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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.

Oct 2019
10:52pm, 3 Oct 2019
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Dvorak
Dilemma. I'd decided to run my home run with no watch ... but have just seen that there is a club volunteer takeover, with pacemakers. It looks like for every minute from 20-33. How to get round that? I don't really want to go "away".
Oct 2019
6:35am, 4 Oct 2019
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richmac
^wear a blind fold get some one to guide you?
Oct 2019
7:08am, 4 Oct 2019
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westmoors
Aim for xx:30 so that you're not near any pacers.
Oct 2019
9:36am, 4 Oct 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
I'll be changing my parkrun location Joops. I'll fmail you once I know which one I'm doing / have done! :-) G
Oct 2019
11:44am, 4 Oct 2019
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Joopsy
No worries,

I should say that I am out all day after parkun and then going to a gig on Saturday night so there will be no announcements until Sunday.
Oct 2019
11:49am, 4 Oct 2019
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richmac
You tension builder you!!
Oct 2019
12:36pm, 4 Oct 2019
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Joopsy
If you are not on this list then I have either mailed you for further info or you havent sent me the details of your real name and where you are running.

The following 29 people are entered:

CumbriAndy
Fenland Runner
Serendipilly
Sinj999
Fetcheveryone
Hells Bells
ZenTaoPlurp
DoricQuine
Darlo
Shanksi
MrsShanksi
XB
12BarDavid
Westmoors
Velociraptor
DocMoye
FragileDoNotBend
KatieB
Stotty
57.5 degrees of pain
GordonG
richmac
Diogenes
MazH
NorthernSlowCoach
Wombling Plodder
Battlecat
Big Chief Running Bore
Joopsy
Oct 2019
12:45pm, 4 Oct 2019
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Joopsy
Eynsham Red is in!
Oct 2019
12:47pm, 4 Oct 2019
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TomahawkMike
I thought I had entered.. I will go and check
Oct 2019
12:48pm, 4 Oct 2019
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TomahawkMike
Yep. I used the link below..

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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