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Red Squirrel 9 Jan 12:33pm, 9 Jan 2025 24,933 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Thanks for all your good wishes for my job-hunting success, folks. I applied for a job recently which looked really good, but didn’t get an interview. We’ve got icy conditions here in Miltonduff. I’d run out of fresh veg & fruit and was defrosting the car this morning to try to head out. Two neighbours dissuaded me and one of their friends who had a 4x4 did a shop for a few of us.
LipGloss 9 Jan 3:25pm, 9 Jan 2025 79,564 posts	Quote Pin LipGloss Metro_Nome wrote:Meanwhile somebody is moaning that Hazelehead are contemplating being on and won’t cancel if they deem it safe to run Don’t turn up then - simples ….what is wrong with some people 🤬🤬
Red Squirrel 9 Jan 6:30pm, 9 Jan 2025 24,940 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Hey Moray folks - another question. I’d like a recommendation for a good sports massage therapist please.
Dvorak 9 Jan 7:57pm, 9 Jan 2025 28,423 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Complaining that an RD won't cancel in conditions the RD considers safe is a headscratcher. I was at Falkirk last week which went ahead with minor course alterations and a slight lengthening. In the briefing, the RD advised that although there was no ice, some open sections might be a bit slippy so to be careful and "I don't want to see any heroes out there. No pbs, ok?" First finisher set a 1:06 pb In other Falkirk news, last Saturday of the month this year is to be pacer month. They have specifically written that they are are looking for runners who know the Falkirk course ie (my wording) if you are a tourist who thinks they can just turn up and bag a volunteer credit as well as a run, sling yer hook. As anyone who has run Falkirk knows, it's not a course for even pacing. And I've seen some quite rubbish attempts at pacing on it (by local club members!).
Son of a Pronator Man 9 Jan 9:46pm, 9 Jan 2025 9,280 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man It’s a hard course to pace. I tried it once and didn’t do well at it. Flat, up, down, flat, steep up, down then flat.
Dvorak 9 Jan 10:48pm, 9 Jan 2025 28,427 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak One of the Falkirk core team made a pacing guide for the parkrun. I was a bit hmm, but having checked it out, it does take into account the complexities of the course. facebook.com
DoricQuine 10 Jan 10:21am, 10 Jan 2025 11,774 posts	Quote Pin DoricQuine Gutted to read this on the Arbroath Footers FB page yesterday as I'd planned to give it a go again this year 😢 It's a great wee race and judging by the numbers that had pre-registered, it would have been well attended. I just hope it's not the start of local races getting cancelled for the same reason. "Unfortunately Police Scotland are no longer able to support traffic management at small scale events,even on a chargeable basis,and whilst this position is understandable in light of competing pressures they face,investigation into alternative traffic management has proved to be prohibitively expensive. Regrettably,we have had to take the difficult decision that the Smokies 10 race cannot therefore proceed as planned in March 2025 as we are unable to guarantee the safety of all runners and road users. The Arbroath Footers will seek to provide an alternative course for 2026 that will not require the levels of traffic management that the current route requires."
RooA 10 Jan 6:04pm, 10 Jan 2025 3,028 posts	Quote Pin RooA That is a bit shit.
duo 10 Jan 6:26pm, 10 Jan 2025 541 posts	Quote Pin duo That's a pity, I can see that happening for a lot of smaller events. Greenock parkrun is cancelled tomorrow in case anyone was planning on a change of scenery. We're currently -9 out there and it's not planning on warming up until Sunday
Bazoaxe 10 Jan 7:17pm, 10 Jan 2025 27,875 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Holyrood says they are on as of 4pm today but with a morning check to see what’s happened overnight