I have received an e-mail last night from one of the run director's from bolton parkrun asking me if I'd like to write a run report for their parkrun page, for all to see, I feel so honoured to be asked but don't think I would be able to do it the way everyone else write's the reports for the page, any advice or tips on how to tailor it to suit the parkrun page,
I feel as honoured as if I got a telegram off the queen, this is a massive thing for me, well for us all because if it wasn't for you guys/gals I wouldn't be where I am today,
I hope everyone has a wonderful week,
Take care,
Siobhan xx
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That's such a lovely thing and I'm not surprised you feel honoured. I'm sure you will do a great job, these things often come across best when written from the heart. One of the reasons we love you on here is because you write so well and keep us engaged with your posts so I wouldn't try and vary too much from your natural style. sometimes just because it's done one way doesn't mean it always has to be done that way maybe they asked you to have a little change. Have confidence In Your abilities I'm sure you will do a great job. Rfc X.
I agree with RFC, don't change a single thing you do! Write for parkrun as if you were writing for us here. They will love your report as much as we do. The RD would not have asked you to do it if all they wanted was the same as they would normally write. They want YOU to write the report, not to pretend to be them. You go ahead and do it - and send us a link when it gets posted so we can read it too :).
You are a real ambassador both for C25k and for parkrun, so trust yourself and write as you always do, from the heart.
Has the race director read your c25k posts? If they have, they want you because of your great writing x If not, maybe to help your confidence, get them to join this forum and get them to read them, then they will know your style. As already said, we love your run reports- GO FOR IT
You just write it, your way, as you do, all your incredibly wonderful, wonderful posts.
Just keep it exactly like your other reports. They show your passion for running and your amazing skills of observation, as well as your caring, kind nature.
If they anted a report written the way everyone else writes reports they'd ask everyone else. I fthye have asked you for report, do it the way you write.
Alternatively you could make it a themed thing - every week write a Parkrun report in the style of say, Hemingway or F Scott Fitzgerald.
In fact the more I thnk about it the more I like this idea. The William Burroughs Parkrun report. Bukowski. James Joyce.
I think they asked you to do it Siobhan because they like the way you write. Maybe you could approach 2 or 3 people each run and chat with them, add their stories to your report. I would write back just what you wrote here about how honoured you feel. Tell them you will prepare something and could they have someone read it through, edit it and let you know if they need anything changed. Say you'd appreciate their help and if your report isn't in the style they need to let you know so you can rework it.
Aw, thats a lovely thing to be asked to do. Don't worry about it, your reports are always full of intetesting details and full of passion for running and all that goes with park run.
Im sure you have been asked because they want some of that enthusiasm for their readers. 😊x
agree with all of the above!! They want you, not everybody else, so do it your way in your style,and don't overthink it, your posts on here are fantastic so you don't need to try any harder😊
I think what I will do is write how I do on here just not include everything I do in the morning or the night before the parkrun, will just stick to the parkrun itself, add some stats in and just write how I write but will send a copy of one or 2 of my reports I've wrote on here so they can get a gist of my writing style of a parkrun post,
Thank you, I will be writing it the way I write on here, and if the run director's like my writing style and my report it can become a permanent voluntary position where I write a report for the page once a month they said, so bit nervous if they say I can write a report once a month, I just write them on here for fun and I don't mind if no one reads them, although it's nice to see people commenting and reading my posts and taking things from them
Take care and hope you have a great week,
Siobhan xxx
If everybody wrote the same way what a boring world it would be ! I have always enjoyed reading your reports so stick to what you know. Good luck !
Thank you everyone, just a bit of an update, it's this week's parkrun that I will be writing about, I've been told there isn't a rush with writing it so I can write it when I want as to me this one comes first due to my routine being this site I write for first on a saturday, but will write for the parkrun page on either saturday night after my weekly parkrun report or on the sunday after volunteering at great run local,
Thank you to boptillyoudrop49 I think I might pass it through all you guys and gals first if I don't think it's good enough, but like aliboo70 and Realfoodieclub have said I should try to have more faith in my ability as a writer,
Oh I've learnt something new I can tag people in to a comment/post
Take care everyone and have a great week, tomorrow I'm getting to meet my nephew for the first time
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