Bar codes at the ready, parkrunners anonymous keep going 5K at a time

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

New thread for park runners old and new. Who's running at home and away this weekend? Who's volunteering?

This is what is says on the news page

Whilst we have everyone logged in the correct order, you may be wondering why you have received a time of 59:59. All times have been defaulted to this. We are very much aware that this is likely to be an incorrect result for you. If you would like your correct time added to your result, please email us at [email protected] Do not worry if you did not time yourself as we will be able to make a "near enough" guess and besides, it's one more run towards your next t-shirt (with or without the correct time).
Please do not email if you did not bring your barcode to the event, we will know if you did or did not get scanned in this morning. Bedford parkrun is a barcode only event and if you did not present your scannable barcode at the finish we will not give you a result.
As we are all volunteers, please bear with us whilst we sort out the results. The results will be updated with our aim to complete and publish the final version by Wednesday.
Thank you.

Must have been a day for screwed up parkrun results as ours went horribly wrong too. The plunger on the timer didn't work so we missed the first 10-14 runners as we scrambled to sort it out. The back-up timer also appears not to have saved any of the results either. No results have gone out at all so far.

I volunteered as I was running a half marathon this afternoon. Will be back next week

Congrats Holmes! Come and join us in the waitingforredtshirt corner....

I ran happy today. Had been out knitting last night, consequently drank much less than usual. Came in 50 seconds less than last week, best time since my injury in May, confident I can get under 28 next time

Yay - someone apatt from me who 'goes out knitting' .

DS2 said last week that my MN name should be "KnittingParkrunner" to reflect how I spent my free time (actually it's crochet)

To be fair, this was the first time I ever spent a Friday night " out knitting" and dh and daughter both guffawed with laughter at the notion.

But theres clearly something in it which improves Parkrun times, no?

Possibly, as long as you don't knit while you're running . Although I read about a woman who ran a race while knitting!

Found you!!!! Number 49 done, a super fast run for me trying my utmost to keep up with the pacer so over a minute faster than last week - 27.00 on the nail!!! Delighted, 2nd fastest time ever

Congratulations Holmes we will catch you in the waiting for a t shirt gang soon!!!!

I am definately running the big 50 next Saturday so will supply goodles as needed :) All tourists welcome, it will be a warm up for Wolf Run on the Sunday

Hoorah lego I am coming if there are goodies

And belated congratulations to holmes

I'll come over too if you want me :)

I saw fingersonbuzzers from the running thread at the half yesterday but I'm not sure she wanted to talk to me

Perhaps she was just caught up with her running buddies? I'm sure anyone from here would love to have a chat with you!

I don't think so cinnamon

i would love to see you blathers ;) Goodies reserved for you and OhOne next week

Awww, thanks lego

Some people are just a bit funny Blathers.

We went to watch DS1 play rugby today. We will be doing so most Saturdays between now and Christmas (when we aren't watching DS2 play ). There was another couple who were obviously also supporting our team. We stood near each other for most of the match and they successfully blanked us. Eventually I asked Mrs Snooty which was her DS, and proceeded to congratulate her on the brilliant try he had just scored (genuinely, he was playing really well). She clearly didn't want to have anything to do with me, even though we will see each other every week, rain or shine for the next 3 months, and (IMHO) it would be usual to at least pass the time of day under these circumstances. Now I will just feel awkward every time I see her, even though I haven't even done anything wrong .

Looking forward to seeing you and lego next week, and lego's goodies

My 50th parkrun is definitely ON for Saturday

Lift to hockey arranged for DS1&2 so all sorted so I can relax now - just need to source some goodies as promised .

come to scunny blathers. I'll stand you a coffee at the end (although you'd get there 10 mins before me)

I'm from Donny originally nightsky, you might get held to that one one day :)

I'm all set for Northampton this weekend though

You're going to be beat me by a week Standingonlego, enjoy!

Hello!

I'm doing my first park run on Saturday (Plymouth if anyone is down this way). Quite excited if a little nervous!

Hi EdithDickie! It is nerve wracking but there's no reason for it people are really friendly and parkrun is a great atmosphere, enjoy and come back and tell is how you got on :)

Welcome to the parkrun family EdithDickie

See you tomorrow lego and Blathers

Welcome to the parkrun family EdithDickie

See you tomorrow lego and Blathers

Thanks folks! Can't wait for my t-shirt! I had thought that would be my last Parkrun for the foreseeable future as we're moving to somewhere where there isn't one and dh has already moved because his job's started so I have nobody to look after the dc while I run.

But it seems not! I think I've persuaded the dc to have a go at Parkrun too. And it looks like a new Parkrun is in the pipeline for October pretty near our new home! Hurrah on both counts!

Happy Parkrunning tomorrow everyone!

Hi everyone - new to the thread but not to Parkrun, I've done a whole 5 runs over the past 2 or so years (having had a baby in there somewhere and had a long time off running). Did my first one last Sat and managed to jog all the way round with the help of a pacing friend. Very much looking forward to tomorrow and hoping I set myself a slow enough time last time to top it...