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

It’s not essential @Mysterian. I like it as it stores my barcode as a back up if I forget my wristband (which reminds me, where is my wristband?)

Got one more week of the Couch to 5k. Thought I would finish that before I get any other apps. Do I really need the 5k app?

@Mysterian - enjoy your first parkrun. Don't forget your barcode, and download the 5K app (others are also available) so you can start doing the various challenges 😀

I'm tail walking at home tomorrow after a few weeks of touring/holidays/other things on Saturday mornings. Looking forward to seeing my pals.

I think you might have got that last item a little wrong.....

Main thing is to have fun!

Just joined. My first Parkrun is tomorrow. So...

Park nearby early to guarantee a spot.
Get to the start 15 minutes early.
Find a person with a blue bib.
Make sure I forget my barcode.

Anything else?

I was a tourist yesterday to a nice, hilly, trail parkrun, which made a nice change from the usual. Shocker of a bad time though!

Got another one on stopwatch bingo

Really slow one today in the rain. Just wasn’t feeling it. I was 5 minutes faster last week in the hot weather on holiday. Both flat and fast courses.

I volunteered for scanning after running today.

As I knew I needed to be quick, I started closer to the starting line. Got a course PB and 1st in my age category.

This was my last parkrun in my current age category.

I got a seasons best, date bingo and a new venue today

I’m continuing to tourist around Yorkshire - am up to 44 events in total with the majority being Yorkshire and the Humber ones. Got a new letter today and a position bingo number as well as having to go up a hill 4 times 😆

I haven't posted for a few weeks - hello everyone. I visited a new (to me) parkrun last week, and volunteered at my home parkrun this morning as it was a milestone run for the event. Lots of happy runners in the sunshine - lovely!

Lovely morning for my RD stint today. I realised I won’t be running a parkrun for ages as I volunteered the last two weeks and am busy the next two. Having a bit of a lull in my midweek running too. Need to get back on it before I lose all my fitness.

PB for me this morning, both for a parkrun and 5k so I'm buzzed! And the sun was at last shining, which when you're on a coastal course like ours is absolutely glorious! Hope everyone had a good run!

It could very well be that, there is a copse you go through. I think I have only done it in autumn/winter before so it might not be a problem when less leafy.🥬

Trees? They can affect the distance

Fastest course time for me which was nice. It's a local-ish one I haven't done for a while. Strava seemed to think I only ran 4.92 km though, which is a bit annoying!

I trust the Parkrun official trundlewheeler, and I'm sure I didn't cut any corners so goodness knows where that 80 m went.

Fastest time this year! Nowhere near as fast as I was a few years ago but it's great seeing progress.

Ahh that's nice that people recognised your improvement 🙂 like you said, very encouraging.

A new junior parkrun started bear ua a few weeks ago, this Sunday was the 5th one. We have been with our three children every week so far, OH and I have volunteered the last 4 and the children were given volunteer credits for helping set up this week. I don't always like the early start on a Sunday but it is a lovely thing for us to all be able to do together and I'm hoping it encourages them all to continue to be active.

On the other hand, Saturday this morning, I woke up, snarled at my alarm and went back to sleep 🙈 no parkrun for me this Saturday!

A home parkrun for me but my fastest time since injury in Oct 2022. Volunteered at juniors yesterday and several people said …ooo…you were fast on Sat..which was lovely and encouraging after walking for so long.

Brierley is special to me - lovely people ☺️

Yes I liked it, it was a wet, soggy day so quite muddy and they said they were running their winter course but I enjoyed it. Gentle ups and downs through the forest and by the lake. I'd be keen to go back on a brighter day and see their summer course.

Yes I suppose you're right, we're quite new to it all I suppose once you get in the habit of going regularly it clocks up quickly.

I had to change the settings to exclude volunteering on my 5k app from the challenges because if I include our weekly volunteering at the local junior parkrun it keeps wiping out my (small but keen to keep it up) 5k tourist streak 🤣🙈 That app gets addictive fast!

@Anawi I really liked Brierley Forest when I visited last year. As @RunningAndSinging says you'll soon clock up a milestone.

I was at home today after quite a bit of travel. Nice to reconnect with parkrun buddies and have a coffee in the sunshine afterwards. I got a stopwatch bingo but no other excitement.

If you go most weeks the numbers keep rolling up. You will hit your 25 before you know it. I am counting both volunteer and running ‘attendances’ for this one (single ton - 100 attendances at a particular parkrun) if that makes a difference….