https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/2017/november/join-the-christmas-parkrun-in-aid-of-the-brick/
Sentiments expressed by another, but which we can all understand.
“To me, this seems like a fantastic idea and a generous gesture. In return for only a little effort all you have to do is be at the start at 09.00 and get around 5kms and it seems you may get free tickets. (oh and get some money for the charity).
Of course this will be of no use to ST holders, Saturday shift workers, people who can’t win the battle of the duvet, those that are too hungover to move, delayed flights from Mombasa, those that live in Melbourne, those that think that doing something for the less fortunate in society is wrong, general moaners and all those who simply need summut to whinge about. And I know that there are none of the latter 3 categories on CL. But it looks good to me”