If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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Still waiting for you to sign up.A Challenge wrote:If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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IF, and I would like to do it but can't at the moment.tubeguru wrote:Still waiting for you to sign up.A Challenge wrote:If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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All parkruns I've been to have had a volunteer tail-runner who accompanies the slowest runner(s). parkrun actively encourages those who think they'd be slow; turning up and trying is far more important.A Challenge wrote:If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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I've been tail runner several times at our local Parkrun slowest time has been just over the hour mark.DrainBrain wrote:All parkruns I've been to have had a volunteer tail-runner who accompanies the slowest runner(s). parkrun actively encourages those who think they'd be slow; turning up and trying is far more important.A Challenge wrote:If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to tge Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?nozzacook wrote:I've been tail runner several times at our local Parkrun slowest time has been just over the hour mark.DrainBrain wrote:All parkruns I've been to have had a volunteer tail-runner who accompanies the slowest runner(s). parkrun actively encourages those who think they'd be slow; turning up and trying is far more important.A Challenge wrote:If I did this 'Parkrun' thing, then I would be the one that they want to finish so they can tidy up!tubeguru wrote:Fortunately, as I'm usually in the top 40 or 50 finishers, I'm able to leave while some people still have over one kilometre to go.
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You're talking yourself out of it. You won,'t be that slow.A Challenge wrote:I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to tge Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?
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3 park runs to go to get 50. So do I run my 50th on the 12th at Penrose or do I wait a week and run it in London.
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You don't know how (un)fit I am, but Nozzacock said they had had over an hour runners! I may not be that bad though!tubeguru wrote:You're talking yourself out of it. You won,'t be that slow.A Challenge wrote:I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to the Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?
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Shame it doesn't quite tie in with my 100thnozzacook wrote:3 park runs to go to get 50. So do I run my 50th on the 12th at Penrose or do I wait a week and run it in London.
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Do what I did - just turn up and run as fast as you can without stopping. Then you'll have your starting time to try to improve.A Challenge wrote:You don't know how (un)fit I am, but Nozzacock said they had had over an hour runners! I may not be that bad though!tubeguru wrote:You're talking yourself out of it. You won,'t be that slow.A Challenge wrote:I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to the Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?
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When I can start Parkrun.tubeguru wrote:Do what I did - just turn up and run as fast as you can without stopping. Then you'll have your starting time to try to improve.A Challenge wrote:You don't know how (un)fit I am, but Nozzacock said they had had over an hour runners! I may not be that bad though!tubeguru wrote:You're talking yourself out of it. You won,'t be that slow.A Challenge wrote:I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to the Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?
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I had the same thing. I signed up and then had three weeks where I was either working or away.A Challenge wrote:When I can start Parkrun.tubeguru wrote:Do what I did - just turn up and run as fast as you can without stopping. Then you'll have your starting time to try to improve.A Challenge wrote:You don't know how (un)fit I am, but Nozzacock said they had had over an hour runners! I may not be that bad though!tubeguru wrote:You're talking yourself out of it. You won,'t be that slow.A Challenge wrote:I would be that slow but why did they give 59:59 to the Gunnersbury run with the stopwatch failure as that would most likely be a PB for me?
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How about you delay it a week by volunteering?Going Underground wrote:Shame it doesn't quite tie in with my 100thnozzacook wrote:3 park runs to go to get 50. So do I run my 50th on the 12th at Penrose or do I wait a week and run it in London.
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tractakid wrote:How about you delay it a week by volunteering?Going Underground wrote:Shame it doesn't quite tie in with my 100thnozzacook wrote:3 park runs to go to get 50. So do I run my 50th on the 12th at Penrose or do I wait a week and run it in London.
No can do I already have several work colleagues coming to Bushy on the 12th including one where it is there only chance to run at Bushy before they head to Australia....
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