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Let's talk about inaugural parkruns after they've happened.

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Dvorak
Dvorak
Mar 2017
10:36pm, 26 Mar 2017
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"Swindon 2" will be just a shorthand, with the official name to be confirmed. From the link you gave, I'd very much doubt that it will be at Lyneham, that sounds very early days in the process.

parkrun Towers tend to be very secret squirrel about inaugurals, but there are ways to find out.

And welcome to Fetch, Tomahawk Mike :-). Check back into the thread in a couple of weeks, if not before ;-).
multiterrainer
multiterrainer
Mar 2017
5:39pm, 28 Mar 2017
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York parkrun want a 'York 2' to ease the pressure - facebook.com
RunNombre
RunNombre
Mar 2017
7:41pm, 28 Mar 2017
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a New York, finally ;)
Dvorak
Dvorak
Mar 2017
12:37am, 29 Mar 2017
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New York, new York, so good they name it twice?
Bob!
Bob!
Mar 2017
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Billericay is looking for volunteers for a core team
mole_thing
mole_thing
Mar 2017
6:12pm, 29 Mar 2017
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Merthyr 22/04: parkrun.org.uk
Lloydparkrunner
Lloydparkrunner
Mar 2017
7:41pm, 29 Mar 2017
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parkrun Norway has confirmed that their first course will be at Frogner Park in Oslo. If you look it up on Google Earth you will find that it is sometimes called Vigeland Park because of the Vigeland Sculptures in the park.
WildeRover
WildeRover
Mar 2017
10:06pm, 29 Mar 2017
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The Merthyr course is very different from the Cyfarthfa Castle option suggested at one point. That could have been one of the hilliest in the country. This version, however, is mostly flat tarmac.
TZ
TZ
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8:05am, 30 Mar 2017
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Flat tarmac is good :-)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
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9:55am, 30 Mar 2017
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Pressure at York? Maybe it's because I'm used to Cambridge, but it seemed to me that York copes easily with 600+ runners. A little congestion at the start, but nothing major, and it's a very fast course on flat tarmac with no real corners or sharp bends. I guess the issue is that the event can only take place when the racecourse isn't in use for horse racing.

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There may be an inaugural parkrun happening near you. Best to check with the local parkrun volunteers to see if they want you to know about it or not.

Otherwise there are plenty of already established parkruns to go to in the UK and abroad, see: parkrun.org.uk
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