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RizzoTheRat said:
Congratulations! I'm only on 32 so far having also started with C25k last year. Just started doing the Bridge to 10k programme, 7.7km last night is the furthest I've ever run, and I'm finding starting doing some longer distances is helping my parkrun times.
Distance definitely helps the 5k time. I did my first 10k race a few weeks ago and the training for that got me my first parkrun PB for some months.
Halb said:
I'm doing the Warrington/Victoria Park one with a mate, otherwise I'd do that one, I like PF! 
How does it compare to others you do?
I've only ever done 2 parkruns (PF and Brighton) as I'm normally busy Saturday mornings. I get the impression PF is a tough course (rough, hilly) though. Progress is being made on a Bath event starting soon!How does it compare to others you do?
ewenm said:
I've only ever done 2 parkruns (PF and Brighton) as I'm normally busy Saturday mornings. I get the impression PF is a tough course (rough, hilly) though. Progress is being made on a Bath event starting soon!
I've done Vickie Park and Worlsey Woods, and I think it's the hardest of the three. Those two steep inclines, the first very short but very steep one and the less severe but longer one near the end of the park, once you've done that last one for the third time you know it's all gravy from there. Funnily enough though my best time still remains PF since I was at my fittest when I ran that for a few concurrent weeks last year.
I hope to get my new overall PB at Warry.
Parkrun went to plan this morning, not after a best but a good last mile effort. Mile times were 8.02, 7.37 and then 6.39 for the last one. So much nicer running like that and being able to pass people near the end rather than be blowing out my arse and holding on.
Passed 4 blokes on last lap of the course, making an effort to try and catch them really helped me get my fastest ever full lap, and to knock 6 seconds off the 400m sprint to the line strava segment. 1.02 according to strava, it is down hill though!
Passed 4 blokes on last lap of the course, making an effort to try and catch them really helped me get my fastest ever full lap, and to knock 6 seconds off the 400m sprint to the line strava segment. 1.02 according to strava, it is down hill though!
Went to Yeovil today, Parkrun in the grounds of a national Trust place, definitely one of the prettiest ones I've done, but the steep hill near the end was a killer. I'd have been really happy with 29:26 a few weeks ago,can't believe how much my running has come on in the last few weeks that I'm almost disappointed in that now.
lost in espace said:
First ever parkrun today, chose Clermont, Florida. Nice bunch of people, lots of Brits. Might even pop down to my local one in St Albans now!
Clermont was started by people who used to run at Hove and Eastbourne and will always get Brit tourists as it's so close to Disney. Of the 3 in the US it seems to be picking up fastest, the other 2 have very low numbers, the septics don't seem to have quite caught on to the idea yet!Is it St Albans that starts by the chimes of the town hall clock?
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