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LastPoster said:
Somerdale Pavillion this morning, along with Glovermart who I saw at the start 
A course is still too boggy, so a run on the B course (which I rather like) which is a tarmac/gravel/mud out and back with just two sharp turns to slow you up.
Came up a bit long at 5,14km on my watch and a finish time of 24.58, but my 5k shows as 24.19 which would be my third 5k fastest ever. Considering it was slippery (ice) in places and fresh small gravel (hard work!) in others I'm pleased with that.
Good to see you this morning as always, LP. A course is still too boggy, so a run on the B course (which I rather like) which is a tarmac/gravel/mud out and back with just two sharp turns to slow you up.
Came up a bit long at 5,14km on my watch and a finish time of 24.58, but my 5k shows as 24.19 which would be my third 5k fastest ever. Considering it was slippery (ice) in places and fresh small gravel (hard work!) in others I'm pleased with that.
On the contrary, was slightly disappointed with my time. Didn't have my watch with me this morning and also had two shoelace-related issues which cost me 20-30 seconds each meaning I came home in 32 minutes dead. Hey-ho, not every week can be a PB and some weeks, you don't get what you want & the best you can achieve is another parkrun to the total. And that's what this week was.
New course PB at Bournemouth parkrun for me on Saturday 13th December.
After a couple of weeks of poor weather, high winds etc, and resultant soft, slippery ground conditions, this one took place in pretty decent conditions with fair weather and hardly a breath of wind.
I went out and ran the route in the dark on Friday evening, so I was confident that I didn't need to wear my trail shoes. I was also convinced that I wouldn't be in any fit state to challenge my previous course record of 00:23:03.
Wrong!
I set my Garmin watch up with a target time of 00:22:50. I set off quick, perhaps too quick again. I got to 15 seconds ahead of my Virtual Partner at one point. After the hill on the first "big lap" I was only a handful of seconds ahead of VP. I struggled to hold on to that gap around the top of the second "big lap", but fell behind the Virtual Partner the second time up that hill. 6 seconds behind VP now. Still room to sneak in under 23 minutes! I threw myself at the gravel path beside the athletics stadium, trying not to lose any more time. I exchanged a few words with a Scottish chap as we sort of "fed off each other." At the end, he credited me with pushing him, whereas I know he was dragging me along with him. Anyway, there's one last grass/dirt hill, and I had more left than he did. I powered up the hill and passed him, and pushed myself harder, and earlier than usual. On a normal parkrun I don't begin to push until I'm around the tree at the final right turn. This week, I went hard from that last hill climb, and upped my sprint from that last turn instead of just the final 100 to 150 metres. I picked off a couple of closely spaced runners ahead of me, and then there was a decent gap to the next runner. I pushed. He reacted. I didn't quite catch him.
Nothing left. I did manage a lame "fist pump" across the finish line. Unusually I remembered to look at my watch, and was surprised to see a sub 23 minute time. Confidence was high. The exact time would need to be confirmed in the results email, of course, but it looked pretty good. Lots of congratulations. Loads of people came up to chat afterwards.
The result? 00:22:45. 18 seconds off my course PB. Very happy with that. Only 7 seconds slower than my all time parkrun PB, and that was set at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground parkrun, on a pan-flat course. 2nd in my age category, VM55-59, too. I'd been chasing sub-23 minutes here for ages. Getting so close in November was frustrating, as 3 seconds is a "findable" deficit, and if I'd known how close I was, I'm sure I could have found it. With only two more Bournemouth parkruns left this year, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get below the 23 minute barrier before the end of 2025. This weather window, and me having a "good day" on the right day, it was a gift. parkrun #77 done!
It was also the closest event to my parkrun 2nd Anniversary, so it was perhaps fitting that I set a new PB to celebrate...
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
After a couple of weeks of poor weather, high winds etc, and resultant soft, slippery ground conditions, this one took place in pretty decent conditions with fair weather and hardly a breath of wind.
I went out and ran the route in the dark on Friday evening, so I was confident that I didn't need to wear my trail shoes. I was also convinced that I wouldn't be in any fit state to challenge my previous course record of 00:23:03.
Wrong!
