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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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OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 22/01/2023 12:53

Ooooh I have just realised that I hardly did any parkruns in 2017, so this year is a good chance to fill in some gaps in my date bingo.

I need 3 more for my stopwatch bingo, have been stuck for months.

Yorkshiregold · 22/01/2023 08:59

@miked99 I think most of us that were running & probably all of the volunteers were wishing we were in Australia!

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miked99 · 22/01/2023 08:53

Wow - I had no idea so many courses would be iced-out, well done to everyone whose course was ok and managed to get a run in, and to Yorkshire on a PB in terrible conditions.
Fingers crossed its better next week

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WormEater · 21/01/2023 21:11

Was amazed at the amount of ice that the volunteers cleared from the course to make it runnable today. Was a fantastic bunch of people. Ran with dc2 today, so a little slower than I would have liked, but delighted she decided to have a go.

Yorkshiregold · 21/01/2023 13:33

Foggy and icy one for me. Course PB, primes and date bingo 5k app trophies so very happy, thanks to our volunteers for gritting the paths. Well done all of you for getting out there, thank you to the volunteers & I hope the icy courses thaw out by next weekend.

Gufo · 21/01/2023 12:10

Ours went ahead with just a couple of icy patches - lovely blue skies and lots of birdsong, and followed up with a great latte!

Second park run of 2023 for me. I've just discovered the app and think that will be great motivation. I did a few park runs a couple of years ago, so nice to see I'd already made progress on some of the challenges!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 21/01/2023 11:28

Well done all! Hope the volunteers stayed warm enough. We had a leisurely jog around the course, mostly trail and quite crunchy underfoot. A smaller field than my home run so I came in under 100 which I haven’t done for a while.

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miked99 · 21/01/2023 10:47

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun congrats on the PB , but palindrome is just as good ...there's only about 10 exact times you can get that with

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SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 21/01/2023 10:40

Course PB and palindrome for me this morning. 😁 Parkrun number 99! Silly headwear at the ready for next week.

BogRollBOGOF · 21/01/2023 10:38

-3⁰C for us. Some avoidable ice patches, took it steady. Good run 😊

Tigresses · 21/01/2023 10:25

Got out this morning to Black Park - icy but beautiful in the forest

HouseofHolbein · 21/01/2023 09:36

I'm at work this morning but ours was cancelled anyway due to icy paths.

HoollyWugger · 21/01/2023 08:46

Both my local ones have been cancelled due to icy conditions overnight, and too cold for volunteers to stand out in for two hours Blush

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miked99 · 20/01/2023 23:37

Morning everyone,
It was a sunny day here in Sydney for event 444 at Curl Curl, so I got a Nelson on the 5K app, and there were a lot of first timers and tourists so we had about 400 runners.
I did better than my average time and got Position Bingo, so very pleased all round.

Hope no-one is rained / iced out and you all have a good run.
A shout out too , to anyone volunteering, someone today was doing their 100th volunteer at my local parkrun

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TherealmrsT · 20/01/2023 22:10

Scanning tomorrow, take care everyone on icy/muddy surfaces.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 20/01/2023 22:01

I’m touring tomorrow, going for trail rather than my home parkrun’s probably icy paths. It’s a bit of a gamble if there‘a a last minute cancellation but we have a plan B just in case.

megletthesecond · 15/01/2023 12:13

Ours was cancelled yesterday due to a waterlogged / puddly course. Unheard of for us.
Lots of us ran our own route instead, trying to avoid getting too muddy.

Yorkshiregold · 15/01/2023 11:57

@miked99 well done on your best time in 4 years & position bingo too!
@wormeater great work on getting your 2nd parkrun done, often harder to do than the first.
Nice work to all you lot on muddy courses, we have an alternative route so I was on the paths yesterday, no new trophies for me on the 5k app though.
@maryderry we do have photographers at our parkrun, it is a standing joke that I always have my eyes closed & mouth open on my running photos, to the extent that I wonder if I have my eyes closed & mouth open the whole time! I do enjoy checking out the photos though. If you’re really uncomfortable about it then I’m sure you could ask to get them removed.
Thank you to all you hi-viz heroes.
Hope you all have a good week.

WormEater · 15/01/2023 09:51

2nd parkrun completed. Not as wet as last week which was good. 3 minutes faster this week as well. Not sure how as I thought I was going a bit slower.
Seeing the mud pictures makes me appreciate my local run being on paths 🙂

Soproudoflionesses · 14/01/2023 22:48

I was a hi viz hero today!!
Got a bad foot so can't run so have been bar code scanning instead but looking forward to running it again asap.

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 14/01/2023 22:28

MaryDerry · 14/01/2023 20:38

Do your Parkruns have photographers all over the bloodyplace and then stick them all
over social media after ??

I really really hate it.

Mine doesn't tend to, so I quite like it when I go to one that does.

MaryDerry · 14/01/2023 20:38

Do your Parkruns have photographers all over the bloodyplace and then stick them all
over social media after ??

I really really hate it.

brooksghost · 14/01/2023 20:21

My parkrun looked like the picture @Standingonlego posted. Slow and hard going today with added strong headwinds, deep puddles and rain! Trail shoes...didn't make any difference again today!
Only got the 'date bingo' as a challenge but did manage to place well.

(been on this thread for a few weeks now but had a name change).

BogRollBOGOF · 14/01/2023 16:59

Back to my usual local today. I briefly toyed with the idea of a trail course, but didn't want to besmirch my shiny new trainers.

The rain had eased and it was mild enough to be quite comfortable for running.

I came in in the 30 min window with enough in the tank to max out a pleasing sprint. I used the C25k+ Stepping Stone track for pacing which is about right for me to push close to 30 mins but not burn out. I listen to the 5 min warm-up/ intro while walking through the park, then pause and play as the run starts.

A good antidote to the long, slow marathon training.

Standingonlego · 14/01/2023 16:06

Only just !! 🤣 gorgeous course, will be back in the summer!