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
10:47pm, 8 Oct 2019
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Badger
Great report Joopsy! And congratulations to LG.
Oct 2019
10:59pm, 8 Oct 2019
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BigChiefRunningBore
Joopsy now on the Channel Four Racing shortlist.
Oct 2019
11:01pm, 8 Oct 2019
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BigChiefRunningBore
For Joopsy has always been Joop as in hop, not Joop as in dupe.

Good to know after so many years I've had it wrong.
Oct 2019
11:25pm, 8 Oct 2019
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BaronessBL
As I have commented on your blog, the Dr K cup report is my favourite blog of the year and this year's hasn't disappointed. Well done Lip Gloss, I shall look forward to hearing the podcast report too.
Oct 2019
7:01am, 9 Oct 2019
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bigleggy
Well done Lip Gloss

Great reporting Joopsy :-)
Oct 2019
9:10am, 9 Oct 2019
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DoricQuine
Brilliant race report Joopsy :)
And congratulations LG bunting
Oct 2019
1:34pm, 9 Oct 2019
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Garfield
Fantastic commentary Joopsy and congratulations Lip Gloss! :) bunting
WA
Sep 2020
10:12am, 19 Sep 2020
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WA
Bumping the thread for 2020. I know we're not parkrunning at the moment, but what about celebratory not-a-parkrun run this year?
Sep 2020
10:14am, 19 Sep 2020
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northernslowcoach
Good idea WA
Sep 2020
10:30am, 19 Sep 2020
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Serendippily
I was wondering about that this morning: I’m in

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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