The Doctor K Cup

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The seventh annual Doctor K Cup will take place on Saturday October 19th 2024

How to join in

Firstly, add the 2024 Doctor K Cup to your Fetch portfolio.

All you need is a GPS watch or app. On the day, RUN AT LEAST 5K WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH. The Fetch Benchmark system will pull out your fastest 5k from your run (so you can include it as part of your long run if you like). The person who gets closest to their prediction will be declared the winner (though the judges decision is final!).

It would be lovely if you could upload your 'K' pics to the gallery (make a K shape with your fingers) to help us remember Doctor K and all the Fetchies we have lost.

NB A GPS watch reporting 5.00km will do so from 4995 metres onwards, but you MUST run at least 5000 metres or more. To avoid disappointment add an extra 10 seconds on to the end of your run, just to make sure.

Oct 2023
6:54am, 7 Oct 2023
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LindsD
I was way out but so glad to do it.
Oct 2023
7:19am, 7 Oct 2023
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Joopsy
Yes Linds!
Oct 2023
7:30am, 7 Oct 2023
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Well done Linds! K
Oct 2023
7:37am, 7 Oct 2023
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fetcheveryone
Well done Linds. Still in first place.

My run will be much later today. First I have some presents to give to a brand new adult, and some time with him before he goes off with his mates for the evening.
Oct 2023
8:35am, 7 Oct 2023
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LindsD
Happy birthday to The Boy (now a man) bunting cake
Oct 2023
8:58am, 7 Oct 2023
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ITG 🇮🇸
Well done, Linds!
Happy birthday, fetch junior!

Lounging in bed here but will do my 5 this morning.
Oct 2023
9:04am, 7 Oct 2023
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sallykate
Well done Linds! Great pic.
Oct 2023
9:15am, 7 Oct 2023
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panad
Run done, head really not up for anything today, and Doctor K cup not only got me up and out of the door, but provided a perfect focus to distract me from everything else going on at the moment/reset my brain. That, and the wind helping with the head clearance (suspect it was more of a hindrance to the run 😉) I feel a lot better than i did pre-run. I’ll upload in a bit and let Fetch’s wizardry workout my time 😁 thank you Fetch and Joopsy as always for organising this!
Oct 2023
9:59am, 7 Oct 2023
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minardi
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10:03am, 7 Oct 2023
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)

About This Thread

Maintained by Joopsy
2024 Instructions

Add the following race to your portfolio:

fetcheveryone.com/races/the-doctor-k-cup-10329609

Enter your predicted time by October 18th (the day before the run).

On the 19th October, run at least 5k WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH OR GETTING ANY PACING HELP!!!

RESULTS WILL BE POSTED HERE:

fetcheveryone.com/doctorkcup.php

Fetch will extract the results by looking at your benchmarks for 5k (so for your own sake, avoid tunnels, tall buildings, heavy tree cover, pylons etc). If you are running a local 5k loop, please add a bit on, just to make sure that your watch registers at least 5k's worth of data. But no peeking!

The person who is closest to their predicted time will win the 'Doctor K Cup' for one year.

NB Doctor K was a big parkrun fan - so you can do your run at parkrun, but ***PLEASE*** make sure you cover at least 5000 metres. A GPS watch reporting 5.00km will do so from 4995 metres onwards, but you MUST run at least 5000 metres or more. To avoid disappointment add an extra 10 seconds on to the end of your run, just to make sure.

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