishers a week!

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miked99 · 30/09/2023 02:03

We were at Broadbeach Waters on the Gold Coast this morning, where about 1/4 of the runners were tourists, with the furthest coming from Brazil!
Thankfully there was a lot of shade on the course as it was warm for 7am and it was a scenic course along a river and round a park, I'm getting too used to flat courses and will get a shock when we return to our home events.
Only got Date Bingo and a B for Staying Alive
Hope everyone enjoys their run or volunteer today

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