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parkrun is a not for profit organisation that helps to organise free weekly timed 5km runs around the world.

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Which parkrun this week? | December 04, 2024

Where are you going this week? Any questions about your location? Any advice to share to a fellow tourist about somewhere they're going?

Share it all below!

5 Comments
2024/12/04
06:00 UTC

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Best/favourite parkrun?

A Question for those who do Parkrun in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 or have ran in Scotland

Looking to start doing different runs now in my lead up to 50!

What are some of your favourites to do or what recommendations do you have for locations to do?

21 Comments
2024/12/03
05:12 UTC

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Recommendations for a running pram (Australia)?

I’m looking at getting a running pram. I’m not a hardcore runner; I do a sub 30 Parkrun once a week. What should I look out for in a running pram to handle some light offroad running? Australian recommendations preferably!

4 Comments
2024/12/01
23:40 UTC

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Fastest Sydney parkrun?

Does anyone on here have an idea which parkrun in and around Sydney is pretty flat and fast? Preferably central or eastern. I do Centennial which isn't too bad but I don't think it's PB potential with all the turns

10 Comments
2024/12/01
03:00 UTC

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So how do we get these people to run under the Parkrun banner?🤔

A Central Park New York running group. Seem to be doing everything Parkrun does.

15 Comments
2024/11/30
18:42 UTC

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I hope everyone had a great parkrun, I'm getting close to doing my 25th. Is it just me, but I reckon parkrun is one of the best things ever. I look forward to it every week, it motivates me to train and eat healthy, and I feel absolutely fantastic after every run.

A huge thanks to all the volunteers and organisers, they're making such a positive impact on so many lives.

10 Comments
2024/11/30
15:25 UTC

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Headphone recommendations

Im looking to get some new wireless earbuds/ similar to use for bot everyday use and running does anyone have any recommendations as to a brand/ make that work well for them?

17 Comments
2024/11/30
13:44 UTC

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Visiting Wroclaw

Good day all. Hope you had a good park run day. I almost beat my personal best at my local park (Bramley) but was a couple of seconds out.

I've not done many park runs abroad so was wondering if anyone could give me any tips on the Wroclaw one as I'm visiting next weekend. Is it easy to get to from the centre? Or am I better getting a taxi? Any advice would be great.

2 Comments
2024/11/30
13:30 UTC

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Unexpected PR

Was icy on some sections so i thought, well ill just not worry about my time and take it safe on those sections. Lo and behold! PB by 8 seconds (and I haven't had a PB in quite a few weeks)! Dunno if there's a lesson here, but I enjoyed myself today. How did you guys go?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
10:07 UTC

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I just did my parkrun! In the last parkrun I attended the median time was just under 29m30s. But that's mostly made up of regular runners. I wonder what the median time would be for a random set of people (which would be mostly non runners)? 40m?

44 Comments
2024/11/30
10:00 UTC

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Running my 25th Parkrun

Today I will be running my 25th Parkrun A milestone for me, T-shirt incoming.

I know it’s not really anything but something about looking back at this year and seeing that I’ve been consistent at something really does give me a certain sense of satisfaction.

I can look back and I have results to show, it’s truly changed my life, I don’t have the urge to go drinking on a Friday night because “nah mate I’ve got parkrun tomorrow morning” I first wanna thank the Lord Jesus Christ for everything, because without him I wouldn’t have done parkRun Nor would I have wanted to better myself And I also want to thank the run directors, Volunteers who make it happen every week and every single park runner.

Hope everyone has a good one!

Let’s get it, let’s go!

62 Comments
2024/11/30
07:31 UTC

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How was your parkrun day? | November 30, 2024

Let everyone know how your parkrun went - where did you go? Any PB's or milestones?

Post it all below in this week's weekly thread.

60 Comments
2024/11/30
00:20 UTC

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Timeframe for getting under 30 mins for a 5k

Hi everyone, I hope that we are well.

I'm a 62 guy, ran my first parkrun in April of this year after completing couch to 5k, and doing no running since I was at high school (I was slow way back then too!). My time was 46.29. Recently, 7 months later, I achieved a time of 34.22.

My immediate target is to try and break 34 minutes, which I believe that I will complete sometime before the end of January 2025. However, my question is to anyone of a similar age, who has been on a similar journey, what a sensible timeframe to achieve a time for me to break 30 minutes would be for me?

Many thanks

19 Comments
2024/11/28
22:20 UTC

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What are the toughest volunteer roles?

I've started volunteering recently. I've been a marshal and a timekeeper and I thought it might be fun to try a different role each week. Are there any that I might find particularly challenging?

77 Comments
2024/11/27
15:07 UTC

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Which parkrun this week? | November 27, 2024

Where are you going this week? Any questions about your location? Any advice to share to a fellow tourist about somewhere they're going?

Share it all below!

13 Comments
2024/11/27
06:00 UTC

5

People of Lancashire!

I’m wanting to starting going to the park run maybe after new year. How does everyone based in Lancashire or who has run one here rate the different courses? I’d like to not do the same one week in, week out and move around.

42 Comments
2024/11/24
16:27 UTC

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Parkrun Challenges plugin: one of the countries is "unknown 0/1" - what parkrun is it?

Stand down! Just as I finished typing that title I realised that Lithuania appears to be missing, so I guess it must be that!

1 Comment
2024/11/23
18:21 UTC

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Join my sub 21 parkrun group on 5k app

For all those who average a sub 21 parkrun and are trying to average sub 20 join this competitive league on the 5k app. The league name is "Sub 21 💪" and the league code is "FnNsGUdFqMrt"

Starts this week and continues for 24 weeks but feel free to join anytime. Will create a new one once it's over.

Good luck!

12 Comments
2024/11/23
12:58 UTC

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For the "festive double" challenge on 5K app does it count if ya volunteer?

Hoping to get the festive double this year on 5k app but ED has asked if I can be available around that time as he is struggling for volunteers that time of year. Just wondering can you complete the challenge by volunteering?

Also it mightened happen as the missus banned me from going to xmas day as I had to oeel spuds last year..... so have to watch out for that..... but a man can dream....

6 Comments
2024/11/23
07:18 UTC

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How was your parkrun day? | November 23, 2024

Let everyone know how your parkrun went - where did you go? Any PB's or milestones?

Post it all below in this week's weekly thread.

61 Comments
2024/11/23
00:20 UTC

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Bad weather cancellations.

Anyone else in the UK constantly checking online for updates to see if your parkrun is cancelled because of the bad weather tomorrow?!

44 Comments
2024/11/22
19:58 UTC

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250 Ultraband

I’m doing my 250 on Saturday and was looking forward to replacing my 100 ultraband with a shiny new 250 one. However, I’ve looked on the parkrun shop and they don’t seem to be available. Is this just a stock issue or have they never been available?

1 Comment
2024/11/22
06:30 UTC

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What do you do with your redundant milestone t-shirts?

I’ve still got my 25 and 50 but don’t ever wear them…. Any creative ideas?

23 Comments
2024/11/20
06:25 UTC

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