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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 · 10/02/2023 23:02

I am still walking round, but I’ll be there :) Run 260…

beguilingeyes · 10/02/2023 22:40

I've fallen off the horse in a big way recently with illness and apathy so I'll be walking tomorrow.

HouseofHolbein · 10/02/2023 21:44

No parkrun for me this week I have a bad kidney infection. Also not volunteering as don't want to risk getting freezing cold and making myself worse

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miked99 · 10/02/2023 20:58

Pulled a muscle during the week, so no Parkrun for me.
Hope you all have a good run or volunteer this weekend

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CalmConfident · 05/02/2023 16:59

A nice walk n chat parkrun yesterday. junior parkrun today …a full roster so I had a lie in. Back on RD duties next week

HoollyWugger · 04/02/2023 20:02

My third parkrun today - a run-walk affair - but finally I wasn't last in my age group! 5th out of 11. Hurray!!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 04/02/2023 19:26

Glad all went smoothly @SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun! Must be nerve wracking!

I got date and stopwatch bingo this morning. I usually run/walk but didn't have my watch on so just jogged around and surprised myself with a decent time for grass/trail instead of my usual tarmac. I ended up about an hour from home, at a new one for me.

Yorkshiregold · 04/02/2023 12:33

Where did you end up @OhOneOhTwoOhThree ?
3 trophies @miked99 , great work! I got date bingo & a new course PB on my home run.
Glad all went smoothly as RD @SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 04/02/2023 11:21

Run director this morning at my home parkrun. All went well thank goodness - was dreaming about being late to it the other night!

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miked99 · 04/02/2023 01:24

There was an annual big 10k event today that uses part of my usual parkrun course so it wasn't on and I went to another nearby one instead.
I had a bit of a panic as there weren't any flags or anything and I thought it was cancelled too, but it turned out the person with the equipment was stuck in traffic and would miss the start. But the other volunteers improvised with hats and bags for route markers and we did the run so a big thanks to them.
I got date bingo, position bingo and primes this week.
Good luck to everyone running and volunteering this weekend.

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OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 03/02/2023 22:02

Evening all. Hope you all have nice plans for tomorrow. I’m undecided, I’m travelling in the morning to visit family so have a number of options for stopping on the way, depending how early I get out of bed and which route I take.

@miked99 did you run today?

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 29/01/2023 11:41

Tail walking is my favourite volunteer duty. I’ve met some lovely people and heard some wonderful stories.

i was so focused on working towards my 250 runs that I didn’t notice I’m not far off 50 volunteer credits as well - so will aim to achieve both on the same day.

FettleOfKish · 29/01/2023 09:30

@NatMoz That sounds like a regular runner at my local Parkrun!

Well done everyone on the milestones and PBs Star

NatMoz · 29/01/2023 06:22

HoollyWugger · 28/01/2023 13:45

Well, I was still last in my age group but four minutes faster than last time thanks to DP making me run. 48mins +
Still embarrassingly slow, I feel, but it's motivation to do better!
I've ordered an inhaler because my breathing is so crap, I'm sure I've got exercise-induced asthma!

That's brilliant!

I volunteered as tailwalker recently on a wet and soggy day expecting to walk the whole way round and was pleasantly surprised to finish behind a man who was walk/jogging at around 48 mins ish. Everyone knew him, cheered him on, gave him encouragement and he told me he'd done 250 at that particular parkrun location alone! It was the best parkrun I'd done in ages!!!!

HoollyWugger · 28/01/2023 13:45

Well, I was still last in my age group but four minutes faster than last time thanks to DP making me run. 48mins +
Still embarrassingly slow, I feel, but it's motivation to do better!
I've ordered an inhaler because my breathing is so crap, I'm sure I've got exercise-induced asthma!

Gufo · 28/01/2023 13:24

Best time of 2023, and ticked off various Bingos including a Nelson - completely by chance! Park Run has given me my running mojo back!

BogRollBOGOF · 28/01/2023 11:39

I've park runned (?) again. I've had a really consistent month with pleasing times.

I definitely run better generally when I'm having a good time at parkrun. It's just easier running in company, something I pretty much don't get chance to do otherwise, and those gains transfer to my other runs.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 28/01/2023 11:29

100th parkrun for me today 🎉

I was away from home but felt amongst friends.

HoollyWugger · 28/01/2023 11:11

Did my second one today with DP making me run more than I wanted to so hopefully an improvement on my last time, and won't be last in my age group!

NatMoz · 28/01/2023 08:04

Last Saturday and this Saturday no parkrun for me as it clashes with my crochet course🤣. Hoping to return on 4th Feb but it'll be a local one for me as I'm going to the theatre in the afternoon!

I have, however, been planning various camping trips in the summer with the hope of incorporating some parkrun tourism!

LizziesTwin · 28/01/2023 07:23

My 50th and I’m taking cake

Parkrunners Assemble - reviving the thread that will remind you "do not forget you barcode"
OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 28/01/2023 00:29

Well done @miked99 ! Enjoy the long weekend.

Nice one @FettleOfKish

I’m volunteering tomorrow bringing up the rear as tail walker. Have good runs everyone!

FettleOfKish · 27/01/2023 23:20

*sipped not dipped

FettleOfKish · 27/01/2023 23:19

First one for me tomorrow since Christmas Eve, and no backing out as I'm giving some visitors a lift from their hotel (paying forward someone doing the same for me when I was a tourist!)

Just at the cusp of regretting the 4 3 glasses of wine I've dipped tonight.

Don't forget your barcode everyone!

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miked99 · 27/01/2023 23:16

Thanks to a public holiday and a last minute deal we're on a long weekend break in Canberra. There's a few Parkruns to choose from but we picked Umbagong District as we needed a 'U'. Seems like we weren't the only ones as two people there said they were completing their alphabet.
It's a very undulating course alongside a river with occasional snake and kangaroo sightings. But thankfully for us there wasn't anything on the course today.
I finished in the top half and apart from Alphabeteer I got Namely and Date Bingo so happy all round

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