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Jun 2023
9:56pm, 28 Jun 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
I would concur with those praising Monsal Trail and it's excellent cafe. Got to get in the queue before pesky hordes of cyclists on a nice morning though 😉.

There seemed to be some confusion a few pages back between parkrun numbers (given out alphabetically on introduction then sequentially) and barcodes that appeared later to simplify the recording of those numbers. I've mentioned before (without anyone corroborating so I may be horribly wrong) that when I signed up in Feb 2009 I remember picking a 'memorable word' which appeared in the spreadsheet of registrants downloaded by the core team. Presumably to make it easier to work out which John Smith was presenting a finishing dogtag.

You certainly had to sign up by 6pm Friday in those days to allow time for the core team to downloadn 2009, but it was all online by 2011 when I first had to process results.
Jun 2023
9:59pm, 28 Jun 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Last paragraph should have said:

You certainly had to sign up by 6pm Friday in 2009 to allow time for the core team to download the latest spreadsheet of registrants, but it was all online by 2011 when I first had to process results.
Jun 2023
5:06pm, 29 Jun 2023
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Eynsham Red
Another bit of Dorset holiday tourism will take me to Blandford this week.
Jun 2023
5:16pm, 29 Jun 2023
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DocM
Henlow bridge lakes parkrun for me this week
Jun 2023
9:26pm, 29 Jun 2023
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FunkyPOM

From last Saturday at Upton house
Jun 2023
9:28pm, 29 Jun 2023
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Velociraptor
:)
Jun 2023
9:33pm, 29 Jun 2023
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Derby Tup
:-)

I'm hoping to make a return to Cliffe Castle if not this weekend, then the weekend after
Jun 2023
9:34pm, 29 Jun 2023
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Velociraptor
I'll be at Dean Castle this weekend.
Jun 2023
9:38pm, 29 Jun 2023
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I might have mentioned we will be doing Clare Castle for my 400th :-)

Great pic FunkyPOM :-)
Jun 2023
9:58pm, 29 Jun 2023
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FunkyPOM
Shame I didn't have my red fetch top on. Ooh, 400 is huge, congrats!! Looks like I'll be doing Northampton to get 25% of the compass challenge

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