Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

22:42!

Blimey, I crossed the line in 36:09 :-( Mind you, I was pacing the 36:00 time slot as it was our monthly pacing day :-)

The important bit is, we all turn out & run

One of our girls, was dead chuffed to knock over 5 minutes off her PB, yesterday & finish in roughly '39', we were all very happy for her, having heard/read her news
It'll help her self-confidence no end

When I'm in the car, & heading home from that particular 'PR', I doff a metaphorical cap to the runners I still see on the course, down by the railway embankment
See map; http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pontefract/course/
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pontefract/course/
They've still got a mile (or so) to the finish (& have to circle round the lake too)
I've crossed the line, grabbed my jacket, maybe had a chat, got up to the car, driven/queued out of the racecourse, & driven down towards the M62

I certainly have no qualms with any of them, they're working as hard, or perhaps even harder than me, & are out on the course longer
Equally, I look across at the finish, when the first 10 or so are crossing the line, & think why aren't I that quick (I've still got to loop the lake)

Saturdays 1st place, Terry, was @ 17:05, & his PB is 16:06!!!!! (he generally has a habit of starting at the back & running past every one)
This is Terry; http://www.lochnessmarathon.com/201...d-of-terry-in-the-baxters-loch-ness-marathon/

By The Way; my PB at Pontefract is 21:10

 

[Garry A]

Just signed up for the Great Scottish run half marathon in Glasgow. It'll be my first but I'm feeling confident about doing it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 23rd will bring one of the fun races that a local('ish') club organises

We all get on a narrow-gauge train, & ride up to the other terminus station, & upon a whistle-blast, try to beat it back to the start (railway HQ)
http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/

I've run it before, & actually saw it at the intermediate station last year, but didn't beat it back, even at under 26 minutes' (was 9th, out of about 45 runners)

http://files.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/fasthosts16537/file/canyoubeatbadger2015.pdf

http://www.denbydaleac.co.uk/ (for some reason, they've disposed of the 'Travellers', & replaced it with 'AC')





Between 25th December & 31st, they also have another fun race, a 'Man v Bike'
It is, however, a converging/diverging course, with the runner covering 6 miles, & the riders about 10 miles

I've run it twice, & got into top 6 both times (2011, I bet all the bikes!)

http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/


Sorry, but both races are by invitation only

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 23rd will bring one of the fun races that a local('ish') club organises

http://files.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/fasthosts16537/file/canyoubeatbadger2015.pdf]

Much to my regret, I didn't do it
Running home from work, on Monday evening, my foot started to feel like it did earlier in the year (when I lost a few weeks), & was sore most of Tuesday at work, to the point of limping in the early afternoon

So, rather than exacerbate it, I made the sad decision not to go, as of this moment, I have no idea if any of my club-mates went (think we had 11 there last year)


Plus, this may be in jeopardy on Saturday now? (t'was the scene of my first ever race, back in 2008)

http://www.darringtonvillagefield.org/5 mile run.html

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4040825.html

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Plus, this may be in jeopardy on Saturday now? (t'was the scene of my first ever race, back in 2008)

http://www.darringtonvillagefield.org/5 mile run.html

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4040825.html

Horribly humid & hot
Far too much so, for me, I suffered, especially between miles 2 & 3 (Wentbridge Cutting featured in this mile section; the northern side)

Over a minute slower than I was, when I last ran it, back in 2009
Self-timed 37:58, & I'll be very surprised if I crept into the top 50 (190 on the start-sheet)

First mile @ 7:07
2nd mile @ 14:18
3rd mile @ 22:12 (part way up Cutting)

 

[smutchin]

Volunteered as 25min pacer at parkrun today. That should be an easy run for me but I found it bloody hard work - partly because I haven't run for nearly a month, partly because it was bloody hot this morning, but mostly I suspect because I'm badly out of shape.

I'm hoping to do the Kent Coastal Marathon again in September. Right, training starts NOW - I really need to lose some weight and get fitter by then...

 

[Cathryn]

Had an amazing run this morning - ran up a local mountain (Mt Tamalpais just outside San Francisco) with some friends. 2,000 in 7 miles and back down. I wasn't fast but I was steady and I loved it!! Real endorphin buzz, today. And very achey knees from the run back down.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Horribly humid & hot
Far too much so, for me, I suffered, especially between miles 2 & 3 (Wentbridge Cutting featured in this mile section; the northern side)

Over a minute slower than I was, when I last ran it, back in 2009
Self-timed 37:58, & I'll be very surprised if I crept into the top 50 (190 on the start-sheet)

Officially 47th/195 @ 37:58

'Ackworth' took;
1st place; Simon Newton @ 28:40
2nd place; Mark Mills @ 29:40
1st Senior Lady; Bekki Winters 8th @ 32:22



A few photos
Pat, Sarah, Sarah, Caroline & Collette

Less said, the better...........


