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Happy Birthday Parkrun! 🎂

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Lovely run today, not a PB but really enjoyed it. Unfortunately something went wrong & I've been given the following runner's time - almost 5 minutes slower 😱. I don't know why it matters to me but it does - I have emailed the lovely people at Parkrun, let's hope they fix it.

(See if you can spot the difference between the "before" and "during" selfies.)

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antonioa profile image
antonioa

Looking good (as usual)!!

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Languid_Lil in reply to antonioa

You continental charmer you!

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antonioa in reply to Languid_Lil

It's in the blood, haha

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Just hope that you can get your correct time parkrun time Lang_Lil, both those photos are nice, by the way I ran my first full 5k today but not at a parkrun.

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OldflossAdministrator60minGraduate

Well done you....you look lovely in both pikkies:)

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pianoteacherGraduate10

I was funnel manager at my local parkrun today and there are quite a few ways in which things can unfortunately go a bit wonky! I hope they can get it sorted for you.

Looking great in both photos - glad you enjoyed it xx

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher

Parkrun did well for volunteers today with all us injured soldiers pianoteacher . I was a marshal too.

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pianoteacherGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Haha! Hope you're recovering well Dexy - I'll be volunteering next week too xx

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher

I think I will probably be volunteering too but I will make that decision later in the week. Dressing changed yesterday.

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Dexy5Graduate10

Well Done LanguidLil, hopefully they will sort out your time. Mistakes do happen occasionally. You’ll know what time you did anyway. Happy Birthday was sang at our parkrun but I was at the 1.5k point so missed it. 🎂😃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🐕🐩

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

It happens all the time when one of the timekeepers misses a runner or double clicks - the pressure’s really on around the 20 minute mark. Then there’s a fiddle needed to get back in step. The effect on the results isn’t noticeable while there’s a constant flow of runners, but where there’s a gap it becomes obvious. Dexy and I finished together once and got a 20 second difference in our times .......

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linda9389Graduate10

How do you look so good in the middle of the run? I did my local parkrun yeserday for the first time. Eagerly looked through the photos (nearly 600 runners - it took a long time). What? No? Surely not? Do I really look that bad? I ABSOLUTELY hated the two photos of me. My face looked like the fattest, roundest, reddest tomato and I looked so, so old. I have to say the rest of the experience was wonderful, but the photos really took the shine off ..... :( :D

Hope you get your timing sorted.

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Languid_Lil in reply to linda9389

Funny; I think *I'm* the fattest, roundest, reddest, most-past-its-sell-by-date tomato on the course every time!! That's why I posted the picture, to make people laugh at how tomato-y I look; tomato-ier than a can of Heinz Tomato Soup with added tomatoes. Some kind of genetically modified tomato/snail hybrid perhaps?

You're very kind about how I look - I bet you look great to everyone else, it's only you who think "tomato".

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linda9389Graduate10 in reply to Languid_Lil

Haha. That's funny. Maybe you're right, but under no circumstances am I posting my picture so we will never know 😀. I'm going to try to hold the thought that other people may not be so affronted by my pic as I was (am). 😀

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