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JT Jun 2020 9:46am, 4 Jun 2020 15 posts	Quote Pin JT Ha, good luck Big_G..just checked out my best, May 2018, 20:19 according to parkrun, and I came 53rd even at that pace. No chance of being alone at my home Cardiff parkrun if I can break 20. I think I am going to go all out to break that 20 mins when it returns, more chance of being 2 metres apart at that pace!!!
Derby Tup Jun 2020 9:54am, 4 Jun 2020 42,648 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup You’d probably be well socially distanced at Cliffe Castle running around 20 mins
Dvorak Jun 2020 10:41am, 4 Jun 2020 19,876 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak I actually had a look at the parkrun blog this week. They made it clear that parkrunGlobal have no intention of reopening any events that would not be more or less "old normal"* and whilst people have been making suggestions with good intentions, they would add complexity and are, in fact, useless ideas (I paraphrase). "Importantly, much of our success over the last fifteen years has been due to our relentless focus on removing barriers to event delivery (as well as to event participation), and now more than ever we must keep that principle at the forefront of our minds." blog.parkrun.com Looks like a long wait for the UK to me. *There is an "at this stage" in there. So there's room to reconsider if, say, we're still not parkrunning next years.
Sigh Jun 2020 10:44am, 4 Jun 2020 6,518 posts	Quote Pin Sigh I read that too Dvorak, and reached the same conclusion.
Derby Tup Jun 2020 10:53am, 4 Jun 2020 42,652 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup I’m thinking months not weeks
Metro_Nome Jun 2020 11:06am, 4 Jun 2020 5,414 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome Sadly, I can't see us parkrunning this year
Derby Tup Jun 2020 11:11am, 4 Jun 2020 42,655 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup I can but maybe October / November. If we aren’t Parkrunning by then, not Parkrunning will be the least of many people’s worries
Metro_Nome Jun 2020 11:40am, 4 Jun 2020 5,415 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome I guess I'm thinking of the worst and if it's better then it's a nice surprise. the reason I think it may be later is that there is just no way to control numbers. I can see a normal "race" going ahead before parkrun because there's more ability to control attendance.
iRicey Jun 2020 11:41am, 4 Jun 2020 391 posts	Quote Pin iRicey It's a large gathering, impossible to socially distance, and has no means of ticketing or otherwise to control numbers. It has no economic benefit, and the personal and fitness benefits can arguably be achieved in other ways. It's going to be amongst the very last things to emerge. I think parkrun coming back this year is very optimistic.
Bazoaxe Jun 2020 12:19pm, 4 Jun 2020 16,609 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe There must also be a threat to the parkrun existence as sponsorship/funding may not be available if there are no events and so how does HQ function