Not quite a full group, we had 34 finishers (biggest club entry, barring the local SweatShop contingency)


Denise, one of our (injured) members
Co-incidentally, her maiden name was Marshall


The start, with a little cluster


Front-runners out on Carlton Road (500 yards out)


Main field, same location


'500 yards to go, same location as previous 2 images
It's a crossroads (straight over on way out, big loop, then right-turn on the 'back')


Suffering with 300 yards to go

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Should be a far nicer run in to work today
Yesterday afternoon (left house @ 12;20) was horrendous, I was regretting it within the first 3/4 mile
I was definitely running at a much slower pace

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I found a gift voucher, for Up & Running, that I got for my birthday last year, whilst sorting out one of my cycling/running clothes drawers
I guess I'd forgotten about it

Called into the Wakefield branch this morning, hoping to buy another pair of Mizuno Wave-Harriers to replace my old pair (soles are still great, after 6 years, but the uppers are parting company from the soles)
Sadly, they've only got limited stock of those, & not my size

However, they did have some Salomens I could try (asking if I knew a certain runner, who is actually a member of my Club, who gets on very well with them)
They fit, felt okay, so "Yes, I'll have these" (despite really being an Inov8 man, for trail & fell-shoes)

Thus, with the voucher, & the fact that they were (presumably) last years colours(?), I paid a minuscule amount
If they last 6 months, or I don't get on with them, it'll be no real loss




Top = Inov8 'Roc-Lite 315' (torn toes, & worn out tread on heels)
Middle = Inov8 'MudClaw 330' (split, due to running to work when it was snowing, the brine created by salted roads, dried out the rand too much)
Bottom = Mizuno 'Wave Harriers' (sheer wear & tear, exacerbated by catching sides on rocks)



Regarding Inov8 shoes, I'm hoping to pick up a (bargain) pair of once-used, from a local runner this evening - so long as they fit okay
Not a bad day, if I get them; 2 pairs for far less than the price of one pair!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Regarding Inov8 shoes, I'm hoping to pick up a (bargain) pair of once-used, from a local runner this evening - so long as they fit okay
Not a bad day, if I get them; 2 pairs for far less than the price of one pair!

Went over, & collected them, after helping out at the beginners group at Nostell Priory



They fit, seemingly almost as soft as slippers
I might try them running to work 'XC' on Wednesday morning

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I ran the 'Jane Tomlinson 5K Canal Run' at Methley (between Leeds & Castleford) this evening
http://www.janetomlinsonappeal.com/our-events/2015/07/5k-canal-run-and-1-5miler/

I hadn't entered, so took the risk that it wasn't full, & by arriving early enough, I would get a number (350 maximum)

The course; http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/swillington-eng/jane-tomlinson-5k-canal-run-route-3144155

We had various designated 'grids' at the start
Sub 19, Sun 22, Sub 24, Sub 28

I took '24'
It got a bit crowded on some of the footpaths alongside the river though, & I got a bit penned in at a couple of points, losing time

My self-time, was 22:33 (I reckon I'll be about 75th)

Oh, & I forgot, it had 4metres of ascent (think that was the hump-backed bridge, over the Canal)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I ran the 'Jane Tomlinson 5K Canal Run' at Methley (between Leeds & Castleford) this evening
http://www.janetomlinsonappeal.com/our-events/2015/07/5k-canal-run-and-1-5miler/

We had various designated 'grids' at the start
Sub 19, Sun 22, Sub 24, Sub 28
I took '24'
It got a bit crowded on some of the footpaths alongside the river though, & I got a bit penned in at a couple of points, losing time

My self-time, was 22:33 (I reckon I'll be about 75th)

Officially 83rd/332 @ 22:36

Some Club photos;
Denise (240), Donna (336) Gail (342)



Sarah smiling



Pam (241) waving



Angela (Pontefract AC), a friend of mine, who is a National Duathlon Champion
(don't think she's defended her title yet?)


Before the start, but not a full complemant of runners


Not a good look, at the finish
(Lee had a much better start than me, but had kept stopping to walk for a few dozen yards)

 

[Genau]

I confess, I did not cycle to work today. I ran instead.

Well, I say ran but there was a bit of dawdling in parts, I was quite happy to stop when the pedestrian crossing lights were against me and the first kilometre was quite a bit faster than the sixth and final one. None of them were quick in an absolute sense but that six km of running (well, jogging \ walking \ trotting) had far more of an effect on me than the 16 km or 20 km rides to work.

I will be getting the tram tonight. Mustn't rush these things.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A nice feature about how daft we all are (those of us who run in the mud)

https://www.tracksmith.com/the-fell...il&utm_term=0_cb7c11c76a-9b213f5ccb-257610489