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Apr 2023
1:36pm, 24 Apr 2023
20,935 posts
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larkim
Sub 60 second half, fastest 2nd half ever I believe. Watched the highlights last night, he set off like a rocket after the drinks station in CW.
My son, who is a decent runner himself, said it was so evident in person that he was running hard and fast in comparison with most of the other elites. Maybe it's just his natural gait, but you could see that on the coverage. I was so lucky that I was in the 13-14 mile stretch when they were coming back in the opposite direction.
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Apr 2023
1:58pm, 24 Apr 2023
20,937 posts
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larkim
If there was one thing I wish the organisers had done differently yesterday it would be more litter bins, and litter bins that are a better distance away from the water stations. It feels like they hand you the bottle, and within 10s you're expected to have consumed it and chucked the bottle. Stick a set of bins 200-300m away from the station, would be my suggestion.
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Apr 2023
2:00pm, 24 Apr 2023
2,006 posts
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AndyS
Unfortunately, we didn't get back to our spot in time to see the Elites run past this year, so only got to see them on TV. We did get to see plenty of the champs runners barrelling past though.
A return to form for one of our parkrun regulars - he ran off then championship start for 5 or 6 years up until 2019, but had to "make do" with a GFA in '21 and '22. Ran 2:39 yesterday, so hopefully back to champs next year.
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Apr 2023
2:16pm, 24 Apr 2023
34,375 posts
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Foxy
had fun & was informed the BBC caught me finishing on the coverage 
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Apr 2023
2:40pm, 24 Apr 2023
5,768 posts
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RRR-CAZ 🇬🇧
Found myself marshalling on TV coverage this morning
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Apr 2023
3:09pm, 24 Apr 2023
11,041 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
If there was one thing I wish the organisers had done differently yesterday it would be more litter bins, and litter bins that are a better distance away from the water stations. It feels like they hand you the bottle, and within 10s you're expected to have consumed it and chucked the bottle. Stick a set of bins 200-300m away from the station, would be my suggestion.
Yes, this. I’m happy to sip my water and carry the bottle to the next water station but clearly from the discarded bottles lots of people want to get rid of them sooner.
Still, most people chucked them off to the side and out of the way and the post race clean up crews are very efficient.
It was the dropped gel packets I was most concerned about stepping on, especially around the two places they were giving them out.
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Apr 2023
6:07pm, 24 Apr 2023
34,376 posts
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Foxy
Great to meet @3M pre race 😎
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Apr 2023
6:43pm, 24 Apr 2023
2,007 posts
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AndyS
Our baggage truck crew
(And I've just realised that my faces is completely hidden by my wife's raised hand 🤣)
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Apr 2023
6:58pm, 24 Apr 2023
6,082 posts
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Nightjar
From my Marshall point outside church & bar one just before mile 23 spotted 4 Fetchies 3 smiled or waved one did nothing not here me had fetch snood on head. Think that was Nightjar - he ignored us too
Oops! Sorry. I was focusing on 1. Trying to leep running 2. Spotting my daughter who was i gather right by FP. I got a hug
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Apr 2023
7:02pm, 24 Apr 2023
1,665 posts
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Silvershadow
Nightjar getting a hug from Nightshadow
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