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Fields
Fields
Feb 2022
12:16pm, 3 Feb 2022
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I have a 3 figure barcode. Obviously earlier in the alphabet than Gobi!

I average about 7 a year so not sure I’ll get to 500 in this life!
Badger
Badger
Feb 2022
1:12pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Nice work GH!

Barely past 50 though I am doing a lot more the last couple of years since I got more involved in volunteering.
Gobi
Gobi
Feb 2022
1:33pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Fields - makes sense for sure, mine is lower than PSH, higher than Danny Norman
Dvorak
Dvorak
Feb 2022
2:17pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Not sure. I started before barcodes late 2008, but I have a five figure number, and am alphabetically before Danny Norman.
Spideog
Spideog
Feb 2022
3:09pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Think there was only around 2000 people in the system when they created the initial id's and did the ordering alphabetically. The barcodes didn't come until later though.

Not certain if people would have known their Id at that point as extra fake middle names were added to distinguish Jo Bloggs from Joe Bloggs. You told them your name at the finish to get added to the results, not an id number.
Gobi
Gobi
Feb 2022
4:45pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Indeed you did :-)

They were good times
Gobi
Gobi
Feb 2022
5:07pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Heading up onwards Newcastle or cross country on Saturday morning so looking at parkruns near the A1 heading north.
Looby Loo
Looby Loo
Feb 2022
5:19pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Congratulations Groundhog it's a great milestone.
I have only averaged about 5 per year over 10 years due to shift work.
Now I am retired I am on a mission.
AndyS
AndyS
Feb 2022
6:38pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Due to last week's weather, we'll be attempting Torvean again this weekend.
Akie
Akie
Feb 2022
8:01pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Away this weekend so finding myself near Northampton Sixfields parkrun Saturday. Anyone able to let me know what its like?

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