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5km_is_plenty Jan 2024 3:12pm, 21 Jan 2024 571 posts	Quote Pin 5km_is_plenty I see there was a finisher in the VM100+ category at Whangarei parkrun in NZ yesterday. His 175th parkrun, too. WTAF!!!
jda Jan 2024 3:22pm, 21 Jan 2024 16,293 posts	Quote Pin jda That’s no big deal, I’ll be a long way past 175 events by the time I’m 100 years old
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2024 3:23pm, 21 Jan 2024 11,987 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend I visited Royal Tunbridge Wells yesterday, no ice but some seriously rutted frozen mud to carefully negotiate. Thankfully the organisers of the orienteering event I went to afterwards don’t cancel because of ice
Lip Gloss Jan 2024 3:38pm, 21 Jan 2024 73,525 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss That’s no big deal, I’ll be a long way past 175 events by the time I’m 100 years old 😂😂😂😂
Cerrertonia Jan 2024 3:51pm, 21 Jan 2024 20,399 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Looks like they made quite a big deal of it - the local mayor walked round with him and obviously lots of 100 shirts. He wrote this week's report, too. parkrun.co.nz
Lip Gloss Jan 2024 4:36pm, 21 Jan 2024 73,528 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Not too shabby time for someone who is 100 years old
Bazoaxe Jan 2024 6:14pm, 21 Jan 2024 26,264 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Looks like a controversial late call off at Edinburgh. Based on the picture I have seen though it was the right call even if 99.5% of the course was fine.
Meep Meep Jan 2024 6:38pm, 21 Jan 2024 28 posts	Quote Pin Meep Meep I didn't like seeing the criticism at all. I don't think 0839h is a "late call off" for Scotland given the start time of 0930h. I think aiming to have course check done by 0830h is pretty reasonable. The post also has a bit of a suggestion that the volunteer(s) were there trying to break up the ice. Then for all their efforts you get some ungrateful gits having a pop. Elsewhere (still Scotland) I was out on Friday for an hour checking our course. And then on Saturday morning the course checker was out around 0730h, and the RD ended up going out too. I know some people appreciate these efforts, but some simply don't.
Meep Meep Jan 2024 6:42pm, 21 Jan 2024 29 posts	Quote Pin Meep Meep I have actually ended up being a little bit short in person with someone who complained about a cancellation. I was like "mate, you had to defrost your car this morning, so it isn't like you didn't notice it was icy".
Lip Gloss Jan 2024 6:43pm, 21 Jan 2024 73,534 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Aberdeen went ahead but to be fair seeing the bottom prom in places and the finish line it could’ve easily been cancelled and that would have fair enough. Nobody’s saying these ungrateful sods can’t do a freedom run round the course if they are that bothered about a 5k on a Saturday morning. Or they could do the training and become RD’s and make the call. Boils my blood.