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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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megletthesecond · 18/12/2022 09:12

Double coming up next weekend. Maybe the new year weekend too.

In the new year I have to get back to body pump as it seems to improve my running times. I hate pump as its so dull but as I'm heading towards fifty I want to try and speed up again.

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miked99 · 18/12/2022 04:36

Yorkshire congratulations on your PB it must have been hard enough just running with the weather at the moment let alone beating your best time , and getting a bonus position bingo too.

Thanks Veronica to you (and Mr Beccabunga) for volunteering, I'm always tempted to go for Tail Walker , but that's the one position they never have trouble filling at my local parkruns.

Sorry to hear your run was cancelled NatMoz. Hope you manage to get your christmas eve/christmas day double next week are you doing the same for New Years ?

Well done to you and your dogs Lizzies, at my local parkrun the dogs almost drag their owners round they are so keen to run, I'm not sure who enjoys it more.

And hope you are feeling better for next week BogRoll

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LizziesTwin · 17/12/2022 21:31

I went today with my dogs (friend had my second dog). It was someone’s 90th birthday and another gentleman’s 86th. The 90 yr old looks in great shape.

NatMoz · 17/12/2022 12:12

Also I'm hoping the ice thaws next weekend as i plan to run on Saturday and Sunday (Christmas day parkrun!).

Caught the parkrun bug this year and I'm lucky that i live half a mile from one for when I can't be bothered driving further afield

NatMoz · 17/12/2022 12:09

My parkrun got cancelled as i arrived due to the rain/ice which was such a shame. There were many lycra clad people in the nearly Lidl after 🤣

VeronicaBeccabunga · 17/12/2022 12:08

Mr Beccabunga was RD for our local Parkrun this morning.
He was very relieved that no one fell and broke something as we have a very hard frost and several local runs were cancelled.
I'm not a runner but sometimes volunteer if needed, kudos to everyone who turns out and runs or helps - Parkrun is lovely 😍

BogRollBOGOF · 17/12/2022 12:02

I keep having life in the way of parkrun at present. It's a cough getting in the way this week 🙄

It's been a different reason each week!

Yorkshiregold · 17/12/2022 11:56

Hey, glad you enjoyed your run. I got position bingo today as well and a new PB on my home course so I’m really pleased. Enjoy your tourist run next week. I’ve got 30 different courses so a long way off the Cowell club but I’ll get there one day! Are there any more parkrunners out there or is it just us?

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miked99 · 17/12/2022 02:34

Mosman again for me today, we had a couple of groups of tourists from the UK and a few more people than normal but it didn't stop me coming almost exactly in the middle.

But I got position bingo, so I'm pleased
I'll be a tourist myself next week as we're off on holiday
Have a good run

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miked99 · 12/12/2022 23:28

Hope the weather improves for you this week, I don't miss icy streets and defrosting the car windscreen in the mornings.
Cowell Club is a distant target for me, how many locations do you have ?

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Yorkshiregold · 11/12/2022 20:40

Yay to stop watch bingo! I did a brand new course so it was another towards my Cowell club but nothing else for me. Should be back to my home course next week. Just hope I can get out for some training runs in the week with all the snow and ice here.

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miked99 · 09/12/2022 23:46

We went to Curl Curl this morning , a flat figure of 8 course around a lagoon.
I came around half-way out of 300+ runners, but wasn't overtaken by anyone with a pram or a dog , so I'm happy.

And as a bonus I got Stopwatch Bingo , but nothing else
Hope everyone has a good Parkrun today

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miked99 · 06/12/2022 06:20

Hope you feel better soon Yorkshire. Congrats on date and position bingo - I'm never sure exactly what place I've finished until the results are published as my local parkruns are all missing a few tokens.
As for start times there's no consistency, original parkruns used to be 7am but a few years ago all the newer ones were made to be 8am and it varies by state as well

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Yorkshiregold · 05/12/2022 19:27

I park walked on Saturday (in UK) as I was a bit ill so trying to be a bit sensible. I got position bingo and date bingo so was pleased with that. What time did your Aus parkrun start? They’re a bit earlier out there aren’t they?

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