Parkrun..

Lazare

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

I was run director today. After set up, I was walking across the sports grounds from the finish area back to the start. I spotted some black plastic on the ground and picked it up.
It was my son’s parkrun wristband!. He wasn’t at parkrun this morning and didn’t even know it was missing. It’s broken and well trampled on. But the chances of me finding it in the middle of a pitch!

That's mad!!

arybvtcw0eolkf

jimmii wrote: »

Ran Portobello today and got a great ego check half way through a woman in her 40s pushing a pram absolutely tore past me lol! I'm not fast but definitely don't expect people with prams to be going last me!

lol

Try a big run like Saint Anne's, one could be forgiven for thinking they're in a pram Grand Prix

I've been overtaken by twin's prams lol

I've no ego now

Pawwed Rig

The pram 'record' in St Anne's is well below 20 mins.

Went Garminless today which is actually very liberating

jimmii

Jamir Warm Hamstring wrote: »

lol

Try a big run like Saint Anne's, one could be forgiven for thinking they're in a pram Grand Prix

I've been overtaken by twin's prams lol

I've no ego now

The Edinbrigh one is like that too lots of prams there nice wide open run. There was 373 today but Portobello isn't great for prams as theres lots of narrow bits. There was also someone pushing someone in a wheelchair but I passed them pretty early on was like sweet double overtake noice.

jimmii

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

The pram 'record' in St Anne's is well below 20 mins.

Went Garminless today which is actually very liberating

How did your pace work out? I ran for years without one but the idea of running now without knowing what pace I'm doing seems crazy!

Pawwed Rig

jimmii wrote: »

How did your pace work out? I ran for years without one but the idea of running now without knowing what pace I'm doing seems crazy!

I lost the charger so had no choice really
Went ok. I ended up being 30 seconds faster than I expected.

My times have been erratic since my injury but today was one of my better runs this year. My brother was in my sights for the second half of the run so maybe that is motivation enough (although I didn't catch the prick)

Ted_YNWA

Pawwed Rig wrote:

Went Garminless today which is actually very liberating

Usually I find when I run without a watch & just go on feeling, I do better than i think. There is less mental pressure ....

If you glance at watch - going too fast/slow thoughts

sonyvision

Ran a tourist location in Tramore this morning. Very windy but managed sub 22 minutes which I was happy with. Really friendly people, I am not a fan of the 4th km the rougher carpark but I would do it again.

Following this I popped into Waterford nature parkrun (which was still ongoing) chatted to family member taken part then volunteered for token sorter.

I managed 1 parkrun and 1 volunteer credit at a different location. I wonder how the VHI app records this 😆

arybvtcw0eolkf

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

The pram 'record' in St Anne's is well below 20 mins.

Went Garminless today which is actually very liberating

A sub twenty with a pram is unreal!.

A friend of mine came back after having a baby, ran with a pram and she came in at just over 23 minutes.

There are some seriously fast pram runners in St. Anne's, which btw is my favorite run. I love that 800m finish and the support at it.

Through one thing and another I haven't done a parkrun since January 25th, my volunteer roles will overtake my runs shortly [54 runs & 29 volunteer].

jimmii

Jamir Warm Hamstring wrote: »

A sub twenty with a pram is unreal!.

A friend of mine came back after having a baby, ran with a pram and she came in at just over 23 minutes.

There are some seriously fast pram runners in St. Anne's, which btw is my favorite run. I love that 800m finish and the support at it.

Through one thing and another I haven't done a parkrun since January 25th, my volunteer roles will overtake my runs shortly [54 runs & 29 volunteer].

Just over 23 is incredible! That's out of reach of most people at the best of times so to come back and run that with a pram is unreal!

rainbow kirby

...I ran 38 minutes with a pram yesterday. Admittedly I have 32kg of passengers on board at this stage!

robinph

On the right course and by my calculations it's only about a 30 - 40 second deficit pushing the buggy. On the wrong course, and with an older passenger and I'm looking at more like 6-8 minutes.

