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.

minardi
minardi
Oct 2023
7:43pm, 7 Oct 2023
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minardi
I was wondering that too
Joopsy
Joopsy
Oct 2023
7:45pm, 7 Oct 2023
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Joopsy
Miles off my prediction and forgot to get a Photo. My usual standard for this has been maintained


Don’t ever change Leggy.
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
Oct 2023
7:48pm, 7 Oct 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Unfortunately didn't get a run in. Walked more than 5km to and fro in XC support over 4 hr period, but didn't log it. If I had, 3.5 hours outside prediction might have been the worst ever?!

Well done everyone with times and pics. :-) G
JenHB
JenHB
Oct 2023
7:50pm, 7 Oct 2023
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JenHB
Question- why do some of the times have * next to them?
Joopsy
Joopsy
Oct 2023
7:51pm, 7 Oct 2023
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Joopsy
What do the asterisks signify on some of the results, please?


I believe Sigh its because even though they may have done parkrun the GPX file still shows it being under 5k.
Sigh
Sigh
Oct 2023
7:54pm, 7 Oct 2023
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Sigh
Ahh, okay, thanks Joopsy - so that Fetchie has completed a measured 5k course, but on the day the GPS hasn't quite matched it.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Oct 2023
8:04pm, 7 Oct 2023
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Lip Gloss
Yeah, I have an asterisk and my parkrun measured shirt because of the trees :-(
JenHB
JenHB
Oct 2023
8:09pm, 7 Oct 2023
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JenHB
Aah, so Minnie mad fell foul because the measured route (as well as GPS trace) measured short (I guess!)
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Oct 2023
8:10pm, 7 Oct 2023
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fetcheveryone
The asterisk is where the run was slightly short (4900 metres is the cut off), but I’ve extrapolated a time.
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Oct 2023
8:11pm, 7 Oct 2023
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fetcheveryone
Just been out in the dark to do mine. A little way off my prediction, but the canal path was totally deserted, and I had plenty of time for contemplation.

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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