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
10:57am, 7 Oct 2023
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Lip Gloss
Very wet here and because we were running through trees the GPS makes it short and I was too wet to round it up so I'll be out.
Oct 2023
11:02am, 7 Oct 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Much too fast, my excuse is the cold and rain. Weather too miserable to hang about!
Oct 2023
11:03am, 7 Oct 2023
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lin50
Nowhere near my predicted time!

It would have been my dad’s 80th birthday yesterday. He died of pancreatic cancer 2 years ago, so very apt to take part in this today.
Oct 2023
11:06am, 7 Oct 2023
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Diogenes
Waiting for my time to be pulled through. I modified my my estimate this morning to be two minutes slower, but I think my original guess of 32:17 would’ve been closer
Oct 2023
11:08am, 7 Oct 2023
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Joopsy
Well done all, well done for getting out there and being part of the event Lip Gloss
Oct 2023
11:15am, 7 Oct 2023
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KatieB


I thought of all our fetchie folk no longer with us.
Oct 2023
11:18am, 7 Oct 2023
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Diogenes
Well said, Katie. I’m rubbish at a) making the K sign and b) taking selfies so no photo from me but I should’ve acknowledged the reason behind the event
Oct 2023
11:18am, 7 Oct 2023
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ITG 🇮🇸
(((Lin)))

Happy Dr K day.

I was a bit slow which I canonly blame on being in rubbish form. But grateful to be in any kind of running form ❤️.


Oct 2023
11:19am, 7 Oct 2023
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ITG 🇮🇸
(In my best running shoes 😂😂😂

Maybe that is why I was slow.)
Oct 2023
11:21am, 7 Oct 2023
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Diogenes
Oh, I was actually slower than predicted. That was because I paused my watch a few times.

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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