Tail runner here I come!

[Lavender1962]

This Saturday I will be the tail runner! I can't wait. It's been about 2 weeks since I've ran. Now I have motivation to get up early tomorrow and run. Any advice for Saturday? 🏃🏻‍♀️😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Don't run too fast.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Slow Good Luck

[SlowWorm2016 Graduate]

Have fun! The job of the tail runner is to ensure that nobody is left behind so you may find you walk the whole way. You will help the slowest people feel part of parkrun and that will encourage them to come again. I would take some water with you. Most important is to be positive, enthusiastic and enjoy helping others. And be prepared to go very slow. Even if the slowest people are running, you need to keep behind so can set your own pace for that.

[misswobble Graduate]

It's the best job at Parkrun! The back of the pack is where it's at! So many people there and all with a story. Injuries, illness, disability. It's all there

Enjoy yourself and just listen really, that's my advice 😃👍

[allegrachick Graduate]

I love the tail! It's where my kind of people hang out. Have fun!

[Lavender1962 Graduate]

I can do slow. 😊 Hopefully there will be some slow runners.

[runswithdogs Graduate]

You'll love it! It's the best volunteering job. Except for once. Our route has a partial loop, and in the middle of the winter when it was -20C all of the back-of-the-pack folks decided to call it quits at the 3k mark. As the tailrunner, I had to keep going in case anyone was left behind. I ran like heck for the remaining 2k and never did catch up to anybody else. I can't wait to do it again.

[Lavender1962 Graduate]

Ooh, that was a cold one!