u/eggchasing

Hi all.

Our back garden has some AstroTurf - it's fairly small and we can't afford to change it (plus have a big dog so it's quite practical) - and yes, I hate it too.

We are planning to build some raised beds with some sleepers we were given, likely on top of the astro area. Questions:

- We are planning to go two sleepers deep - 40cm - is that deep enough for some nice plants? Ferns, etc.

- Would you pull up the astro underneath or leave it? It drains very well. There is some sandy gravel underneath it, unclear how deep. I plan to use a membrane of some type to line the beds.

Thanks!

Before you all shout at me, I know - no barcode, no time. I get it, would just like some advice.

That said, has anyone had any luck getting a legacy time allocated to them? At my first ever parkrun I wasn't aware of the barcodes after getting dragged along by a friend. I have since done 20+ and would love that first run in my account stats.

I have:

- Identified the date and time of the race, matched with my Strava.
- Identified the unknown runner that matches my time. To be clear, I came 250th, so not trying to bag some crazy fast time. There are no other unknown runners around my time.
- Contacted the race directly, who pointed me to parkrun HQ.
- Contacted parkrun HQ, where I seem to get endless canned responses.

Anyone had any better luck with such things?