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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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NatMoz · 11/04/2023 20:29

MirandaWest · 11/04/2023 16:10

@NatMoz i did fountains abbey this week too 😃 (if you saw a multicoloured middle aged woman with a green t shirt and a red skort then it may well have been me!

Fountains Abbey is one of my very favourite places and I enjoy the parkrun there too (were about an hour away so I do it every few months). I’m even getting better at the (admittedly small) hills - where I live it is flat.

I did see someone in a skort and thought how fancy it looked! I can't remember the colour though! People from my running club have them from Tikiboo!

Two men just ahead of me shared pushing a woman in a wheelchair! My husband and baby were spectators near the half moon lake and he said the wheelchair woman was seriously rattling about! I don't think wheelchairs are particularly made for running 🤣.

Fountains Abbey is now my favourite parkrun as there was so much to see at every turn and not particularly hilly compared to my local ones! Lyme Park is a NT one near me. It's a one lapper but still the hardest one I've done so far! Although I am due to do Watergrove in Rochdale in May and that is supposed to be a toughy!

MirandaWest · 11/04/2023 16:10

@NatMoz i did fountains abbey this week too 😃 (if you saw a multicoloured middle aged woman with a green t shirt and a red skort then it may well have been me!

Fountains Abbey is one of my very favourite places and I enjoy the parkrun there too (were about an hour away so I do it every few months). I’m even getting better at the (admittedly small) hills - where I live it is flat.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 09/04/2023 06:43

Cornishmumofone · 08/04/2023 22:52

I got a PB! Not a 'real' one as I'm 4:30 off that, but an event PB at an event I've done 12 times in the last 5 years. It was a season's best and my fastest time since December 2019. I'm feeling so pleased 😊

Well done 👏

Cornishmumofone · 08/04/2023 22:52

I got a PB! Not a 'real' one as I'm 4:30 off that, but an event PB at an event I've done 12 times in the last 5 years. It was a season's best and my fastest time since December 2019. I'm feeling so pleased 😊

NatMoz · 08/04/2023 19:24

Managed Fountains Abbey today. Wow what a beautiful parkrun! It was absolutely gorgeous 😍. The views were breathtaking! We spent the day there, ended up spending 8 hours in total! We all loved it as a family.

I've done maybe 50% of Stopwatch Bingo but the last...5 weeks I've had duplicates which has been frustrating.

HouseofHolbein · 08/04/2023 18:36

Hobbled round with my husband and my dodgy knee in 36 minutes so happy with that 😊 RD again in a couple of weeks so that'll be fun 😊 lots of tourists which was brilliant love our numbers being boosted

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 08/04/2023 17:14

Back to one of my locals today - nice to see some familiar faces.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 08/04/2023 10:53

Good to see you again @miked99

We’re on holiday this weekend. We come here quite regularly so I’ve done most of the local parkruns. Tried a new one this morning, without realising that it was a Nelson so lots of other tourists. I’m still recovering from a HM last weekend so took it easy today

Yorkshiregold · 08/04/2023 06:32

Great to hear you’re back at parkrun @miked99 , I’ve missed your early morning (for us) updates! I’m up early so I can get the dog walked before a bit of localish parkrun tourism.

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miked99 · 08/04/2023 02:51

I was back at Curl Curl today after 2 weeks absence due to my sons football clashing ...it was cool and clear , perfect weather for running , not that it made any difference to my time. There were a lot of tourists from the UK as well as interstate Australia, I guess its Easter holidays, so good luck to anyone touristing today
I got date bingo, but missed position and stopwatch bingo by one, I should have started my finishing sprint sooner !

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Iwanttoquitthegym · 01/04/2023 22:22

Parkrun tourism at a very, hilly, wet and squelchy one today. I’ve done it before and this time had my waterproof socks and trail shoes!!

