parkrun thread
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Nov 2019
9:23am, 19 Nov 2019
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BexleyKev
Happy G - I am part of a countryside volunteer group - enjoy spending a few days a week out in the cold and rain, being pestered by irritable wasps and getting the opportunity to use rather dangerous tools that I wouldn't be allowed anywhere near to at home. I don't begrudge the thousands of people who then benefit from being able to access or make use of an area in a way that would not have been possible without teams of volunteers.
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Nov 2019
9:26am, 19 Nov 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
Hmmm, good analogy Kev. I benefit from the path maintenance that is done by our hills / countryside volunteer groups. I know quite a few of them and have contributed funds and sponsorship, but you're right, I've never volunteered. Not *quite* the same as parkrun volunteering, but I see what you are saying.  G
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Nov 2019
9:26am, 19 Nov 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
And V'rap. Yeah! That!! G
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Nov 2019
9:27am, 19 Nov 2019
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minardi
I must admit to not volunteering as much as I used to - that 100 was in my sights for a long time. Himself & I were part of the original core team at Boston so I did most of my hi-vising back then. I now figure that if I turn up to run, then they get him as a volunteer so they would be looking for one more marshal if I wasn't running! Saying that, I looked at my number of volunteers v runs yesterday and I still come in at around 1 in 4. (should I be putting that on the blow my own trumpet thread instead )
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Nov 2019
9:36am, 19 Nov 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
Lol mindardi. I think you're all good. 1 in 4? Brilliant! And I've never been core team because I'm too lazy/flighty to make the commitment, so I'm poor compared to the cores. Well done all The Core Teamers! G
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Nov 2019
9:39am, 19 Nov 2019
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FreshStart
Floods permitting, I’ll finally be volunteering for the 25th time on Saturday. It’s well overdue!
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Nov 2019
11:20am, 19 Nov 2019
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swittle
Friendly, helpful volunteers at Prudhoe, waiting for the penultimate participant to finish and supporting him on his way...;) I was even offered a cup cake in the last half mile by the 11-y-o junior female who'd logged 100 parkruns the same day. |
Nov 2019
12:28pm, 19 Nov 2019
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sallykate
"And while it is unfair to expect a core team to do every role every weekend..." I think of our core team as just the RDs and ED, so it's clearly impossible for us to cover everything as there are only four of us. On another note: we started with a team of three RDs in September 2012. The same three are still RDs, plus another who came on board a year or so afterwards (and we did have one more but she moved away). Wondering if that's unusual - is there more RD churn at other parkruns? I suppose at some point I might not want to do it but so far that's not a thought I've entertained. |
Nov 2019
12:57pm, 19 Nov 2019
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Chrisity
We are fortunate that we rarely have a problem with volunteer numbers, so of my 37 volunteer stints 23 have been as a pacer to put against my 203 runs. We have about 40 Beeston AC runners who parkrun regularly, and 5 of the 6 RD's are club members, so they know that if there is a problem then there are a large number of runners who will help out at the last minute.
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Nov 2019
12:59pm, 19 Nov 2019
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chunkywizard
Our core team is 8, all who RD. We were 9, one left (and we replaced with a very enthusiastic regular) and one moved away and wasn't replaced as we thought 8 is still plenty. That's our only changes in 1.5 years. As well as the core team we have a strong community. We have 6 others who are V25, 22 who have volunteered 10-24 times and 40 3-9 times. |
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