parkrun

[johnwilliams77]

EdJ said:

My first parkrun in over a year and nearly two years since my last PB, yet I somehow managed to knock 5 seconds off my PB with a time of 18:28. Feels absolutely fantastic!

Please don't tell me you've only been running a couple of years!

Well done. Reckon there's a quicker time in you?

[anonymous-user]

Last year I was nearly always under 20 mins, under 19 a few times.
Did a Marathon in October (badly), the next Parkrun was 21.30! Been doing regularly since, around 20.30 at moment.
Chipping some time off every week but it's a struggle to get the speed back into the old legs!

[madbadger]

Been working round the Yorkshire parkruns and had to update my map to add the new Dalby Forest run.



Having been struggling to get sub 23 for over a year to beat my 22:46pb I've been chipping away at my times and got 22:38 at Huddersfield a couple of weeks ago. 22:48 in Bournemouth over Easter then 22:27 at Dalby yesterday.

[johnwilliams77]

Well done

Was that your absolute maximum 100% pace? A lot better than I !

[madbadger]

Don't think so. I ran back to the car afterwards.

I think I always run with a bit left in reserve. I don't want to burn out miles from home so I pace it so I don't.

[EdJ]

johnwilliams77 said:

Please don't tell me you've only been running a couple of years!

Well done. Reckon there's a quicker time in you?

Thanks! I started parkrun just under 3 years ago and my first time was closer to 23 minutes. Over that period, I started running regularly - 1,000 miles in 2014 and 1,500 miles last year. My parkrun times went right down as I lost weight and got fitter, and big highlights were getting my first sub 20 minute parkrun, and then my first sub 19 minutes (three week in a row I got exactly 19 minutes and felt like I was never going to get any quicker!)

I don't do parkrun so often now as my children have other activities on a Saturday morning that clash, so I was really pleased to get another PB yesterday. It's damn hard though - that moment around 3km when you just feel like you really have to stop etc.

Amazing thing about parkrun is that everyone who gets that new PB is a winner, whether it's 16 minutes or 30 minutes. The person you're really racing against is yourself.

[EdJ]

johnwilliams77 said:

Managed 24.02 this morning which is my best by almost 2mins. The course today was flat is on average 1min faster so I am still pleased.

I should have congratulated you on your time - to beat your best by 2 minutes is really something! What are you aiming for?

[FreeLitres]

As a fairly consistent 30 minute plodder, I struggle to imagine how people can run sub-20.

I am limited by my dodgy left knee though which always gives up before my legs and lungs.

[northandy]

madbadger said:

Been working round the Yorkshire parkruns and had to update my map to add the new Dalby Forest run.



Having been struggling to get sub 23 for over a year to beat my 22:46pb I've been chipping away at my times and got 22:38 at Huddersfield a couple of weeks ago. 22:48 in Bournemouth over Easter then 22:27 at Dalby yesterday.

I'm doing Dalby next week, is it a trail shoes type run or are road trainers ok?

[northandy]

Snuck under 20 yesterday at albert park, 19:58 well pleased with that as I never thought I'd ever achieve that target 6 months ago.

Doing some more challenging ones now before I go back in a month after the Sunderland half so will see if I can improve on that.

[AbzST64]

Well did my first Parkrun on Saturday in a local town, lovely morning and around 60 people.

Clocked a 18.33 which I was really happy about, fasted PB before then was a 19.22. Could have possibly gone a bit quicker if I knew the route but not too fussed! 4th Overall (1st in age group) so not a bad first Parkrun!

Going to try go along once a month to use as a gauge as to my training throughout the year!!

[madbadger]

northandy said:

madbadger said:

Been working round the Yorkshire parkruns and had to update my map to add the new Dalby Forest run.



Having been struggling to get sub 23 for over a year to beat my 22:46pb I've been chipping away at my times and got 22:38 at Huddersfield a couple of weeks ago. 22:48 in Bournemouth over Easter then 22:27 at Dalby yesterday.

I'm doing Dalby next week, is it a trail shoes type run or are road trainers ok?

I did it in road shoes. It is all decent (but muddy) forest paths. Having said that it was a bit wet underfoot and I did think trail shoes would have been better. So I would go by the weather this week.

[northandy]

madbadger said:

I did it in road shoes. It is all decent (but muddy) forest paths. Having said that it was a bit wet underfoot and I did think trail shoes would have been better. So I would go by the weather this week.

I'll take both and have a poke round beforehand, cheers

[ewenm]

First parkrun in a while for me this morning. A lovely sunny 3 mile run up to the start then a solid 17:00 to be 1st finisher. Felt weak but satisfied with the effort. I need to start some core and strength work and also some speed sessions. The 3 mile run home was a struggle but at least it is downhill nearly all the way

Edit: official time of 17:01

Edited by ewenm on Saturday 9th April 12:16

[johnwilliams77]

ewenm said:

First parkrun in a while for me this morning. A lovely sunny 3 mile run up to the start then a solid 17:00 to be 1st finisher. Felt weak but satisfied with the effort. I need to start some core and strength work and also some speed sessions. The 3 mile run home was a struggle but at least it is downhill nearly all the way

Well done. I can only dream of sub 20's but I beat my pb today by 1.5mins on a muddy, hilly course. Managed 24mins 30 secs.

[ewenm]

johnwilliams77 said:

Well done. I can only dream of sub 20's but I beat my pb today by 1.5mins on a muddy, hilly course. Managed 24mins 30 secs.

Better than me - I was well outside my PB. Well done!

[johnwilliams77]

ewenm said:

Better than me - I was well outside my PB. Well done!

I had another 30 seconds in me but it was a mind over matter issue and I slowed down from km 3.5 to 4.5.....it would't have killed me to up the pace but it was just too hard! I need to get intervals into my runs but the physio told me to take it easy due to a weaker right knee/leg.

I should be capable of sub 24 now on the flat which is not bad considering I started 7 months ago and about 100kg / 30% bf.

[northandy]

Dalby forest today for me, a 110 mile round trip no less.

Was wet and misty, but what a cracking route, muddy and a little slippy but nice that it's just one lap. Came in 9th in 20:22 which is much faster than I expected to be. Was going to go steady as in a trail series race tomorrow but I thought stuff it.

[lost in espace]

Parkrun currylast night with about 30 ambassadors and RD's at Luton cricket club, with Glen Turner, some of you may know him South African chap.

Back to Panshanger feeling grotty, did a fairly decent time of 24 mins considering, lady fell and broke her arm and the parkrun laptop wouldn't talk to a stopwatch, so we had an interesting morning.

[gazza285]

728 finishers at Huddersfield today...