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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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CalmConfident · 28/05/2023 19:47

Amazing synchronised milestone planning @OhOneOhTwoOhThree ☺️

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 27/05/2023 16:49

Hope you enjoyed your first parkrun @Lemonyyy

@SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun glad you and your daughter enjoyed, even if you didn't do the whole thing.

My timing went well - the other timer and I stayed in sync all the way through, but we accidentally zapped a family that hadn't done the whole course and didn't take tokens - at least we knew where we had gone wrong. I love seeing the runners coming in. Today's first finisher was a woman, who broke her own course record.

And I got date bingo, which I didn't realise counted if you didn't run.

Next week is a biggie for me - my 250th parkrun, 50th volunteer and double-ton at my home run (the latter is serendipity rather than planning). There will be cake!

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 27/05/2023 10:05

@Lemonyyy hope you had a great time. I walked 2 k of the course with my DD this morning. It was a beautiful day and we both enjoyed it but the parkrun geek in me is feeling sad not to get the run credit.

Lemonyyy · 27/05/2023 07:55

A local beauty spot finally got its own park run about 4 weeks ago so I am finally making my way down for my first park run ever this morning. Wish me luck! Going to run the 3k there as well.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 27/05/2023 07:06

The new (ish) local (ish) one 😃. The whole family are coming this morning - my youngest for the first time in a very long time. She is over 11 now so can do her own thing in theory. I may find myself walking with her though in practice.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 26/05/2023 16:30

I'm volunteering at my home parkrun. Timekeeping <wibble>

HarrogateMum · 26/05/2023 15:12

Where's everything going tomorrow?

NatMoz · 22/05/2023 08:00

I just adore the Parkrun community! I'm in awe of the 80 year olds running, love the challenges (Stopwatch Bingo will turn me grey), love how you can just randomly strike up conversation with others and not feel remotely odd about it.

What i also like is that if we are planning trips away, squeezing a parkrun in, is a great way to explore new places you may have previously overlooked. I've used parkrun as a comfort stop before on the way down from the North West to Devon/Cornwall!

Don't get me started on how much i loved Eden Project Parkrun with the free access to the domes afterwards😍😍😍😍😍

HarrogateMum · 21/05/2023 16:52

Lister park which is the Bradford one is beautiful! I'm already planning my retirement doing coastal ones

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 21/05/2023 13:21

Hello @HarrogateMum , I know exactly what you mean. I’ve found a few hidden gems in unlikely places. Armley comes to mind, but there are others too.

HarrogateMum · 21/05/2023 08:24

Can I join in? Since starting parkrun early 2022 I've become obsessed like so many others! Home one is Harrogate which is not the most exciting but close to fountains to do that and so many within an hour's drive. Went up to Darlington south park yesterday, beautiful day for it. What I most love is finding a beautiful park in the middle of what are sometimes less beautiful areas. That plus breakfast afterwards which is sometimes smashed avocado on toast in an artisan cafe and sometimes full English in a pub depending on location!!

QueSyrahSyrah · 20/05/2023 21:51

Great run today, I managed under 30 minutes again which has been my goal for a while since loosing my running mojo, and new runner DH is happy as he finally beat my PB that I got years back when I was running much more often.

We had a regular runner get his 150 today, he didn't start running until he was already in his 80s! I love that Parkrun really is for everyone.

CalmConfident · 20/05/2023 21:08

500th event at Northampton today ☺️

NatMoz · 20/05/2023 20:41

I ran Delamere today to get my D for Alphabeteer and we spent the day afterwards at Chester Zoo!

It's been lovely! Weather gorgeous!

SouthCountryGirl · 20/05/2023 20:37

BogRollBOGOF · 06/05/2023 19:14

Our age gradings were:
Me 48.31% (45.35 last week)
DH 53.54% (he's a different age range as well as being VM)
DS 57.71% he's towards the top of JM10, but is held back by responsible adult speed. We have "tested" him on a park run course at 25½ mins with me chasing him on a scooter, so he's got more potential that we just can't unleash at present.

Having got my marathon ticked off, I'm working on speed now (hence tired to max out today as milage building back to normal after recovery) I'm hoping I can break my pb in the not too distant future. I was in sniffing distance of it last week.

The adult doesn't have to be your or his dad. Do you know someone who could run with him? A friend used to run with his friends daughter as she was too fast for her parents.

Yorkshiregold · 20/05/2023 15:24

Thank you to our volunteers! Gorgeous day here too. I got a date bingo today so pleased with that.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 20/05/2023 13:47

Beautiful day here too for my turn to RD.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 20/05/2023 12:04

Morning all! Gorgeous day here too. I volunteered this morning, then ran around the park afterwards. Was great seeing all the runners today- we are a 2.5 lapper, so you see everyone go past a couple of times.

QueSyrahSyrah · 20/05/2023 07:52

Morning All! Lovely day for it here, hope you've got the same. Don't forget your barcode!

LizziesTwin · 16/05/2023 12:36

I was the tourist who’d travelled the furthest.

LizziesTwin · 16/05/2023 12:36

I did Woodhouse Moor which gave me a W and loads of other achievements. It was in the middle of a slow 8km run so no records.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 13/05/2023 18:58

Congratulations on your 50th @NatMoz !

Well done on your groundhog @Yorkshiregold

I ended up at Beacon Hill this morning - apparently it's the highest point in Leicestershire, and boy did I find out about that - the first mile is all uphill, the second is undulating, and the third is all downhill. Really gorgeous trail and loads of bluebells to admire.

Yorkshiregold · 13/05/2023 12:15

Ran my home one today and finally got Groundhog Day achievement, so feeling very pleased with myself!

NatMoz · 13/05/2023 11:37

Ran my 50th today at Watergrove in Rochdale. Was my 27th tourism location and it was the toughest one I've done (harder than Lyme Park!) but with it being such a sunny day the views were amazing!

They gave out coffee, vimto and pastries at the end which was lovely!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 13/05/2023 07:03

Morning all! Visiting my parents today so will be doing some tourism. I have a few in my sights, depending on the traffic and how far I have got by 8:30.

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