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TheGroover

957 posts

274 months

Tuesday 1st December 2015
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FreeLitres said:
Good stuff. I did managed to gradually reduce my (slightly hilly) parkrun times down to just under 27 minutes in the summer but I was pushing way too hard (100% max HR for a large proportion which I don't think is a good idea) but then my knee went again and I had 3 months off. I came back a couple of weeks ago to 34 minutes again frown

My "nautural" pace is definately 30 minutes where I feel I am kind of pressing on without really hurting.

My big target is sub 25 minutes, but that feels a long way from my current position.

Edited by FreeLitres on Sunday 29th November 20:17
Sounds very much like me! My first 2 parkruns were 32:00 and 32:01 back in March and I set myself a long term target of 25 mins. Then 2 weeks ago I ran 24:49 biggrin - Then last week I ran 24:32 biggrinbiggrin

Amazing how chuffed I was. So it is possible just keep at it!

I need a new target now though. Sub 20 seems overly ambitious, I'm thinking sub 23 is probably the level to aim for now... I need a training plan!

northandy

3,495 posts

220 months

Friday 4th December 2015
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TheGroover said:
Sounds very much like me! My first 2 parkruns were 32:00 and 32:01 back in March and I set myself a long term target of 25 mins. Then 2 weeks ago I ran 24:49 biggrin - Then last week I ran 24:32 biggrinbiggrin

Amazing how chuffed I was. So it is possible just keep at it!

I need a new target now though. Sub 20 seems overly ambitious, I'm thinking sub 23 is probably the level to aim for now... I need a training plan!
Good work, there's a few guys on my parkrun that run consistent times each week, I worked out who they were and pretty much followed.

Yes you can use a watch for the same result but I find it easier to comprehend the distance I was behind than say 10 seconds.

I thought a sub 20 was never a possibility when I started as I was doing 27 mins, but steadily with consistent running during the week I'm closing in on 21 mins.


john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Saturday 5th December 2015
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TheGroover said:
Sounds very much like me! My first 2 parkruns were 32:00 and 32:01 back in March and I set myself a long term target of 25 mins. Then 2 weeks ago I ran 24:49 biggrin - Then last week I ran 24:32 biggrinbiggrin

Amazing how chuffed I was. So it is possible just keep at it!

I need a new target now though. Sub 20 seems overly ambitious, I'm thinking sub 23 is probably the level to aim for now... I need a training plan!
Just do a step at a time, sub 24 next then sub 23. Having just done 22:57 I think I'm accepting that I won't do a 21: (without really serious training and using time I haven't got).

Well done getting sub 25, I'm still excited by last weeks sub 23, not sure if I can repeat it today on a slightly hillier course though!

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Saturday 5th December 2015
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Wet, windy and muddy Pennington Flash parkrun for me today. Felt a bit rough and under the weather but a good event as ever.

TheGroover

957 posts

274 months

Saturday 5th December 2015
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Well, today was a shocker. I'm putting it down to the weather which was dreadful. Small consolation is there were no PB's at all so I'm putting it behind me and carry on next week.

Cybertronian

1,516 posts

162 months

Saturday 5th December 2015
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Had set myself up for a PB attempt at Cardiff, but no dice - only managed to equal my PB of 18:51 with the windy conditions and nobody to work with. Finished 11th and was in 3rd place at 800m in!

EDIT - Official results only just came through and forgot that my age grade would improve despite producing the same result as a year ago. Silverlinings and all that...

Edited by Cybertronian on Saturday 5th December 21:47

northandy

3,495 posts

220 months

Saturday 5th December 2015
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Definately not pb weather today, I was 7 seconds off mine, but 9th overall and 1st in my age category so happy with that.

john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Monday 7th December 2015
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Having done 21:57 last week at the flatter than a flat thing Hove Prom last week, I managed 23:00 at the slightly hillier Preston Park (although the timing was a bit off, my watch gave 23:01 and the 2 timers were slightly different but we decided it wasn't worth adding a 1 1/2 secs to everyones time!)

