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

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TZ
TZ
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"tourists aren't interested in what it's called" - that's quite a generalisation! From what I have seen the first letter of the name preoccupies many a tourist!
flanker
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Fair point - it wasn't clearly worded.

I meant it won't matter whether it's worded as the town name or after an obscure park - it won't make a difference whether they come or not as they'll use the maps to find ones in areas they want.

However if one is put on at Upnor Castle or in Zouch or Zeale you can guarantee a tourist influx :)
Dvorak
Dvorak
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Aha! Under the new naming policy then, if Grangemouth (near Falkirk) were ever to have a parkrun, it might become quite the tourist hotspot. I've mapped out potential routes in the two available parks. Inchyra Park would be flat squares and, tbh, remarkably dull and drab.

The other one, however fetcheveryone.com/routes-view.php?id=1747715 :-)
DeeGee
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When I thought I'd identified a location in Grimsby, chatting to the ambassador and he was most concerned about what the name will be. I believe that if I find a venue, there will only ever be one possible venue in Grimsby (just like there's only one place parkrun could possibly have been in Cleethorpes), so I would have wanted to call it Grimsby parkrun. However, it would apparently have to have been named Bradley Football Development Centre parkrun, after the venue.

Sadly, I've not been able to secure land use for that one.
DeeGee
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Bradley Pitches parkrun, I think would have been tolerable, to be fair.

Not going to happen. Now looking at Freshney Parkway parkrun instead...
HellsBells
HellsBells
Oct 2018
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Coldhams Common event 2 tomorrow - and already scoping out courses for the next new one
12barDavid
12barDavid
Oct 2018
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I’ll be there HellsBells. I’ll be wearing a black running top with “Beachy Head Marathon” & a picture of the famous lighthouse on the front. Come up & tap me on the shoulder if you spot me.

I’ll even show you how to sign your name using B.S.L.
HellsBells
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I'm VC so will be in hi vis :-)
flanker
flanker
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I suspect you'll all be in full waterproofs looking at the forecast :(
blindcider
blindcider
Oct 2018
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We now have a start date, I'm forever going to call our parkrun "curly wurly parkrun" despite the official name. It'll make sense when you see the location and the course map

Now keeping an eye on all the FB groups to see which plum outs us first

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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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