Any Runners On Here??

[GrumpyGregry]

first parkrun of winter in very cold, extremely windy, pretty wet, and excellently muddy Horsham.

I <3 parkrun

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Finally got myself upto running for half an hour non stop, so I did my first ever parkrun this morning.

33:01, peed me off a bit as when I looked at my watch with half a mile to go I got a wriggle on to try and go under 33:00.

You can shave 1 sec off every 400m just by running 5km three times a week, and you'll get under 30 in no time. But don't push yourself, go too far and too fast and you'll get injured.

I ruined August - October not heeding that advice

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 4017097, member: 76"]Back to Parkrun next week, had a bit of an achilles issue recently so I have been sticking with orienteering. Back to running properly a couple of times a week, I do enjoy running.[/QUOTE]
I'd enjoy running a lot more if I hadn't put on over a stone in the last four months and lost a lot of fitness along the way. Five minutes slower over 5km than I was in the spring.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Shamefacedly. I'll admit I didn't go to the 'H v C'

My heart wasn't in it, despite it being one of my favourite races

Now I know, when I look at the results (& photos), I'll be regretting it, & looking at names to figure out the position I might have got

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Sometimes DNS is better than a DNF.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've only ever had one 'DNF' in a (running) race, & it was, curiously enough, at this race, back in 2011

 

[SWSteve]

Half marathon training plan starts tomorrow. Can't wait to get going

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Looks like it was a bit moister than I expected, would have been fun!!!

Two sets in Daves albums

http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=home&subtopic=morephotos&photoyear=2015

 

[3narf]

I'm getting back into running!

The first couple of times felt unnatural (even though I've been seriously running since age 14 and only packed it in about 2012) but it's now starting to feel good again.

With running I can switch off in a way I can't when cycling, especially in Cirencester deer park.

 

[SWSteve]

Parkrun tomorrow morning. Then off to do some Christmas shopping. Guess which I'm looking forward to...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Lovely parkrun on our new winter course. Mudclaws are amazing shoes and quite a buzz to wear my 50 Club shirt for the first time.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Mudclaws are amazing shoes

Correct!!
Absolutely brilliant for fell-running

(2012 'Auld Lang Syne')


And 'XC'
2012/2013 PECO XC series @ Lawnswood College (Leeds)




They do, however, wear like crazy on tarmac
Despite their great ability in snow, the rands don't like the brine created when the salt/slush liquid is there)




I am, however, starting to prefer my recently acquired 'X-Talon 212' even more (also Inov-8)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Muddier than ever. Slower than ever. Just as much fun as ever. parkrun rocks!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Muddier than ever. Slower than ever. Just as much fun as ever. parkrun rocks!

Glad you enjoyed it, I was working (05:30 - 14:00), but ran there & back, to make up for it
I should have gone to this yesterday, but I'd knocked my knee on a trolley at work, & it was a bit sore when I got up, so missed out, & just had a ride instead

Which was a great pity, as it's the only one of Eileen & Daves races I've not run before (have a look at the photo-tour link)
http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=stoop&subtopic=home


Hopefully, if it feels okay, I'll be running this next Sunday
I very much doubt a 'top 5' place will be my result, as it has been in the past
Details; http://files.websitebuilder.prosite...7/file/denbydaletravellersrunnervbike2015.pdf (runners = 6 miles/riders = 9 miles)
Route; http://files.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/fasthosts16537/file/runnervbikeinstruction2015.pdf
Map; http://files.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/fasthosts16537/file/runnervbikemap2015model1.pdf (red = runners, green = bikes)

 

[Tin Pot]

11.5km trail run yesterday, was good to be out running again. Knees a bit crunchy this morning though