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Ally-C Oct 2024 9:09am, 21 Oct 2024 7,015 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C Folk travel for all sorts of reasons, concerts, football, cricket, rugby, city breaks, whatever. So to me there’s no difference in travelling to do a Parkrun somewhere. Wouldn’t go to an inaugural if told not to though.
paulcook Oct 2024 9:11am, 21 Oct 2024 6,752 posts	Quote Pin paulcook The first rule of fight club is ...
Mr J Oct 2024 9:18am, 21 Oct 2024 8,028 posts	Quote Pin Mr J I did loads of inaugurals years ago when they were advertised. I was one of only 29 at the first Pymmes parkrun. As usual it starts to get silly when the numbers for inaugurals got huge.
Dvorak Oct 2024 11:29am, 21 Oct 2024 28,181 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Interesting re Battersea. The nearest Scottish equivalent I can think of was Queen's, Glasgow. The organisers begged non-locals to stay away for the inaugural and the first few. (Anyone for whom it wouldnt be a home parkrun, not just non-Glaswegians; as the closest run is Pollok, Glasgow's biggest) It went fairly well. First attendances were 313, 263, 262, 258, 254, 212, 217, 163. (By this time December and, I'm guessing, rotten weather). I finally went on event 16 (200) and then covid interrupted it after #21. 2024 average finishers is 200.
paulcook Oct 2024 1:51pm, 21 Oct 2024 6,754 posts	Quote Pin paulcook Just spotted Battersea cancelled on 2/11 due to another event in the park. I'm trying to balance out whether this might make things easier or potentially busier.
Dvorak Oct 2024 2:12pm, 21 Oct 2024 28,182 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Saw something I've not seen before in a couple of ways, regarding a prospective Glasgow area parkrun. southlanarkshire.gov.uk £4800 to start up a parkrun now
57.5 Degrees of Pain Oct 2024 2:55pm, 21 Oct 2024 23,875 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain Dvorak wrote:Saw something I've not seen before in a couple of ways, regarding a prospective Glasgow area parkrun. southlanarkshire.gov.uk £4800 to start up a parkrun now It's been £4800 since early Covid times iirc. Cunigar Loop already has a Fetch Orienteering course, so kill two birds with one stone.
wardi Oct 2024 2:27pm, 22 Oct 2024 220 posts	Quote Pin wardi 856 at York on Saturday, their 2nd highest turnout ever. The numbers no doubt swelled by visitors to the York marathon the following day, still an impressive turnout on a damp and rainy morning.
Rob-C Oct 2024 4:24pm, 22 Oct 2024 2 posts	Quote Pin Rob-C Mr J wrote:I did loads of inaugurals years ago when they were advertised. I was one of only 29 at the first Pymmes parkrun. 19 at the first Pymmes in 2011, which is exactly why inaugurals used to be advertised by parkrun HQ. Little did they realise they were creating a monster. Or maybe a horde of inaugural-chasing inconsiderate self-obsessed little monsters.
Mr J Oct 2024 6:02pm, 22 Oct 2024 8,101 posts	Quote Pin Mr J Creating tables of challenges was the issue. This created the demand. All of my encounters as a tourist have been positive.