I set my Garmin watch up with a target time of 00:22:50. I set off quick, perhaps too quick again. I got to 15 seconds ahead of my Virtual Partner at one point. After the hill on the first "big lap" I was only a handful of seconds ahead of VP. I struggled to hold on to that gap around the top of the second "big lap", but fell behind the Virtual Partner the second time up that hill. 6 seconds behind VP now. Still room to sneak in under 23 minutes! I threw myself at the gravel path beside the athletics stadium, trying not to lose any more time. I exchanged a few words with a Scottish chap as we sort of "fed off each other." At the end, he credited me with pushing him, whereas I know he was dragging me along with him. Anyway, there's one last grass/dirt hill, and I had more left than he did. I powered up the hill and passed him, and pushed myself harder, and earlier than usual. On a normal parkrun I don't begin to push until I'm around the tree at the final right turn. This week, I went hard from that last hill climb, and upped my sprint from that last turn instead of just the final 100 to 150 metres. I picked off a couple of closely spaced runners ahead of me, and then there was a decent gap to the next runner. I pushed. He reacted. I didn't quite catch him.
Nothing left. I did manage a lame "fist pump" across the finish line. Unusually I remembered to look at my watch, and was surprised to see a sub 23 minute time. Confidence was high. The exact time would need to be confirmed in the results email, of course, but it looked pretty good. Lots of congratulations. Loads of people came up to chat afterwards.
The result? 00:22:45. 18 seconds off my course PB. Very happy with that. Only 7 seconds slower than my all time parkrun PB, and that was set at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground parkrun, on a pan-flat course. 2nd in my age category, VM55-59, too. I'd been chasing sub-23 minutes here for ages. Getting so close in November was frustrating, as 3 seconds is a "findable" deficit, and if I'd known how close I was, I'm sure I could have found it. With only two more Bournemouth parkruns left this year, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get below the 23 minute barrier before the end of 2025. This weather window, and me having a "good day" on the right day, it was a gift. parkrun #77 done!
It was also the closest event to my parkrun 2nd Anniversary, so it was perhaps fitting that I set a new PB to celebrate...
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
It's possible to do over 60 in a year if you're really mad
https://support.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/2005...
Poland on Boxing day is your next opportunity. Sadly no Christmas day one here (NL) but we went to Germany for Unity day this year
yellowjack said:
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
I still remember you posting, presumably just over a year ago, about being hesitant about going to an organised event like parkrun, and several people encouraging you to go and try. I think you're an excellent advert for the benefits of parkrun.Edited by RizzoTheRat on Wednesday 17th December 08:52
yellowjack said:
New course PB at Bournemouth parkrun for me on Saturday 13th December.
After a couple of weeks of poor weather, high winds etc, and resultant soft, slippery ground conditions, this one took place in pretty decent conditions with fair weather and hardly a breath of wind.
I went out and ran the route in the dark on Friday evening, so I was confident that I didn't need to wear my trail shoes. I was also convinced that I wouldn't be in any fit state to challenge my previous course record of 00:23:03.
Wrong!
I set my Garmin watch up with a target time of 00:22:50. I set off quick, perhaps too quick again. I got to 15 seconds ahead of my Virtual Partner at one point. After the hill on the first "big lap" I was only a handful of seconds ahead of VP. I struggled to hold on to that gap around the top of the second "big lap", but fell behind the Virtual Partner the second time up that hill. 6 seconds behind VP now. Still room to sneak in under 23 minutes! I threw myself at the gravel path beside the athletics stadium, trying not to lose any more time. I exchanged a few words with a Scottish chap as we sort of "fed off each other." At the end, he credited me with pushing him, whereas I know he was dragging me along with him. Anyway, there's one last grass/dirt hill, and I had more left than he did. I powered up the hill and passed him, and pushed myself harder, and earlier than usual. On a normal parkrun I don't begin to push until I'm around the tree at the final right turn. This week, I went hard from that last hill climb, and upped my sprint from that last turn instead of just the final 100 to 150 metres. I picked off a couple of closely spaced runners ahead of me, and then there was a decent gap to the next runner. I pushed. He reacted. I didn't quite catch him.
Nothing left. I did manage a lame "fist pump" across the finish line. Unusually I remembered to look at my watch, and was surprised to see a sub 23 minute time. Confidence was high. The exact time would need to be confirmed in the results email, of course, but it looked pretty good. Lots of congratulations. Loads of people came up to chat afterwards.
