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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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MirandaWest · 25/03/2023 14:35

I did a bit of touristing today - did my NENDY which was Goole. Nice proper park - was a bit wIndy in some of it - looking at my splits I think the 2nd and 4th km were the windy ones!

Was happy with my time of 31:04 as wasn’t pushing too much and could have done more and felt comfortable.

Yorkshiregold · 25/03/2023 14:32

@HouseofHolbein Hope your C25K graduates did well this morning.

I love running a new course, hope you enjoyed it @SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun @OhOneOhTwoOhThree @NatMoz.

@MintJulia I’ve done Newbury once quite a few years ago.

I ran my local one this morning but am planning a bit of tourism for next week.

MintJulia · 25/03/2023 11:44

I ran Newbury this morning. I haven't run much in the last six weeks. I don't run if the ground is frozen.

Iit was very blustery, strong breeze from the west making it slow going. I doubt anyone will have managed a PB. Heavens opened at 4k so I'm just pleased I finished 😊

NatMoz · 25/03/2023 11:40

I ran Oldham Parkrun this morning, collected my O for Alphabet Challenge and turns out my Old MacDonald challenge haha!

Ran my fastest this year too

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 25/03/2023 08:48

I’m touring this morning, visiting another parkrun between my home and my parents. It breaks up the journey nicely.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 25/03/2023 08:23

Morning - really excited to be running somewhere beautiful from my childhood this morning, also my 20th different event which I believe is ‘a thing’.

HouseofHolbein · 25/03/2023 07:39

Morning! I'm RD today 😊 our latest group of c25k's are graduating today so very exciting!

Good luck everyone 😊

parkrunner1977 · 20/03/2023 17:09

We weren't fit for parkrun this weekend unfortunately😖 That was mainly due to our one pint of Guinness to celebrate St Patrick's Day (my husband is Irish) at 6pm Friday evening turning into numerous pints and stumbling home quite drunk at 11.30pm! It was good fun though 😉 😂☘🍻

NatMoz · 20/03/2023 15:03

I ran parkrun on Saturday at my local after a good 2 weeks or so off due to baby lurgy spreading through our house.

I was a pacer and did a terrible job of it. Got distracted chatting to someone and ended up being 48 secs slower than my pacing time🙈.

Please forgive me! Feel like I don't deserve my volunteer credit

Cornishmumofone · 18/03/2023 13:23

@miked99 Zillmere is my long term goal. My sister moved to Brisbane (from Wollongong) just after I last visited her. I managed to fit in Shellharbour and North Wollongong... and Orange, Cowra and Bathurst by my brother. Sadly, Mount Isa parkrun started after my visit there.

I struggled around a nearby parkrun as part of 20 miles today... but I managed to get a PB as my only other visit there involved a slow walk.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 18/03/2023 11:30

Home parkrun today with lots of volunteer milestone celebrations. I was on first timers brief so met the newbies and got to run it. Nice chat on the way round too. A great morning.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 18/03/2023 11:16

Congratulations to mini @miked99 !

I would have had my fastest parkrun in almost a year today. Unfortunately my official time will be several minutes slower than my actual time as I got there late, couldn’t find a parking space, missed the start and had to sprint to catch up with the tail walker. Oh well, there’s always next week.

QueSyrahSyrah · 18/03/2023 10:23

Morning All! Lovely sunny Parkrun done with what I hope is a slightly better time than last time. BLT done.

Happy Saturday all.

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miked99 · 17/03/2023 23:21

We're in a hot spell in Sydney at the moment so Parkrun was very humid and my knee was sore not long after the start so unpleasant all round.
My son however beat his PB by about 40 seconds and is absolutely delighted.

Hope everyone has a good run or volunteer

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BogRollBOGOF · 12/03/2023 11:51

It's been a good weekend here, ran a pleasing 30 mins yesterday (solo) then on barcodes at juniors today.

Lovely and mild today, although it did warm up quite rapidly yesterday!

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miked99 · 12/03/2023 09:55

@CalmConfident its great isn't it.
Alphabeteer has some friends and I planning trips away to places with unusual names every few weeks. Zillmere in Brisbane is a long term goal, it must get so many tourists compared to the runs near it

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CalmConfident · 12/03/2023 09:24

5k app is great, it’s given me new goals not just finish time…my PBs days are long gone (pb at home run set in 2014 😂)

CalmConfident · 12/03/2023 09:22

I walk/ran last week but it aggravated my dodgy hip..so back to walking yesterday. I think I need to do c25k so have some structure.

unexpected sunny morning though after the dire weather ☺️ Love seeing everyone’s updates

ScottishBeth · 12/03/2023 08:41

Oh no! That will teach me! I found the app on Play Store. (In my defence I had googled previously.)

ScottishBeth · 12/03/2023 08:38

Hi everyone! I've just read the thread - I'm not a parkrunner at the moment, I went a few times years ago. But I've just started C25k (again) and will head back to parkrun when I can run for more than a minute.

But I am just posting to ask what is the 5K app?

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 11/03/2023 13:55

Well done to all!

@miked99 it's always nice to see your posts before heading off to parkrun here. Well done. Humid doesn't sound fun.

@SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun - seafront sounds great! We are planning a long weekend away next month and I already have my eye on a seaside parkrun.

@Cornishmumofone well done on a speedy run!

@parkrunner1977 happy parkrun birthday!

@Yorkshiregold - date bingo for me too. Not quite as fast as two weeks ago, but overall trending faster. After some awful weather earlier in the week we had sunshine this moron, though still blooming cold.

Yorkshiregold · 11/03/2023 12:19

@miked99 I really struggle with running in the heat/humidity, I think I prefer the cold.
@SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun I’ve done over 200 parkruns but still haven’t done one along a seafront, it’s one of my targets for 2023.
@Cornishmumofone Well done! It’s so satisfying when you feel yourself getting fitter & faster. I’m not sure I’ll ever get back to my 2015 PB but I’m back running as quick as I was 5 years ago & getting close to my age grade best.
@parkrunner1977 Happy anniversary! & boo to your sprint finish denying you position bingo!

Date bingo for me today on my home course. Thinking about planning a bit of tourism in the next few months if I can fit some in around family commitments.

parkrunner1977 · 11/03/2023 11:14

*overtaking!

parkrunner1977 · 11/03/2023 11:13

Today was my 6 year anniversary of doing parkrun and my 201st run. I ran my fastest time this year so far, was pleased with that although I am still way way off where I was pre Covid. Only managed to get a Prime number today, was annoyingly 1 place off a position bingo due to overtooking someone in the final 100 metres 😖

Cornishmumofone · 11/03/2023 10:54

I managed my fastest time since December 2019! I feel so pleased that I'm finally getting quicker again. Only another 5 minutes to take off to get a PB!