MirandaWest · 01/04/2023 20:17

I did a 10k race last night so had deliberately volunteered for parkrun this morning - was timekeeping. Did good timekeeping 😊

megletthesecond · 01/04/2023 16:49

Usual local parkrun again this week. Wet and muddy.
I've decided I'm not running properly and need to sort it out. I was barely muddy when I finished, everyone else was covered with splashes to their knees. I don't think I kick my legs back enough, I totter around.

QueSyrahSyrah · 01/04/2023 15:44

Happy Saturday all! DH and I had written off Parkrun when we opened the second bottle of wine last night, but we ended up getting up and going anyway so especially proud of us.

Absolutely threw it down during the briefing but dried up quick.

Yorkshiregold · 01/04/2023 14:53

I did some touristing and got a “U” for my alphabet. It was a flat course so I thought I might get a 2023 best time but I set off too fast, I never learn! The last 2k was hard.
Enjoyed it though, I love a new course!

Agreed, Fountains Abbey is a great one.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 01/04/2023 13:22

NatMoz · 01/04/2023 12:45

I attended a new Parkrun today (Event 4). My god the hills. Was so happy to see the end funnel🤣🤣🤣.

Long weekend in Harrogate next weekend so hoping to do Fountains Abbey!

Fountains Abbey is a lovely one, hope you manage to get there @NatMoz

NatMoz · 01/04/2023 12:45

I attended a new Parkrun today (Event 4). My god the hills. Was so happy to see the end funnel🤣🤣🤣.

Long weekend in Harrogate next weekend so hoping to do Fountains Abbey!

LizziesTwin · 01/04/2023 12:25

Ran & token sorted today, was so cold and wet by the end I was shaking. Bring on summer!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 01/04/2023 12:07

I also volunteered today, lots of clapping and cheering and telling people to stay in order (I was funnel manager).

On holiday next weekend so will be touring although probably repeating one of the ones we've done before (not many choices where we are going).

Saw a couple of cow buffs today, although one of them was from my NENDY, so hadn't come awfully far. They are a nice way of spotting visitors.

HouseofHolbein · 01/04/2023 11:36

Volunteered today 😊 reckon I clapped 5k 🤣🤣

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 01/04/2023 10:27

A new (to me) seafront parkrun this morning - a flat course and still conditions today so I was pleased with my time.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 26/03/2023 16:23

NatMoz · 26/03/2023 09:12

Where was this location!? It must have been a teeny tiny group of parkrunners if 35 mins is the slowest!!!!

Yes 20 events is a thing! There is a fb group you can join and if you wish you can buy a buff with a cow on it so when parkrunning in the future you can spot each other🤣.

Cow due to a person (surname Cowell) was the first to reach 100 different events 🤣. All very silly but i love it!

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There were just over 50 of us. It was in the UK but not England - sorry don’t want to lose my mumsnet anonymity by saying exactly where.

I have joined the facebook group - feel part of an exclusive club now 😉

NatMoz · 26/03/2023 09:12

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 25/03/2023 15:10

It was just so beautiful and emotional this morning. I thoroughly recommend running somewhere with fond memories attached. It was really hilly and yet I was pleased with my time (around 35 mins) but the tail walker was next over the line! Maybe all the hills scare the walkers etc away.

Where was this location!? It must have been a teeny tiny group of parkrunners if 35 mins is the slowest!!!!

Yes 20 events is a thing! There is a fb group you can join and if you wish you can buy a buff with a cow on it so when parkrunning in the future you can spot each other🤣.

Cow due to a person (surname Cowell) was the first to reach 100 different events 🤣. All very silly but i love it!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 25/03/2023 23:27

Well done all. I enjoyed today's touristing, very different o to my usual course, with more hills and trails. I set off slowly but sped up as I went along. Only date bingo and Freyne/Cowell today.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 25/03/2023 15:10

It was just so beautiful and emotional this morning. I thoroughly recommend running somewhere with fond memories attached. It was really hilly and yet I was pleased with my time (around 35 mins) but the tail walker was next over the line! Maybe all the hills scare the walkers etc away.