parkrun, lap two

corcaigh07 · 10-10-2025 06:26AM

Generally speaking, if you live nearby and know about an inaugural event, you should go if you’d like armed with the knowledge that it may be busy (queues for scanning, things not quite working smoothly etc).

The whole thing about obscuring the date of an inaugural event is to discourage the hyper parkrun tourists who will all travel the country on the same day to attend.

diceyreilly · 11-10-2025 12:31PM

Lucky enough to be able to complete my 300th parkrun today.
Did the course check too.

Hopefully will be able to do another 300.

ooter · 15-10-2025 12:39PM

Does anyone know how I could go about applying for the mountjoy parkrun?

CassieManson · 15-10-2025 01:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123907451#Comment_123907451

I would suggest you start by emailing progression@parkrun.com and they will advise. I think there can be a fairly long wait list.

Duzzie · 15-10-2025 03:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123907451#Comment_123907451

there is a long waiting list for progression, was about a year long. Last I heard, the waiting list has been closed and they are not responding to requested to visit.

akelly02 · 15-10-2025 04:08PM

Hi All,

Hoping to my 1st ever parkrun in the coming weeks , late to this running game at 35.

do i just sign up online and bring the barcode?

Also how does the timing work?

cheers

Butterbeans · 15-10-2025 04:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123908118#Comment_123908118

35 is not late to the game by any stretch. You won't regret doing parkrun...but be warned, it may take over your life.

Register for parkrun https://www.parkrun.ie/register/?section=form

Bring along the barcode to the event. When you finish, the timekeeper will click the timer as you cross the line. You will be handed a finish token which corresponds to the time clicked when you crossed the line, and it will also have your finishing position on it. Bring both your barcode and finish token to the barcode scanner. They will scan your barcode, and hand it back, and then scan the finish token which they will keep.

That's it. You'll get your results later on via email, and you'll be feeling delighted with yourself.

Enjoy

flazio · 15-10-2025 05:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123908118#Comment_123908118

Would also advise you be at the event for 9:15 for any first timers briefing. Look for the Run Director, they'll be in either a white or a blue hi Viz vest and introduce yourself.

Remember also, everyone in a vest is an amateur volunteer so be kind and patient and after a while you might have the confidence to volunteer yourself.

The Black Oil · 16-10-2025 07:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123907451#Comment_123907451

I applied in February 2024. Date they gave me was November 30th last year. Email. They'll ask for your date of birth.

ooter · 16-10-2025 05:16PM

@The Black Oil do you mind me asking what email address did you apply to?

Murph_D · 17-10-2025 09:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123911153#Comment_123911153

Most people use progression@parkrun.com

diceyreilly · 22-10-2025 03:22PM

Anyone know if there’s a way to get a list of parkruns in Ireland in the order they were launched?

Duzzie · 22-10-2025 05:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123928320#Comment_123928320

https://wiki.parkrun.com/index.php/Category:Ireland_Events

thats the full list. Not sure about getting the order in which they started

actually this has the anniversary dates for all events, you will need to sort by country.

https://wiki.parkrun.com/index.php/Anniversaries

flazio · 26-10-2025 02:13PM

I'm curious, I never see any Dublin parkruns cancel because of over attendance risks on marathon weekend like I'm seeing in Brooklyn Bridge New York (and nearby Branch Brook in New Jersey) and the Chicago parkruns a few weeks back, but do the Dublin runs get a surge of tourists on marathon weekend?

Murph_D · 26-10-2025 02:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123939403#Comment_123939403

Well they may get a few tourists, but there are many, many more parkrun events to choose from in Dublin than there are in New York and/or Chicago. Plus Dublin Marathon doesn't get near the number of visitors that the major marathons do. So no, it would be highly unlikely for parkrun Ireland to need to take any measures.

jlang · 26-10-2025 02:57PM

Haven't checked the attendances but I 'd expect the reduction due to regular local runners not parkrunning the day before they marathon would likely balance out a lot of the visitors. And most Dublin parkruns could handle twice their usual numbers without systems breaking down. Weather related closures regularly fold several attendances into the few events left running.

opus · 28-10-2025 03:08PM

For anyone who uses the 5k app, I noticed it now shows the total number of both runs & volunteers in the results. Not sure when that started happening.

dixierip · 13-11-2025 06:44PM

A number of parkruns cancelled this week due to the weather.

flazio · 13-11-2025 09:24PM

According to the Broadmeadow Linear page, Fingal co Co are instructing no parkruns in their area during Storm Claudia's Orange warning.

opus · 14-11-2025 08:50AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123985880#Comment_123985880

The largest one in Cork, Balllincollig, just cancelled this morning.

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CassieManson · 14-11-2025 09:08AM

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

flazio · 14-11-2025 06:06PM

Ironically, one of the very few Dublin runs not cancelled yet is "Waterstown"

Chris_5339762 · 19-11-2025 11:11AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123988637#Comment_123988637

Even more ironically, that one did get cancelled in the end.

Due to a fallen tree.

flazio · 22-11-2025 03:17PM

The Christmas and New year's lists are starting to fill up with yays and nays.

https://www.parkrun.ie/special-events/

nullObjects · 22-11-2025 10:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124008880#Comment_124008880

Would they start at the same time as normal?

Duzzie · 23-11-2025 07:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124010891#Comment_124010891

yes, usual start time. When we had the new years Day double, there were different start times, but not any more

flazio · 25-11-2025 08:46AM

I have a couple of historical questions if anyone would like to help me out. Why did Killarney parkrun move to Killarney house and why didn't Tyrrelstown resume after Covid?

cicks · 25-11-2025 12:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124016522#Comment_124016522

Killarney moved in July 2019. Tyrrelstown was due to no core team after Covid.

DeepBlue · 25-11-2025 02:54PM

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Don't quote me but my understanding was that Killarney parkrun was always intended to be based in Killarney House and Gardens. At the time the parkrun started in 2015 Killarney House was a building site as it was being restored along with the garden so the parkrun was located in Muckross - about 4 miles outside town close to Muckross House. Maybe inertia set in and the move back into town didn't happen until 2019 even though the restoration work at Killarney House had finished in 2016/2017. I guess there must have been some discussion about it as one morning a poll was conducted at the parkrun with a majority favouring a move to Killarney House. The move was set in motion shortly after that. The course at Muckross was hilly while the one in Killarney House was largely flat. Some runners preferred one over the other and the Event Director was not happy so a new Event Director took over. Average attendances at the new location are much higher than had been the case at the old one so, if going by that metric, the move was a success.

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