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27 Jul
7:27am, 27 Jul 2024
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HunkyTeddy
Exeter Riverside is restarting next week, it's been months since it was last held. Great news.
27 Jul
10:14am, 27 Jul 2024
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forest plodder
I really liked Exeter Riverside.
Very warm at Abingdon today, and the course gets very congested in places, so reduced to a walk in places. Really pretty river views though.
27 Jul
10:27am, 27 Jul 2024
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dobbers
5k app is crashing on startup causing chaos at some parkrun events as folks rely on it for their barcode - this is according to Reddit so take with a pinch of salt
27 Jul
10:31am, 27 Jul 2024
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jennywren
No it’s true, the app crashed and lots of people at Alderley Park couldn’t access their barcode. A lot of sorting out to do.
27 Jul
10:33am, 27 Jul 2024
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dobbers
Glad I have my barcode loaded on my watch and a backup printed out in the car
27 Jul
10:38am, 27 Jul 2024
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Big_G
Ross on Wye parkrun today and as I’m staying at campsite close by, I ran there to do the event and ran back.

It’s a 2 lapper around the edge of a couple of fields, so decent paths, with some stones, roots etc. Tends to get around 100-130ish in recent weeks but there were a lot of tourists there today so I’m expecting a fair percentage of first timers in the results today. They have access to a clubhouse that serves drinks, and it’s a nice friendly event.
27 Jul
11:00am, 27 Jul 2024
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HunkyTeddy
Wow, Durlston really is tough. I think it's tougher than Lanhydrock and maybe even Woolacombe. Everything is either up or down. Very busy today too, a dinosaur themed run.

Might be one of my slowest ever...
27 Jul
11:15am, 27 Jul 2024
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mrs shanksi
I was RD today and when I realised the 5k app had crashed I advised folk to find a result email so they could find their barcode through that. Usually people don't delete them so it was ok. It helps that we only had 77 people.
27 Jul
11:34am, 27 Jul 2024
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jennywren
The prize for swankiest loos must go to Alderley Park parkrun (it’s a science park, where they do… er… science, so the facilities are in one of the buildings) Heated loo seats! Imagine
27 Jul
11:38am, 27 Jul 2024
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Ally-C
Lews Castle is a great, scenic wee course. One of Scotland’s best.

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