Parkrun..

Huzzah!

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

It is a popular name. There is a Johnstown outside Naas and another one near Navan with Johnstownbridge near Enfield.

And Johnstown parkrun isn't even in Johnstown :eek:

Ted_YNWA

Huzzah! wrote:

And Johnstown parkrun isn't even in Johnstown

Aye, it was when founded. It was relocate or disband when we lost our home. While there's still hope we can go back, name will stay.

Pawwed Rig

I am hoping for a bit of tourism this weekend by doing Mungret. Seems to be 4 laps. Has anyone done it?
Could I try for a fast time?

DeepBlue

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I am hoping for a bit of tourism this weekend by doing Mungret. Seems to be 4 laps. Has anyone done it?
Could I try for a fast time?

Why not?
There's a steep downhill section near the start of the lap so if you don't put the brakes on you can build up speed and gain some time. There's a bit of an uphill drag on the latter half of the lap which might eat into time on the 4th go around.

The photos for parkun #24 were taken on the downhill section but some photos from parkrun #23 (on their facebook page) show the latter drag also so should give you an idea.
My overall parkrun PB is currently from Mungret and they're a friendly crowd with a nice cafe on site.
One other thing is that there's no street furniture, sharp turns, or pinch points to slow you down. The surface is good and there's always space to overtake so even though it's a 4 lap course you won't be slowed by being blocked in.

ger664

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I am hoping for a bit of tourism this weekend by doing Mungret. Seems to be 4 laps. Has anyone done it?
Could I try for a fast time?

Do there is a fabulous food onsite afterwards by all accounts

vargoo

Any reason not to sign up to their txts?

I did there and then changed my mind but you have to fill in a request form to get out of it....

TaurenDruid

vargoo wrote: »

Any reason not to sign up to their txts?

I did there and then changed my mind but you have to fill in a request form to get out of it....

No reason not to sign up for them. It's literally one text a couple of hours after you've run and/or volunteered, with your time included if you ran.

Lazare

vargoo wrote: »

Any reason not to sign up to their txts?

I did there and then changed my mind but you have to fill in a request form to get out of it....

So you changed your mind for no reason?

Tipptatlers

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I am hoping for a bit of tourism this weekend by doing Mungret. Seems to be 4 laps. Has anyone done it?
Could I try for a fast time?

3 and 3/4 laps basically. One hill on each lap, so 4 times up that. Not the easiest Parkrun. I'd be thinking UL would be faster if you were chasing a time.

Pawwed Rig

Tipptatlers wrote: »

3 and 3/4 laps basically. One hill on each lap, so 4 times up that. Not the easiest Parkrun. I'd be thinking UL would be faster if you were chasing a time.

I have done UL before so fancy a new parkrun. Sounds tough enough but will see how it goes.

Tipptatlers

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I have done UL before so fancy a new parkrun. Sounds tough enough but will see how it goes.

Should be there myself. Best of luck with it.

Pawwed Rig

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

doing Mungret.
Could I try for a fast time?

No is answer to that question. Tough run with 4xsteep up hill with no payback on the downhill section.
Nice morning out though. Weather was great and kids loved the playground.

DeepBlue

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Tough run with 4xsteep up hill with no payback on the downhill section.
Nice morning out though. Weather was great and kids loved the playground.

That hill gets flatter the more times you do it. :pac:

Burkie1203

https://twitter.com/parkrunIE/status/1100160730794524673?s=19

Nuttzz

Just wondering how this walking initiative will play out with volunteerism at parkruns, if parkruns are going to start taking nearly 90 minutes to complete will their be a dip in volunteers? I dont mind being finished by 1030 but finishing up around 11 starts to eat a bit into the day

Satta Massagana

I think its great to see a walking initiative. Hopefully it'll get even more people out and involved. Parkrun should never be intimidating.
Some of the walkers Im sure will be future volunteers too.
That's what Parkrun is all about, getting people moving toward a healthier life.

When I volunteer it's because I want to give something back and I wouldn't worry at all if it eats into my day for an extra hour.
I get a great joy from seeing people at all levels & ages crossing that finish line, no matter how long it takes them. Everyones journey is different.

TaurenDruid

Satta Massagana wrote: »

I think its great to see a walking initiative. Hopefully it'll get even more people out and involved. Parkrun should never be intimidating.
Some of the walkers Im sure will be future volunteers too.
That's what Parkrun is all about, getting people moving toward a healthier life.

