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CharlieP Jul 2017 8:02am, 29 Jul 2017 834 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP They're not travelling very fast, by the sound of things.
mrs shanksi Jul 2017 9:40am, 29 Jul 2017 8,094 posts	Quote Pin mrs shanksi I really enjoyed Chichester parkrun today. First time I've seen wooden posts permanently making the route with the parkrun logo on.
LazyDaisy Jul 2017 11:27am, 29 Jul 2017 19,187 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Poole parkrun was very good, very friendly (though has anyone ever found a parkrun unfriendly? I hope not). I like free tea, coffee and water being offered (and a donation encouraged but not in a heavy-handed way.)
westmoors Jul 2017 11:32am, 29 Jul 2017 1,936 posts	Quote Pin westmoors Glad to hear you enjoyed Poole parkrun LD. Maybe next time you'll travel the few extra miles to Bournemouth!
LazyDaisy Jul 2017 12:06pm, 29 Jul 2017 19,188 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Yes I'll certainly bear it in mind!
jangles Jul 2017 12:40pm, 29 Jul 2017 2,968 posts	Quote Pin jangles Has anyone got an accurate measurement for Linford Wood Parkrun? I swear it's further than 5K
LindsD Jul 2017 3:39pm, 29 Jul 2017 18,528 posts	Quote Pin LindsD We found Brockenhurst a bit on the 'frosty' side.... mrss, I was very impressed that Burgess has the route marked on the paths with the parkrun logo
TomahawkMike Jul 2017 7:23am, 30 Jul 2017 804 posts	Quote Pin TomahawkMike Talking about measurements a couple of us tourists found Clair parkrun was recorded a little short on our garmins. Over 200 metres. Not thought about Garmin accuracy before but It did make me wonder about how accurate they are on non-flat courses. No biggie. Usually with weaving I tend to find I have always gone over 5K. (We didn't start near the front either)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jul 2017 7:58am, 30 Jul 2017 25,740 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jangles I ran it on 20 Aug last year, my garmin recorded 3.15.
PenW Jul 2017 8:10am, 30 Jul 2017 1,543 posts	Quote Pin PenW For Clair parkrun I wonder if that's due to some of the turns (e.g. the turn at the top of the hill, which if I recall correctly is wuite a sharp turn) which you do 5 times. GPS watch could easily lose accuracy here and cut the corner off and multiply that 5 times you are going to lose a bit. I just realised I never uploaded my Christmas Eve tourism at Clair parkrun so can't check my watch estimation