Pherekydes

Ran Gorey yesterday. Tough course, with a long drag on each lap. Sean Hehir ran 16:30, and lapped me twice. I was also lapped by a buggy pilot on the drag.

jimmii

Just seen Jo Pavey ran a 16:57 at Exmouth presumably part of training for a run at Tokyo. That's almost 95% age grading must be one of the best of the weekend you would think. It's great to see someone like her getting involved and taking it pretty seriously.

robinph

She was third fastest this weekend;

https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/parkrun/10-fastest-uk-parkrun-times-on-7th-march-2020/29285

Killerz

I managed 18:5x a few years ago with the double buggy at St Anne's. Twins were around 2 years old the time. They're bigger and I'm slower Now

Plenty of dads and moms capable of beating that, I'd be interested to hear what the lowest at St Anne's and other Irish parkruns are, especially amongst the non elite runners...

jimmii

Killerz wrote: »

I managed 18:5x a few years ago with the double buggy at St Anne's. Twins were around 2 years old the time. They're bigger and I'm slower Now

Plenty of dads and moms capable of beating that, I'd be interested to hear what the lowest at St Anne's and other Irish parkruns are, especially amongst the non elite runners...

The same site does an Irish list too.

https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/parkrun/10-fastest-parkrun-times-in-ireland-on-7th-march-2020/29289

Shedite27

Killerz wrote: »

I managed 18:5x a few years ago with the double buggy at St Anne's. Twins were around 2 years old the time. They're bigger and I'm slower Now

Plenty of dads and moms capable of beating that, I'd be interested to hear what the lowest at St Anne's and other Irish parkruns are, especially amongst the non elite runners...

20:30 with double buggy at about 1 year. The twins were like personal cheerleaders the way around. Clapping and cheering me on from the buggy

jimmii

Shedite27 wrote: »

20:30 with double buggy at about 1 year. The twins were like personal cheerleaders the way around. Clapping and cheering me on from the buggy

Bet that was on a early Saturday fpl deadline right! Definitely shaves a few seconds off the time making sure you get home as early as possible! Maybe that's why its 9am in england lol!

Pawwed Rig

Shedite27 wrote: »

20:30 with double buggy at about 1 year. The twins were like personal cheerleaders the way around. Clapping and cheering me on from the buggy

Lucky you. I remember pushing my little boy around Fr Collins 3 or 4 years ago and he says 'why are you running so slow Daddy?'

robinph

Killerz wrote: »

I managed 18:5x a few years ago with the double buggy at St Anne's. Twins were around 2 years old the time. They're bigger and I'm slower Now

Plenty of dads and moms capable of beating that, I'd be interested to hear what the lowest at St Anne's and other Irish parkruns are, especially amongst the non elite runners...

I'd be curious to know what times people have done at various courses, but the problem with knowing about such times is that people would then try to beat them and going down that path is dangerous. It's tricky enough trying to run fast with a buggy whilst anticipating what daft things the runners around you will do and which way that next pot hole is going to bounce you and if the person just overtaking you on the line is going to stop dead and you then have to slam on the brakes and drive your kid into the netting to avoid breaking the ankles of the person infront.

Start putting time targets out there and people will take their time chasing too far. I know what my times are for various courses but I'm not putting it down in writing for anyone elses viewing, not for my or my kids safety, but others.

I've managed to first finish with the buggy a few times, but I know of faster buggy runners just around my area.

opus

Statement from parkrun re Coronavirus.

mloc123

no plans for any parkrun on patricks day is there?

robinph

mloc123 wrote: »

no plans for any parkrun on patricks day is there?

Christmas Day is the designated extra day for Ireland parkruns.

Pawwed Rig

robinph wrote: »

Christmas Day is the designated extra day for Ireland parkruns.

New years?

robinph

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

New years?

That is different as it is not a changeable option for each country to pick. Its a global double day.

Each country gets a single special day they can chose and every country also gets the option to allow doubles on NYD, but that can only be on NYD.

py

robinph wrote: »

Christmas Day is the designated extra day for Ireland parkruns.

