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Bushy today!
I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
john2443 said:
Bushy today!
I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
1000th finisher in exactly 30 minutes. That's a nice round stat. I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
I've only come here to say that junior DKL won his first junior parkrun this weekend. Yes there were some missing but you can only race those on the start line.
It's been a long time since I raced and even longer since I won so I think probably I was more proud than he was, so winning by proxy will have to do!
Well done boy!
It's been a long time since I raced and even longer since I won so I think probably I was more proud than he was, so winning by proxy will have to do!
Well done boy!
john2443 said:
Bushy today!
I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
Sounds great. I’m hoping to take part at Bushy sometime this summer - just need to avoid their 1,000th event (currently scheduled for 31st August) as I expect that will be even more manic.I've done it a few times before, but had friends who wanted to, we struggled to find a date we could all go and could be reasonably sure of good weather...were very lucky that it was beautiful day so we could sit outside the Pheasantry for coffee afterwards.
Just a normal Bushy day with 1604 finishers
By the way, what are the logistics like? I’ll have to drive - are the traffic and parking anything to worry about?
Following my posts on the subject a few pages back, I see the parkrun shop has restocked the milestone T-Shirts. All sizes now available other than XXL for the '100' shirt, curiously enough.
https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-100...
Ordered as fast as my fingies could type to avoid disappointment
https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-100...
Ordered as fast as my fingies could type to avoid disappointment
5pen said:
Sounds great. I’m hoping to take part at Bushy sometime this summer - just need to avoid their 1,000th event (currently scheduled for 31st August) as I expect that will be even more manic.
By the way, what are the logistics like? I’ll have to drive - are the traffic and parking anything to worry about?
Weeks to avoid (unless you want to be there with the crowds!) are 999th, 1000th and 20th birthday on 5 October. They're expecting maybe 3000 By the way, what are the logistics like? I’ll have to drive - are the traffic and parking anything to worry about?
Traffic - no problem, there aren't many people going anywhere other than parkrun first thing on Saturday, we did 50 miles from Brighton in an hour.
Parking - we arrived at 8.30 and the carpark near start was already full, there's no on road parking in the park but plenty of space at Hampton Court Green car park on the A308 10 mins walk from start, 1.50/hr pay by phone or cash.
There is other parking in the park but that probably gets full as well.
john2443 said:
5pen said:
Sounds great. I’m hoping to take part at Bushy sometime this summer - just need to avoid their 1,000th event (currently scheduled for 31st August) as I expect that will be even more manic.
By the way, what are the logistics like? I’ll have to drive - are the traffic and parking anything to worry about?
Weeks to avoid (unless you want to be there with the crowds!) are 999th, 1000th and 20th birthday on 5 October. They're expecting maybe 3000 By the way, what are the logistics like? I’ll have to drive - are the traffic and parking anything to worry about?
Traffic - no problem, there aren't many people going anywhere other than parkrun first thing on Saturday, we did 50 miles from Brighton in an hour.
Parking - we arrived at 8.30 and the carpark near start was already full, there's no on road parking in the park but plenty of space at Hampton Court Green car park on the A308 10 mins walk from start, 1.50/hr pay by phone or cash.
There is other parking in the park but that probably gets full as well.
) from Kingston station.I’ve only been to one inaugural parkrun and yesterday attended their 10th anniversary event. It was nice to get a photo with those who ran event #1. At the time it was my nearest parkrun and became my home event although I rarely go there now after having my bag stolen there.
5 mins quicker than I was 10 years ago. Shame I won’t be repeating that improvement in 2034…
5 mins quicker than I was 10 years ago. Shame I won’t be repeating that improvement in 2034…
Getting into the swing of things with Parkrun now. 4th consecutive week of PBs for me on that particular course with 22:03. Was slightly annoyed I didn't notice earlier as I would have kicked a bit earlier. Still way off my all time PB of 19:54 although that was a very flat course and I was about 10kg lighter!
PB for me over the weekend - I used the tactic of running what felt a bit quick and not looking at my watch at all, it seemed to work as I knocked 15s off my overall parkrun PB and about 30s off that course PB!
Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
RizzoTheRat said:
Anyone else keen/obsessed enough to go for an extra one in the Nordics this week? We're off to Copenhagen tomorrow night for a long weekend and a couple of parkruns.
My Mrs moans about some of the obsessive tourists we get and then jumps at the chance for an extra day
If it wasn't for a scheduling conflict, I would have been there!My Mrs moans about some of the obsessive tourists we get and then jumps at the chance for an extra day
MesoForm said:
PB for me over the weekend - I used the tactic of running what felt a bit quick and not looking at my watch at all, it seemed to work as I knocked 15s off my overall parkrun PB and about 30s off that course PB!
Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
I got another course PB this week of 21:53 which is exactly what my Garmin thinks I can do although the course I did was quite hilly so theoretically my flat 5K time could be a bit quicker than what Garmin thinks I can do.Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
I posted a few weeks back about how pleased I was with an overall PB of 24.30 (20 secs faster than my previous PB set five years ago)
I went to a flat but very twisty course on Saturday and finished in......
23.37 over two mins faster than my course PB set last year
I do feel there might be a timing issue as the results show me as being six seconds behind the runner in front when actually I was right behind him at the line, but it's in the records books now
I went to a flat but very twisty course on Saturday and finished in......
23.37
over two mins faster than my course PB set last yearI do feel there might be a timing issue as the results show me as being six seconds behind the runner in front when actually I was right behind him at the line, but it's in the records books now
fiatpower said:
MesoForm said:
PB for me over the weekend - I used the tactic of running what felt a bit quick and not looking at my watch at all, it seemed to work as I knocked 15s off my overall parkrun PB and about 30s off that course PB!
Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
I got another course PB this week of 21:53 which is exactly what my Garmin thinks I can do although the course I did was quite hilly so theoretically my flat 5K time could be a bit quicker than what Garmin thinks I can do.Still 3 minutes off the time Garmin reckons I can run 5k in but I'm heading in the right direction...
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