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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.

Sep 2020
2:08pm, 26 Sep 2020
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Sushi.
I meant to say that though Iโ€™ve entered this in memory of Doctor K and all the other Fetchies that are no longer with us, itโ€™s especially in memory of Steady Edina who I feel fortunate enough to have called a friend.

5kโ€™s always bring her to mind as I was fortunate enough to accompany her round her 100th park run.
Oct 2020
11:21pm, 1 Oct 2020
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Cheekys Dad
I'm in too. Been waiting till I had an idea for a time prediction but no idea if I'll be anywhere near
Oct 2020
3:54pm, 5 Oct 2020
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fetcheveryone
141 entrants so far :-) Make sure your predictions are up to date folks.
Oct 2020
9:02pm, 11 Oct 2020
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bigleggy
:-(

Have to declare myself out.
OH tested positive for Covid-19 and I am isolating for 14 days.

Gutted and will remember DrK in my own way when free to do so.
Oct 2020
9:03pm, 11 Oct 2020
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Lip Gloss
Take care BL and your OH :-(
Oct 2020
9:06pm, 11 Oct 2020
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LindsD
Hope it's a very mild case BL
Oct 2020
9:09pm, 11 Oct 2020
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Joopsy
Easy does it BL, sorry we will miss your annual wildly immaculate estimation.
WA
Oct 2020
9:13pm, 11 Oct 2020
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WA
Take care of you and yours BL

Wildly Immaculate- what a superb, meaningless phrase. Great band name tho :-)
Oct 2020
9:15pm, 11 Oct 2020
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Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble)
Take care BL and family.

Set my time based on the first 5km of a walk today - next week I am hoping to be ticking off half of the Downslink, c20 miles is the order of the day (just hope I get home in time to upload my training ;-) )
Oct 2020
9:18pm, 11 Oct 2020
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ITG ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Stuck in Iceland after all so I'll to revise my prediction. But I'll still wait for the weather forecast.

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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