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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.

Joopsy
Joopsy
Sep 2020
4:03pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Joopsy
No reason at all Fetch, just thought even if you are glancing at your watch it will be harder to judge your fastest mile. But I’m happy to go with the majority.
Trin
Trin
Sep 2020
4:48pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Trin
😂 XB
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Sep 2020
5:27pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Velociraptor
I like the "fastest mile" idea, for as Joopsy says it maintains the difficulty of manipulating the result of the challenge in a situation where we HAVE to use GPS.
LindsD
LindsD
Sep 2020
5:45pm, 20 Sep 2020
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LindsD
I have just remembered I have to work all day that day :(
57.5 Degrees of Pain
57.5 Degrees of Pain
Sep 2020
5:54pm, 20 Sep 2020
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
It's all on trust anyway so why not 5k?

No idea how 0 fast running and ++ calories might impact my time. Probably not in a good way.
Sigh
Sigh
Sep 2020
8:30pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Sigh
Another vote for the fastest mile option, I'd have far less idea what that might be vs. the time it took me to run a 5k.
Garfield
Garfield
Sep 2020
8:48pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Garfield
My fastest miles are pretty miserable now...then again, so are my 5k times.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Sep 2020
8:50pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Rosehip
ditto Garfield - but we can but try :)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Sep 2020
8:51pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Velociraptor
Doesn't matter, it's the estimating HOW miserable that matters :)
Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel
Sep 2020
8:56pm, 20 Sep 2020
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Alice the Camel
Being a bit thick here... I’ve added a predicted 5k time, as prompted. Should this now be a best mile time prediction, instead?

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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