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Brighton is awesome with everyone that did the marathon❤❤❤❤❤ imagine how much money was raised for charity!!

Well done Stephen! I was really happy for your mates at the end getting their sub 4s! It was hot wasn't it! Always like to hear your local knowledge as you go as well. Hopefully I'll get to chat to you at something in the future.

Hey! Does the screen turn off because you do not have Always-on display turned on?

I'm quite competitive for a 45 y.o. My parkrunning is often in zone 4 or even 5. However, I applaud the decision.Why? It's my own silly chase for silly PBs, age group wins and top ten placements. For outsiders, firsttimers hesitant but curious to join, the bit chubby Liz amd Paul who want to start moving a bit, it could be highly discouraging to find tables of average finish times put on display prominently. *Every single person we save from the couch and get active walker elonce a week and then social with us parkrunners is a win (and winner)*. Not Josh or Jeffrey beating the course record for the fifth time. They can go find a track club running eyeballs out. The core identity of parkrun is: It's not a race. (And Liz and Paul won't finish last. Promised).

Omg I am in Brighton rn! Well yeh in hospital but still here! (I’m fine btw)

Didn’t realise I wasn’t subscribed 😮 sorted! Hope to see you at an event again soon mate

This video is why parkrun is changing! simply no back bone

there is nothing to stop people who do a particular park run setting up a local strava club then people can opt in and see all the data that park run used to provide except for age grading.

The hill at Lanhydrock is a tough one too.

Love your content but can you please consider not to put ai-generated images in the thumbnail? This jacked up muscular woman with thin arms and enormous head is unrealistic and carries impossible expectations. Thank you!

What I wanna know is how much does the CEO get paid, they make a lot of sponsorship money from Medibank and others

As long as it's still timed and all my results are recorded and available I'm not too fussed. I like being able to lay down a fast 5k, properly timed and compare my runs. I also like being able to check out nearby parkrun events to gauge where I might be able to run quick and which ones are more for easy runs when I'm touristing.

Great run,,I like your snazzy vest.

Parkrun is a run. You can race it if you like, but it's just a run. If you love stats, do 5k races - they'll even give you a medal! You don't have to attend Parkrun - if you're that upset by them removing stats, don't go. People will still do PR because it's amazing and inclusive. Serious runners will enter races - many will have started at PR before getting into running 5k races or moving onto HMs or marathons or triathlons, etc.

Great job, you smashed it!!

No big. Thats what strava's for

Next week is the Windermere marathon ❤❤

It's a great idea, this needs to be done with all sports.

I share you sentiments with gels. I use them out of necessity in halfs / fulls, but I just really hate the texture they create in the mouth. This gloopy, claggy feeling that makes you immediately beg for a water station (I know time my gels to just before water stations). I know I need the energy boost, but it distracts my run so much. Especially Maurten, it's the consistency of toothpaste in my opinion. HIGH5 Aqua is the only ones I can stomach.

Why don't you start up a park run alternative that does have all the timings you (& probably I) miss, apparently there's loads of money to be made from it

I do a weekly, social hill run, organized by a local brewery. There's a 3-mile and 5-mile option, along with a 1-mile walk. There are no times, nor is there a published list of attendees Of course, you can time yourself and collect statistics in your Garmin app. I've been attending for three years and haven't missed the stats on other runners. On the other hand, I enjoy celebrating my parkrun friends' PBs when they achieve them. I know my parkrun friends better because we share the responsibility for volunteering, we know each other's names because they're listed on the website, and we meet for coffee afterwards. Many of us have developed social connections beyond our shared parkrun. If authorized 3rd-party apps like the 5K app are allowed, there's nothing to complain about.

Won't be running it again, shame. Maybe we need to start a proper Park Race...

Wow! You are both so inspirational 🤩

Looks like a lovely course. If you get the opportunity try Keswick Parkrun, beautiful views on an old railway line. It's 2.5k gradual climb then a 2.5k downhill finish, crossing the river multiple times and even through a disused tunnel.

I am a Run Director at a large Aussie parkrun (we average about 500 runners a week). Our numbers have grown (or at least stayed where they were) since the removal of stats. Far be it for me to defend the parkrun organisation, but they have always said ‘it’s a run, not a race’ and it has always amused me that they do publish weekly results in finishing order!! If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck….so perhaps they are just moving closer to their core beliefs. I wonder why they don’t just email people their own result and offer a search engine where you can look up other runners’ times each week, giving all runners the option of keeping their time private. It’s free, and timed, and our regulars show up with a big smile every Saturday. If people are super passionate about times and records, maybe they should join a local running club that runs actual, you know….races! Just my two bob’s worth. Our event team is most definitely not made up of members of running clubs. I have almost 400 parkruns and about 150 volunteers under my belt so I’ve been at this a while.

I saw u ❤❤

Buy a garmin and compete against YOURSELF

Legend

I'm a runner and wanted to do a Parkrun next time i was on the UK. Apparently Parkrun hates me, so I won't.

I would like the stats to show a table with the number of parkruns done by individuals at each venue. This would not need to be split between male and female or show times just those who turn up each week supporting their local venue. Maybe also a similar table for volunteers

Well done !! Never give up!! Very inspiring indeed (:

I thought Parkrun started as TIME TRIALS?

A full review of the pulse belt and absolutely no mention of sizing! Isn't that one of the main topics people like me want to understand?🤔

Genuinely think it’s a good thing removing stats. It should be about bringing people together for a shared love of running above anything. We’ve build a society where everything is measured and compared.