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.

Carpathius
Carpathius
Oct 2019
8:00pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Carpathius
Was I furthest east?
12barDavid
12barDavid
Oct 2019
8:17pm, 6 Oct 2019
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12barDavid
Okay, this one upmanship is getting out of hand.

I’m happy to concede that Lip Gloss’s parkrun may have been flatter & nearer the sea than mine. Yes, I ran on a promenade & not an esplanade.

At the end of the day though, I’m the only Fetchie who posted a photo of how to sign a “K” correctly. Most people “signed” the number 8.

I rest my case.

Signed:- Mr. Bighead.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Oct 2019
8:21pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Lip Gloss
Haha David :-)
12barDavid
12barDavid
Oct 2019
8:24pm, 6 Oct 2019
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12barDavid
Hello Lip Gloss, I hope your feeling better?
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Oct 2019
8:26pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Lip Gloss
I am, thanks for asking :-)
Joopsy
Joopsy
Oct 2019
8:30pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Joopsy
I would say so Carp.
Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble)
Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble)
Oct 2019
8:35pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble)
Yay, I get a Fetch shout out :-) Happy to have shared it with CumbriAndy who had his own little Fetchie support crew at Jersey 🇯🇪 Marathon today :-)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Oct 2019
8:58pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Velociraptor
I was actually 273 out of 275. The official results are wrong; I had token 273 and my time was 53:48. But I was so far off my prediction that five minutes one way or the other shouldn't make any difference.
leaguefreak
leaguefreak
Oct 2019
9:18pm, 6 Oct 2019
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leaguefreak
I think the marshalls were a bit frazzled Vrap.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Oct 2019
9:40pm, 6 Oct 2019
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Velociraptor
I certainly don't plan to ask for the results to be altered :)

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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