robinph wrote: » It's a long way off being worth making the argument, but there will be a point at which X many people hanging out on a beach or park would make not permitting a fraction of X many people to meet up outside for a run/jog/walk around the park would be silly to not be allowed. Hopefully something happens (or more specifically doesn't happen, unless we're talking about a vaccine) between now and next summer at which point we'd be looking at letting parkruns restart under that argument. Think it still needs football opened up before parkrun will want to stick their head above the parapet for now.
Van.Bosch wrote: » True - good points, you could have 480 runners, 20 volunteers and one spectator shows up and you’ve breached the 500.
Ted_YNWA wrote: » It would be totally unworkable to pre-enter. You would need a load of volunteers to do a check to see if everyone had beforehand. You could potentially end up with some unknowns if you wait until results processing. Then the pre-registering is a moot point. Same with spectators at parkrun, there could be a load of +1's (partners, siblings, kids etc..) that go for a walk while someone takes part.
Murph_D wrote: No, can't imagine that at all. That would be a different kind of event. Not very parkrun, and anyway the policing of it would be more than many volunteers, myself included, would be prepared to take on.
diceyreilly wrote: That’s not entirely true. Raheny Gaa play games in St Anne’s Park. ( also a parkrun venue) and anybody can rock up and watch them.
ger664 wrote: » Honest answer unfortunately no. This is the issue with the park run model in covid19 times. The just rock up and run/partake model wont tick the government requirements for contact tracing etc. In other sports such as gaa matches all attendees and participants are known before hand and only those are allowed to participate or spectate.
Van.Bosch wrote: » Can you imagine them changing it to a sign up the night before with places limited to 500 (if govt allows - phase 4)? Would be a pretty big conceptual shift for park run but maybe necessary to get it back?
robinph wrote: » Do you think they will actually restart with those requirements still in place from the government?
robinph wrote: » parkrun can't control who lines up at their start lines, or who might join in or leave part way round. Can't see them taking responsibility for doing those checks as it would require them to have far more control over who is in the park space than they would want to have.
DeepBlue wrote: » That currently exists with the not parkun (and previously with the freedom run) option. There's very low take up on it.
average_runner wrote: » For now we could load your own time up to the website. No need for barcode.
ger664 wrote: » It just is not as simple as lets start parkrun up again. Times have changed Each event will require a covid-19 officer hands up who wants to be that person for their local event Temperature checks of participants 2 or 3 more volunteers at the start with extra equipment required No bar code(no longer no time) but make yourself known to the RD so they can get your contact details. GDPR and submitting that info to HQ ? more work for an event team Personally I miss my Saturday morning parkrun experience but the COVID19 requirements probably needed to run an event wlll be a far cry form the original ethos of friends turning up to run as timed 5K and have coffee afterwards.
ger664 wrote: » Temperature checks of participants 2 or 3 more volunteers at the start with extra equipment required No bar code(no longer no time) but make yourself known to the RD so they can get your contact details. GDPR and submitting that info to HQ ? more work for an event team
Seannew1 wrote: » We definitely are in a better position to restart events given how well we have done in comparison to UK. However, Ireland has been much more conservative in re-opening country as opposed to UK and this may be reflected again here.
Sunny Dayz wrote: » A parkrun podcast I listened to a while ago had hinted that Ireland was in a better position than the UK in terms of Covid handling but that they couldn't start back Ireland and not the UK due to the risk of numbers travelling. So if there are positive whispers of the UK parkruns returning, I'd imagine it will be UK/NI/Ire all returning together. That's also probably a lot of work for HQ to have such a large number events start back on the one morning.
robinph wrote: » Latest update from parkrun UK.https://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2020/07/28/covid-19-coronavirus-update-28-july/ Obviously they are talking about UK road running recommendations but as I can't see Ireland starting without NI it's good to see them finally acknowledge that waiting until the whole of the UK can start at the same time isn't all that sensible. Signs that they might bring some events back in some areas before others which is fantastic.
Ceepo wrote: » While taking the point that 100 or so people might be on the start line. The rest is a mute point. In the vast majority of case people would be in far less proximity to each other after a few 100m that we see over the past 2 weeks playing some sports where there is actually physical contact. We see fied sports and cycling clubs up and down the country are able to get on with their sports, and yet we don't have races back on, save for 2 or 3 that I know of. Regarding limiting the numbers turning up. Their are many ways this can be achieved. From online entry, to limitations on a radius can be from the event etc etc. If there's a will to hold an event then there's a way to hold it in a safe and responsible way.. Time people started coming up with solutions on how to get athletics back up and running (pun intended) instead of looking for reasons not too.......
lanod2407 wrote: » With a pandemic I'm sure it'll be important that we put the interests of society and people's safety first. I'd struggle to see 100 people grouping for a 5k run with all that goes with the exertion, perspiring and breathing.
lanod2407 wrote: » With a pandemic I'm sure it'll be important that we put the interests of society and people's safety first. I'd struggle to see 100 people grouping for a 5k run with all that goes with the exertion, perspiring and breathing. I'd also be concerned that people would travel far if they saw a parkrun scheduled. How do you control numbers? You could limit it to people's home parkrun, but could one just change their home designation to one that's scheduled?
Seannew1 wrote: » Great news alright, although surely a lot of bureaucracy to come through?? We are in a predicament here if we need to stay in phase 3 with the 200 people outdoors though.
