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Management team discussion at 8.58 this morning about whether it was too slippy.....decided to go ahead with severe warnings to the leaders to take it easy - first guy did it in 16:44, which may be slow for him but didn't sound like he took much notice of the warning!
Relieved that everyone finished OK, taking the U turn at full pace would have been a bit dodgy though.
Pleased with my 24:12, considering that I set off a bit gingerly, didn't want to risk injury with a 10k race next weekend - is anyone else doing Chichester 10k?
Relieved that everyone finished OK, taking the U turn at full pace would have been a bit dodgy though.
Pleased with my 24:12, considering that I set off a bit gingerly, didn't want to risk injury with a 10k race next weekend - is anyone else doing Chichester 10k?
Coincidentally, I need to be in South London at Saturday lunch time and I've decided to set off early doors from Birmingham to visit Bushy Parkrun.
Do any regulars have any advice for me? I'm going to be parking at Hampton Court train station and dumping the car there, jumping on a train after the run. I'm likely to finish in under 19:30 minutes, which looks like somewhere in the top 50 based on previous results.
Also, can anybody think of any ideas for places to grab a shower afterwards? I'm thinking a local leisure centre, or gym etc.
Thanks in advance!
Do any regulars have any advice for me? I'm going to be parking at Hampton Court train station and dumping the car there, jumping on a train after the run. I'm likely to finish in under 19:30 minutes, which looks like somewhere in the top 50 based on previous results.
Also, can anybody think of any ideas for places to grab a shower afterwards? I'm thinking a local leisure centre, or gym etc.
Thanks in advance!
Cybertronian said:
Coincidentally, I need to be in South London at Saturday lunch time and I've decided to set off early doors from Birmingham to visit Bushy Parkrun.
Do any regulars have any advice for me? I'm going to be parking at Hampton Court train station and dumping the car there, jumping on a train after the run. I'm likely to finish in under 19:30 minutes, which looks like somewhere in the top 50 based on previous results.
Also, can anybody think of any ideas for places to grab a shower afterwards? I'm thinking a local leisure centre, or gym etc.
Thanks in advance!
No where for a shower but the toilets in the pheasantry cafe are not bad and you could have a wipe down thereDo any regulars have any advice for me? I'm going to be parking at Hampton Court train station and dumping the car there, jumping on a train after the run. I'm likely to finish in under 19:30 minutes, which looks like somewhere in the top 50 based on previous results.
Also, can anybody think of any ideas for places to grab a shower afterwards? I'm thinking a local leisure centre, or gym etc.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks Roger. I was able to shower at a friend's place, although that involved getting to East London for it. Thankfully, it was pretty cold on Saturday morning so a shower wasn't too critical.
Had a cracking time at Bushy, coming 31st out of 960 with 19:18. Seeing that many runners at a Parkrun really was impressive and I can only imagine how crazy it could have been at the 10 year anniversary run with 1,700+.
May have to return in the summer when the grass has firmed up.
Had a cracking time at Bushy, coming 31st out of 960 with 19:18. Seeing that many runners at a Parkrun really was impressive and I can only imagine how crazy it could have been at the 10 year anniversary run with 1,700+.
May have to return in the summer when the grass has firmed up.
grumbledoak said:
My first go at volunteering this weekend, handing out the finish barcodes. I got to run one lap before I did it, so off like a stabbed rat and hang on, getting a 1km Garmin PB in the process. 
I have a similar plan, I want to write down non scanning barcodes for a few weeks to be sure no one gets away with bringing them on their phones or in their brain- we do tell volunteers but it's not fair to ask a vol to argue with a runner who's insistent, whereas as Event Director I can more confidently refuse to write them down!We do 3 laps, I can easily do 2 before the leaders finish so I'll do that at 'stabbed rat' pace, about 3.5k, as a training session working towards doing it all at that pace, determined to get to 22:59 at least once!
I find that I am quicker at parkrun on a flat course compared to a run on my own on the flat as the quicker people pull you along and I see it as a 'race' which also ups the tempo a bit.
The bottle necks can be avoided by shouting at them in advance to 'keep right'
The bottle necks can be avoided by shouting at them in advance to 'keep right'
Edited by KTF on Saturday 28th February 18:34
Interesting.
On my 'casual' mid-week runs out I can almost always achieve 27 - 29 minutes for 5k (yes, I'm slow).
However on Parkrun, I feel like I am pushing myself really hard but I can't seem to beat 30 minutes.
There are a few slight incline areas and one short steeper slope per lap and they just kill me.
Other than finding a flat Parkrun, what kind of training should I do to break this barrier?
On my 'casual' mid-week runs out I can almost always achieve 27 - 29 minutes for 5k (yes, I'm slow).
However on Parkrun, I feel like I am pushing myself really hard but I can't seem to beat 30 minutes.
There are a few slight incline areas and one short steeper slope per lap and they just kill me.
Other than finding a flat Parkrun, what kind of training should I do to break this barrier?
If your mid week run is flat but the parkrun has hills then go out and find a hill and do some hill training.
After a few weeks you should find the parkrun ones easier.
On my local parkrun there are 3 routes. One with 2x hills per lap, 1 with 1x hill per lap and one that is flat. The hill routes tend to be used over the winter but when it switches to the flat, people's pb times tend to drop as they have had weeks of hill training so it all helps.
On the flat course I can shave at least a minute off my time compared to the 2x hilly one.
After a few weeks you should find the parkrun ones easier.
On my local parkrun there are 3 routes. One with 2x hills per lap, 1 with 1x hill per lap and one that is flat. The hill routes tend to be used over the winter but when it switches to the flat, people's pb times tend to drop as they have had weeks of hill training so it all helps.
On the flat course I can shave at least a minute off my time compared to the 2x hilly one.
Our Parkrun has up hills, but it has downhills too. I find it faster than running on my own.
Shaved another 20 seconds off my year time so happy with that. Still over a minute away from my times at the end of last summer.
We had a world record holder running with us today. 7 days on a treadmill. Bonkers.
Shaved another 20 seconds off my year time so happy with that. Still over a minute away from my times at the end of last summer.
We had a world record holder running with us today. 7 days on a treadmill. Bonkers.
Did anyone run today?
I went out specifically to beat my 30 minute barrier. I started nearer the front to surround myself with faster people. I pushed myself harder than normal and at times it felt like I would have to stop or walk. I ploughed on though.
I forgot to stop my Garmin until after I scanned my barcode, but even after that delay, it registered 29:50 - so under my 30 minute target!
I think those mid-week hill sprinting training sessions must have had an impact!
I went out specifically to beat my 30 minute barrier. I started nearer the front to surround myself with faster people. I pushed myself harder than normal and at times it felt like I would have to stop or walk. I ploughed on though.
I forgot to stop my Garmin until after I scanned my barcode, but even after that delay, it registered 29:50 - so under my 30 minute target!
I think those mid-week hill sprinting training sessions must have had an impact!
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