But, afterwards we had to try and work out the mystery of how the first lady appears in a photo to be a bloke, and further investigation has spotted him/her a few months ago as well - going to have to delete some results which will promote some women further up the top 3 on a few occasions. What a PITA, if I knew who he was I'd take some sausages round to his lawn....

Cybertronian

1,516 posts

162 months

Monday 7th December 2015
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john2443 said:
Having done 21:57 last week at the flatter than a flat thing Hove Prom last week, I managed 23:00 at the slightly hillier Preston Park (although the timing was a bit off, my watch gave 23:01 and the 2 timers were slightly different but we decided it wasn't worth adding a 1 1/2 secs to everyones time!)

But, afterwards we had to try and work out the mystery of how the first lady appears in a photo to be a bloke, and further investigation has spotted him/her a few months ago as well - going to have to delete some results which will promote some women further up the top 3 on a few occasions. What a PITA, if I knew who he was I'd take some sausages round to his lawn....
So the bloke was getting scanned with a barcode that was another woman's, or he knowingly/unknowingly registered as female?

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Monday 7th December 2015
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Or he picked up his wife's/girlfriend's barcode.

john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Monday 7th December 2015
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Cybertronian said:
So the bloke was getting scanned with a barcode that was a woman's,
Probably.

Cybertronian said:
or he knowingly/unknowingly registered as female?
His/her name is Daisy so it's not like he registered himself and accidentally picked F instead of M.



lost in espace

6,136 posts

206 months

Saturday 19th December 2015
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Ran a little bit slower this week dressed as Darth Vader. I tend to run the same parkrun each week, so to liven things up decided to run all parkruns in 2016 in fancy dress.


john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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ewenm said:
Or he picked up his wife's/girlfriend's barcode.
Managed to get in touch with him via facebook. She registered but never ran, he decided to run and instead of registering himself used her* barcode, presumably without thinking that it mattered - free run, no prizes, person runs, who cares who it is. Which is true until you start being first female finisher!
Being in Brighton of course, we always have the concern that we're calling someone out who's trans gender etc which would get a bit complicated, I have no idea which box they would tick when they register! but his photo didn't look that there was any doubt he was a bloke!

Anyway, all sorted out, he replied acknowledging that it was stupid and he'd registered himself. He also scored himself some sympathy points by thanking us for organising it and saying how good it was, so although he's not made it onto my Christmas card list, he's off the total tt list smile

  • Not his wife/girlfriend, just a friend. Facebook has his wedding photos to someone else, unless there's something going on that he'd rather the wife didn't know about wink but that's his business!

KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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On the system you could go through and update the past results with his correct details then resubmit them so the statistics are correct and its recorded against the right person.

Cybertronian

1,516 posts

162 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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A happy ending for Parkrun at least - not so sure whether it is or isn't for the bloke!

Anybody got a Christmas day run planned?

KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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I am running Christmas Day and run director on Boxing Day as I have a 10k on the 27th.

Next week there is the additional New Year Day run as well but I am not sure if I will run it yet as I always feel rough after a few beers and the thought of doing parkrun with a hangover doesnt appeal smile

Will volunteer if I dont run it though.

Roger645

1,728 posts

246 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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Cybertronian said:
A happy ending for Parkrun at least - not so sure whether it is or isn't for the bloke!

Anybody got a Christmas day run planned?
Yep, we have recently moved so one of out Local ones is called Conkers, really nice course, trail type run and a nice cafe at the end.

northandy

3,495 posts

220 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
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Cybertronian said:
A happy ending for Parkrun at least - not so sure whether it is or isn't for the bloke!

Anybody got a Christmas day run planned?
Yes my home run is sedgefield so doing that Xmas day and Boxing Day.

john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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KTF said:
On the system you could go through and update the past results with his correct details then resubmit them so the statistics are correct and its recorded against the right person.
I have done this - originally I was going to delete them, but as he sent an apologetic and pleasant response I gave him the benefit of the doubt!

john2443

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6,325 posts

210 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I'm doing Preston Park on the 25th and 26th, should have been run directing on 25th but one of the other team members is injured so he's stood in although I'm still doing the results, then Hove Prom and Hove Park double on 1 Jan, back to Preston Park on the 2nd, that gets me 5 closer to my 250 shirt, only about 94 to go!