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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 · 11/03/2023 10:25

A sea front parkrun today with wind, rain and waves splashing us. No way I would have been out in it without parkrun and it a fun morning.

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miked99 · 11/03/2023 00:34

It's very humid in Sydney at the moment, so unpleasant to run in, though I'll take that over the snow you are having in the UK any time, but I need an excuse for not running a good time today.

A couple of weeks ago someone cut in line for finish tokens and denied me a Position Bingo, but this week in the last 20 metres I caught and overtook a young girl.. but waved her on to get the token first as we'd have the same time.
Well I got Position Bingo as a result , which I wouldn't have otherwise , so karma I guess. I got Date Bingo too

I've just realised that if I hadn't been mean and passed her at the finish I'd have got Position Bingo anyway - I won't think too hard about that

Have a good run / volunteer everyone

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HouseofHolbein · 05/03/2023 13:56

I was RD yesterday 😊 have a bucket of tokens in my living room ready to go back 🤣🤣

Yorkshiregold · 05/03/2023 07:34

Thanks @SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun , impressed that you RD. I would like to try it one day but at the minute need to dash off after running to get DD to her sports club.

Also thanks @OhOneOhTwoOhThree , I am always v pleased to see the token gander outer as it means I’ve finished!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 04/03/2023 17:39

Well done @Yorkshiregold !

I was token handed-outer this morning. It was cold but stayed dry at least. Then we celebrated a 250th with cake.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 04/03/2023 16:21

Well done Yorkshiregold. I was Run Directing this morning. Getting more used to it now and had a fun morning.

Yorkshiregold · 04/03/2023 13:03

Morning parkrunners. I got an unexpected PB on my home course this morning. I think it was because it was so cold & I just wanted to get back to my car! How was your run/volunteer if you made it to an event this morning?

LizziesTwin · 26/02/2023 16:43

I missed mine as I did a race. Feel a bit cheated that all this race series are on Saturday mornings.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 25/02/2023 12:13

Morning parkunners!

Well done on out pacing the pacers @miked99 ! I had to stick my arm out to stop someone barging past in the funnel this morning, as the funnel manager was shouting "stay in order".

Hope you feel better soon @QueSyrahSyrah . Probably wise to stay at home - it was really cold here this morning.

Well done @HouseofHolbein and @SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun - great stuff.

I had my fastest run since last May, when I was marathon fit. Not sure if it was the cold, the wind behind me or the glass of wine I had last night but somehow everything clicked into place. Today is also my parkrun birthday - 11 years since I nervously turned up for my first one clutching my paper bar code and not knowing what to expect.

HouseofHolbein · 25/02/2023 11:13

Apparently it was my 150th run at my home parkrun today 😊 I celebrated by doing my fastest time since last August 👍

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 25/02/2023 11:09

My home event’s anniversary today so a bit of a party feel. It was freezing 🥶 but maybe that made me run faster and so I got a post lockdown course PB.

HouseofHolbein · 25/02/2023 08:06

Morning! Off to parkrun this morning before I head to work 😊 RD next week first time in ages!

QueSyrahSyrah · 25/02/2023 07:41

Happy Running everyone! I was looking forward to it after my best time in aaaages last week but I've woken up with blocked sinuses and a dry cough so DH is (probably sensibly) insisting I stay in bed, especially since it's freezing and windy here.

I will have to run vicariously through everyone else!

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miked99 · 25/02/2023 06:41

It was a pacer day today at Curl Curl , and I'm a little bit faster than one of the pacer times, so I spent a lot of the run looking back to make sure I was ahead of them.
It worked, as I did my best time this year and put in a sprint finish to pass a few people in the last few metres. Unfortunately there was a bit of a queue to collect tokens and someone who finished behind didn't realise and just came past a couple of us and grabbed a token out of the volunteers hand.
I wouldn't have minded as my time wasn't affected it meant I didn't get position bingo !
Still if that's all I have to complain about it can't be that bad.

Hope everyone else has a great run/volunteer too

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NatMoz · 18/02/2023 17:19

No car today and a baby to boot so i volunteered as a marshall at my local one half a mile away (route not suitable for running buggies as too narrow).

I was at a tight corner and one of the speediest men overbalanced and nearly fell into the pond!

One man was doing his 250th today and he was recovering from cancer! There was a parkrun article written about him.

Back on it next week - not sure where yet though.

BogRollBOGOF · 18/02/2023 17:09

I had a nice steady one with DS and he got a course best which was a nice surprise. I thought he'd done that course faster and wasn't expecting him to knock the best part of 5 mins off!

The poor kid's stuck with the arm's length rule for 12 more months. I'm cramping his style!

Yorkshiregold · 18/02/2023 16:45

Well done everyone for getting out there today. I got a prime number on my home course.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 18/02/2023 13:45

Back to an old favourite course this morning - first time for ages. Friendly runners, beautiful views. All good.

brooksghost · 18/02/2023 13:13

New PB for me today plus a PrimeNumber.
New best agegrade as well with 77% so very happy.
Split times were consistent so I'm pleased with that!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 18/02/2023 11:33

Well done @miked99 - even if about slower than your best you were still out there.

I had my best time so far this year today. Still way below my PB but good to see improvement. One of my friends ran her 300th parkrun today so we celebrated with coffee and cake afterwards.

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miked99 · 18/02/2023 01:34

Hi everyone,
I was back at my home course of Curl Curl for the first time in a month today.
It's round a lagoon in a park and with a lot of humidity in the air there was morning mist in some parts we ran past - very atmospheric.
I was a little worse than my past few runs, so not a great day, but got Position Bingo.
Hope everyone else has a good run or volunteer

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NatMoz · 14/02/2023 16:57

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 11/02/2023 11:49

Oooh and a stopwatch bingo - dead on 34 minutes today 😃

I was dead on 36 mins and got my 00 too on Saturday!

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 11/02/2023 11:49

Oooh and a stopwatch bingo - dead on 34 minutes today 😃

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 11/02/2023 11:36

New one for me this morning - last minute change of plans as friend’s train was delayed so we went to her. Love that you can do that with parkrun. I have started feeling sick at the finish which is a bit embarrassing. Has happened the last three times.

Really nice to meet our friend there and also met someone to chat to on the course. Great morning.

NatMoz · 11/02/2023 11:07

I completed my NENDY this morning. I've been meaning to do it for months and months and today was the day! It's only 5 miles from my house so I've had no excuse really.

Baby kept me up last night so after mile one i was ready to give up as i had no energy. Finished it in around 36 mins. Just waiting for the official results to come through to see if I've successfully completed any challenges such as stopwatch bingo on the app!

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