Page 6 | Parkrunners Assemble - reviving the thread that will remind you "do not forget you barcode"

miked99 · 2022-12-03T04:03:18+00:00

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

SouthCountryGirl · 31/08/2024 16:39

They're saying results should be out tomorrow

xsquared · 31/08/2024 15:04

SouthCountryGirl · 31/08/2024 12:44

Rammed was an understatement! It took a good 10 minutes to be able to run. We had to queue at the end to even be let into the finishing funnel.

Only took an hour and 20 to get scanned. But they handled it very well

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Wow! Well done for being so patient. I can't imagine queueing just to finish for that long!

It must have been an amazing experience though.

isthismylifenow · 31/08/2024 14:49

SouthCountryGirl · 31/08/2024 12:44

Rammed was an understatement! It took a good 10 minutes to be able to run. We had to queue at the end to even be let into the finishing funnel.

Only took an hour and 20 to get scanned. But they handled it very well

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Wow that explains things. I'm on the other side of the world in SA and they posted that Bushy Park had over 6000 finishers this morning 🤩 I didn't realise it was the 1000th event.

We had a cold snap, we usually have around 1000, today 600. (And an important rugby day today might be why)

MirandaWest · 31/08/2024 14:23

@SouthCountryGirl that must have been an incredible experience!

I did my 50th different venue today - and managed to run the whole thing so that's two in a row where I've run it all :)

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 31/08/2024 14:11

Wow! Let us know how many finishers there were when you get your results. I'm guessing they're probably not processed yet!

I was a bit slower than I'd hoped today, I did the hilliest local one and had done interval training yesterday so I don't think my legs were pleased with me. I find the last bit a killer, you go up and down quite steeply then the last km is a "gentle" incline. I was very pleased to see the funnel, I can tell you.

SouthCountryGirl · 31/08/2024 12:44

xsquared · 31/08/2024 11:14

How was Bushy @SouthCountryGirl? I know it's their 1000th event, so I imagine it must have been rammed!

Rammed was an understatement! It took a good 10 minutes to be able to run. We had to queue at the end to even be let into the finishing funnel.

Only took an hour and 20 to get scanned. But they handled it very well

xsquared · 31/08/2024 11:14

How was Bushy @SouthCountryGirl? I know it's their 1000th event, so I imagine it must have been rammed!

SouthCountryGirl · 31/08/2024 07:05

Up at stupid o'clock to get to Bushy

CalmConfident · 31/08/2024 07:03

Tailwalker Volunteering for me today ☺️

beguilingeyes · 31/08/2024 05:41

Touristing today. Oak Hill, to get us an O. Getting closer to getting the alphabet. We're hoping to get a Z in The Hague in December.

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miked99 · 31/08/2024 01:02

Back at Curl Curl this morning where it was a Pacer week and a big turnout.
I did my usual sort of time , but got a Position Bingo and Date Bingo, and am very close to Fanatic 30 runs for the year - which I've never managed before.

Good luck to everyone running or volunteering today

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SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 25/08/2024 10:45

A soggy marshalling duty yesterday but I haven’t done the marshalling role for a long time and enjoyed cheering on everyone out on the course. The rain stopped for a bit too not not as damp as anticipated.

Mysterian · 24/08/2024 20:26

I chickened out due to the rain.

I am ashamed.

But dry.

SouthCountryGirl · 24/08/2024 18:58

A very unexpected fastest time overall this year

AuntieStella · 24/08/2024 16:29

I did my NENDY, which I've been meaning to get round to for a long time. Distinctly soggy!

MirandaWest · 24/08/2024 15:46

I went off to the coast today to do another of the Yorkshire and the Humber parkruns - now up to 42 out of 65 😃

first parkrun in ages where I’ve run the whole thing and unsurprisingly my fastest in a couple of months too

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 24/08/2024 14:27

Super morning with some random tourism. I hadn't planned to go where I ended up, but was very glad I did because I unexpectedly bumped into @Standingonlego after a very long time 😀

enchantedsquirrelwood · 24/08/2024 13:55

Very wet parkrun this morning but meant attendance was nearly half the numbers last week so finished 3rd lady.

I know you're not "allowed" to be competitive at parkrun, but a "podium" finish is quite nice. I'll never be Keely Hodgkinson so I'll take the wins where I can :)

Snowpaw · 24/08/2024 13:02

Tough one this morning - due to a tree down on the usual course they did the "B" route which was basically down hill all the way to the mid point, then back up the same hill all the way to the end. Real mental challenge as well as physical!

putthehamsterbackinitscage · 24/08/2024 12:52

Curly wurly for us today - very wet but still good - saving the curly surly I was given by a fellow tourist till later.

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miked99 · 24/08/2024 12:51

Went to the newest Parkrun in Sydney this morning. Pirrama Parkrun is very near to the city centre and follows the waterfront so will be the best option for a lot of visitors to Sydney.
It was event 5 so I got a Prime and a Fibonacci as well as Cowell and Date Bingo but had an otherwise bang on average run. Nice scenery though

Hope you all have a good run or volunteer

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Cornishmumofone · 17/08/2024 14:15

Lovely run at Uppsala parkrun this morning with my 7 year old... she had a few brief walking breaks and enjoyed talking to an Aussie tourist, so it was a surprise that she ran her fastest ever parkrun!

Anawi · 17/08/2024 13:18

Mysterian · 17/08/2024 12:43

I did it!

Got there early. Way too early. Can't believe how late some people left it. All the reading of "my first parkrun" guides helped a lot.
I started at the back doing the C25K 5 minutes walking. I began running and went too quick but I checked my watch and slowed down to my normal pace. I spent the first third just behind one person going the same speed. He slowed down leading to me slowing down too. I picked up the pace to faster than normal and passed him, but I felt so good I carried on at that speed.
After 4k I finished my C25K running so went back to walking, but just had to run in the last few hundred metres to the finish.
I finished 460 out of 500ish, at around 41 and a half minutes. I was quick for me and still felt fairly fresh.

Looking forwards to next week!

Brilliant! Well done 😊 I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your first parkrun, be warned though, it can definitely itely get a bit addictive! 😆

My son and I went to Graves parkrun this morning, it's been the closest one to us that we haven't done for a while but we have been putting it off in favour of less hilly courses, so it was time! It was tough, we were nearly 3mins slower than our recent usual times with all those hills but it was a good course, challenging but we enjoyed it and will go back 😊 Junior parkrun for the kids and volunteering for me tomorrow at our local one.

Mysterian · 17/08/2024 12:43

I did it!

Got there early. Way too early. Can't believe how late some people left it. All the reading of "my first parkrun" guides helped a lot.
I started at the back doing the C25K 5 minutes walking. I began running and went too quick but I checked my watch and slowed down to my normal pace. I spent the first third just behind one person going the same speed. He slowed down leading to me slowing down too. I picked up the pace to faster than normal and passed him, but I felt so good I carried on at that speed.
After 4k I finished my C25K running so went back to walking, but just had to run in the last few hundred metres to the finish.
I finished 460 out of 500ish, at around 41 and a half minutes. I was quick for me and still felt fairly fresh.

Looking forwards to next week!

xsquared · 17/08/2024 00:05

Doing a tourist one tomorrow in Delamere.

Anyone been before?

I'm wondering whether to wear trail or road shoes.

Have a good one everyone.