parkrun, lap two

Doing my first parkrun in Marley this Saturday. Hopefully many more to come. Do I just need to print off my barcode and bring it? Guess its a lot more useful to purchase a barcode wristband? Also, I just registered for Parkrun website, I don't need to register specifically for Marley Run? I'll be cycling down so don't want to carry too much with me. I'll leave the phone at home.

Enjoy! Marley is great (they're all great!). If you can laminate your barcode it's helpful (avoids it getting soaked from rain etc) but it's not necessary. If you own a Garmin watch you can save your barcode to that, maybe later when you're hooked :).

Carry the barcode with you when you're running and when you cross the line, you'll be given a small plastic token with your position number. The scanners will scan your barcode, then the token which you then return to the volunteers so they can reuse every week.

Your barcode will work in every parkrun in the world..

There's a 3rd party app for Fitbit Versas (and I assume the Sense range as well).

We're reluctant to guide people to buy the official arm bands, water bottles and flasks as these are shipped in from the UK and are subject to the Customs Boris Brexit Bonus.

I used https://dfyb.run/ to put the park run QR code on my Apple Watch

used it last week , worked great

Will be in Limerick next Saturday morning, might try a local parkrun (hangover depending) - UL or Mungret? Both are similar distance away from where I'll be staying...

The course at UL was changed in the last few weeks and now uses the Greenway AFAIK. I haven't tried the new route.

Mungret does have that hill that you do four times. It also has a very nice cafe and a good surface.

Both are nice and friendly parkruns.

Most of the county Galway runs are in great spots. Portumna is very similar to Coole Park and has a nice horse box coffee shop in the car park. Oranmore has a nice route as well but a bit more challenging with a hill, Last time I was there there was this "ice cream van" style shop selling coffee but I don't know if it's always there. Mountbellew, the new one is also a nice forest run and the double decker bus coffee shop nearby is a nice spot. Not been out to Knocknacarra or Oughterard (or is it Moycullen, I'm always getting those towns mixed) . Walked through Clonbur wood not during a park run but the signage made it clear it was the route and it was a pleasant place. Would love to visit it some time.

Dodder valley Parkrun also cancelled, I'd advise anyone hoping to do a run in the morning to check the parkrun's facebook page. The Sports Ireland campus Parkrun in Blanch is closed too, which is a pity as it's entirely on grass and I had hoped that would be open.

Corkagh Park and Castletown also cancelled. Was thinking of heading further west to get a parkrun in tomorrow but there's another widespread hard frost again tonight so hard to know where to head for.

Looks like I’m done for

I’m in exactly the same boat.

Always next year.

Update from Oranmore (Galway)

Tomorrow is meant to be a brisk 0°c when parkrun is due to start. Typically since the paths are all tarmac we should be fine, but we will check the route in the morning to make sure it’s safe. The fact that it’s been dry should hopefully help.

Edit: Knocknacarra were also expecting to go ahead as of 8 o'clock this morning.

https://www.parkrun.ie/cancellations/

Grand Canal Tullamore not on that list, also cancelled.