parkrun, lap two

I wonder how accurate the parkrun app is for scanning? I've seen the odd strange result.

Also have this on my Garmin Forerunner 645, have used it after the last two parkruns and it seems to scan quicker than my wristband or barcode card.

Thanks @fletch the scanning queues are gone by the time I cross the line 😀 so should be relatively quick scanning once I've called it up on the watch but will check that the light is still on. Happy New Year BTW, hope all good in HPR.

Agreed. It's much easier for the volunteer to see if it's working right - ie so much easier for the barcode scanner to see if something has scanned right, often there would be people chatting and you might not hear the beep on the old little zapper. It's made results processing so much easier as there's no faffing about with the laptop and cables and trying to get wifi. The results processing screen could be made more user friendly for mobile devices, maybe they'll incorporate it into the volunteer app through a log in in time. Only slight negative about the move to app is sometimes our local parkrun would be tight on volunteers and barcode scanner was often a role we would ask one of the first finishers to do for a bit after they cross the line, they would swap it to someone else after 5/10 mins when they start to get cold. Not many people run parkrun with their phones on them that they could scan then after they've cross the line. Would it be an idea to have an old spare phone left in the equipment box for scanning?

Latest version of the app seems to have resolved the scanning issues on my phone Xaomi Redmi Pro 8

Looks like parkrun in Ireland is back to pre-lockdown levels of participation, great to see.

I knew there would be a graph!

https://www.parkrun.ie/results/historicalchart/

Use my watch with barcode on Saturday for scanned without an issue

Wish Athlone would find a new route. Nice big Rail Trail running near town and we have to do laps of a GAA pitch.

Ran it this morning, much quicker, loads of PB's including myself. If anyone knows the old route, there was a nice downhill section which you now do twice. I can see it becoming a Mecca for parkrun tourists looking for PB's.

Well done @ger664 !! That's some input and commitment. What's your most completed role? What's your favourite role?

Marshal accounts for 84 of these. It and Barcode Scanning are my favourites as you get to say hello and have a bit of banter with the runners. I am also banned from time keeping by some RD's for the very same reason. Have a tendency to forget to clock them in

Just moved to the area. Where abouts is this please. Might head down to voles if needed.

If ever you find yourself down in South Galway or any of the counties touching north Lough Derg, Portumna Park Run is a bit of a hidden gem of a course.