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MesoForm said:
Is there a quick way of getting that data? It's the bottom 3 I can't see on the purple 5k app or the parkrun website.
Nothing specific that I know of for events visited. I just counted the venues from my event history.The PBs I took from the 'Best Overall Annual Achievements' shown on the 'View stats for all parkruns by this parkrunner' link on your personal profile.
My final summary was;
- Total parkruns = 19
- Total volunteer = 2
- Events visited = 9
- Events visited for the first time = 5
- 2022 PB 24:41 (55.3%) which isn't far off my overall PB of 24:34 (53.7%) from back in 2017.
Not bothered about the PB not changing much, the last third of this year I was purely trying to get regular running in to build up some fitness to start pushing harder next year.
Up to 43 so 50 will be the only milestone I'll be hitting, would like to get all the Norfolk runs done (I'm up to 12 out of 22) but some are an hour's drive away which is a bit much for a Saturday morning.
- Total parkruns = 19
- Total volunteer = 2
- Events visited = 9
- Events visited for the first time = 5
- 2022 PB 24:41 (55.3%) which isn't far off my overall PB of 24:34 (53.7%) from back in 2017.
Not bothered about the PB not changing much, the last third of this year I was purely trying to get regular running in to build up some fitness to start pushing harder next year.
Up to 43 so 50 will be the only milestone I'll be hitting, would like to get all the Norfolk runs done (I'm up to 12 out of 22) but some are an hour's drive away which is a bit much for a Saturday morning.
MesoForm said:
Is there a quick way of getting that data? It's the bottom 3 I can't see on the purple 5k app or the parkrun website.
If you download the Running Challenges Chrome Extension and look at your record you get more run data, but not volunteering, the only way I know to see your vol records is by someone logging in to the Event Management system. I don't use any of the apps so don't know what they show.My summary
- Total parkruns = 44
- Total volunteer = 41 (juniors + 5k + lots of week day, pre and post event things)
- Events visited = 13
- Events visited for the first time = 8
- PB 27:53 (60.13%) up from 22:20 (71.19 %)
KTF said:
I am always deeply impressed when someone turns up, run round like their hair is on fire and then strolls around at the end like it was no effort at all.
No idea if it is genetics, years of training, actually doing stretches after each run like you are meant to or something else all together.
It's absolutely a mixture of genetics and commitment - my eldest son (20) is one of those who turns up runs a fast time and then effortlessly does some more distance at a faster pace than most could contemplate. I didn't start running until I was 40 - quickly decided that ultras were where I wanted to spend my time but do have a 20 minute parkrun PB.No idea if it is genetics, years of training, actually doing stretches after each run like you are meant to or something else all together.
My son didn't start running seriously (as in being trained by a coach) until 2 years ago - he won a couple of local 10kms - setting course records in the process - which brought him to the attention of a good coach. Since then he has won various cross country and relay titles, as well as in the last 12 months running the 3rd fastest HM by an U20 in the country.
He doesn't parkrun that often but on Christmas Eve went to Bromley - set a new PB of 15:10 and finished first by the best part of 2 1/2 minutes.
The commitment - well alongside shift work in a coffee shop - he ran over 3200 miles in 2022.
A productive end / beginning to the year for me.
4 parkruns in 9 days:
Bolberry Down to complete all National Trust parkruns.
Christmas day at Exeter Riverside tailwalking for my 400th run and 200th time volunteering.
Central Plymouth for my wife's 150th different event
The Eden Project on New Years Day.
Then last night have booked for Oslo for the extra day on Labour day in May.
Exciting times.
4 parkruns in 9 days:
Bolberry Down to complete all National Trust parkruns.
Christmas day at Exeter Riverside tailwalking for my 400th run and 200th time volunteering.
Central Plymouth for my wife's 150th different event
The Eden Project on New Years Day.
Then last night have booked for Oslo for the extra day on Labour day in May.
Exciting times.
wrencho said:
We've just had a new PR open up within about 400 metres of my house so seemed rude not to give it a bash. 19.44 on a trail course in road shoes (d'oh) wasn't too shabby. Forgotten how much I love the mix of runners at PR. Will deffo be back....in the right footwear!!
That's very generous of them to set it up so close It's interesting you mention the mix of runners - I saw a faceache comment this week on a post about the Aussie woman who beat the (6 day old) parkrun record, they said something like '..this is totally not what parkrun is about..". I try not to respond too much on fb but felt obliged to point out that parkrun is 'totally' about all sort of things ranging from an Elite enjoying a thrash round to the old/unfit/overweight or whatever person shuffling round at the back.
It's not like there are loads of elites turning up every week to use it as a training camp, it's fairly rare that they do because it won't fit their plan and it's a bit risky running with kids, dogs, buggies & muggles if you're training for the Olympics!
john2443 said:
That's very generous of them to set it up so close
It's interesting you mention the mix of runners - I saw a faceache comment this week on a post about the Aussie woman who beat the (6 day old) parkrun record, they said something like '..this is totally not what parkrun is about..". I try not to respond too much on fb but felt obliged to point out that parkrun is 'totally' about all sort of things ranging from an Elite enjoying a thrash round to the old/unfit/overweight or whatever person shuffling round at the back.
It's not like there are loads of elites turning up every week to use it as a training camp, it's fairly rare that they do because it won't fit their plan and it's a bit risky running with kids, dogs, buggies & muggles if you're training for the Olympics!
The parkrun FB group seems to be full of complete lunatics with huge chips on their shoulders about people 'racing', passing too quickly and scaring slower runners / walkers and whatever else they can think of. I tutted to myself when dogs on bungies were banned, but could understand why; some seemed ready to take up arms It's interesting you mention the mix of runners - I saw a faceache comment this week on a post about the Aussie woman who beat the (6 day old) parkrun record, they said something like '..this is totally not what parkrun is about..". I try not to respond too much on fb but felt obliged to point out that parkrun is 'totally' about all sort of things ranging from an Elite enjoying a thrash round to the old/unfit/overweight or whatever person shuffling round at the back.
It's not like there are loads of elites turning up every week to use it as a training camp, it's fairly rare that they do because it won't fit their plan and it's a bit risky running with kids, dogs, buggies & muggles if you're training for the Olympics!
RizzoTheRat said:
There's a right bunch of lunatics on some of the parkrun facebook groups.
How does anyone remember where they ran 7 years ago, and why does it suddenly matter now but it didn't then?
It used to be that we could edit old results but now we can only go back 10 weeks, beyond that you have to contact HQ - I had someone mail recently who'd just realised they'd scanned their kid's barcode instead of theirs, but it was 12 weeks ago.
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