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

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DocMoye
DocMoye
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4:42pm, 29 Sep 2018
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Great that all went well HB, well done
mole-thing
mole-thing
Sep 2018
6:19pm, 29 Sep 2018
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mole-thing
Well done HB!
HellsBells
HellsBells
Sep 2018
6:20pm, 29 Sep 2018
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HellsBells
I can take no credit - that all belongs to the two joint ED's who have worked very hard. I'm just tagging along for the ride
12barDavid
12barDavid
Sep 2018
7:32pm, 29 Sep 2018
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12barDavid
Glad it went well HellsBells.

I'm definitely coming up to Cambridge next week, so hopefully, I'll get to meet you & add to my sticker collection next Saturday.
HellsBells
HellsBells
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7:39pm, 29 Sep 2018
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HellsBells
I'll be there :-)
FreshStart
FreshStart
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8:38pm, 29 Sep 2018
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FreshStart
Really pleased it went well HB :-)
Badger
Badger
Sep 2018
9:36pm, 29 Sep 2018
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Badger
a/ well done HB
b/ I missed an inaugural a mile from home?? Well, probably never have the chance to make that mistake again, that's a comfort.
Drell
Drell
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8:48am, 30 Sep 2018
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Drell
It was a lovely morning and the core team did a great job. Well done!
blindcider
blindcider
Oct 2018
10:30am, 3 Oct 2018
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blindcider
I am currently eagerly waiting for news from HQ of a start date.

HQ is being a bit obstructive, perhaps thats a bit strong, authorative may be a better word (is it spelt correctly though?) on the parkrun name.

The team want to call it by the name of the town whereas HQ want to call it by the physical location - We are not keen on this because it is a name that no-one in the locale will recognise. It used to have a company name that is well recognised for miles around.

Whilst the HQ approved name should help have a low key start it might mean that we miss out on volunteers and local runners. Small issue at the end of the day but keen to get on with it
sallykate
sallykate
Oct 2018
11:24am, 3 Oct 2018
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sallykate
I was pondering names the other day. Greenwich parkrun is in the borough of Greenwich but in a park called Avery Hill so why is it not Avery Hill parkrun? We're in Lewisham (we were the first in Lewisham) but we're called after the park, not the borough.

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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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