The Doctor K Cup

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The seventh annual Doctor K Cup will take place on Saturday October 7th 2023

How to join in

Firstly, add the 2023 Doctor K Cup to your Fetch portfolio.

All you need is a GPS watch or app. On the day, RUN AT LEAST 5K WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH. The Fetch Benchmark system will pull out your fastest 5k from your run (so you can include it as part of your long run if you like). The person who gets closest to their prediction will be declared the winner (though the judges decision is final!).

It would be lovely if you could upload your 'K' pics to the gallery (make a K shape with your fingers) to help us remember Doctor K and all the Fetchies we have lost.

NB A GPS watch reporting 5.00km will do so from 4995 metres onwards, but you MUST run at least 5000 metres or more. To avoid disappointment add an extra 10 seconds on to the end of your run, just to make sure.

Oct 2022
11:54am, 12 Oct 2022
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minardi
Well done Gabriele and welcome to the forum!
Oct 2022
2:07pm, 12 Oct 2022
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HappyG(rrr)
Yes congrats and what a great start to joining in the forums! :-) G
Sep 2023
1:40pm, 2 Sep 2023
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Joopsy
Just realised that this is only 5 weeks away! It does come around quickly.
Sep 2023
2:10pm, 2 Sep 2023
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Sigh
I had an 'on this day' reminder that today was the day of the Big Fetch Mile at Derby, in 2017; and I read about the sad loss of Dr. K when I logged onto the site later the same day :-(
Sep 2023
12:27pm, 7 Sep 2023
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fetcheveryone
How about Saturday October 7th for this year's Doctor K cup?
Sep 2023
12:45pm, 7 Sep 2023
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Joopsy
Yes Fetch, first Saturday in October.
Sep 2023
12:56pm, 7 Sep 2023
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Ocelot Spleens
Good.
Sep 2023
1:02pm, 7 Sep 2023
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Jaks
😁
Sep 2023
1:25pm, 7 Sep 2023
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Serendippily
Im in
Sep 2023
1:25pm, 7 Sep 2023
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fetcheveryone
Links all updated - get the 2023 edition in your race list:

fetcheveryone.com/races/the-doctor-k-cup-8754563

About This Thread

Maintained by Joopsy
2023 Instructions

Add the following race to your portfolio:

fetcheveryone.com/races/the-doctor-k-cup-8754563

Enter your predicted time by October 6th (the day before the run).

On the 7th October, run at least 5k WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH OR GETTING ANY PACING HELP!!!

RESULTS WILL BE POSTED HERE:

fetcheveryone.com/doctorkcup.php

Fetch will extract the results by looking at your benchmarks for 5k (so for your own sake, avoid tunnels, tall buildings, heavy tree cover, pylons etc). If you are running a local 5k loop, please add a bit on, just to make sure that your watch registers at least 5k's worth of data. But no peeking!

The person who is closest to their predicted time will win the 'Doctor K Cup' for one year.

NB Doctor K was a big parkrun fan - so you can do your run at parkrun, but ***PLEASE*** make sure you cover at least 5000 metres. A GPS watch reporting 5.00km will do so from 4995 metres onwards, but you MUST run at least 5000 metres or more. To avoid disappointment add an extra 10 seconds on to the end of your run, just to make sure.

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