Let's talk about inaugural parkruns after they've happened.

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1:42pm, 18 Nov 2017
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LazyDaisy
Some friends went but haven't reported back yet (I suspect they will have found a pub somewhere en route back to the shire ;-))
Nov 2017
2:39pm, 18 Nov 2017
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blindcider
Final number was 673 I think, my info was duff
Nov 2017
2:47pm, 18 Nov 2017
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jennywren
680 according to someone I know who was there. That's an insane number for an inaugural. Poor things.
Nov 2017
2:50pm, 18 Nov 2017
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blindcider
Yes they only had circa 450 tokens so had to write and input to the system by hand over 200 parkrunners details
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4:06pm, 18 Nov 2017
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LazyDaisy
:-0:-0
Nov 2017
5:03pm, 18 Nov 2017
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sLickster
Yikes, 679: parkrun.org.uk
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5:10pm, 18 Nov 2017
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jennyh
Blindcider, looking at numbers I think Ashton Court was down by 100 odd on usual numbers as well as Pomprey Hill - 679 for an inaugural is nuts!
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5:33pm, 18 Nov 2017
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Grid
I hope this prompts some thought by the powers that be, because having 679 show up at an inaugural - whilst undoubtedly cockle-warming - is not a sustainable way to bring new events into the world.
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5:40pm, 18 Nov 2017
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multiterrainer
^^^What Grid said!
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6:43pm, 18 Nov 2017
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LazyDaisy
Totally agree Grid - not sure how you can police it though.

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Maintained by sLickster
There may be an inaugural parkrun happening near you. Best to check with the local parkrun volunteers to see if they want you to know about it or not.

Otherwise there are plenty of already established parkruns to go to in the UK and abroad, see: parkrun.org.uk

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