When I volunteer it's because I want to give something back and I wouldn't worry at all if it eats into my day for an extra hour.
I get a great joy from seeing people at all levels & ages crossing that finish line, no matter how long it takes them. Everyones journey is different.

This.

I started walking parkruns with Operation Transformation in Jan 2016. Now I'm a regular runner, actually mentoring a C25 group, and signed up for my first marathon. If parkrun had been "just for runners", I'd still be on the couch. Happy to give the extra 30-50 minutes for walkers when I volunteer, it's only once a month!

RayCun

There are usually volunteering jobs that finish earlier. Pre-event setup, obviously, but there's usually a marshalling position that finishes much earlier than the last walker finishes the course.

robinph

There are plenty of people at parkruns who take an hour at the moment, getting more people walking at parkrun will not increase that time. Whilst people are capable of running a 5km between 15 minutes and 45 minutes pace, there is far less variability in the speed that people would walk the same distance (excluding race walkers and people with mobility issues for a moment). What is needed is to encourage more people to fill in the gaps in the results from 45 minutes to 60 where at a lot of events there may only be a couple of people and they are minutes apart, that just creates a false impression of volunteers standing around doing nothing. There is plenty of capacity at every event for hundreds more walkers in that time period between 45 and 60 minutes.

Maybe not car parking capacity admittedly, but ideally people would be making their way to a local parkrun under their own steam when there are enough events locally to everyone.

If someone is taking much over the hour then they have some other mobility issue and they are certainly not the norm that you'd expect to occur with a big increase in walkers taking part.

rainbow kirby

I let my mum know about the walking initiative - she's in her mid 50s and would never run but she does love to go walking. Think she would enjoy it.

We're off to Glasgow this weekend for the athletics and getting a parkrun in while we're there because the Saturday morning races are absolutely pants. Most likely Victoria, but we'll have the double buggy with us. The 9:30 start will feel like a comparative lie-in!

aquinn

Centennial parkrun this morning in Sydney for an 8am start. Absolutely roasting, our hottest yet. Only their 21st event but due to the historic park and proximity to town it attracts big numbers. RD brief tells you to watch for horses as they get priority. You feel like you're on their racecourse at times.

Pherekydes

Griffeen again. #25 done and third fastest ever. Parkrun, that is, not 5k.

Calf muscle a bit sore again.

The wife ran her 20th straight. In 18 weeks. And she's happy cos she got another PB.

A bit windy, mind.

diceyreilly

At the moment I’m doing 1 home and 1 away parkrun every 2nd week. Have all of North Dublin done and a few elsewhere.
Does any one have a list of the Dublin parkruns so can cross them off my list to complete Dublin.

Will do Leinster after that.

durkadurka

Does anyone have any thoughts on what the fastest parkrun course in Dublin might be?

I’m a regular at Marlay and the first km always kills my time with the hill. I was going to try to find a very flat course and really go for a PB.

Any thoughts?

Pawwed Rig

diceyreilly wrote: »

At the moment I’m doing 1 home and 1 away parkrun every 2nd week. Have all of North Dublin done and a few elsewhere.
Does any one have a list of the Dublin parkruns so can cross them off my list to complete Dublin.

The map on the parkrun webpage will have all that info.

durkadurka wrote: »

Does anyone have any thoughts on what the fastest parkrun course in Dublin might be?

St Annes, Collins and Poppintree are all flat. My fastest of the three is Annes but mostly coz I have done that more I reckon.

chinguetti

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

St Annes, Collins and Poppintree are all flat. My fastest of the three is Annes but mostly coz I have done that more I reckon.

Tyrrellstown is also flat but for fast, it all depends who you have besides you on the day. If you get in a group running your time, they will drag you along. For me, one of my fastest ever parkruns was at River Valley as there was 3 of us at the same pace for most of the trip so don't let the profile of a parkrun put you off.

Pawwed Rig

I would be put off by River Valley if looking for a fast run. Toughest one I have done to date.

RayCun

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

St Annes, Collins and Poppintree are all flat. My fastest of the three is Annes but mostly coz I have done that more I reckon.

I haven't run it, but I think St Annes will have one of the fastest fields in Dublin, which is also important if you are going for a fast time.

Singer

RayCun wrote: »

I haven't run it, but I think St Annes will have one of the fastest fields in Dublin, which is also important if you are going for a fast time.

Malahide also has a decent field, but is hillier, so St. Anne's is probably the fastest. Father Collins has way too many sharp turns. River Valley's hills add about 45 seconds for me.

