Parkrunners, assemble!

[Melian]

There's 3 nearby. They set up one not long after the pandemic. One is one of the smallest in the UK. Because some of us live closer to the newer one, the smaller one is struggling more and more with volunteers

 

[Millyve]

There’s loads of them. Trains at 5am… get a life

Having to get up for 8.30 is bad enough for me

 

[Camperfan]

I did not even realise before this thread people were so devoted to park run, to the extent it shapes their life or is an actual hobby in itself.
Soooo, who did parkrun this morning? How was it?

 

[NotGonnaLieToYou]

The poor poor volunteers! The pressure they must have been under.

 

[Matisse182]

You can, it’s a joyous public page

Found. Thank you . I'm going to enjoy this.

 

[RunRunRun]

I love how they talk about the "Bushy Park pilgrimage" like they're doing Hajj

Another thing to blame on the podcast.

 

[fireflies]

Keynsham (Somerdale Pavilion) is just...bonkers! But it's great doing something more exciting than laps around a field. At this time of year it does get flooded a lot.

Someone posted a video on YouTube to the Benny Hill theme tune.

Maybe will add to list then . Everyone says chipping Sodbury flat but it's quite a trek.
Whys it bonkers do you have cross the river?
Used be one Bradley Stoke way but don't think there is anymore.
Think bath has one but imagine quite hilly.
Some times good to have a change.

 

[GalofHal]

I personally think they need to give more of an incentive to volunteer…. I’ve signed up to marshal at plenty of local events close to me, I get free entry into other events and credit to merchandise which I think is brilliant, correct me if I’m wrong but park run give you credits towards volunteering but you then still have to pay for a volunteer top? I don’t believe for one moment that they couldn’t give you a freebie 50 times you volunteer when they are making money from the other merchandise they are selling?

I got a free 25 volunteer top ages ago, now you have to pay which is a shame.

 

[orangelolly]

A question on volunteering - Do you only get one credit per event you volunteer at? Just looking at my home park run future roster and seen someone’s doing multiple roles.

Yeah you only get one credit

 

[Gym&Tonic]

I,don't like my home parkrun - that hill is a bitch!

We have a hill at ours. I wonder if it’s the same one?

 

[Melian]

I’ve just found park run laugh’s Facebook group! Alas some people with a sense of humour.

It is a good group

 

[Northernscumpet]

I've no issue that they want to do it, just describing it as a pilgrimage that is pretty cringey to me also I nearly had a breakdown at a parkrun with about 500 finishers so I'm definitely never going to Bushy in fact I was having a look at what I could do locally if I did fancy an adventure beyond the one I could walk to this weekend and immediately decided against one that listed over 300 as the average finisher numbers. I don't know how I even leave the house to be quite honest.

 

[WeepingCassandra]

I just saw that. It has to be a pisstake….surely?!

I really hope so, for those poor dogs sake!

 

[Melian]

I didn't realise that the lot who went to Inis Meáin had actually chartered their own ferry. Flaming hell.

I was there and I,know the pair that sorted it.

Has anyone seen the video of the crossing of the ferry? It was horrible!

 

[Humblebrag]

Just stumbled upon UK inaugural parkruns.

it’s funny seeing grown men argue.

That page is hilarious!

 

[Gym&Tonic]

I think when you are running/walking/generally moving regularly it's really easy to underestimate how unfit some people are. Talking a long time to do 5k might be someone's biggest achievement that week.

True, and you will get faster the more you do it. I’m still not as fast as I’d like to be.

 

[aimz_yeah]

I often Jeff and am usually faster that way plus less tired at the end, it’s weird how it works

A bit off topic but how do you decide how you split your jeff (I'm assuming you mean run walk strategy by Jeff).
I tried doing his programme for 10k on garmin watch. There would often be a long period where he would say to run/walk but not give specifics. That led me to running til tired then walking a bit then trying to run again. But never really ended up being that efficient. I don't know if it would have worked better to do a fixed thing like 3 run 1 walk etc