Good to know. I actually thought it was down to the individual Parkrun to choose which extra day they use but I guess that would be a logistical challenge for parkrun Ireland as a whole to manage random days throughout the year.

robinph

If you've got a few spare quid lying around and a private jet then there are a good few extra parkrun days you can fit in each year:

https://www.parkrun.com/christmas-and-new-year/

opus

Current position with regard COVID-19 and implications for parkrun events

crisco10

Does this section not imply that parkruns will be closed this week?

Tom Williams, COO Parkrun wrote:

Our current overall strategic position is that where specifically recommended or required by health organisations, governments, or landowners, we will close events. This includes where our events may not quite reach the full criteria, such as where gatherings of over 1,000 people are banned; in this situation we will cancel all events in that region regardless of event size.

Given the guideline in Ireland is 500 people, and there are Parkruns that break that barrier regularly (St Anne's and Marlay). Or am I reading it wrong?

1882

I'd say they'll all be cancelled in Ireland for a few weeks or so. Can't really cancel one event and then the crowd just go to the nearest other one.

opus

I believe that country specific versions are coming shortly.

robinph

crisco10 wrote: »

Does this section not imply that parkruns will be closed this week?



Given the guideline in Ireland is 500 people, and there are Parkruns that break that barrier regularly (St Anne's and Marlay). Or am I reading it wrong?

Yes, I'd say they are just holding off possibly until tomorrow morning while countries positions are changing.

fletch

crisco10 wrote: »

Does this section not imply that parkruns will be closed this week?

That is certainly how it reads

Pawwed Rig

Looking like everything will be cancelled based on that text.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Looking like everything will be cancelled based on that text.

Makes sense really. The spill over from St.Annes (for example) would bring other local parkrun run's close to or over the 500 pers limit.

Pawwed Rig

I dunno I think it is a pity it is cancelled. You could easily do most parkruns I have done without clustering. A better solution (I think) would be get people to spread out a bit, stagger the start, maybe even dispense with timing for the short term. These events help public health rather than hinder it.

Anyway not my call so I'll be running around St Anne's on Saturday morning if anyone wants to join (from at least 3 metres away)

The Black Oil

Seeing 'no event' on the rosters of pages for the next 3 weeks.

opus

All events cancelled, think this appears on every webpage.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Confirmed on twitter and various other social media platforms, all Irish parkrun events are cancelled until the end of March.

Ted_YNWA

Just got confirm from Matt Shields that all are cancelled up to end of March

robinph

Seems that everywhere apart from the UK is cancelled.

Edit: Well nearly everywhere :

*** UPDATE - 19.50 GMT Thursday 12 March 2020 ***

Cancelled up to the end of March:

Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Sweden
USA

Murph_D

I know parkrun is relatively autonomous, but if the powers that be have Cheltenham and Anfield packed to the rafters, parkrun is hardly in their sights.

robinph

They can't afford the bad publicity of being the event that ignores government advice in most of those countries where they are still trying to be noticed as a great thing.

Insect Overlord

Runners are a friendly bunch. Hugs, handshakes, and high fives before, during and after runs. Sweat and spit and snot-rockets all along the course. We might be healthy enough to deal with it, but the logic is in preventing the possible spread of germs to other folks we meet afterwards.

Murph_D

Actually, I thought there was a notable reduction in snot rockets, golliers, hacking and coughing last week in Bohermeen. Good to see a bit of consideration!

pc11

Panic has won. Logic has lost.

If supermarkets, bars, restaurants, offices and public transport are open, then some small local runs are simply irrelevant.

Burkie1203

pc11 wrote: »

Panic has won. Logic has lost.

If supermarkets, bars, restaurants, offices and public transport are open, then some small local runs are simply irrelevant.

If your barcode scanning or handing out tokens youncould have direct contact with 100s of people who have been sweating, wiping their face etc. It's common sense and appropriate

People can still get out and run themselves.

robinph

Burkie1203 wrote: »

If your barcode scanning or handing out tokens youncould have direct contact with 100s of people who have been sweating, wiping their face etc. It's common sense and appropriate

People can still get out and run themselves.

Doesn't take much to avoid that contact though. Pair of gloves for the token hander outer, scanners don't need to touch tokens, the runners then drop them in a bucket after scanning and the RD throws them in the sink when they get home.

Van.Bosch

All park runs cancelled for March