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I've been involved with parkrun for just a few months (not including the months beforehand whilst setting it up) and I'm already a convert.  I thought I'd share a bit about my experience and what it is I love about parkrun. Firstly, (in case you're not familiar with parkrun), here's a quick overview how it works: People sign up on the website and get their own personal barcode.  (this is free, and they only need to do it once). They then turn up just before 8am on any Saturday they like with their barcode, and line up with the others to start. Upon finishing, their time is recorded on the stopwatch (with a lap number) and they receive a finish token with their place number on it. The finish token and personal barcode are then scanned in together by a volunteer. The results processor then uploads data from both the stopwatches and barcode scanners and the software lines up the time and position (from the stopwatch) with position and parkrunner (from the

New Year's Resolutions.  I used to do them.  They were usually "Lose weight"; "Eat better", and/or "Exercise more".  I didn't stick to them.  I'd read last year about some people selecting just one word, a word of intention, that would guide them through any decisions or actions for that year.  The word is kind of like a prompt to check that your actions (or intended actions) line up with your values and goals for the year. I thought I'd give this a go for 2018.  Well, I couldn't choose just one, so I went with three:  JOY, PURPOSE, COURAGE. An emotion, delight, a state of happiness, a source or course of delight.  Also: rejoice - to give joy to or to feel joy or great delight. Joy is more than happiness: it is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart. It is a settled state of contentment, confidence and hope.  I will choose joy every day, in every situation. the reason for which something i