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57.5 Degrees of Pain
57.5 Degrees of Pain
Oct 2023
12:11am, 8 Oct 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Our 90 year old marshal celebrated his 250th volunteer stint today He completed 221 runs before calling time on that in 2018.
A fine parkrun career!
Jef
Jef
Oct 2023
12:38am, 8 Oct 2023
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Jef
Ally-C
26:14 for Etna Parkrun earlier, volcanic ash isnae easy to run on, hot too, temperature not the ash 😂


Most envious ! Hoping to do it next summer.
Big_G
Big_G
Oct 2023
2:13am, 8 Oct 2023
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Big_G
Two coach loads went out to Cornerstone Lakes parkrun in Chicago today. 165 finishers, by far the largest turnout at this young event (they had 11 finishers last week), and the event has posted on Facebook that it was the largest turnout for any USA event today.

Really nice, 2 laps around a lake, on flat paths. A bit of a trek out there from the city, not possible using public transport and expensive to Uber, but glad to have done it as part of this trip.

That was my 50th parkrun location and 9th country :)
LindsD
LindsD
Oct 2023
9:55am, 8 Oct 2023
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LindsD
That sounds great.

Also impressed w PH's marshal and Etna.
darrenf
darrenf
Oct 2023
8:14pm, 8 Oct 2023
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darrenf
Yesterday I at long last got a Palindrome - 25:52. Only took 13 years😂
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Oct 2023
8:24pm, 8 Oct 2023
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Lip Gloss
I missed mine by 3 seconds yesterday
Idristhedragon
Idristhedragon
Oct 2023
8:27pm, 8 Oct 2023
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Idristhedragon
I amazingly have had three palindrome times and two of them were the same.

34:43 in both 2019 and 2021 and 31:13 on Christmas Day 2022
HunkyTeddy
HunkyTeddy
Oct 2023
8:56pm, 8 Oct 2023
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HunkyTeddy
Only done it once, amazingly. 23:32. I remember being disappointed with that time when it happened, I would absolutely rip your hand off for that now!!
Groundhog
Groundhog
Oct 2023
1:56pm, 9 Oct 2023
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Groundhog
Had a very slow SAndhurst parkrun after doing a club track session the night before. The track session was very good, but left me much more tired than expected and parkrun became a recovery run. 6 minutes slower than my predicted DrK time.

Still, the recovery paid off and I was able to do a moderately hilly but very grassy XC race yesterday without having to walk.

I'll be missing out next week as my next race is on a Saturday. I know, really. Someone should say something.
AndyS
AndyS
Oct 2023
2:48pm, 9 Oct 2023
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AndyS
Looks like I've managed 4 palindromes in 339 runs (just shy of 8 years)

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