parkrunners (AOWALC) Anonymous Keep on Running into Spring

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

New thread for parkrunners old and new.

We are a long-running thread, but very friendly - please come and say hello, and chat about PBs, tourism, progress towards tee-shirts and anyything else about parkrun

Brilliant Cinnamon Happy Birthday!

I've been informed by one of our RDs that I've been spotted in the parkrun book that came out recently though I haven't seen it myself.

I'm running tomorrow but am excited to be volunteering next week as barcode scanner yey, I've only kept time before.

Happy parkrunning one and all.

Lovely cake, Cinnamon! It's our 100th event this morning

morning. 8yo DS has been begged not to chat all the way round the course today. He always gives himself a stitch through gassing then whines he didn't get a pb .

Have a great birthday parkrun Cinnamon Fabulous looking cake and goodies (can't have too much ):o

Volunteering at SA again today and it looks like a lovely day.

Happy parkrunning people :)

Oooo, Happy 100th Melanie
Been looking around the parkrun site and see there's a Limavady parkrun in the offing - will that be the 20th in Norn Irn?
Trying to plan the summer so we can do Portrush :)

I've done 55 of those 100 - but have done another 20 across 15 other venues.

Limavady would be the 20th, yes. When's it due to start? My parents live in Portstewart, so I've done Portrush a couple of times.

I nearly gave up about 20 times today but run completed .

well done halle. you did it!

Well done Halle those days are hard.

There was a fast fast start today - I went with it and was panting very soon in. Had to take a 10 pace walk at mile 2.
But it was worth it!
I knocked a giant 17 seconds off my PB !

Fantastic Thursday, wasn't it you who kept missing your PB by seconds a while ago?

Well done for getting through it Halle - I cheered you through the finishing funnel (as I guarded the 'Triangle of Poo' and did 'Number Checker')

Melanie - looks like Limavady is starting in 2 weeks time. Another one for the list :)

Exciting about the book ThursdayLast! Well done on PB.

Well done on getting round HalleLouja!

But rude of rd ohOneOhTwoOhThree, hope you got to have your potter :)

We had a fab turn out, 88 runners so a new course record! Journalist was very enthusiastic but a bit too focused on me for my liking!!! Loads of tutus and not much cake left over.

Happy parkrun birthday cinnamon and happy 100th event melanie. Fabulous !

Well done halle, it feels so good to finish on a hard day. A great achievement.
And huge congrats on your brilliant new PB thursday

I was running with a friends DC today so no chasing PBs. It was actually really nice relaxing and running among a different group of faces. I do enjoy running it fast and aiming at my PB but it was good to have the pressure off today too

feetheart what is the Triangle of Poo? Do I really want to know?

Feet where is this triangle of poo? Thanks for the cheer. I needed it. Finished strongly and it was my secondest fast time of the year and maybe a bit longer. Felt more sluggish than it was though....

Thursday whoop to you. Did you do a celebratory whoop?

Cinnamon you might be in the paper avec bump!

Thanks all - it's such a buzz when you get a PB. Checking my phone and ipad over and over for the official time.

Our course has a downhill finish where vital seconds can be shaved off if you try hard enough Halle so it was more a victorious swearing under my breath as I tried to get out of the tunnel! It was especially funny after my hungover 36+ minutes personal worst last week

And yes, what is this triangle of poo...???

'Triangle of Poo' - 3 sticks and some bright yellow parkrun tape around an enormous pile of dog poo close to the finish funnel

Well....... I arrived and discovered my headphones weren't charged, so I thought Drat. Canine running mate Zola arrived, but was running with her dad rather than mum, and I though Double Drat, I'll never keep up with him. But do you know what? I was clipping Neil's heels all the way round, and even our usual First Lady only caught me half way through lap 3. My garmin said 24:15, though the official time says 24:21, it's still a new PB!

Oh feet that seems very mean of your RD, I'm sorry you ended up with that job!

And yes, it was me who kept missing my Pb! I know why now, it needed a super human effort!

And well done Melanie!

Yuck, you should get extra volunteer points for that job feet. Hope its a once-off

And congrats melanie on PB. My Garmin always shows me a few seconds faster than official time, I think it just takes a few seconds to start once I've pushed the button.

One of the Arrows was volunteering too. Fab guy. I saw him holding bar codes .

Well done MelanieCheeks!

Speedy reporting!

Nice tutu cinnamon.

Am thinking of running Fritton Lake parkrun on Easter Saturday if anyone is local. Also looked at Gorleston but the word cliff put me off. That will be my third course. Then am doing Luton in April too. Plus need to do Panshanger.

Well done Melanie.