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Hunkyteddy
Hunkyteddy
Oct 2022
10:02am, 8 Oct 2022
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Hunkyteddy
First one in 4 weeks today. Deliberately ran naked, I knew I wasn't going to get a good time so I just concentrated on getting round. Actually enjoyed starting slowly and working my way through.

All done now and happy
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Oct 2022
10:10am, 8 Oct 2022
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Velociraptor
Tourism at Chester. Nice to get a shout out from smallclanger who was marshalling 😀
Hunkyteddy
Hunkyteddy
Oct 2022
10:27am, 8 Oct 2022
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Hunkyteddy
Just seen the results. I did notice a young woman who appeared to be going very fast when she went past us. Turns out she smashed the women's PB and finished in 16:15. Her name is Atsede Gidey, one to look out for!
chunkywizard
chunkywizard
Oct 2022
10:46am, 8 Oct 2022
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I did some touristing at Church Mead this morning. It reminded me a bit of Henley. Quite small numbers, quite narrow, hilly, muddy, very nice :-) I suspect it will be interesting in winter!
Minnie Mad
Minnie Mad
Oct 2022
8:26pm, 8 Oct 2022
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Minnie Mad
Parkrun 610 at Woodbank today. It was a Fibonacci thing.
No.12
No.12
Oct 2022
6:45am, 9 Oct 2022
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No.12
Was puzzled by my time as I crossed the finish line at Cranbrook (visiting sis) as I tend to record pace on my garmin, until I noticed I ran 5.11km. That's probably the longest one I have done. Still, I need the exercise
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Oct 2022
10:09am, 9 Oct 2022
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Eynsham Red
I was timekeeper at Woodgreen Junior parkrun this morning. It really is a joy to see how much fun these youngsters have at this event.
The look of bewilderment on the faces of the very young ones who are unsure of which direction they ought to go, and delight when they cross the finish line, often clutching their favourite soft toy.
smallclanger
smallclanger
Oct 2022
7:08am, 10 Oct 2022
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smallclanger
Tourism at Chester. Nice to get a shout out from smallclanger who was marshalling 😀

Good to see you both!

Gotta love a bit of cheering on the runners!
dobbers
dobbers
Oct 2022
7:46am, 10 Oct 2022
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dobbers
Did Falkirk on Saturday whilst up in Scotland supporting a mate running the G2E Ultra. Predicted 28:00 for Dr K cup but course was long so 5K time was 27:42 but parkrun time was 28:04.

I am a parkrun tourist so it got me thinking about a new approach to visiting different parkruns. If I read the reviews first and then predict a time during the week then the run can be much more enjoyable as I don't need to go all out but rather try for the predicted time as recorded by parkrun.

Anybody else do this?
chunkywizard
chunkywizard
Oct 2022
9:56am, 10 Oct 2022
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chunkywizard
I don't predict a time per se, but if I know the course will be hilly definitely run within myself to make sure I don't die :-) I did Church Mead on Saturday which is a 2-lapper will a bit hill and took the first lap 'easy' so I felt ok.

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