Blog2023 ≫ Thought I was not going to complete parkrun today

Knee started twingeing about 4km in so I had to stop and then go a lot slower for the last kilometre. Sad seeing so many people overtake me. I had to finish though as we were also volunteering this week, so I had to get back and scan people. T1 also with me for his third volunteering session, they had him marshalling this week. He found that tiring, partly because of having to get out of bed so early. Try running it mate! In fact try running it after a night out on the beers! OK, maybe not yet.

450 people there this week1 and a really fast finish from first place. I scanned him! I see that is a record attendance2.

Folkestone parkrun results for event #379. Your time was 00:26:11.

Congratulations on completing your 117th parkrun and your 105th at Folkestone parkrun today. You finished in 164th place and were the 125th Male out of a field of 450 parkrunners and you came 19th in your age category VM50-54. Take a look at this week's full set of results on our website. Your PB at Folkestone parkrun remains 00:20:50. Your best time this year remains 00:23:24

Thank you for volunteering at Folkestone parkrun, event number 379 on 2023-04-08

Thank you very much for your support at Folkestone parkrun, event 379 on 2023-04-08. You've now volunteered at this event on 10 separate occasions.

Got a semi-quiet day today. First listening to some records, got Blossoms on now. It's very poppy and synthy but I like it. And feels like such a quality slice of vinyl, it's really heavy. Not all quiet though, some chores to do and then I might tidy up the front garden a bit. Also tempted to spruce up the front door, is it easy to replace a letterbox? Ours looks scruffy, can I get a stainless steel one?

⬅️ :: ➡️

Paul Clarke's weblog - I live in Hythe near Folkestone. Wed + dad to two, I'm a full stack web engineer, + I do js / nodejs, some ruby, other languages etc. I like pubs, parkrun, eating, home-automation and other diy jiggery-pokery, history, family tree stuff, Television, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.