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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.

Aug 2018
5:14pm, 28 Aug 2018
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Jambomo
I am going to give this a go. Not run in ages (unless around the block at CrossFit counts!)
Aug 2018
5:23pm, 28 Aug 2018
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richmac
Have checked with J, it's an hour 15 away, whats to stop us?

is the cafe any good ? I hear Leggy is buying!
Aug 2018
5:51pm, 28 Aug 2018
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Fitz
Great idea, I'm in (but not in Bolton).
Aug 2018
6:01pm, 28 Aug 2018
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Joopsy
The cafe last year was about 300 miles away. We will look for something a tad closer this year.
Aug 2018
6:05pm, 28 Aug 2018
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Serendippily
I’ll be joining in from a distance. So the cafe might be quite near to me :-)
Aug 2018
7:22pm, 28 Aug 2018
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westmoors
Can't make Bolton but I will be taking part at Bournemouth.
Aug 2018
9:01am, 29 Aug 2018
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Garfield
I can't make Bolton either but will take part in Guildford. Hopefully I will wake up in time as I'll still have the effects of jetlag to contend with.
Aug 2018
11:13am, 29 Aug 2018
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Trin
OMG I just logged into Fetch and saw this and am in tears. I didn't know
Aug 2018
11:17am, 29 Aug 2018
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MazH
* gives Trin a wee hug *
Aug 2018
12:33pm, 29 Aug 2018
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Trin
I'll be in the US and have looked to see if there are any Parkruns nearby. I'll be in Arizona and the nearest ones are San Francisco or Colorado :(
I'll run anyway, in his memory

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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