The result? 00:22:45. 18 seconds off my course PB. Very happy with that. Only 7 seconds slower than my all time parkrun PB, and that was set at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground parkrun, on a pan-flat course. 2nd in my age category, VM55-59, too. I'd been chasing sub-23 minutes here for ages. Getting so close in November was frustrating, as 3 seconds is a "findable" deficit, and if I'd known how close I was, I'm sure I could have found it. With only two more Bournemouth parkruns left this year, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get below the 23 minute barrier before the end of 2025. This weather window, and me having a "good day" on the right day, it was a gift. parkrun #77 done!
It was also the closest event to my parkrun 2nd Anniversary, so it was perhaps fitting that I set a new PB to celebrate...
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
Definitely an obsession, mate. After a couple of weeks of poor weather, high winds etc, and resultant soft, slippery ground conditions, this one took place in pretty decent conditions with fair weather and hardly a breath of wind.
I went out and ran the route in the dark on Friday evening, so I was confident that I didn't need to wear my trail shoes. I was also convinced that I wouldn't be in any fit state to challenge my previous course record of 00:23:03.
Wrong!
I set my Garmin watch up with a target time of 00:22:50. I set off quick, perhaps too quick again. I got to 15 seconds ahead of my Virtual Partner at one point. After the hill on the first "big lap" I was only a handful of seconds ahead of VP. I struggled to hold on to that gap around the top of the second "big lap", but fell behind the Virtual Partner the second time up that hill. 6 seconds behind VP now. Still room to sneak in under 23 minutes! I threw myself at the gravel path beside the athletics stadium, trying not to lose any more time. I exchanged a few words with a Scottish chap as we sort of "fed off each other." At the end, he credited me with pushing him, whereas I know he was dragging me along with him. Anyway, there's one last grass/dirt hill, and I had more left than he did. I powered up the hill and passed him, and pushed myself harder, and earlier than usual. On a normal parkrun I don't begin to push until I'm around the tree at the final right turn. This week, I went hard from that last hill climb, and upped my sprint from that last turn instead of just the final 100 to 150 metres. I picked off a couple of closely spaced runners ahead of me, and then there was a decent gap to the next runner. I pushed. He reacted. I didn't quite catch him.
Nothing left. I did manage a lame "fist pump" across the finish line. Unusually I remembered to look at my watch, and was surprised to see a sub 23 minute time. Confidence was high. The exact time would need to be confirmed in the results email, of course, but it looked pretty good. Lots of congratulations. Loads of people came up to chat afterwards.
The result? 00:22:45. 18 seconds off my course PB. Very happy with that. Only 7 seconds slower than my all time parkrun PB, and that was set at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground parkrun, on a pan-flat course. 2nd in my age category, VM55-59, too. I'd been chasing sub-23 minutes here for ages. Getting so close in November was frustrating, as 3 seconds is a "findable" deficit, and if I'd known how close I was, I'm sure I could have found it. With only two more Bournemouth parkruns left this year, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get below the 23 minute barrier before the end of 2025. This weather window, and me having a "good day" on the right day, it was a gift. parkrun #77 done!
It was also the closest event to my parkrun 2nd Anniversary, so it was perhaps fitting that I set a new PB to celebrate...
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
You make me look like a part timer - I should get to 48 parkruns by the end of 2025, injury and weather/work permitting - but 50+ is impressive indeed.
I'm on 72 parkruns altogether now, having started on June 1st 2024, 80 weeks ago, 82 parkruns in that time. The ten I missed were a combination of weather (2 missed), illness (1 missed), early KO's at work (2 missed), 10k runs the next day (2 missed), volunteer marshal (2 missed) and locked out my car (1 missed when I had no way of recording my result). These days, I'm fairly confident in running a parkrun the day before a 10k and I'd probably have to have my leg hanging off to miss one for health reasons. Early KO at work, I can't really help though. Would love to get to the century mark by the date of my 2nd anniversary, it's a target to aim for.
Edited by GloverMart on Wednesday 17th December 10:36
GloverMart said:
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yellowjack said:
New course PB at Bournemouth parkrun for me on Saturday 13th December.
