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PeterFay 4 Mar 8:34am, 4 Mar 2025 11,871 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay Can't recall any male "taps aff" parkrunners in Kirkwall (Orkney) but occasionally have female runners in sports bra only. I can get sunburnt in Scotland in March so generally keep mine on!
Meep Meep 4 Mar 9:25am, 4 Mar 2025 182 posts	Quote Pin Meep Meep I've been there! And was told it was one of the best and least windy days of the year. It wasn't warm.
jda 4 Mar 9:54am, 4 Mar 2025 18,543 posts	Quote Pin jda Must admit I'm puzzled by people being bothered. What are they bothered by? Not something I've felt any particular wish to do - I've lived in Japan, and on a hot sunny day I'd want the protection - but I really don't understand why someone else's choice is such an issue.
Son of a Pronator Man 4 Mar 10:01am, 4 Mar 2025 9,327 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man I think that …I’m going to generalise here… some parkrunners, particularly female ones, might not feel comfortable with ‘bro’ types flashing their pecs.
paulcook 4 Mar 10:08am, 4 Mar 2025 7,548 posts	Quote Pin paulcook A quarter of people think topless men should be fined or prosecuted. Apparently. theguardian.com
Velociraptor 4 Mar 10:10am, 4 Mar 2025 74,062 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I'm sure quite a lot of runners won't feel entirely comfortable with Louise Butcher running topless to raise awareness of breast cancer, but I'd be fighting on her side if anyone said she couldn't. I'll accept the occasional random act of taps-aff as a trade off.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 4 Mar 10:38am, 4 Mar 2025 53,310 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I don't see the need for it but it certainly wouldn't bother or offend me 🤷🏼‍♀️
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 4 Mar 10:40am, 4 Mar 2025 53,311 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Velociraptor wrote:I'm sure quite a lot of runners won't feel entirely comfortable with Louise Butcher running topless to raise awareness of breast cancer, but I'd be fighting on her side if anyone said she couldn't. I'll accept the occasional random act of taps-aff as a trade off. 👍
Dvorak 4 Mar 11:05am, 4 Mar 2025 28,579 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Runners World US article on the USA's most scenic parkruns. runnersworld.com I'm pretty sure I've never run a parkrun taps aff though I may have taken it after after on the very odd occasion. Some people run in their knickers. I do often have a rinse and get changed back at the car. Any comments received generally relate to the fact that it's around zero degrees.
Meep Meep 4 Mar 11:13am, 4 Mar 2025 183 posts	Quote Pin Meep Meep Oops, big parkrun news just out. CEO gone.