Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

First 'Trunce' of this years series (9 races), completed, earlier this evening

Ran slowly, very slowly (partly due to queuing, at the gate)

http://www.trunce.org/the-race-route/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

First 'Trunce' of this years series (9 races), completed, earlier this evening
Ran slowly, very slowly (partly due to queuing, at the gate)

http://www.trunce.org/the-race-route/

420 finishers

Doubtless, the numbers will drop off over the next couple of rounds, once all the road-runners, have decided that the mud, woods & river-wadings aren't for them

I started very well back, & just pottered, but caught, and passed a couple of club-mates, who'd started far better (closer to the front) than me
Got caught up at the kissing gate, queuing for 100 yards, losing perhaps 4 minutes(?)

It was a steady trot around, with various little queues, & 'stop-starts' at a couple of other points


Officially 162nd @ 39:46

More photos to follow

Just after last nights start, passing under the 'Trans-Pennine Trail' bridge (ex Woodhead railway route, at this point)

First river crossing (& the 3rd, also)
The blue-vest, & the 'swimmer' are on their return, as a back-marker, in pink, is still heading out (2miles, for them, to get back to this point!)

First (River Don) crossing, in high water (from opposing bank), thus this is the view on the 3rd crossing
Taken in 2012

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Nice parkrun, another sub 24:00 so a bit of consistency creeping in. Sunday morning was not so much running with a hangover, around the street of the City of London and South Bank, as running whilst still pished, never having sobered up from the soaking of my niece's 30th birthday party the night before.

WORST.10K.RUN.EVER.

 

[DRHysted]

Well I'm back running after the calf tear, not that I class 10 minutes as much of a run.
Really need to up the game a bit as the half marathon is on the 24th. Who'd have believed that not doing something was so hard.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Some 'Trunce' photos

You may be unfortunate enough to spot me on page 2
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossienetphotography/albums/72157666580629901/page1

The opening shot across the Valley, is the descent to the kissing-gate that causes all the queuing, but it's definitely bad form to queue-jump, and/or leap the adjoining fence

This runner (Phil Hinchcliffe) is an excellent fell-runner, & an even better CX rider, he's ridden the 3Peaks CX somewhere between 25 & 30 times!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossienetphotography/25977880390/in/album-72157666580629901/

 

[GrumpyGregry]

My plans got a bit mangled this week, so I decided to make an early start on Saturday and run 7km before parkrun. It pour with rain nearly the whole time and the route I worked out in my head ended up at just over 8km. I should have gone home and changed my shoes. The parkrun was 2/3rds tarmac and 1/3rd slippery waterlogged quagmire which has turned my black shoes a nasty sussex clay brown. 25:53 which, given the conditions underfoot, and the 8km that went before it, is not too shabby at all imo.

 

[stephec]

I don't know if anyone has heard about this, but I've already signed it - https://www.change.org/p/stoke-gifford-parish-council-keep-little-stoke-parkrun-in-little-stoke-park

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I don't know if anyone has heard about this, but I've already signed it

Read about it on the BBC website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-36014525

 

[srw]

Wycombe Rye Parkrun #189 by Douglas Gordon, on Flickr

Rumour has it that the chap in that photo occasionally rides a bike. And just lost an epic battle for 285th place to the woman just behind him in the photo in a stonking time of 38:54.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Rumour has it that the chap in that photo occasionally rides a bike. And just lost an epic battle for 285th place to the woman just behind him in the photo in a stonking time of 38:54.

Allegedly, the man in the photograph below, also rides too, or just used to wear the jersey, for running in (before he joined a running club)

Trunce (2010 season, race 2 of 9)

 

[Stephenite]

Well, this week I've been out for a couple of little trots. I had an acute attack of the old PF back in early January and not been able to run since then. Progress! I'm signed up for the short course (18km) of the Oslo Ecotrail next month and thought til now 'no chance' but, maybe... I hope so. I do love a joggle in the sunshine.

 

[DRHysted]

Well it was the Southampton Half Marathon today, my first Half, and I'm quite impressed.
1:38 and 502 overall.
Not bad considering this time last month I couldn't run after tearing my calf on 5th March.
Feeling rather smug actually, but now need to notch the training up a gear. I've got the New Forest Marathon in September and I'm doing the full 26.2 miles!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

First 'Trunce' of this years series (9 races), completed, earlier this evening

Ran slowly, very slowly (partly due to queuing, at the gate)

http://www.trunce.org/the-race-route/

Round 2 tomorrow evening

I wonder if we'll break the 400 runner barrier again, now that people have realised how hard it is, for just 4 miles
(even if it is cheap, @ £1.50!!!)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Well it was the Southampton Half Marathon today, my first Half, and I'm quite impressed.
1:38 and 502 overall.
Not bad considering this time last month I couldn't run after tearing my calf on 5th March.
Feeling rather smug actually, but now need to notch the training up a gear. I've got the New Forest Marathon in September and I'm doing the full 26.2 miles!

well done. May we ask what age you are?

 

[DRHysted]

well done. May we ask what age you are?

41.

I ran a lot as a youth, but stopped at 16. Took 2 decades off exercise until I started cycling again in 2010. I restarted running January 2015, but was plagued with issues, so it took until September before I reached 10 miles.
After attending Physio due to the torn calf muscle I now know that I'm not opening my hips enough, my knees are turning inwards, and I don't have enough flexibility in my ankles. I have a range of stability exercises to try to correct as much as possible.

So all in all I'm pretty pleased with today, and I'm still moving, I haven't seized up yet (wait and see what I'm like in the morning).