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.

Joopsy Sep 2018 4:18pm, 29 Sep 2018 8,711 posts	0 Joopsy Big leggy, I’m dq’ing you on the basis that you are even rubbish at cheating. X
Joopsy Sep 2018 4:18pm, 29 Sep 2018 8,712 posts	0 Joopsy Wowsers, down strong performances today.
Joopsy Sep 2018 4:18pm, 29 Sep 2018 8,713 posts	0 Joopsy Some strong performances.
westmoors Sep 2018 4:28pm, 29 Sep 2018 2,832 posts	0 westmoors Quite disappointed with my result. My previous two parkruns I ran without looking at my watch at what felt like a comfortably hard pace and got 26:47 and 26:44. So I predicted 26:45. Ran what I thought was the same effort level. Result 27:14!
Jambomo Sep 2018 4:30pm, 29 Sep 2018 6,706 posts	0 Jambomo I am a little bit disappointed that I was much slower than I hoped I would be but it was very windy so it was never going to be spectacular!
DocMoye Sep 2018 4:37pm, 29 Sep 2018 24,235 posts	0 DocMoye i didnt enter the challenge but i gave it a big K and a course PB
LindsD Sep 2018 4:49pm, 29 Sep 2018 24,728 posts	0 LindsD This is making me feel quite emotional. Well done, everyone.
Trin Sep 2018 4:49pm, 29 Sep 2018 50 posts	0 Trin It's just before 9am here in Phoenix and I've just got back from my run... 5k for Dr K, and I added another 2.2 miles dedicated to Steady Edina, sending you strength SE xx I made a couple of K shapes too
minardi Sep 2018 4:56pm, 29 Sep 2018 4,231 posts	0 minardi This thread is wonderful (bit of sunscreen in my eyes)
Joopsy Sep 2018 4:56pm, 29 Sep 2018 8,714 posts	0 Joopsy Brilliant all, keep the pics coming and a big shout out to SE x

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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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