I went with the intention of getting a course PB at North Walsham on Saturday, I looked up my current PB and it was 24:30 ish which should easily be doable for me on pretty much any course that doesn't involve sand (looking at you Great Yarmouth). Preparation wasn't great with several ciders on Friday night, I also planned to jog in from the car park as a warmup but I got out the car and heard a "you look like you're doing the parkrun, do you know where it is?" and so walked in chatting with a tourist instead of warming up.Started fairly strong but soon remembered why my PB was a minute off where it should be, running on long wet grass saps my energy level something rotten, and the course just has so many 90 degree turns in it I just couldn't get into a decent rhythm as you can see by my pace graph
Each sudden dip corresponds to a sharp turn, came in just over 25 minutes in the end which could've been worse but for the amount of effort it took me it really should've been a minute quicker!
Looking on the 5k app to see how many parkruns I've done this year I saw this
Planning on two more parkruns anyway, just need to find a location I haven't been to to make it match...
Ha, like that a lot... ^^^^^^ 
So, this morning's parkrun ended up being intensely frustrating numbers wise but on the whole, progress is being made.
Went out for a 1.25km warm up at a steadier pace then previously but when the actual run started, was a little slow off the mark due to traffic. Managed to claw back the time and ended up, aaarrgghhhh, one second off my course PB. Had hoped there would be a difference betrween my Strava time and the parkrun time as often happens but not this week. 29:20 it remains despite a final km of 5:08.
The second most frustrating thing? One of my New Year's Run-olutions for 2026 (to be posted on the Running Thread in the next week or so) is to finish in the top half of a parkrun. It's never happened; the closest I've ever come is 16 seconds but this morning, I finished 197th out of 389 runners. The person that finished in 194th, aka top half, came home in 29:16, a mere four seconds ahead of me.
Sniff.
Hey ho, we go again. Going to try to finish the year on a high now, not too down about it - looking at Christmas Day last year, I ran 34:46, just outside what was then my course PB. A year on and I've shaved more than five minutes off that time, that's positive stuff.
So, this morning's parkrun ended up being intensely frustrating numbers wise but on the whole, progress is being made.
Went out for a 1.25km warm up at a steadier pace then previously but when the actual run started, was a little slow off the mark due to traffic. Managed to claw back the time and ended up, aaarrgghhhh, one second off my course PB. Had hoped there would be a difference betrween my Strava time and the parkrun time as often happens but not this week. 29:20 it remains despite a final km of 5:08.
The second most frustrating thing? One of my New Year's Run-olutions for 2026 (to be posted on the Running Thread in the next week or so) is to finish in the top half of a parkrun. It's never happened; the closest I've ever come is 16 seconds but this morning, I finished 197th out of 389 runners. The person that finished in 194th, aka top half, came home in 29:16, a mere four seconds ahead of me.
Sniff.
Hey ho, we go again. Going to try to finish the year on a high now, not too down about it - looking at Christmas Day last year, I ran 34:46, just outside what was then my course PB. A year on and I've shaved more than five minutes off that time, that's positive stuff.
Our last one before Xmas and my first run of any sort for quite a few weeks due to life being a bit of a bugger at the moment.
Our parkrun is quite tight at the start so there often a bit of a rolling start.
Parkrun email says 29:34
Strava 5k from a total distance of 5.26km was 27.41
Tried to just take it steady to break myself back in and was pleased with how consistent I managed to keep myself.
Our parkrun is quite tight at the start so there often a bit of a rolling start.
Parkrun email says 29:34
Strava 5k from a total distance of 5.26km was 27.41
Tried to just take it steady to break myself back in and was pleased with how consistent I managed to keep myself.
A minor disappointment today.
I set up my Garmin watch 'Virtual Partner' with a target of 5k in 00:22:40 in the hope of setting a new course PB two weeks in a row.
That, obviously, was overly optimistic. I came over the line at 00:23:37, having gone out faster than target pace, but faded gradually over kilometres 2,3 and 4, with an ever so slight recovery for km 5...
With the PB off the table, I decided to go again. Usually I spend an age chatting at the finish, but today I spent only about 4 minutes going through the funnel, getting scanned, and getting my breathing under control and my HR down. Then I went around the course a second time. Slower, obviously, but feeling pretty good. I managed tocross bypass the finish line for the second time just ahead of the tailwalkers. Happy days. Combining the two Strava segment times came up with a total moving time of 00:51:59 which, after a little data digging, seems like it would have been my third quickest 10k this year (not including the 4-ish minute break). I've got to be happy with that!
