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Gilhooligan

2,211 posts

143 months

Saturday 24th September 2016
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Did my second Parkrun this year(!) Really need to get back into it. Feel like I've lost all motivation since hitting both my goals (sub 20 min 5k and get the 50 Parkrun t shirt) as I used to go every week.
Managed a 21:53 and had a great sprint finish with another guy over the last 100 metres (I won - just!).

john2443

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6,322 posts

210 months

Saturday 24th September 2016
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Halb said:
Must be a pretty good record against the 10,000s that run every week?

Had a 60 year old fella die in a local gym this week doing circuit training with his PT.
86000 UK runners this week, 142,000 worldwide, so it is a good record. There must be loads of people have heart attacks sitting on their arses watching TV but we don't see reports of those!

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
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I had to look...wow.

You'd really be a tourist travelling across country to get these.
http://www.parkrun.us/events/

john2443

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6,322 posts

210 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
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Halb said:
I had to look...wow.

You'd really be a tourist travelling across country to get these.
http://www.parkrun.us/events/
Unless you are in DC a new years day double is a problem!


madbadger

11,554 posts

243 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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Going to Bushy for my 63rd venue this week. Looking forward to it. smile

john2443

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6,322 posts

210 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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madbadger said:
Going to Bushy for my 63rd venue this week. Looking forward to it. smile
As it's the 12th anniversary it might be a bit busy! There were 1705 when we went for the 10th.

It's good to go there to say you've done it, I found it was a bit too busy to consider a good time unless you are fast off the line and get in the right place, but a worthwhile experience. everyone should do it at least once.

The car park is mad afterwards so either park a little way off or don't be in a hurry to leave.

Cybertronian

1,516 posts

162 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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john2443 said:
As it's the 12th anniversary it might be a bit busy! There were 1705 when we went for the 10th.

It's good to go there to say you've done it, I found it was a bit too busy to consider a good time unless you are fast off the line and get in the right place, but a worthwhile experience. everyone should do it at least once.

The car park is mad afterwards so either park a little way off or don't be in a hurry to leave.
The start line was mad when I did it with just under 1,000. My wife said it was like a scene out of some historical war movie with everybody charging off!

I parked at Hampton Court train station and then jogged in as my warm-up.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Almost a minute slower than last week...very hard mod-week interval run and some callisthenics last night did not help. biggrin

KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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john2443 said:
As it's the 12th anniversary it might be a bit busy! There were 1705 when we went for the 10th.

It's good to go there to say you've done it, I found it was a bit too busy to consider a good time unless you are fast off the line and get in the right place, but a worthwhile experience. everyone should do it at least once.

The car park is mad afterwards so either park a little way off or don't be in a hurry to leave.
1212 finishers at Bushy today. They couldn't have hit that number if they tried smile

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 2nd October 2016
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Just realised I'm two runs away from my 50. biggrin

madbadger

11,554 posts

243 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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KTF said:
john2443 said:
As it's the 12th anniversary it might be a bit busy! There were 1705 when we went for the 10th.

It's good to go there to say you've done it, I found it was a bit too busy to consider a good time unless you are fast off the line and get in the right place, but a worthwhile experience. everyone should do it at least once.

The car park is mad afterwards so either park a little way off or don't be in a hurry to leave.
1212 finishers at Bushy today. They couldn't have hit that number if they tried smile
Was a lot of fun, if a bit damp. Managed 22:00 in position 202 making it my worst ever place and 3rd fastest time.

Ended up running from my hotel to Waterloo then Teddington into the park then all in reverse at the end 23km in total.

GTO-3R

7,458 posts

212 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Gilhooligan said:
Did my second Parkrun this year(!) Really need to get back into it. Feel like I've lost all motivation since hitting both my goals (sub 20 min 5k and get the 50 Parkrun t shirt) as I used to go every week.
Managed a 21:53 and had a great sprint finish with another guy over the last 100 metres (I won - just!).
I've set myself a sub 20 time target too. Currently my PB is 22:31 which I got last week somehow as I felt like I ran awful!

Did you do anything in particular to lower your times? I'm planning on doing a mix of 5k, 10k and interval training and seeing how I go. I have a good diet and don't drink much alcahol anyway so no major lifestyle change needed!

smile

FerdiZ28

1,355 posts

133 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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john2443 said:
Unless you are in DC a new years day double is a problem!
I did the Fletcher's Cove PR this year. Expected to be a sort of (pathetic) celebrity as from the UK but arrived to find it run by a Geordie, attended by about a dozen Brit couples and several representatives from the EU.

Easy out and back run though, despite 98% humidity and about 90 degrees.

smn159

12,440 posts

216 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Dipped under 22 mins for the first time this morning - pleased with that smile

MOBB

3,575 posts

126 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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updated after today's run,

Week 1 - 38:40
Week 2 - 35:45
Week 3 - 33:41
Week 4 - 32:39
Week 5 - 31:30
Week 6 - 30:04
Week 7 - 33:10 (ran with Mrs MOB as she was getting fed up with running)
Week 8 - 29:33
Week 9 - 28:22
Week 10 - 27.46
Week 11 - 26.52

Original target by xmas was sub 30, then sub 27. Suppose sub 25 now lol

I still find it extremely tough but I'm getting there.


smn159

12,440 posts

216 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Some big improvements being made there thumbup

ukaskew

10,642 posts

220 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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10k race tomorrow so did photos instead today, great fun and everybody very appreciative. Looking forward to volunteering more when I can't run for whatever reason...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_s/albums/72157...

mark944gold

125 posts

161 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Well did my first park run today at Rutland water, was really not sure how I would do as only started running again about 3 weeks ago after many years of not running, so was well chuffed to do it in 28.01. Looking at my split times I started off steady as not sure how it would pan out but did the last km 46 seconds quicker than the first so hopefully by setting the right pace should be able to chip away at the time.

Evanivitch

19,796 posts

121 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Turned up late today and started at the back. I reckon it took 20 seconds to cross the start line another 20 lost in the traffic. Anyone else have similar experience?

I ran the same as last week, but took a lot more effort. Quite happy now I'm getting back into it. Going to need to visit a flat course in a couple of weeks and try sub 20.

KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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19:09 today. Happy with that given I didn't get into bed until 0130 this morning due to my flight being delayed and was then up at 0645 for parkrun.

45s quicker than last week on the same course and it felt easier to boot. Guess I should try running on empty more often...