To sign up for Parkrun, follow the link below and be sure to select Dave Bradshaw Running as your running club.
When the registration form is completed you will receive an email which will include a link to a PDF. This PDF needs to be printed out as it contains your barcode. You need to bring this barcode with you every time you run a parkrun.
Alternatively you can buy a more durable type of barcode from the parkrun shop
How does the barcode work?
When you cross the finish line you will be given a token by a volunteer with your finishing position. You will then walk through the finish chute where you'll be greeted by another volunteer who will have a scanner, they will scan your token and your barcode. Later when all the information is uploaded from the stopwatch and scanners, finish times are matched to finishing positions and barcodes, giving you an accurate 5k time and finishing place. The overall results will then appear on that parkruns website later that day.
Parkrun is free and would not be possible without volunteers. Volunteering is very rewarding and it is considered good etiquette to volunteer at least once for every ten parkruns you run.
Happy running.