Random 15 Championship 2017/18: Round 5

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Re: Random 15 Championship 2017/18: Round 5

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michael_churchill wrote: 27 Mar 2018, 20:46 Attending; GU, roblo97, xcooler123, michael_churchill
parkrun; Victoria Dock - GU, xcooler123? Dstock17
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RJSRdg wrote: 24 Mar 2018, 23:18 Isn't not having any engineering work anywhere enough of a twist already? ;-)
You may have spoken too soon - it looks like the RMT still plan to strike on the DLR that weekend. No doubt, using the disruption to the Marathon as their bargaining chip.
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michael_churchill wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 10:48
You may have spoken too soon - it looks like the RMT still plan to strike on the DLR that weekend. No doubt, using the disruption to the Marathon as their bargaining chip.
Bugger that may screw up our parkrun plans, please let me know if you hear anything definite...
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Going Underground wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 12:30
michael_churchill wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 10:48
You may have spoken too soon - it looks like the RMT still plan to strike on the DLR that weekend. No doubt, using the disruption to the Marathon as their bargaining chip.
Bugger that may screw up our parkrun plans, please let me know if you hear anything definite...
If DLR is closed it's still only about 1km away from Canning Town station.
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DrainBrain wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 14:31
Going Underground wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 12:30
michael_churchill wrote: 06 Apr 2018, 10:48
You may have spoken too soon - it looks like the RMT still plan to strike on the DLR that weekend. No doubt, using the disruption to the Marathon as their bargaining chip.
Bugger that may screw up our parkrun plans, please let me know if you hear anything definite...
If DLR is closed it's still only about 1km away from Canning Town station.
Or you can Dangle over from North Greenwich...
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Attending; GU, xcooler123, michael_churchill
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Attending; GU, xcooler123, michael_churchill, alexmcmotor & Simon + 1
parkrun; Victoria Dock - GU, xcooler123? Dstock17
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The draw for this round has just been conducted and therefore I can announce the start station is HAMPSTEAD. Meet outside the station building.

No stampeding down the 320 stairs now!! :lol:
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Is that the actual number of stairs, or the number TfL say there are?
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But that's only equivalent to a 15 story building.
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michael_churchill wrote: 26 Mar 2018, 12:07
Going Underground wrote: 24 Mar 2018, 18:27 parkrun; Victoria Dock
Are you aware, maybe you are, that the London Marathon Expo is at the ExCeL centre then?
Perhaps all the runners will be at the Parkrun on their way to the exhibition.
I doubt too many runners will be at the parkrun only an idiot would do parkrun and an R26 the day before a marathon.

Oh wait I did 4 years ago.

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After the debacles in the last two rounds when the vital pages covering Brondesbury and Willesden were found to be missing, I have now purchased a new A to Z!
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Won't now be there on Saturday. Dropping all weekend plans to go and see my unwell aunty in North Wales.
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tractakid wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 23:31 Won't now be there on Saturday. Dropping all weekend plans to go and see my unwell aunty in North Wales.
Oh dear sorry to hear that :( Hope everything is OK....
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Going Underground wrote: 18 Apr 2018, 12:47
tractakid wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 23:31 Won't now be there on Saturday. Dropping all weekend plans to go and see my unwell aunty in North Wales.
Oh dear sorry to hear that :( Hope everything is OK....
Seconded form me :(

I will be doing a Parkrun this Saturday but as I am coming down from Birmingham in the morning, it will most likely be Highbury Fields. Better re-learn how to count to 5...
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