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Become a fan of running this year (losing 3 stone since Christmas in the process), and completed our local Parkrun (Poole park) the last 6 weeks with the wife.
We're not going to be troubling the record books (29:20 was my new personal best this week), but such an amazing event, and lovely people - makes getting up early on a Saturday morning a pleasure.
Heads up for anyone in the Poole, Bournemouth, Ringwood area ... Popped to Moors Valley country park first thing this morning and noticed lots of runner types in the car park. Turns out today was the dry run for the Moors Valley Parkrun.
Starting in November, another option for locals who fancy a bit of variety.
We're not going to be troubling the record books (29:20 was my new personal best this week), but such an amazing event, and lovely people - makes getting up early on a Saturday morning a pleasure.
Heads up for anyone in the Poole, Bournemouth, Ringwood area ... Popped to Moors Valley country park first thing this morning and noticed lots of runner types in the car park. Turns out today was the dry run for the Moors Valley Parkrun.
Starting in November, another option for locals who fancy a bit of variety.
john2443 said:
Roger645 said:
19:27 VW50-54 90.66 %
She is a really gutsy runner, I saw her at a 10k where she fainted as soon as she crossed the finish line.
and she still wasn't the highest this week - 92.86% , 22:10 VW60-65.She is a really gutsy runner, I saw her at a 10k where she fainted as soon as she crossed the finish line.
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/topagegrade/
TX.
Terminator X said:
We had a 15-17 year old run ours recently in 17:10! I didn't run that one but was watching as he went past, virtually sprinting pace absolutely mind boggling! Merely 81% on the age grade.
TX.
I will see that and raise you a JM 10 with an 85.24% at a non local parkrun:TX.
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/athleteresultshi...
84.93% at the local one.
That's a great effort 
It's only when you do something like barcode scanning or token handing out that you realise just how hard people push - and how you must look to others when you finish
They switched to the winter course at my local and I went round it in a sub 20 to complete the sub 20 hat trick on all 3 of their courses. It was meant to take me all winter to tick that box, not on the first run out
Have a flat(ish) 10M and half coming up in a few weeks. Am definitely faster at this point than last year so will be interesting to see how I compare to the same races last year.
It's only when you do something like barcode scanning or token handing out that you realise just how hard people push - and how you must look to others when you finish They switched to the winter course at my local and I went round it in a sub 20 to complete the sub 20 hat trick on all 3 of their courses. It was meant to take me all winter to tick that box, not on the first run out
Have a flat(ish) 10M and half coming up in a few weeks. Am definitely faster at this point than last year so will be interesting to see how I compare to the same races last year.
Friday I was up at 5am to do 14mi to work. Then it was a school parents night out which went on later and more drunken than I expected, so Saturday's 3mi run up to parkrun was a struggle. Surprisingly I ran a course PB of 16:30 (only 3s outside the known CR) - obviously beer is a good fuel and sleep is overrated!
Cybertronian said:
Finally went under 19 minutes on my home course! Was on my knees after crossing the line, trying not to throw up... Should get a nice runbritain handicap boost since most others were taking it very easy ahead of the local half marathon tomorrow.
I remember well when I first went under 19 minutes - I felt exactly the same, and it was after 3 weeks of getting 19.00 / 19.01 / 19.00 so I could not believe it when I got 18.57!I've not been doing parkrun recently, instead I've been letting my wife do it whilst I watch with our two boys. It is incredible to see how much everyone is pushing themselves - those getting times closer to 16 minutes as much as those 10 minutes behind them.
I'm planning a comeback sometime before the year end - hoping to get close or even beat my 18.33 PB from last year. I've been running loads (1,200 miles so far this year) and had a pretty good JPMorgan Challenge race last July in Battersea Park, so cautiously optimistic. Just not looking forward to the pain and the nerves that goes with it!
ewenm said:
Friday I was up at 5am to do 14mi to work. Then it was a school parents night out which went on later and more drunken than I expected, so Saturday's 3mi run up to parkrun was a struggle. Surprisingly I ran a course PB of 16:30 (only 3s outside the known CR) - obviously beer is a good fuel and sleep is overrated!
Whilst I do seem to run better when I am tired, I can't face running like the clappers after drinking the night before After 3 pints it feels like I have had 6. A downside of all the running
EdJ said:
I remember well when I first went under 19 minutes - I felt exactly the same, and it was after 3 weeks of getting 19.00 / 19.01 / 19.00 so I could not believe it when I got 18.57!
I've not been doing parkrun recently, instead I've been letting my wife do it whilst I watch with our two boys. It is incredible to see how much everyone is pushing themselves - those getting times closer to 16 minutes as much as those 10 minutes behind them.
I'm planning a comeback sometime before the year end - hoping to get close or even beat my 18.33 PB from last year. I've been running loads (1,200 miles so far this year) and had a pretty good JPMorgan Challenge race last July in Battersea Park, so cautiously optimistic. Just not looking forward to the pain and the nerves that goes with it!
I know the feeling of narrowly missing out. I clocked 18:59.82 the other week, but reckoned I pressed start a little too soon and ended it just a little too late versus the official timer. Turned out there was a timing discrepancy across the board, with the first place chap getting a time 2-3 seconds slower than his own recorded one. I ended up with 19:03 officially, so that spurred me on to go for it on Saturday!I've not been doing parkrun recently, instead I've been letting my wife do it whilst I watch with our two boys. It is incredible to see how much everyone is pushing themselves - those getting times closer to 16 minutes as much as those 10 minutes behind them.
I'm planning a comeback sometime before the year end - hoping to get close or even beat my 18.33 PB from last year. I've been running loads (1,200 miles so far this year) and had a pretty good JPMorgan Challenge race last July in Battersea Park, so cautiously optimistic. Just not looking forward to the pain and the nerves that goes with it!
Next goal is to creep into the 18:4Xs. Haven't done any 5k focused work since July, so it bodes well that I'm back in PB contention from just an increase in aerobic volume.
Well, 5 months after hitting 50 runs I've finally got my t shirt! It's definitely a good quality garment but I'd say the sizing is a bit large. The chest fits well (although my chest size is 1cm bigger than the size guide for a medium) and the t shirt is a bit on the long side.
Overall though, not bad for a freebie.
Overall though, not bad for a freebie.
FreeLitres said:
Anyone else got soggy toes this morning?
It was absolutely banging it down at Huddersfield, full on torrential downpour. Ran a 20.30 due to tired legs after going fell running on Thursday and mountain biking yesterday. Our Lass came in ten minutes later, by which time I was bloody freezing.
FreeLitres said:
Anyone else got soggy toes this morning?
No! We're were lucky that despite the forecast (rain all day) it was dry between 9 and 10. Not sure that the (IMHO) mad buggers who are running a marathon of 72+ laps of the 579 metre cycle track* in the same park will be so lucky! - don't check the figures, from memory, may be wrong
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