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Huddersfield parkrun

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Nicki No Miles Jun 2013 7:38am, 11 Jun 2013 670 posts	Quote Pin Nicki No Miles Ahh, loved it
Dooogs Jun 2013 8:18am, 29 Jun 2013 1,825 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs Morning, everyone. There are going to be starting pens for the first time today, apparently - a few people uneasy that'll it make the atmosphere feel 'too much like a race' but given the congestion and amount of people starting in silly positions (like the front row amblers from two weeks ago who were surprised that everyone was running past them), it's probably a good idea. Not sure how well it's been publicised for people who don't read Twitter / Facebook, though (I only found out last night by idly checking the HP Twitter account) so there's likely to be a lot of confusion this morning. I'm volunteering today so I'll get a good view of proceedings at the start anyway...
northernslowcoach Jun 2013 8:22am, 29 Jun 2013 10,565 posts	Quote Pin northernslowcoach I think it's a great idea Have fun today, I'm on my way to work
swittle Jun 2013 9:01am, 29 Jun 2013 24,356 posts	Quote Pin swittle not a race; never will be - imho.
Tiggia Jun 2013 12:43pm, 29 Jun 2013 12,247 posts	Quote Pin Tiggia It's a sensible idea especially as it is such a busy parkrun. People who are regular racers are used to standing somewhere like, but you can't expect people who haven't to be quite as savvy. Hope it went well. I shall be running down the seafront at Mablethorpe later instead
Dooogs Jun 2013 9:18pm, 30 Jun 2013 1,827 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs Ooh - never been to Mablethorpe or Skegness yet - hope you had fun, Tiggs. The penned system worked really well, from my viewpoint 50 yards in front of the start. The entire crowd appeared to move through quicker than they normally do, and they was definitely less bumping and overtaking than usual. (although due to the crap weather and Lindley 10k today, there were 400 this weekend c/w 500 recently - it'll be interesting to see if a full house goes as smoothly...)
Dooogs Jul 2013 9:53pm, 12 Jul 2013 1,947 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs For anyone thinking of going to Huddersfield parkrun tomorrow, it's off for one week (apparently, it's Huddersfield carnival) so: a) Go down to Greenhead Park with some Red Stripe instead; or b) Try some parkrun tourism (the likes of Dewsbury and Bradford aren't too far away; or c) Take the Saturday morning off and do a proper LSR on Saturday evening or Sunday morning instead ... (I'm doing (c), and going to see big littl'un at dance class for a change.)
Tiggia Jul 2013 10:01pm, 12 Jul 2013 12,273 posts	Quote Pin Tiggia I'm being brought breakfast in bed instead. Bonza
Dooogs Jul 2013 8:08pm, 13 Jul 2013 1,949 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs Lovely (although I bet you spent most of today getting the crumbs out). Off for my replacement run shortly...
Dooogs Aug 2013 2:19pm, 9 Aug 2013 2,536 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs Well, this should be fun - apparently, tomorrow's parkrun is largely being marshalled by a roller-derby squad* facebook.com *and no, I'm not entirely sure what it is that they do...