5k parkrun return in England delayed again

[TailChaser]

Sorry to put a dampener on things but after BJ's address this evening, parkrun announced that the return of 5k parkrun's in England had been put back again. They will now (hope to) return on July 24th. I suspect that may put us in line with the rest of the UK and possibly the Republic of Ireland.

Ah well, we will get there eventually I'm sure 🤞🤞🤞

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Thanks for that information TailChaser, I didn't think that parkrun would start on the 26th June after the announcement today, I hope all the 4 countries of the UK and The Republic of Ireland will resume parkrun on July 24th, by the way, I got my medal and T-Shirt from Vitality today for running the London 10,000 a few weeks ago.

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Excellent Al!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

I hope to post a photo of me wearing the T-Shirt and medal soon.

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Oh well done Al, it’s a nice shirt this year too 👏👏

Much as it would have been lovely for it to return on the 26th June, it would be much fairer if we all returned together. And we can have a great big virtual party on here when it does!

Sorry damienair your (not)parkrun posts will have to keep going for a bit longer yet.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

I wonder how long (not) parkruns will continue after the official ones resume!!.

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were around for a while, maybe even permanently.

[damienair Administrator in reply to TailChaser]

Ah TC, I think we should keep the old Saturday morning run reports going anyway. It centralises them. We can all just add in our parkrun reports. By the way, I’ve been really struggling over the past few months. Lost my mojo. Lack of motivation and all that malarkey. I was even after losing so much fitness that I couldn’t run a full 5K without a walking break or 3. But this evening for the first time in an awful long time I ran a full 5K. I wasn’t fast, just under 34 minutes but I was thrilled 😁. 8 minutes slower than I was 18 months ago, but it has ignited something. With the possibility of a 24th of July return of parkrun I’m going to get back, I have a goal again. Yahoo!

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Brilliant! Now there is a goal better than anything in the Euros! Welcome back mojo 👍👍👍

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

I do wonder if the heat contributes to what we perceive to be our mojo. I struggle to do the distances I did when it was not that hot. And that’s probably not a bad thing.

[damienair Administrator in reply to CBDB]

I live in Ireland. What’s heat? We pay a fortune in Taxes for 24/7 365 Air Conditioning over here. It is always on.😂

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

🤣🤣

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

I’ve developed a bl@@dy minded mojo over the years. It just seems to be there now, rain or shine 🤷🏻‍♀️

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

I want one of those! I have one which falters at times. Not often, but heat or icy conditions will bring it down. Hm! 😤😠💪🏃🏽‍♀️

I’ll have to grow mine a bit stronger, I think. It’s just a year old. 🐣

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Yes, mine’s a stubborn toddler of 3 years old. Maybe that’s what defines it!! 😁

[damienair Administrator in reply to AlMorr]

Fantastic Al. Wear it with pride.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

👚 Yes Damien 🥉🏃🏾

[damienair Administrator]

Ah that’s a pity. It would be great though if England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the South of Ireland all returned together. Things are going well here now, vaccine roll out was very slow to start but is catching up on the UK now, large hospitals are Covid free and thankfully only about 20 patients in ICU for the Republic of Ireland. Outdoor sporting events are kicking off and at the start of July indoor dining will be a thing. So hopefully by July 24th parkrun will be a thing too.

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

That’s great news Damien. It must be so frustrating seeing things getting going over here and you still can’t socialise indoors. At least it’s not such a big deal this time of year.

[damienair Administrator in reply to TailChaser]

I'm perfectly happy socialising in my back garden. I'm not going to be going near a pub or a restaurant until July. I'll be on Holidays then.

[RunWillie Graduate10]

Sorry to hear that TailChaser 😢

Pom poms are ready for the big day ❤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to RunWillie]

Keep those arms toned, you’ll be shaking them like mad when 24th July comes RW 👍

[RunWillie Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

I certainly will 😍 ( no bingo wings here 🤣)

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to RunWillie]

🤣🤣🤣

[Magellan Graduate10]

Thanks for the update.

Maybe it’ll give the organisers a little more time to get answers from those landowners and councils who’ve not yet given permissions.

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Magellan]

I hope so Magellan. Apparently it was a clause put in many of the permissions that if 21st June was delayed then they had to delay the reopening.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

We’ll get there guys. Let’s kick this Delta variant up the behind and look forward to July 24th. 🥰

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

We will cheeky, I’m sure. We must be getting used to this by now?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

Yes, absolutely. 🥰

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Fully jabbed now, and have started my neighbour on C25K, so we’re doing runs together. It’s keeping me motivated, but means I have just reached week 3 again 😀

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

You’ll be graduating just as it comes back then Baddie! Good timing 👍

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Keep the faith everyone!

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

We’ll get there JP 🙏