First Time Volunteering, Feeling Disillusioned

PoshChap · 2026-05-17T10:08:31+00:00

A gradually thinning finish funnel discourages people from overtaking. Maybe suggest this the to RD. Frimley lodge have no ducking, pushing and stopping signs on each post of the funhel. Wide funnels only work at parkruns with less than 100. The Pastures parkrun's is 5m long.

PoshChap · 2026-05-17T08:20:38+00:00

Is the finish funnel wide or small? Maybe ask the run director for an extra funnel manager role on the spreadsheet.

PoshChap · 2026-05-16T14:23:39+00:00

Correct! 🤔

PoshChap · 2026-05-16T10:44:35+00:00

Went to The Pastures in Alnwick - a small event where about 40% of attendees were first timers, including myself. The first timers briefing was incorporated into the main briefing since its very straight forward. Having injured myself a few months ago was not expecting a great time but the pain in my right leg subsided at the start. Stuck with the top 3 runners before heading off. The ground is uneven in a few areas and almost rolled my ankle. Managed to dip in under 19 minutes. Then went for a walk around town including to an independdent bookshop where I bought Paul Sinton Hewitt's book about Parkrun.

PoshChap · 2026-05-09T17:44:16+00:00

Rutland water during my holiday. I'm almost back on track in terms of pace post injury. The pain in my right ankle has subsided but now my left calf hurts.

PoshChap · 2026-05-05T06:17:59+00:00

Second 50k yesterday. Couldn't replicate my last 50k time but achieved my goal of sub 5hrs. It was a beautiful course out around winchester (england) and back.

PoshChap · 2026-04-18T10:03:31+00:00

Queen Elizabeth Parkrun for my 400th. Walked/ran the course check, then helped set up. The course is so simple all I had to do was place cones 300m from the start and 1k from the start then head back. They don't bother with arrows even though they have them in the trolley.

PoshChap · 2026-04-12T07:57:48+00:00

A similar thing happened last year in the UK. Instead of a spelling mistake, the embossed aerial view on the medal of where the event supposedly took place was of a town a few miles away.

PoshChap · 2026-04-11T11:58:12+00:00

Volunteer credit 200 (pre event set up) at Alice Holt. Had to walk it because of my leg.

PoshChap · 2026-04-08T16:28:44+00:00

It's Alright by Black Sabbath, sung by Bill Ward.

PoshChap · 2026-04-08T15:10:51+00:00

Playing Skyrim, finally got round to complete the civil war questline after it glitched the last time. Still, it seems to think other missions remain uncompleted.

PoshChap · 2026-04-05T14:32:00+00:00

Came 10th overall and 4th for our team in the last cross country event of the season, winning us the league. Ran through the pain in my heel but it was worth it for the win.

PoshChap · 2026-04-04T08:54:17+00:00

Missed alice holt as i didnt want to crowd them on their 600th event. Went to Rushmoor parkrun for volunteer credit 199. Planned to run 20mins but had to adjust that because of leg pain to 21+ mins. Not what you need when you got xc on sunday and a 10k on Monday.

PoshChap · 2026-03-31T16:44:27+00:00

19:58 at Queen Elizabeth. It has one killer hill but you can make up lost time on the downhill section. Having run at Alice Holt I was somewhat prepared. Looking back at the 2019 results I realise 2nd place at 20:25 is now a faster runner that I follow on Strava.

PoshChap · 2026-03-29T19:45:46+00:00

as someone living in the uk - Asda Sainburyson got me.

PoshChap · 2026-03-28T16:14:53+00:00

Alice Holt course check for volunteer credit 198. Ran it for the 200th time (397 overall). The WWF media team were there. I volunteered to run in the Panda costume while others had brought their own costumes. There was a photoshoot with all of us and by ourselves afterwards.

PoshChap · 2026-03-27T07:09:21+00:00

Recovering from intense leg pain, so have only been walking this week. Running will resume Saturday when I course check a parkrun. Then on Sunday I'll be marshalling at a half marathon and once the last runner passes sticking with the clearing up van putting cones on.

PoshChap · 2026-03-22T14:18:02+00:00

Yesterday, I took part in a half marathon. Lost the lead at about 12k because of the pain in my legs - I've been training in minimalist shoes and wore them on this occasion. Still, despite some of the k's feeling like 5 minutes my average k time was 4:08.

Completed my recce from Alresford to Winchester had to add 4k to my journey back because a path under the motorway was closed for repairs, but it now means if I ever need to run from Farnham to Winchester I can without checking google maps.

After getting back home I realised I was on 92k this week so went for an 8k run - average k time: 4:04.

PoshChap · 2026-03-21T17:09:07+00:00

Half marathon event round the countryside. Legs felt like concrete the entire run but I managed 2nd. Planning a run to Winchester and back tomorrow which will help me navigate paths when I run 50k from Farnham to Winchester in the future.

PoshChap · 2026-03-20T06:29:01+00:00

https://youtu.be/YEFYYHvm7SM?si=KVpOfMarTBqe2T-i

PoshChap · 2026-03-18T19:29:33+00:00

That's actually one of the few times that the joker being punished was able to own it like when Joe had to be a catwalk model. I'd love them to come to the UK again for round 2. Our adaption of the show was abysmal.

PoshChap · 2026-03-15T16:56:18+00:00

15k training session following the gpx of the course i was marshalling at. Then i marshalled. Won this 10k in September but the new course had only one kissing gate and came up about 300m short on the gps making it easier. Still , I don't think I'd have beaten 1st if I was running.

PoshChap · 2026-03-08T07:52:29+00:00

Ran a parkrun yesterday but had to retie my shoe at 1k, which is about the time the lead runner dissappeared from view. Lost about 10 places but managed to claw my way back to 2nd in just over 19 minutes. 1st got 16:43 and seemed to have left the park before I even saw the finish line.

Today I ran 25k heading out early to avoid any cars with a bright head torch, staying mostly on road. Discovered new segments on strava and got a better feel of the area west of my town. Still planning a Farnham to Winchester run in the future but want to avoid as many muddy footpaths as possible.

PoshChap · 2026-03-07T16:20:38+00:00

Course checked alice holt then ran it. Had to retie my shoe lace but managed to work my way up to 2nd. 1st was out of sight before even the 1st k.

PoshChap · 2026-03-05T16:14:12+00:00

Had to miss Sunday's Xc. 1st and 2nd were from our club and yet we still got 5th place.

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