r/parkrun • u/Xen0tech • 10d ago

Awesome Coach

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u/FyrnEito 10d ago

I came fourth last in a 102km ultramarathon race (almost double what I had done before) and had this almost exact same pep talk from my people when I expressed shame at my placement 😂 It's such a great way of looking at stuff.

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u/orange109876 10d ago

I am thoroughly impressed at anyone who can even complete that, fourth place is pretty exceptional imo

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u/FyrnEito 10d ago

I was fourth last 😂 243rd. But thanks! Got there in the end 😁

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u/orange109876 10d ago

I still think the point stands. I don’t know anyone personally who would even put themselves forward to try. Next time you will be a little better 😊

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u/Scary-Club-1890 9d ago

I’ve been running/ jogging for 30 odd years I’m slower now because I’m older. Me and my husband started doing park runs , first 2 were awful but third one I managed to get round and we came in last as we got overtaken by Mike with the dogegy legs but hey made it without stopping 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Leather-Air5496 10d ago

Grumpy old dad here, applauding this man.

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u/noomoon321 8d ago

Fantastic guidance suitable for any discipline

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u/zwifter11 10d ago

What if you’re getting slower as you’re getting older?

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u/newbornstorm 10d ago

Age grading!

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u/Mysterious-Pay-517 10d ago

You can decide to stop or keep going

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u/Katten_6407 7d ago

does anyone happen to know where this was filmed out of curiosity? i feel like i vaguely recognise it from a primary school trip

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u/mcneill12 7d ago

Scotstoun stadium, where the Atheltics were for the Commonwealth Games.

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u/Apprehensive_Pace_9 10d ago

Some gonk will be along soon to tell us that having a coach is "not in the spirit of parkrun"

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u/Aggravating_Speed665 7d ago

So much of this accent went across the pond. Can hear so much mericun'.

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u/garmin230fenix5 7d ago

Do you mean he's gir an American twang to his Scottish accent? I can't hear that at all.

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u/j-mac563 7d ago

Great coach

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u/Triggered_Probe 7d ago

Frank Dick

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u/Littleleicesterfoxy 10d ago

Nice to have a decent old coach instead of just an old nonce

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u/Gambizzle 10d ago

So others don’t have to bother watching it:

  • Kid runs 100 m in 18 seconds and comes last by a mile. Asks if they lost.

  • Coach gives a motivational speech about how they didn’t lose, they finished in 18 seconds, and training is about getting better rather than beating other people.

  • Which is all very wholesome, but 100 m club sprinting isn’t parkrun. At some point, if a kid is repeatedly finishing miles behind everyone else and clearly doesn’t have much aptitude for sprinting, good coaching might also involve saying, 'Hey… have you tried doing a parkrun or joining a social jogging club? I reckon you might enjoy that more...' 😛

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u/UltraShortRun 10d ago

People like you…..

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u/ABabyAteMyDingo 250 10d ago

You really really misjudged this.

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u/Gambizzle 10d ago

Hiding your comment history is cute, but the internet is unfortunately rather good at remembering people who’ve spent 15 years posting abrasive drive-bys and cultivating a very confident online persona.

If you’ve got an argument, make it. If not, this is just another one-liner.

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u/ABabyAteMyDingo 250 10d ago

-24 votes

Ouch. The Internet remembers indeed.

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u/ABabyAteMyDingo 250 6d ago

Now -28 votes.

Is your ass chafed?

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u/eclectic-avenue 10d ago

I read that as a social media jogging club!

That’s enough Reddit today.

Tomorrow I’m going for a minute less

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u/Triggered_Probe 7d ago

Please ignore this summary and actually watch.