Full result:
Bournemouth parkrun event #561
Official parkrun finish time = 00:23:37
My 78th parkrun and my 66th at Bournemouth
I finished 53rd of 396 participants
I was the 48th male finisher and 3rd in the VM55-59 age category
My Age Graded Score was 65.07%
My PB at Bournemouth remains at 00:22:45
A lovely morning for it, too. Blue skies, and only light wind. I wore trail shoes, going off recent rainfall levels, but in the end they might have been overkill. The new PB can wait. I'm still enjoying my running, and turning up because I want to, not because I feel like I have to. This was the first parkrun of my third year of participation, and I'm hoping I enjoy this one as much as the previous two...
I set up my Garmin watch 'Virtual Partner' with a target of 5k in 00:22:40 in the hope of setting a new course PB two weeks in a row.
That, obviously, was overly optimistic. I came over the line at 00:23:37, having gone out faster than target pace, but faded gradually over kilometres 2,3 and 4, with an ever so slight recovery for km 5...
With the PB off the table, I decided to go again. Usually I spend an age chatting at the finish, but today I spent only about 4 minutes going through the funnel, getting scanned, and getting my breathing under control and my HR down. Then I went around the course a second time. Slower, obviously, but feeling pretty good. I managed to
Full result:
Bournemouth parkrun event #561
Official parkrun finish time = 00:23:37
My 78th parkrun and my 66th at Bournemouth
I finished 53rd of 396 participants
I was the 48th male finisher and 3rd in the VM55-59 age category
My Age Graded Score was 65.07%
My PB at Bournemouth remains at 00:22:45
A lovely morning for it, too. Blue skies, and only light wind. I wore trail shoes, going off recent rainfall levels, but in the end they might have been overkill. The new PB can wait. I'm still enjoying my running, and turning up because I want to, not because I feel like I have to. This was the first parkrun of my third year of participation, and I'm hoping I enjoy this one as much as the previous two...
RizzoTheRat said:
It's possible to do over 60 in a year if you're really mad
https://support.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/2005...
Poland on Boxing day is your next opportunity. Sadly no Christmas day one here (NL) but we went to Germany for Unity day this year
yellowjack said:
52 weeks in a year. Two possible "extra" parkrun events on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. So 51 out of a maximum possible 54 parkruns, by my reckoning. Perhaps this has become more of an obsession than a simple hobby...?
I still remember you posting, presumably just over a year ago, about being hesitant about going to an organised event like parkrun, and several people encouraging you to go and try. I think you're an excellent advert for the benefits of parkrun.Edited by RizzoTheRat on Wednesday 17th December 08:52
Yes, it was me dragging my feet about signing up to parkrun. I finally took the plunge in December 2023. I cried off the first weekend after signing up, and started late at the first two parkruns I turned up to, to try to stay out of the throng. By week three I was starting at the back of the crowd, and yes, the benefits are incredible.
A smidgen over 2 years on, and I am now known by name by a whole bunch of "regulars", both runners and volunteers. I've even made a few "real friends" through participation. One is a fellow non-league football fan. He's a Torquay fan, I follow Farnborough. We've been to two matches together, he took me up to Salisbury v Torquay, and I drove him up to see Farnborough v Torquay.
I won't be travelling far for any "extras", at least not unless they coincide with me being away anyway. I can't afford it, financially. I've been checking out the Christmas and New Year's Day parkruns that are reasonably local, and it looks like there's a few options. I was also talking to the Run Director and members of the Bournemouth core team after the run today. They'd made an appeal for volunteers to save the parkrun on the 27th, because they were short on volunteers. By the time I got to speak to them, they had filled the rosta for that event, but Bournemouth is doing New Year's Day so I may well be getting my first volunteer credit then. That'll be another big step forward for me. I'd vowed to do 1-in-10 volunteers to runs, but I am sorry to say I have had "tunnel vision" since the running bug bit hard. Maybe a new year is the ideal time to rebalance things and help to deliver the event that I have come to love so much...
yellowjack said:
I've even made a few "real friends" through participation. One is a fellow non-league football fan. He's a Torquay fan, I follow Farnborough. We've been to two matches together, he took me up to Salisbury v Torquay, and I drove him up to see Farnborough v Torquay.
