Eight of Nine

Free thinking male not yet assimilated into a collective. parkrun PB: nothing to boast about.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@IanSMcNee @eoine_oc @HallisseyC @mara_yamauchi Not what I was saying. No one else struggling to understand.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@eoine_oc @HallisseyC @mara_yamauchi There's a compelling argument based on physiological differences between the sexes that underpins claims of unfairness at parkrun.

Judgementally stereotyping males identifying as female,
based on isolated extreme examples, detracts from it imo, but I'm a man commenting on it.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@JennyAscendant Yes, and no chance of it being made to look any more like competitive sport before 2030 if ever!

Categories and rankings more likely to go altogether if legal advisors deem them unlawful or the board decide they're out with those charitable objects.

I've read your take on that.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

https://t.co/uqyfCq9xQr

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@Joanne20793532 @Grope_of_Big @youlum @sharrond62 The many women and girls I see running and volunteering at parkrun don't have to be there. They go in spite of the gender ID policy, and they aren't excluded from getting the mental and physical health benefits that don't just apply to male participants.

https://t.co/uqyfCq9xQr

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@HallisseyC @leo_leo_X I didn't mean to denigrate the efforts of the volunteers, of whom I myself am occasionally one. They do some fine work.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@Joanne20793532 @Grope_of_Big @youlum @sharrond62 They're just the UK figures though, parkrun's missed opportunity having seen it spread to 23 countries in all around the globe.

I wonder if those who's mental and physical health has improved taking part think it's toxic and such a shame.

https://t.co/9tBgLDlU2R

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@kenjude @sharrond62 @jamesdavis6939 @parkrunUK It's a registered charity and free to enter, so not turning up won't directly reduce income, which is derived from charitable donations, sponsorships, milestone & other merchandise sales, and public funding received via Sports England.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@HallisseyC @leo_leo_X You may not remember the Whacky Races cartoon that was screening during my youth, but if parkrun is any kind of race, it's closest to that, complete with a cheating man, ironically named Dick Dastardly, and his sniggering hound Mutley.

Parkrun's chaotic enough as it is Claire!

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@HallisseyC @leo_leo_X True. Wouldn't waiting and watching others set off and disappear into the distance test the patience of a tot? 😉. I'd be setting off ten mins before you.

Handicapped relay team racing is great fun as all start at the same time, so positional changes aplenty excite spectators.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@leo_leo_X @HallisseyC * for dinners read runners 🙄

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@leo_leo_X @HallisseyC Impractical for parkrun to administer given sheer numbers, but levels the field to give everyone a chance of finishing ahead of faster dinners. I like the challenge of the chase and catch, but in theory everyone should finish at the same time, the finish funnel then unmanageable.

[David Dack @DavidDack]

If you finished a 5K fun run, post it.
Post the photo.
Post the medal.
Post the sweaty selfie.
Post the “I survived” caption.
People act like 5K is nothing.
But for a lot of beginners, the hardest part was waking up early, getting dressed, driving to the start line, standing there nervous, and still going.
That counts.
Be proud of it

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@Joanne20793532 @Grope_of_Big @youlum @sharrond62 https://t.co/ZrJYYD7aVf

[Graham Holland 小光頭 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🇹🇼 @itsafrogslife]

@mara_yamauchi In the UK this weekend there were 853 parkruns plus 466 junior parkruns, 228,000 parkrunners plus 43,000 junior parkrunners, and 32,000 fab, friendly volunteers in total. Well done everyone, see you next week! #loveparkrun 🧡

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@JeremyLAtkins1 @sharrond62 @parkrunUK I agree that physiological differences between the sexes make ranking by gender inappropriate, but 'given enough time' to come to pass is a lot when you consider that 28 out of 2,300 female course records are reportedly held by males, and parkrun's been going more than 20 years!

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@Pond11892Girl @mara_yamauchi @parkrun There is no parkrun registration table as it's done online. You get a unique bar code to take with you in advance, which you present at the end if you want your name, time, and finish position to be officially included in the published results.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@youlum @sharrond62 Have they?

Not sure where you do your parkruns, but it's more popular than ever with those who do it as a fun and healthy activity, as reflected in the well documented slower average times recorded these days.

The online toxicity is just that.... online.

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@HallisseyC Those numbers are miniscule in terms of statistical significance with more than a million first finishes now and approx. 2,300 course records, numbers that bear testimony to parkrun's success as is.

I'm not saying they justify ranking by gender though.

https://t.co/F1zzFdjPxT

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

https://t.co/Uh7IoCCRKC

[Eight of Nine @JerryManderkx]

@HallisseyC @trailtreaderxx Half century for Amy Jones at the top of the order, and DWH carried her bat. NSB came in ahead of Alice Capsey to find some form and was on fire, almost reaching fifty off half as many balls. Sri Lanka ideal first opponents, and had a Malinga the slinger style bowler 🙄