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

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Dec 2013
1:58pm, 15 Dec 2013
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sLickster
Seems some more 'holding pages' have appeared on facebook...Buckingham, Reigate Prior, Rickmansworth. And Great Cornard are speaking of a provisional date of 1st March, excellent planning!
Dec 2013
7:48pm, 17 Dec 2013
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runninggaynor
Warrington parkrun have announced their first event will be on January 25.
Dec 2013
7:56pm, 17 Dec 2013
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McGoohan
OMG. Reigate Priory! That's walking distance from my house.

And also where the local running club train. This should be interesting.
Dec 2013
8:37pm, 17 Dec 2013
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ChrisHB
NOOOOO! I rarely get up before 9 on any day, let alone Saturdays. There's a nice caff, though. I understand that's the most important feature of a Park Run.
Dec 2013
9:32pm, 17 Dec 2013
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five golden mole-things
Lanhydrock starting soon. Maybe 18th January.
Dec 2013
9:39pm, 17 Dec 2013
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five golden mole-things
Penriith has fb page.
Dec 2013
9:43pm, 17 Dec 2013
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five golden mole-things
As does Carrickfergus & Pomphrey Hill.
Dec 2013
10:16pm, 17 Dec 2013
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sLickster
Good work everyone, header now updated, and looking pretty full!
Dec 2013
10:18pm, 17 Dec 2013
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McGoohan
So - what's it mean when a placeholder goes in? (i.e. a facebook holding page) - is it just that someone's expressed an interest in setting up a parkrun in a particular town? Or does it mean there's actual stuff a-happening?
Dec 2013
10:27pm, 17 Dec 2013
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sLickster
The facebook placeholder is virtually always put in by parkrun HQ when there is firm commitment that a parkrun is going to start, i.e. there is a person who has shown the commitment as an Event Director to get the thing running. If someone creates a facebook page of this style 'without permission' then they usually get asked to change the name/image of the page by parkrun HQ so it doesn't look official (as was the case a few pages back).

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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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