Dave C

#couchto5k (Aug 2021). parkrun nerd. Ultramarathons and carb loading.

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Please follow me on bluesky as I will no longer be using twitter https://t.co/iR6aZHJysZ

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Genuinely cannot understand why for a decade a country as large as USA cannot pony up one democratic candidate with substantive policy ideas and something to offer other than ‘at least I’m not Trump’. Baffling

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@WithMeNowPod

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Ban running with young babies in buggies at @parkrunUK - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/9Oi6EhldBG via @UKChange

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Do the right thing, @parkrunUK .
Thanks for reading and supporting.
https://t.co/l1B3KfJejV

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a) the runner’s home course is not the course the incident was recorded at. He visits lots of other places

b) The buggy policy offers zero guidance on minimal ages and risks to pushing very young babies at speed

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b) Signpost followers, volunteers and participants to the new policy via social media posts

c) alert all event teams to the risks of running while pushing buggies containing very young babies, and how they should respond (confront and advise)

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I received a response 4 days later to advise that they have asked the event team to speak with the parent and signposted me to their buggy policy online. Two problems with this:

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I've bitten my tongue on this for a week. No more. Please sign my petition.

On 26 Oct 2024, a man attended my home parkrun with a baby in a racing pram/buggy. I wasn’t aware of this until someone told me afterwards. It turns out that the baby was 9 weeks old.

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I raised concerns with the event team and an incident was lodged with parkrun HQ. As someone not involved at an event level I also raised this as an individual with parkrun’s safeguarding team.

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Let me be clear- there can be no equipment or strapping that makes it safe for a baby to be pushed at speed around a bumpy, hilly parkrun course until they can at least hold their own neck weight. I won’t enter a debate about this.

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@UKRunChat Should be 2-3. I do one.

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@UKRunChat 7 hour ultra (Feb); 10k (Feb); Edinburgh mara (May); 50k Ayrshire sunset ultra (June); Highland Fling ultra (Sept). I have issues.

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@UKRunChat Half marathon PB sub 1:50 at Great Scottish Run was a massive win for me and great way to end the season.

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@UKRunChat Keep on running! It’s the off-season so try to cut the calories, keep injury-free and build the base for next year.

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@scottroots Looks good! I’m heading into a bit of a slim down period now. Porridge is a must for breakfast; soup for lunch; normal dinner; cut out the snacks in between.