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The_Saint Nov 2017 10:32am, 6 Nov 2017 6,092 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Inclusivity is brilliant, there isn't anyone who would say that they are opposed to that, the snag is that what tends to happen with human nature is that this isn't enough and we need to keep going further just to reiterate how inclusive we are, then the language starts to change subtly at first that makes people wonder. I am honestly expecting the next stage to be that walking 5K is too elitist and instead people should be allowed to virtually walk it and claim a virtual time from their armchair.
Ultracat Nov 2017 10:42am, 6 Nov 2017 11,860 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat I used to hate doing 5k races before parkrun came along. Sometimes I race parkrun, use it as a tempo run or just a steady run as apart of a longer run. Main thing is to get what you want out of it and enjoy.
larkim Nov 2017 10:46am, 6 Nov 2017 3,252 posts	Quote Pin larkim Is there a list of NYD doubles somewhere? I may be over in Yorkshire for NYD, and it looks like Pontefract / Rothwell is do-able (8 miles to cover between Ponte at 9am and Rothwell at 10:30 isn't beyond the realms of possibility as a challenge to start off the year!)
chunkywizard Nov 2017 10:50am, 6 Nov 2017 5,041 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard google.com
larkim Nov 2017 10:57am, 6 Nov 2017 3,253 posts	Quote Pin larkim Thanks CW!
Gobi Nov 2017 11:01am, 6 Nov 2017 61,894 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Mascot - i can be disappointed with where it has gone. I started when there was only Bushy and it was a time trial. I have lived the whole evolution of parkrun and have helped set 3 up. I have volunteered more times than i have run. In the last few years i have been made feel unwelcome for being fast and abused by completers when i have been coming back through the field having done nothing more than shout on your left. I took an interest in it because it was started by runners for runners. Saturday I ran back round the course to thank the marshalls who had stood out in the rain so I could run. I know PSH to talk to and he is a top chap but I'm pretty sure if pressed he would admit that he did not exactly plan the evolution of parkrun.
Gobi Nov 2017 11:05am, 6 Nov 2017 61,895 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Ps. I love the coffee culture
fetcheveryone Nov 2017 11:06am, 6 Nov 2017 18,677 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Just sent out an email to our volunteer list to see whether we'll get the support we need to do Christmas and NYD runs.
Dvorak Nov 2017 11:08am, 6 Nov 2017 14,614 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Drat CW, you just beat me to it! Vast majority of events not made a declaration yet. There is a Christmas Day map as well google.com In other news, North Beach parkrun in Durban, SA, just celebrated its fifth anniversary. First event had 74 finishers. Last Saturday had 2021 finishers. I suspect that PS-H would view parkrun in South Africa as the exemplar he would like to see worldwide. And new registrants for parkrun will now have a barcode which is A4000000+.
The_Saint Nov 2017 11:08am, 6 Nov 2017 6,093 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Gobi - well said. There is another thing I simply don't get which is how someone running 15:00 is spoiling my enjoyment or deterring me from running or walking at any speed - anyone who can make that stretch has as far as I am concerned issues that they should have left behind when they became an adult. The other really weird "I am the centre of the universe" mentality is that other people care about what time I got around in - the sad truth is that people worry about their times and nobody else's.