parkrun

[MOBB]

smn159 said:

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Some big improvements being made there

Cheers :-)

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mark944gold said:

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.

Congrats, great time for your first one!

[mark944gold]

MOBB said:

Congrats, great time for your first one!

Thanks it is better than I thought it would be, I used to be half decent at running but it was 30 years ago ;

[Halb]

Another mediocre time today, and my ankles have gone really rusty. Might leave it a few weeks before my 50.

[john2443]

Evanivitch said:

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.

Never turned up late, but have run from the back just to see what it was like, quite good fun, overtaking all the way and not miles away from normal pace, I was about 25 secs slower than the week before.

In other news, 150,070 runners yesterday and 11,531 volunteers, that's the first time we've been over 150k runners.

[Gilhooligan]

GTO-3R said:

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!

I started running shorter distances at a higher than 5k pace. So I was doing 800, 1200, 1600m sprints along with more typical 5k and 10k runs.
It's pretty brutal but it definitely helps.

[Halb]

john2443 said:

Never turned up late, but have run from the back just to see what it was like, quite good fun, overtaking all the way and not miles away from normal pace, I was about 25 secs slower than the week before.

In other news, 150,070 runners yesterday and 11,531 volunteers, that's the first time we've been over 150k runners.

Yeah, unless your Olympic standard it doesn't really matter, if you're fast you're fast. Puts pay to the sense of entitlement for some. It's nice to see the same ppl overtake at the same points.

[ukaskew]

MOBB said:

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

Exactly the same for me and we're on a very similar trajectory as well. Sub 25 is now my Christmas goal, I'm 15 weeks in and usually manage 1 or 2 evening runs per week, usually 5k but slower than Parkrun speed.

For the hell of it I took yesterday off and entered a local 10k today instead. I've only ever ran more than 5k twice but I managed 55 minutes for the 10k today, thrilled, felt better than after a quick (25:30-26 minute) 5k parkrun as well.

Might just be me but running further is quite a bit easier than running faster.

Edited by ukaskew on Sunday 9th October 14:31

[egor110]

ukaskew said:

MOBB said:

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

Exactly the same for me and we're on a very similar trajectory as well. Sub 25 is now my Christmas goal, I'm 15 weeks in and usually manage 1 or 2 evening runs per week, usually 5k but slower than Parkrun speed.

For the hell of it I took yesterday off and entered a local 10k today instead. I've only ever ran more than 5k twice but I managed 55 minutes for the 10k today, thrilled, felt better than after a quick (25:30-26 minute) 5k parkrun as well.

Might just be me but running further is quite a bit easier than running faster.

Edited by ukaskew on Sunday 9th October 14:31

I felt fresher after a 19 mile coast path run with 3000ft of climbing than after a quick park run , i hate going quick and you have to right from the start at park run.

[smn159]

ukaskew said:

Might just be me but running further is quite a bit easier than running faster.

But the next stage is to run further more quickly, which gets hard again

It's a slippery slope

[markh1973]

john2443 said:

Evanivitch said:

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.

Never turned up late, but have run from the back just to see what it was like, quite good fun, overtaking all the way and not miles away from normal pace, I was about 25 secs slower than the week before.

In other news, 150,070 runners yesterday and 11,531 volunteers, that's the first time we've been over 150k runners.

I started 50m off the back yesterday and several seconds late (was an attempt to keep the dog calmer). Ran 10 seconds off my PB despite that and having to ensure the dog didn't trip anyone up

[egor110]

smn159 said:

ukaskew said:

Might just be me but running further is quite a bit easier than running faster.

But the next stage is to run further more quickly, which gets hard again

It's a slippery slope

Next stage is to get off road and up some proper hills

[ukaskew]

egor110 said:

Next stage is to get off road and up some proper hills

I'm doing 4 10ks (one per month) over the winter on the Bath Skyline. Muddy and very hilly so should be an experience. Will be interesting to see how it compares to my flat 10k time.

[egor110]

ukaskew said:

egor110 said:

Next stage is to get off road and up some proper hills

I'm doing 4 10ks (one per month) over the winter on the Bath Skyline. Muddy and very hilly so should be an experience. Will be interesting to see how it compares to my flat 10k time.

They look pretty good runs.

I doubt you'll go quicker than your flat 10k because there's more going on off road, slippy surface and you have to constantly plan your route around rocks,tree roots or just skip over the top of them.

I bet in the spring though when you do a road 10k you'll be faster because you don't have to think just run and let rip.

Give one of the endurancelife coastal trail runs a go , they have 10k , half, marathon options.

I think it'll be a eye opener as to what very hilly is and very technical terrain ie very narrow , rocky on a cliff path.

[RizzoTheRat]

Forgot my watch today so followed someone who looked about the right pace, caught him up when he slowed down a bit around 3km and I said he'd been pacing me so he couldn't slow down now. Chatted briefly and he stuck with me to the end...where he thanked me for helping him to a new PB. Just checked the results and he got a PB by 10 seconds, but his previous PB was a year ago and we were over a minute faster than any of his recent runs. That felt nearly as good as getting a PB myself

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Saturday 15th October 22:53

[madbadger]

It's great when someone says that. You often don't realise someone is pacing against you until the scanning queue. Part of what parkrun is about.

I did Sunderland today in the drizzle. Nice course and pleased with my time considering the hill right at the end and I was trying to take it easy before a 10 mile off road race tomorrow.

[markh1973]

Went for it this morning - PB by 87 seconds - but missed sub 20. Came home in 20:01 - might have to run a Bromley soon as it's flatter than Orpington and mainly tarmac so faster.

Hope I have something left in my legs for tomorrow's 17 mile off-road training run.

[ukaskew]

34:11
31:17
29:19
28:19
27:06
26:36
25:36
(week off, 10k in 55:20)
25:20

Thrilled with a PB this week as I've not run since last Sunday's 10k, but it felt a lot easier going that quickly after having comfortably run 10k for the first time. Another week off next week as I'm going to attempt a very hilly 8 miler over Salisbury Plain.

Sub 25 by Christmas is still on, could do with a 25 pacer to drag me over the line!

[northandy]

Now my marathon training is done I'm hoping to chip away at my PB going to try and go sub 20 at the 7 local courses I have, already have that at two of the 7.

However off to Cornwall this week so going to tourist at lanhydrock which looks like a hilly one

[Smitters]

madbadger said:

It's great when someone says that. You often don't realise someone is pacing against you until the scanning queue. Part of what parkrun is about.

I did Sunderland today in the drizzle. Nice course and pleased with my time considering the hill right at the end and I was trying to take it easy before a 10 mile off road race tomorrow.

I often wear some quite vivid green shorts and I had a guy thank me in the funnel - he said he had been closing in on the shorts for the final lap! Must wear more sedate gear!