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Holiday update - not quite as planned

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PianismGraduate
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Well I was up bright and early this morning and down to Poole parkrun for my first bit of serious tourism... and... cancelled! Race for Life or some such (darned runners!).

I wasn't the only one to turn up and run the route anyway... and apparently someone had driven from Leicester especially!

Anyhow, 3 laps of the boating lake brought me in at just about 6k, which was good enough for me. :)

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RunaroundSue

Oh no, what a shame. I was looking forward to your run report.

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SeeJillRunGraduate

Oh no, how frustrating! At least you still got a run in n that’s what counts in the end 😊

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RunaroundSue

Work out what your time was for 5k and log it as a Freedom Run.

It won't count towards your parkrun total or tourism stats but it will give you something to compare if you ever run an official parkrun there.

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RunaroundSue

For future reference

parkrun.com/cancellations

I always follow the appropriate Facebook page the week before a planned tourist parkrun, in case of any announcements as it might be possible to find a nearby alternative.

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Macmac

That’s a shame. Make sure to check the event website for cancellations - also worth taking a look at the volunteer roster as if it’s all blank it is a clue that it is cancelled that week also.

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Dexy5Graduate

Oh Pianism , I am so so sorry. I think we saw something about a race for life and muddy run when down there last week but didn’t take note of the date . I do hope you liked running around the park though and got to see the lovely cygnets and goslings by running at a slower pace. I missed them on parkrun but saw them the next day.

That’s a reminder for us all to check before tourism. Southsea is cancelled in 2 weeks time, just in case anyone is coming this way.

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PianismGraduate in reply to Dexy5

Thank you - no apology necessary. I would probably have done exactly the same had I known as I was in Poole anyway and had no car at my disposal. The park was lovely and perfect running conditions. :)

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KatnapGraduate

Oops! A bit disappointing but things go Pete Tong sometimes and you still got your 5k.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate

Well run anyway. What a shame though.

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