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Let's talk about inaugural parkruns after they've happened.

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LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
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1:42pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Some friends went but haven't reported back yet (I suspect they will have found a pub somewhere en route back to the shire ;-))
blindcider
blindcider
Nov 2017
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Final number was 673 I think, my info was duff
jennywren
jennywren
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2:47pm, 18 Nov 2017
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680 according to someone I know who was there. That's an insane number for an inaugural. Poor things.
blindcider
blindcider
Nov 2017
2:50pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Yes they only had circa 450 tokens so had to write and input to the system by hand over 200 parkrunners details
LazyDaisy
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4:06pm, 18 Nov 2017
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:-0:-0
sLickster
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5:03pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Yikes, 679: parkrun.org.uk
jennyh
jennyh
Nov 2017
5:10pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Blindcider, looking at numbers I think Ashton Court was down by 100 odd on usual numbers as well as Pomprey Hill - 679 for an inaugural is nuts!
Grid
Grid
Nov 2017
5:33pm, 18 Nov 2017
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I hope this prompts some thought by the powers that be, because having 679 show up at an inaugural - whilst undoubtedly cockle-warming - is not a sustainable way to bring new events into the world.
multiterrainer
multiterrainer
Nov 2017
5:40pm, 18 Nov 2017
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^^^What Grid said!
LazyDaisy
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6:43pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Totally agree Grid - not sure how you can police it though.

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There may be an inaugural parkrun happening near you. Best to check with the local parkrun volunteers to see if they want you to know about it or not.

Otherwise there are plenty of already established parkruns to go to in the UK and abroad, see: parkrun.org.uk
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