Discussion
resolve10 said:
I'm on course (no pun intended) to hit my 150th parkrun and my 50th different course on 20th April. Currently trying to think of where would be a good location to celebrate. Any recommendations welcome, a mate and I will probably make a day of it somewhere.
Somerdale Pavilion for comedy value or Severn Bridge for the views. resolve10 said:
If anyone is unaware, I'd highly recommend the 5k app. A lot of fun challenges in there and all the data automatically pulls through from your parkrun barcode so minimal effort. I'm very close to completing stopwatch bingo (finish time on every second, ie 25:00, 27:01, 34:02 etc), but as it's near impossible to target, it's pot luck whether you get one or not.
Some of them are a bit daft though. The 5k app told me saturdays run counted to the achievement "Snakes", which is run 10 that begin with an S. "The full Ponty" seems pretty silly for anyone who doesn't live near Wales too.I don't know if there's a way to tell how many runs it took, but I'd completed stopwatch bingo before I knew it was a thing, and it took my wife about 2 years longer to do it
Master Bean said:
Somerdale Pavilion for comedy value or Severn Bridge for the views.
Is Somerdale Pavillion the one where you run in circles for part of it??I've done Severn Bridge in 2020. One of my favourites, more for the novelty of running in two different countries than the views .
resolve10 said:
Master Bean said:
Somerdale Pavilion for comedy value or Severn Bridge for the views.
Is Somerdale Pavillion the one where you run in circles for part of it??I've done Severn Bridge in 2020. One of my favourites, more for the novelty of running in two different countries than the views .
yellowjack said:
zorba_the_greek said:
Just stumbled across this thread.
Im on 11 runs! Started in December 2023
Local park, Gunnersbury
Not a "natural runner" but really getting into these Saturday park runs!
Spookily similar here. Registered mid December 2023, completed parkrun number 11 this morning, and definitely not a "natural runner". All mine have been at Bournemouth (King's Park), where the start line is almost exactly 1 mile from my front door. Im on 11 runs! Started in December 2023
Local park, Gunnersbury
Not a "natural runner" but really getting into these Saturday park runs!
This morning I managed to set a new PB. Nothing to set the world alight, at 29:15, but according to Strava it's also my second fastest 5k since I got my first Garmin in around 2012/2013. I "celebrated" by running a full 10k on my run home, although that was done at a far slower pace...
Keep it up!Amazingly Gunnersbury Park attracts on average around 600 runners every Saturday 9am. The first time walking to the start line at that time in the morning felt like attending a secret rave....
Starting to consider perhaps investing in some running shoes....
PB 26.39. Averaging 27-28min
RizzoTheRat said:
resolve10 said:
If anyone is unaware, I'd highly recommend the 5k app. A lot of fun challenges in there and all the data automatically pulls through from your parkrun barcode so minimal effort. I'm very close to completing stopwatch bingo (finish time on every second, ie 25:00, 27:01, 34:02 etc), but as it's near impossible to target, it's pot luck whether you get one or not.
Some of them are a bit daft though. The 5k app told me saturdays run counted to the achievement "Snakes", which is run 10 that begin with an S. "The full Ponty" seems pretty silly for anyone who doesn't live near Wales too.I don't know if there's a way to tell how many runs it took, but I'd completed stopwatch bingo before I knew it was a thing, and it took my wife about 2 years longer to do it
But it adds a bit of fun to it all so I'm happy to keep feeling happy when I get another stopwatch bingo!
resolve10 said:
LastPoster said:
I'm not a bit interested in being a competitive runner or measuring myself against others
I do have an unshakable competitive element in me, but I've just adjusted what I'm competing with. I'm not even competing with myself anymore, because I once ran a good 5 minutes quicker than my current best, but it's racing against my current self, and other average 37 year olds! MesoForm said:
Take a trip down to Bushy Park, and tick off the "Where it all started" achievement?
I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
Bushy is an option, although my mate has done it so we'll probably do an event we both 'need'. I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
I've really got lucky with stopwatch bingo. I'm on half as many parkruns as your friend but only need :02, :09, :15 & :19 to complete.
resolve10 said:
LastPoster said:
I'm not a bit interested in being a competitive runner or measuring myself against others
I do have an unshakable competitive element in me, but I've just adjusted what I'm competing with. I'm not even competing with myself anymore, because I once ran a good 5 minutes quicker than my current best, but it's racing against my current self, and other average 37 year olds! MesoForm said:
Take a trip down to Bushy Park, and tick off the "Where it all started" achievement?
I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
Bushy is an option, although my mate has done it so we'll probably do an event we both 'need'. I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
I've really got lucky with stopwatch bingo. I'm on half as many parkruns as your friend but only need :02, :09, :15 & :19 to complete.
john2443 said:
resolve10 said:
LastPoster said:
I'm not a bit interested in being a competitive runner or measuring myself against others
I do have an unshakable competitive element in me, but I've just adjusted what I'm competing with. I'm not even competing with myself anymore, because I once ran a good 5 minutes quicker than my current best, but it's racing against my current self, and other average 37 year olds! MesoForm said:
Take a trip down to Bushy Park, and tick off the "Where it all started" achievement?
I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
Bushy is an option, although my mate has done it so we'll probably do an event we both 'need'. I have a friend up to 260 parkruns and still can't get the last one for stopwatch bingo, I have offered to be timekeeper and let him know when to cross the line but he wants to do it properly!
I've really got lucky with stopwatch bingo. I'm on half as many parkruns as your friend but only need :02, :09, :15 & :19 to complete.
Pacing duties for me on Saturday. Came in 1s under without any slowing or loitering just before the line! One of the easier courses to pace though and pacing a time which is close to what I typically run there about once a month anyway.
Nice to see the person who had a cardiac arrest at the finish only 4 weeks ago being introduced at the start of the run and looking well (just spectating for now!).
Nice to see the person who had a cardiac arrest at the finish only 4 weeks ago being introduced at the start of the run and looking well (just spectating for now!).
Did my first sub 24 minute 5km on Saturday at Nova Prestatyn after 6 years of Park running when I did a 34 minute at my first go. Unfortunately not a sub 24 minute Parkrun as it measures 3.15km but still a PB for me. It measured 3.15km in September 2021 when my sister did it in September 2021 as well ha ha!.
spikeyhead said:
59 seconds slower than my quickest time of the year, mostly as I'm coming back from a horrible cold that stopped me running for a week.
Hopefully I'll be back to running at a decent pace again soon
28 seconds quicker than last week, recovering quicker than I thought I wouldHopefully I'll be back to running at a decent pace again soon
Evanivitch said:
Pontypridd parkrun cancelled, no race director available. Ouch.
Oof, that's a big one to cancel with 400+ runners and 30+ volunteers every week. A few have been cancelled around here due to lack of volunteers but they're the 40 runners and 10 volunteer type ones (Flegg High and Great Yarmouth North Beach).I wonder if there's a bit of fatigue setting in with the volunteers with a lack of new blood stepping up to volunteer? I try and keep it at a 10% volunteer ratio but looking at the results that's quite rare.
MesoForm said:
Evanivitch said:
Pontypridd parkrun cancelled, no race director available. Ouch.
Oof, that's a big one to cancel with 400+ runners and 30+ volunteers every week. A few have been cancelled around here due to lack of volunteers but they're the 40 runners and 10 volunteer type ones (Flegg High and Great Yarmouth North Beach).I wonder if there's a bit of fatigue setting in with the volunteers with a lack of new blood stepping up to volunteer? I try and keep it at a 10% volunteer ratio but looking at the results that's quite rare.
Porthcawl has been busy with the better weather.
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