Any Runners On Here??

[smutchin]

My 'home' parkrun is Whitstable, which is a flattish course although quite exposed (it's along the coast) so can be wind affected.

My nearest parkrun is actually Canterbury, which is most definitely not a flat course. My PB there is something like 21.20 - was on a very good day when I set that. Whitstable is my 'home' because it was the only one in the area when I started doing them but we have several options locally now. I'm doing Margate this weekend which is another lovely coastal course along the clifftops - and very windy. PB there is similar to Canterbury but I won't be that quick this weekend.

My overall best parkrun time was set at Pegwell Bay nr Ramsgate - 20.07 - very flat course, albeit with a kissing gate halfway round. And somewhat under distance by my reckoning, so I don't count it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Neither of mine are particularly flat

Pontefract is deemed a flat course, in Horse racing circles, due to the lack of jumps, but it's not a level course
There's a climb from the start, to the fishing lake, a slope away from it
A long steady descent to the bottom (north-west) corner, then a steady (if 'stepped') climb back

As evidenced here, looking back down towards the railway, 'Xscape', & jct 32/M62



Nostell Priory map & 'Run 1' entrants

 

[Cathryn]

My 5 year old son is running his first trail 5k on Saturday - we're so excited about it!!

 

[Cathryn]

The trail 5k went brilliantly. A fairly tough course - long (3.4m) and hilly, the female course record is 24 mins to give you an idea. My little man ran a really solid race with no complaining, finished in 45 mins and was good for 3rd in his age-group. He wants to run more trail races.

Surprisingly, I got 3rd in my age-group too. Clearly the fast Old Girls didn't show up this morning.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nostell #58

28th/154 @ 23:20

Did consider Thornes Park, when I woke up, but I will have to have a go at that one
I won't be able to fit it in before the Cyclo-Cross there, on Sunday 20th, as I'm working earlies the next 2 Saturdays

 

[Legs]

Dammit. Just started coming down with the 'lurgy that Mrs Legs and Legs Jr have had, and the disrupted nights finally caught up with me. Accordingly, the Wilne 10k didn't go very well. The best positive that I can draw from it is that it was still a respectable time (39:48) in spite of feeling like death-warmed-up and barely jogging around the second lap.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Horsham parkrun's first birthday last Saturday. It was advertised as a naked run, and boy it was a close race with it going down to 10ths of a second to determine who was nearest their prediction. (Not me, 27 seconds faster than I predicted). Y'man was there signing copies of the parkrun.

In less happy news I have done something to my left Achilles and can't get past 10 - 12km without a lot of discomfort and hobbling the next day. I suspect I simply overdid it, running wise, whilst on holiday last month and have picked up an overuse injury, that or the planar wart (yuck) on my right foot caused my gait to change so much my left leg is protesting. Living in a hotel for the last few months has done no favours to my waistline and avoir dupois and the project I'm on dominates my weekday working hours to such a degree it has impacted on my running (but I get to cycle to and from work).

The parkruns in Copenhagen are good fun thobut.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tonights 18:15 run, brought the Clubs Autumn Handicap


Circa 4.1 miles, mixed terrain;
Playing fields, old railway lines, woodland, farmland, carriage-drives (from long-gone routes to country houses), footpaths, a STEEP hill (only one - thankfully), some road

http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/latest-news/4559038671 (see top left)
http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4158302.html

All Club members have a target time, ranging from
Terry Forrest @ 23:11
Simon Newton @ 23:41
Myself @ 31:25

Down to Alison John-Baptiste @ 1.05:31


Shoould be interesting, as I know the course, & reckon on where I can pass safely, & easily
I didn't break mine, at the moment, by my (unofficial) reckoning, it was 31:26 (some of the 'faster time' runners finished behind me though)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

All Club members have a target time, ranging from
Terry Forrest @ 23:11
Simon Newton @ 23:41
Myself @ 31:25


Should be interesting, as I know the course, & reckon on where I can pass safely, & easily
I didn't break mine, at the moment, by my (unofficial) reckoning, it was 31:26 (some of the 'faster time' runners finished behind me though)

My finishing time was officially 31:24
17th/74 on the handicap times

Only 18 of us got under our hypothesised time
The winner knocked a brilliant 4.09 off her target of 49:00


Mine, on actual run-times, 26th/74 (7.40min/mile)

Best time was Simon Newton @ 23:41 (average pace; 5.46min/mile)

Best lady; 4th overall; Becky Winters @ 26:37 (average page 6.30min/mile)

 

[ChrisEyles]

Went out along the SW coast path again this evening... this time we went up a real swine of a hill - I can't say we "ran" up it unfortunately - but other than that it was a gorgeous evening with lovely sea views along the way I am rather getting back into this running business now I've discovered some good routes

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Twas the last Trunce of the year earlier this evening (9 rounds)

A very wet/misty Oxspring greeted us

And, some fancy dress entrants

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Twas the last Trunce of the year earlier this evening (9 rounds)

A very wet/misty Oxspring greeted us

And, some fancy dress entrants

I had a slow start (don't seem to have anything other nowadays), but did manage to run(?!?) the hill right to the bottom of the 'quarry steps'

54th/253 @ 34:38


Some of Steves (public access) FaceBook albums, aka 'MossyNet' (you may find me...)


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.528525850630898.1073741870.299954406821378&type=1

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.528518917298258.1073741869.299954406821378&type=3


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.528525850630898.1073741870.299954406821378&type=1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

With regard to the above albums. I had my very own Minion pace-maker on the 'back'

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Good for her

Hold your head up, & be proud!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-34277809

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nostell Priory # 60 this morning

What I thought was a '25' minute run, was officially 21st/152 @ 23:07 (last attendance, #58, was 23:20)