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Apr 2020
10:34pm, 4 Apr 2020
3,595 posts
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ndellar
Just for fun, one of our jpr EDs went and ran the 2K jpr course early this morning, in 8.15.
Obviously jpr is all about the fun, the unofficial course record is 7.03 (at the first event, speedy running club teenager forgot his barcode) 
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Apr 2020
6:33am, 5 Apr 2020
203 posts
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Hunkyteddy
I'm not sure what will happen to parkrun numbers on its return. Certainly I will be less obsessed with the stats when I get back to it. However I will probably see it more as a social event, meeting up with running buddies, having a coffee after etc.
I cant wait.
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Apr 2020
11:21am, 5 Apr 2020
19,400 posts
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Dvorak
I think I'll be the opposite, assuming that I have some degree of fitness left, I'll be wanting to get tore into the times. And if I'm not fit, I can look forward to improving performance each week (a situation which, through illness and injury I've already found myself in twice over the last 18 months).
And it will be nice to see some of the people again, if we are spared: albeit that several are in the "unfollowed on FB" list.
Cafés: how many people actually go? (I seldom do). One local event has never had cafe provision (sometimes diy for special occasions) others are maybe 10-15%, which includes volunteers and core team. "Normal" parkrunners therefore <10%. One event had more (even including me!), maybe 30% on a nice day, where the cafe had a fine lochside setting with outdoor seating and was right beside the car parks.
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Apr 2020
11:25am, 5 Apr 2020
10,804 posts
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larkim
Me too, I think the cafe concept is always a niche part for most people. I'd love to see some stats on it, but if 10% of any parkrun (by number) get coffee / cakes in the cafe at the end of any given event, I'd bet even fewer of them are regular post-parkrun cafe users.
That might be coloured by my local experiences, as whilst we do have a nice cafe it can only seat about 40-50, and on the few occasions when we've treated our family to a bacon butty after a run there've been a group of about 8-10 who seem to meet up regularly, and the rest are just groups of people who came to parkrun together anyway like us.
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Apr 2020
11:37am, 5 Apr 2020
39,425 posts
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Derby Tup
If 25 to 30 go to the cafe after our Parkrun the cafe has had a decent morning. We like going and go maybe five weeks out of six
I think Parkrun will have a surge in interest after we’re let free again a bit like New Year
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Apr 2020
11:39am, 5 Apr 2020
16,432 posts
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northernslowcoach
That's a nice cafe too DT
I always see parkrun as a social event, I only go to meet up with friends
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Apr 2020
11:41am, 5 Apr 2020
39,428 posts
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Derby Tup
There’s a large social element for me too. I’m missing running my bollocks off (I don’t do many races and no serious speed training), but in truth I’m missing the social more than the Saturday morning burn-up
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Apr 2020
12:31pm, 5 Apr 2020
33,475 posts
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DocM
I go to Parkrun for the run. Occasionally I'll meet up with fetchies if I or they are touristing but only occasionally have been for a post run cafe trip..... I can think of 4 or 5 times ( out of 175 parkruns ). Probably says more about me than anything !
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Apr 2020
12:38pm, 5 Apr 2020
547 posts
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BexleyKev
Probably 15 out of 200/250 in cafe post run ( volunteers and a few core team runners ). A handful go for a swim. No idea where others go to but then again as they are not regulars I expect they head back to hotels or continue with their planned day out in the city.
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Apr 2020
1:06pm, 5 Apr 2020
7,367 posts
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chunkywizard
At 10am in our parkrun cafe the queue is out the door. I reckon we have 10-20% of the runners in the cafe which gives a great post parkrun atmosphere. I love going when ever I can.
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