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Jan 2018
1:37pm, 20 Jan 2018
5,849 posts
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kwala
I hate that too Sigh. I often stand a couple of feet back from the finish funnel when I'm timekeeping (it helps to see better when there's a sudden flurry of finishers) and someone always decides to come and watch the finishers and/or have a chat and they stand right in the gap I've left. Maybe I should start offering them the stopwatch! And if you want to chat, we're in the cafe for about 2 hours after parkrun finishes, I'm more likely to actually pay attention to what you're saying then!!
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Jan 2018
1:55pm, 20 Jan 2018
20,336 posts
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eL Bee!
Having walked the Whinlatter course today, I can safely say it is a peach.
A few "Cumbria" undulations 😋 and some fabulous vistas (if you have the breath to look up)
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Jan 2018
2:44pm, 20 Jan 2018
7,302 posts
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Cerrertonia
For us, one of the funnel manager duties is to stop people getting in the way of the timekeepers or those giving out tokens.
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Jan 2018
2:52pm, 20 Jan 2018
5,850 posts
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kwala
We don't really get busy enough to warrant a full time funnel manager, but might be something to consider if it really becomes a problem.
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Jan 2018
4:39pm, 20 Jan 2018
21,219 posts
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LazyDaisy
RD for me today, in cold, persistent drizzle  Despite our winter course being all tarmac paths the runners looked like they'd been doing cross country when they finished, such was the run off from the grassy areas.
No problems apart from our token giver fainting at about finisher 250! (She was fine afterwards.) Luckily we had two token support volunteers so the handing out of tokens continued unabated
We always have 2 funnel managers - one to shout/shepherd finishers through the funnel efficiently, one to maintain a check between the timekeepers and token givers.
In the past two weeks we've had well over 500 finishers but we were down to just over 400 today - I suspect those NY resolutions faltered in the face of really miserable weather!
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Jan 2018
7:00pm, 20 Jan 2018
2,295 posts
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westmoors
Bournemouth was a real mud fest today. They'd reverted back to the old course which has more grass/mud. The course was even muddier as there had been a cross country event there on Thursday!
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Jan 2018
7:10pm, 20 Jan 2018
715 posts
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meadowsboy
They say lightning doesn't strike twice
2 years ago I did Mansfield parkrun the run was ok but there were scanning issues so I was a unknown
So today I tried it again only to be told on arrival that It had been cancelled due to ice,I ran it anyway as a freedom,it would have been tricky with multiple runners so the right thing was to cancel.
I'm hoping for 3rd time lucky.
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Jan 2018
10:57pm, 20 Jan 2018
3,733 posts
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larkim
Chilly and damp on my touristing visit to Gunnersbury Park today. And long too!
Normally a two lapper with lap 2 being slightly shorter, but a last minute-noticed obstruction on the course meant it was two of the longer laps so it was probably at least 5.2km, if not a bit further. Nice enough though and very welcoming!
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Jan 2018
8:50am, 21 Jan 2018
21,289 posts
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LindsD
Gunnersbury was my home run before NF started.
Neckarau parkrun was totally lovely. Friendly team, beautiful one-lap run in the forest by the Rhine, and pancakes after. To recommended.
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Jan 2018
9:31am, 21 Jan 2018
1,120 posts
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TomahawkMike
LindsD...how was the scanning?
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