The Doctor K Cup
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The seventh annual Doctor K Cup will take place on Saturday October 19th 2024
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.
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
8:17pm, 7 Oct 2023
38,921 posts
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LazyDaisy
I didn't check the time I'd predicted a week or two back before setting off this morning but thought it was 34:30. So my parkrun time of 33:15 was well off - but then entering the time on Fetch I see that I'd put 33:30 so was only 15 seconds off. Forgot the photo though *rolls eyes*
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Oct 2023
8:20pm, 7 Oct 2023
5,785 posts
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Groundhog
Sorry, no photo either and my attempt was tagged by doing my first club track session in 6 weeks the night before meaning I was to tired to run all of parkrun. I was 6 minutes outside my predicted time! Oh dear.
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Oct 2023
8:43pm, 7 Oct 2023
3,541 posts
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panad
2:38 faster than my predicted - really wasn’t expecting that as it felt slow and hard work! Furthest out i’ve bern yet i think.
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Oct 2023
10:51pm, 7 Oct 2023
8,280 posts
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Pothunter
Didn’t get out for a run in the end and my dog walks were much shorter than 5k. Such a special day to remember Fetchies no longer with us.
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Oct 2023
12:27am, 8 Oct 2023
21,094 posts
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geordiegirl
sallykate yes, I think it is elapsed time. Mmmm so this is maybe why my run was slower than my garmin …. I had to cross 3 busy roads, it was only time I paused. Oh well not to worry. |
Oct 2023
5:15pm, 8 Oct 2023
14,212 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Summing up the weekend weather in Scotland. |
Oct 2023
2:16pm, 10 Oct 2023
29,650 posts
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fetcheveryone
Joopsy do you want to officially announce the winner?
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Oct 2023
7:08pm, 10 Oct 2023
12,348 posts
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Joopsy
Whoops sorry Fetch. Crazy couple of days at work and forgot all about it!
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Oct 2023
7:28pm, 10 Oct 2023
12,349 posts
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Joopsy
So, lets get on to the official result's of the 2023 Dr K cup, a time for us all to come together and remember the members of this community who have sadly departed. It is so joyous to see so many people taking part in this annual event, an event that really owes everything to participation, luck, and has nothing to do with speed or athletic prowess. And of course, the one constant of this event is bigleggy providing a terrible estimate, don’t ever change my friend. So 95 runners this year, and we should probably start by recognising the winner of the wooden spoon. That award this year goes to Hudders, remarkably 1 hour, 29 minutes and 22 seconds under their target. Quite incredible estimating and a worthy winner. And onto the winner. Unbelievably we had 11 people this year who were within 10 seconds of their predicted time, well done to all of you. However, we move on to the top three now and the real pro estimators. In 3rd place 🥉 with a guess just 3 seconds out is Dillthedog. In 2nd place 🥈 with a guess just 2 seconds out is SueW. But for the second year running we had someone who was accurate to the exact second. In 1st place 🥇 and winner of the 2023 Dr K Cup is PeteFastFeet. Please f mail me with your name and address and I will get your trophy sent out. Thanks again to Fetch for his crazy algorithm thing and thanks to you all for taking part. See you again next year. |
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Oct 2023
7:30pm, 10 Oct 2023
12,350 posts
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Joopsy
Apologies for the tagging error above. 2nd place 🥈 actually went to SooWoo!
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