...
By the time I got to speak to them, they had filled the rosta for that event, but Bournemouth is doing New Year's Day so I may well be getting my first volunteer credit then.
The side effects of parkrun are amazing - you never know who you might meet....
By the time I got to speak to them, they had filled the rosta for that event, but Bournemouth is doing New Year's Day so I may well be getting my first volunteer credit then.
Looking at volunteering from a core team point of view volunteers are welcome up to 8.59 on Saturday, but it's most useful to email mid week so we aren't panicking on Friday night!
I ran at Hove Prom (fortunately calm weather - it's tough when there's a gale howling up the channel) because we're borrowing their finish tokens from 900 onwards, then drove home via Hove park to borrow their stakes, all ready for the madness that is Christmas day.
We have a team sweepstake on how many finishers we'll have, it ranges from 1157 to 1750, on a normal week we get 600. It's a great atmosphere but a bit stressful!
I don’t get to many ParkRuns as my son has an activity on Saturday mornings I take him to - but with it being Christmas I was able to make it today - A busy one at Woodhouse Moor in Leeds as it was apparently event number #888 which I wasn’t aware of, so lots of tourists.
For me personally, it was a ‘post-tearing ACL’ PB. Some way off my actual PB, but I’ll never hit those heights post injury but 59 seconds (god that’s annoying if only I had 1 second more in the tank!) quicker than any 5kms (ParkRun or otherwise) I’ve done since my injury.
Not quick my any means, but I’m happy. Really happy.
For me personally, it was a ‘post-tearing ACL’ PB. Some way off my actual PB, but I’ll never hit those heights post injury but 59 seconds (god that’s annoying if only I had 1 second more in the tank!) quicker than any 5kms (ParkRun or otherwise) I’ve done since my injury.
Not quick my any means, but I’m happy. Really happy.
In my previous post I mentioned needing one more location to match last year, the simplest for me to get to turned out to be Great Yarmouth, a parkrun I’ve said “never again” 4 times now…
Walked the dog at 7am in 0 degree weather so wrapped up warmer than usual with t-shirt and a thin hoodie but that turned out to be too hot on the beach!
Got round fine, if a little hot, came in the top 10 in a course PB time (but times are massively varied there due to the tide), it was won by a lady being dragged round by a large dog, and we’ll ignore the two 12 year old girls who beat me!
I feel a bit bad for the organisers dragging themselves out of bed early on a Saturday morning as there were only 28 finishers and 4 of those were volunteers.
Walked the dog at 7am in 0 degree weather so wrapped up warmer than usual with t-shirt and a thin hoodie but that turned out to be too hot on the beach!
Got round fine, if a little hot, came in the top 10 in a course PB time (but times are massively varied there due to the tide), it was won by a lady being dragged round by a large dog, and we’ll ignore the two 12 year old girls who beat me!
I feel a bit bad for the organisers dragging themselves out of bed early on a Saturday morning as there were only 28 finishers and 4 of those were volunteers.
MesoForm said:
I feel a bit bad for the organisers dragging themselves out of bed early on a Saturday morning as there were only 28 finishers and 4 of those were volunteers.
Top 10 smallest this week (excluding prisons), so Gt Y was joint 10th.Hafan Pwllheli (9), Silloth Promenade (12), Lews Castle (16), Mount Stuart (17), Cotsford Fields (18), Trelai Park (23), Derrynoid Forest (24), Marshall Drive (24), Dunleath Playing Fields (26), Bevendean Down (28),
john2443 said:
MesoForm said:
I feel a bit bad for the organisers dragging themselves out of bed early on a Saturday morning as there were only 28 finishers and 4 of those were volunteers.
Top 10 smallest this week (excluding prisons), so Gt Y was joint 10th.Hafan Pwllheli (9), Silloth Promenade (12), Lews Castle (16), Mount Stuart (17), Cotsford Fields (18), Trelai Park (23), Derrynoid Forest (24), Marshall Drive (24), Dunleath Playing Fields (26), Bevendean Down (28),
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