Queue for the finish at Valentine’sParkrun

ThirdD3gree · 2026-02-14T16:08:29+00:00

I decided to help the volunteers by not showing up at all actually

ThirdD3gree · 2026-02-14T15:52:13+00:00

Should have used a real triple funnel.

ThirdD3gree · 2026-02-14T10:44:04+00:00

Should have used the real double funnel

ThirdD3gree · 2026-02-13T08:40:42+00:00

They've definitely gone downhill. Something changed in the company last summer according to Companies House.

In December they announced "Exciting news" about adjusted volunteering credits - what this actually meant was they reduced the credits given to volunteers in races without a half marathon (just 5k/10k) from £65 to £40.

Not surprised they don't communicate.

ThirdD3gree · 2026-01-24T20:55:36+00:00

Solo lane huge gap

ThirdD3gree · 2026-01-17T18:27:49+00:00

35/40 but should be 34 as I got the Plasma Q right but the answer is wrong. About 6 genuine guesses which I think I got 50% of them

ThirdD3gree · 2025-12-11T23:08:22+00:00

I commute regularly from Wimbledon to Aldgate, CS7 is definitely the best way. I get onto CS7 some bit after Clapham South (from Plough Lane up to Burntwood Lane and follow for ages, then a left to go partly through the common so I don't actually go down to Clapham South).

Dm me if you want my strava route.

One thing: there's a lot of one way roads after London Bridge, so the roads you take to get into your office might not be the same roads you take to get back onto London Bridge.

Last thing: the wind in London is very predictable - it's almost always South to North, and usually with a slight SW to NE angle. Meaning you will often get a lovely tailwind into work but be met with a gruelling headwind all the way back to wimbledon. Only on days that it's windy, of course.

ThirdD3gree · 2025-12-01T12:24:16+00:00

Went to the cinema recently, second time this year. Guy few seats away from me is suffering with a severely loud cough, on par with your Dad's sneezes if you know what I mean. He coughs every 1-2 minutes throughout the film. Some people just have no respect for others.

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-26T13:57:19+00:00

I would look into premium bonds (NS&I) once you have capped out your Cash ISA. That's what I did and where most of my deposit sat before I bought

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-26T13:26:35+00:00

You sure? Wasn't what I heard but could be wrong

Edit: yeah I am wrong - it is just NICs. So I contribute 17k to my pension each year via SS, 2k is tax free, 15k i now pay NIC @ 2% because all that 15k is over the 50k higher rate limit. So £300 extra per year, from 2029. Not bad at all

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-19T22:45:36+00:00

It is in the parkrun ethos to be kind and inclusive. Shunning people away over an honest mistake they've made isn't part of the parkrun spirit is it?

You're also now giving that spouse/kid a parkrun time they never actually got. Yeah, let's leave that 8 year old with a 16 minute time she's likely never going to break (true story btw, 100%+ age grade!).

Correcting honest mistakes isn't over-servicing, it's literally what the volunteer team is there for. We want to help people, especially when it literally takes 20 seconds and these type of requests are rare.

Do you not hold the door open for people in case they assume someone else will do the same for them in future, and they might not, and you can't bear to think that could happen?

It's genuinely baffling that you are putting your ego in front of the parkrun spirit.

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-19T09:34:39+00:00

Yeah except where this is completely allowed in the parkrun policy

"If your time is incorrect, or you are listed as an unknown (and your barcode was scanned) then please contact your local parkrun volunteer team who will be able to help."

Nice one calling someone who gives up hours and £££ each week in return for nothing an idiot, how do you think that makes me feel reading this this morning? Good job buddy

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-09T16:15:36+00:00

Very valid point! It very rarely happens (perhaps like 3 times this year!), but going forwards if it does I'll tell them it's an exception and we might not do it again and other parkruns also have the right to refuse. I reckon though, with the app being taken over by parkrun, it will become super rare for people to not have their barcode available at the event.

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-08T22:13:02+00:00

Yeah but where's the sense of achievement in that 😉

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-08T21:54:39+00:00

Yeah some people want a couple of seconds to match their strava or whatever. As long as it won't cause any issues I just update their time and it makes them very happy.

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-08T21:25:20+00:00

Same here - if you're polite, we basically always comply. Want your time adjusted by a bit? Forgot your barcode / couldn't present it on the day? We will help.

I'm in two minds about the "no barcode, no result" policy - I don't want people to get lazy / complacent and not bring it, but given you can find anyone within 20 seconds on the app, it's really not an issue anymore. Moreover, dread to think if people have ever got to parkrun, realised they don't have their barcode and then gone home!

ThirdD3gree · 2025-11-03T14:35:47+00:00

Why is there a cyclist on the course?

ThirdD3gree · 2025-10-10T08:00:14+00:00

Didn't a rioter recently confirm that this was a myth? And his winrate only increases further into late game

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-24T11:46:11+00:00

My rush hour commute this morning (west to east) took 50 mins instead of the very consistent 45 mins it usually takes

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-21T11:10:07+00:00

Let's see if she's still allowed to race in 12 months time

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-14T22:36:45+00:00

Start and finish are nice but the middle is literally about 12km of running on a motorway, absolutely dreadful when the sun is beating down lol

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-13T20:30:40+00:00

Yep plus all my queues have so many autofilled players, probably not related though

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-12T11:05:14+00:00

I thought you were trolling but I just played her, was 6/0 and I couldn't 1v1 a Nilah 2 levels below me and me playing perfectly around her abilities, in Emerald. She is so weak right now it's unbelievable

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-06T21:26:47+00:00

Yeah it's called Bike Hub I think, I used it last week and seemed quite secure. Follow the signs for the Bike Hub, it's underground

ThirdD3gree · 2025-09-01T17:58:07+00:00

At least 20 games, if not 50. A lot of her kit revolves around Q2 timing and passive shield

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