If no-one else is taking responsibility for using a defib you can only help by having a go. The machine tells you what to do & won’t shock unless it senses a requirement for it.
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I did a course on using one at work and they pretty much said the same thing, and often there’s an emergency number that will talk you through it.
They don’t shock if there’s any pulse and the trainer said, if it shocks they’re already dead and you aren’t going to make them worse!
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I do the 3 yearly 1st aid at work course, mainly for coaching but for work now as well as they pay for it rather than me. Everyone should have CPR training at the very least and as I was told once, if you don’t break a rib you haven’t done it properly 
They also , the last couple of times at least, teach you the defib stuff and its very easy. was told the same, if there’s a pulse it wont operate and it literally talks you through what to do. There should be more done to get them everywhere but they aren’t cheap
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Jesus !
That’s heavy.
Glad all are ok
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Marshalling again today, didn’t want to risk the hamstring by running too fast and that was before feeling unwell yesterday.
Cold easterly though and leaving my coat at home didn’t help 
luckily my car has a lot of spare running kit and waterproof jackets in it 
Edit: hoping for some tourism in Italy next week 
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Ours was canned again, 3rd week in a row.
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Pretty breezy here but otherwise a pretty nice morning. Felt absolutely rough though, chest hurts and I’ve picked up a bit of a cough. Pushed on through and finished just off the 20 minute pacer but she must have been a little off that target too.
#97 today
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Warm and sunny today!
Turned ip at 8:59 only to see the timekeepers set the horde off early - bastards!
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Ours was canned again.
Made it to Mensola parkrun today, just outside Florence
3 lap course on track with a few muddy turns, must have had a lot of rain. Only a small event and probably as many tourists including a young lad from Clapham that won with a long 17.
As per the training thread, a 4 minute first K on an uphill drag wasn’t going to end well
Think I finished in about 21:30 but it was a bit long.
7 countries now
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Well done Jeff
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Slight aside but there was a post from parkrun HQ last week which had a paragraph saying they were trying to discourage tourism due to the environmental impact
Maybe Greta is the next CEO!
Not sure many people will take note and in the grand scheme of things I doubt it’s the biggest risk to the planet!
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Paging the southwest sandbagger, did you get under 18 or not
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He’s bloody close
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Well technically the course is a bit long - about 50m - at the mo due to some roadworks on the seafront. 
So an official 18.03.
Wasn’t sure what pace to go out at. Was thinking an 18.30 would be good. But found a guy I know and he seemed to be there or thereabouts and is a good solid runner.
Ended up going quicker every km pretty much. Maybe had a bit more in the tank if I went full deep. But actually felt really controlled and comfortable. Quite happy off limited volume.
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First parkrun for me in a while today, I am finding myself otherwise engaged most Saturday mornings. Have had a bit of a cold for the past few days and the hill played havoc with my lungs the second time up. Course was slightly modified due to the recent flooding. It was the 100th Amersham parkrun and my 50th at the venue and one of my slowest.
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Lovely morning here today, touch breezy though.
I think I’ll be about 10 seconds or so over 20 minutes today. First time I’ve finished in quite a while where I felt like maybe I had a bit more to give. Quite the contrast to around six weeks ago where I was battered just finishing 5km.
Big 100 next week!
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They ran, I walked. I tried a jog but it wasn’t great.
44.32 and a grade score of 36.4% 
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Nice !!!
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Injured of crazy big run coming up ?!
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