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

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Dec 2017
8:36am, 1 Dec 2017
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Grumpy
Seaton parkrun has a Christmas day run, perfect for wearing your fancy dress!
Dec 2017
11:39am, 1 Dec 2017
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Runner Runner
Great forum this, but it seems people get removed for asking innocent questions. I may be wrong but if general opinion on here seems to be that attending an Inaugural is such a faux pas why advertise them at all?
Dec 2017
12:03pm, 1 Dec 2017
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kevchenko
It used to be a badge of honour Runner, now it is almost a crime it seems...
Dec 2017
12:04pm, 1 Dec 2017
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McGoohan
I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady, please stand up,
Please stand up,
Please stand up
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady, please stand up,
Please stand up,
Please stand up
Dec 2017
12:09pm, 1 Dec 2017
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mrs shanksi
Why would it be a badge of honour? Collecting Inaugurals? I don't see why people think it's a big deal or impressive in any way. So you have the money and time to travel round the country to inaugurals every Saturday, whoop! Also that type of person rarely volunteers. A bit like these folk who are collecting all the parkruns in Scotland. I'm not impressed.

I follow this thread to find out about where new parkruns are starting. I've only ever been to 3 inaugurals in 7 years of attending parkrun and one of those I'm on the core team and was volunteering.
Dec 2017
12:16pm, 1 Dec 2017
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Blade Runner
Refer to 1st post on this forum:- How times have changed! I do not judge.
Dec 2017
12:18pm, 1 Dec 2017
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McGoohan
We also get a lot of inaugural fetchies on this thread. Three on this page so far.
Dec 2017
12:21pm, 1 Dec 2017
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fetcheveryone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5kPUFxXYLs
Dec 2017
12:22pm, 1 Dec 2017
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George Smiley
I've read 1st post and it also makes it clear why it may not be a popular pastime, i.e. the local organisers don't want large numbers turning up to their inaugural.
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12:24pm, 1 Dec 2017
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fetcheveryone
Closed those last two.

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Maintained by sLickster
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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