Parkrun vs Nova Internatiomal?
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Apr 2013
10:17am, 2 Apr 2013
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♣BelleVueRacer♣ of Beartown
anyone heard about these? greatrunlocal.org Nova International (Great Manchester / North / other expensive Run organisers) organising them. 5ks and 2ks. Using waistband technology (less volunteers needed than Parkrun?).... will this competing directly with Parkrun? |
Apr 2013
10:22am, 2 Apr 2013
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Hackett
Never heard of it ... Personally think Parkrun has it perfectly organized.
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Apr 2013
10:22am, 2 Apr 2013
2,028 posts
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Anna Bomb
Looks suspiciously similar but I guess greater choice can't be a bad thing as long as they don't start to directly compete with parkrun at the same locations.
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Apr 2013
10:29am, 2 Apr 2013
5,872 posts
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♣BelleVueRacer♣ of Beartown
Anna - they have organised one at Wythenshawe Park, venue of Wythenshawe Parkrun...
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Apr 2013
10:44am, 2 Apr 2013
10,312 posts
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Ultracat
they are held on a sunday so not clashing with parkrun?
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Apr 2013
10:50am, 2 Apr 2013
3,826 posts
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Marts
Excellent news for people who work on Saturdays ![]() |
Apr 2013
10:52am, 2 Apr 2013
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Anna Bomb
Not good if they just steal the parkrun routes but as UC says if they are on a Sunday then it opens them up to Saturday workers like me so will watch with interest.
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Apr 2013
11:25am, 2 Apr 2013
835 posts
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Nelly
With regard to "stealing the parkrun route" at Wythenshawe specifically I believe it's actually a different route in the same park, but obviously your point still stands for other potential venues.
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Apr 2013
11:30am, 2 Apr 2013
837 posts
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Nelly
And, with only 10 finishers at the last "event" at Wythenshawe I'm sure the big bosses at parkrun HQ won't be overly worried just yet ![]() |
Apr 2013
11:35am, 2 Apr 2013
3,433 posts
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Too Much Water
Presumably just an experiment ahead of the Great Manc Run...
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