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Singer wrote: »

Malahide also has a decent field, but is hillier, so St. Anne's is probably the fastest. Father Collins has way too many sharp turns. River Valley's hills add about 45 seconds for me.

I think Fr Collins has 19 sharp turns over two laps.

I'd say St.Annes is fastest with that 800m finish straight. I love St.Annes, probably my fav parkrun.

vargoo

durkadurka wrote: »

Does anyone have any thoughts on what the fastest parkrun course in Dublin might be?

I’m a regular at Marlay and the first km always kills my time with the hill. I was going to try to find a very flat course and really go for a PB.

Any thoughts?

Canal

Bravestaar

diceyreilly wrote: »

At the moment I’m doing 1 home and 1 away parkrun every 2nd week. Have all of North Dublin done and a few elsewhere.
Does any one have a list of the Dublin parkruns so can cross them off my list to complete Dublin.

Will do Leinster after that.

Parkrun.ie lists all the races

Bravestaar

vargoo wrote: »

Canal

Canal?

robinph

If you enter your runner I'd number into the settings for the Tourist Tool then you can also tell it to only show you you nearest 10 events that you haven't run at.

crisco10

Shanganagh is dead flat. Relatively quiet so unlikely to be dragged along.

Swiper the fox

Kids did a junior yesterday and the results not up yet, possible malfunction and won’t go up?

Pawwed Rig

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Kids did a junior yesterday and the results not up yet, possible malfunction and won’t go up?

Email the team and ask them. Which parkrun?

Little boy got a pb by 50 seconds in St Annes yesterday morning. It was his birthday aswell so more reason to celebrate.

robinph

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Email the team and ask them. Which parkrun?

I'd check the events Facebook page first before clogging up the email inbox. Only time I've emailed in regarding later than usual results is when I knew there was some errors in the processing so had emailed in my families Garmin times which they then used to try to figure out where a problem was, and that was after they had asked for this on Facebook/ Twitter.

Bravestaar

I've done all but 2 parkruns in Dublin and a good few others around and in my opinion St. Anne's is the fastest. I feel it's the flattest and it doesn't have a huge amount of sharp turns. The finishing straight is super also.

Malahide is good also.

jackmgb

Below is a website which lists parkruns by their elevation.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

MisterDrak

jackmgb wrote: »

Below is a website which lists parkruns by their elevation.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

Nice link,

Iv run Fr Colling a few times and it pancake flat, Cant imagine what Mullingar must be like (Flatter obviously)...

Or at the other extreme Whinlatter Forest (lake District) in the UK, 674 Feet in 3.1 miles, Nice...

cullenswood

Mullingar is along the canal, so no hills at all. Its an out and back course, (crossing the canal at in or around half way), so is very straight too.

Bravestaar

jackmgb wrote: »

Below is a website which lists parkruns by their elevation.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

Ah I forgot about Mullingar. Very quick and only one real turn iirc. Straight down the canal and straight back on the road beside it.

annapr

Bravestaar wrote: »

I've done all but 2 parkruns in Dublin and a good few others around and in my opinion St. Anne's is the fastest. I feel it's the flattest and it doesn't have a huge amount of sharp turns. The finishing straight is super also.

Malahide is good also.

Corkagh is mostly flat too... a bit of a sneaky drag but not bad. and it's a lovely park.

St. Anne's is fast, but if you're going for a time beware of extreme congestion for the first km. But you can't beat the avenue for a strong finish.

Pawwed Rig

Prodigy singer Keith Flint who passed away yesterday, got a pb in parkrun on Saturday. Fast enough guy. He was on the Chelmsford Central parkrun page after Saturdays run.
RIP.

Pawwed Rig

Massive parkrun. 14 people with 250 runs or more.

Regulars here will love that one of the guys with 256 runs has never volunteered

Sunny Dayz

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Prodigy singer Keith Flint who passed away yesterday, got a pb in parkrun on Saturday. Fast enough guy. He was on the Chelmsford Central parkrun page after Saturdays run.
RIP.

Seen that on facebook last night. I think it was his third run, he had only started parkrun last month. He was getting fairly good times. RIP

Pawwed Rig

Reported as suicide

Cyrus

jackmgb wrote: »

Below is a website which lists parkruns by their elevation.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

glad to see cabinteely is one of the highest elevations and i wasnt just imagining it! that said my local 10k run is worse so it helps me, im not the quickest but i take em on the hill at the finish :P

robinph

When the story came out about him having been a parkrunner it somehow made it feel more real. They then became someone doing something normal that I do with my kid, and not just the crazy looking bloke with green hair who shouted on stage a bit.