Any Runners On Here??

[flatflr]

Just back from completing the Snowdon Trail Marathon over the weekend, took quite a while at 06:18:42 (but did include 5,400ft of climbing) which put me at 228th out of about 500. Well pleased with that result

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Got totally pwned by a kid at parkrun this morning. I'm guessing around 8-9 years old. She was running with her dad and they came past me about 500m from the line. I tried to keep up, I really did, but she was going for it.

I finished in 24.16, which I'm pretty pleased with - best time this year on this course. I've only run quicker once, on the alternative course, which is slightly flatter. Still a loooong way off my all-time PB though.

According to the results, my young rival is in the JW10 category, so I'm probably about right on her age, and her course PB is 22.58. She has also gone under 24mins on the Canterbury course, which is a proper tough one. Crikey! That is seriously impressive.

Get pwned every week at Horsham by an under 10. You get used to it after a while.

 

[Ian A]

Get pwned every week at Horsham by an under 10. You get used to it after a while.

A guy at track from our club who is faster than me gets beaten regularly by his son. Son is already sub 20min at parkrun. It's fantastic to see and I'll always encourage him (I marshal a lot more than I run Parkrun) but at the same time it helps me to realise I'll never be fast! Slow people just race further. If only the fast guys would stop racing longer too .

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Regarding fast kids
This years 'Wakefield 10K' was won by the son of one of our consultant Anaesthetists
He recorded 32:52, l think he's about 19?

Whilst Paddy, his dad is not too bad a runner, dare l say, roughly on a par with me (he's faster than me at ParkRun, but l can put a few minutes into him, at a 7 mile or so, fell-race)


We placed two (club members) in the top 10, normally either of them are capable of winning it, but not this time

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Get pwned every week at Horsham by an under 10. You get used to it after a while.

That's the great thing about them, the variation/inclusiveness of ages/capabilities
My club, for example, has 2 runners capable of 'sub 17' runs at Nostell (not flat!), & the other end sees members happy with '45'
There's sometimes a few rapid kids show up at my regular ParkRuns (Nostell Priory, & Pontefract RaceCourse), but more often at Pontefact
You're (ie; me) more likely to be 'chicked', as the expression goes, but l have no issues with that, if someone's faster than me, it's fine
Using last Saturdays Pontefract, as an example
253 finishers
Fastest junior = 18th @ 21:09 (JM 11-14)
Fastest lady = 19th @ 21:15 (45-49) - my friend, Angela, who has a 19:28 PB there

Ahead of me, were 3 'JM11-14', 1 'JM 15-17', 1 'SW25-29'
I was 48th @ 23:39

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Christ, remind me to never ask a runner about times...

 

[DRHysted]

feeling quite happy with todays training. New longest distance of 21 miles (so I've broken the 20 mile barrier now) in 3hours 3 minutes. Next month I'm going to be hard pushed to find time for long runs as I've got plenty of overtime and blood donation. But I think I'll manage the New Forest Marathon respectably now (11th September).
In fact I'm considering adjusting my target time from 4.5 hours to 3.75!!

 

[DRHysted]

feeling quite happy with todays training. New longest distance of 21 miles (so I've broken the 20 mile barrier now) in 3hours 3 minutes. Next month I'm going to be hard pushed to find time for long runs as I've got plenty of overtime and blood donation. But I think I'll manage the New Forest Marathon respectably now (11th September).
In fact I'm considering adjusting my target time from 4.5 hours to 3.75!!

I've decided to make my suffering worthwhile for the Hampshire & Ilse of Wight Air Ambulance (the further I push myself the closer I think I'm getting to need them). If anyone what's to help out I've set up a just giving page here www.justgiving.com/Duane-Hysted

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nostell Priory #105 this morning
Quite breezy, on the 'out' towards the Estate Church, this morning

Felt okay, after first mile (still have knee issues, after a fall in a XC race, back in 2012 - can't start quickly)

Second fastest event of year, 7 seconds quicker would have seen a better time
Oh well!!!

(no official times yet, so that time's on my watch)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nostell Priory #105 this morning

Second fastest event of year, 7 seconds quicker would have seen a better time
(no official times yet, so that time's on my watch)

31st/191 @ 23:38

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Fellow runners, if any of you would like to sponsor me, on August 20th, I will be running 26km on my home of Wolfe Island to raise money for cancer care in Kingston, Ontario. The event was inspired by the fact that several of our fellow islanders currently fighting cancer, including the father of our neighbour and best friend on the island. I won't mention this again here or anywhere else on the site...

https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1163516&supId=438444246

 

[User19783]

I brought a new gadget the other day, used it for the first time,
omg
It's brilliant,
After years of using Garmin forunner 205 then the forunner 305, the 305 started to play up a bit, like it wouldn't upload or when out to start a run, I had to wait ages for signal.
So I went out and brought a new Garmin forunner620
Well it's blown me away with all the stats ,
I won't bore you with them, but on my run this morning, I did a pb for a 5km, sure it motivate me, 30 second quicker. Now that's a result that makes me smile.
Can't wait to go for run again, but the watch is telling me to rest for 70 hours, hum no way, not waiting that long, Sunday. Is when my next session is.
Thanks for listening.
Mud

 

[Tin Pot]

Put in only 13 miles this week but hoping to go to parkrun and set a PB tomorrow am.

Planning to keep the weekly volume fairly low the next few months.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After years of using Garmin forunner 205 then the forunner 305, the 305 started to play up a bit, like it wouldn't upload or when out to start a run, I had to wait ages for signal.

I've got a 305, but don't use it very often
I know l've not used it this year, in fact, the last time l used was possibly in the runup to my Clubs half-marathon last April!

 

[smutchin]

So I went out and brought a new Garmin forunner620
Well it's blown me away with all the stats...

I've been using a 405CX for a few years and have been very happy with it. I got it second-hand off ebay for a good price and the only flaw with it has been that the battery is old so it won't hold a charge very well. But as long as I keep it topped up, I rarely run long enough for this to be a problem.

For ages, I've been considering upgrading either to a 220 or a 620. I've always been put off the 620 by the price, but on the other hand, I've been put off the 220 by the lack of a Virtual Pacer, which is my favourite feature of the 405CX.

However, now that the 630 has come out, the price has come down quite significantly on the 620.

So I've just gone and ordered one.

I don't think I'll use most of the training features, but aside from the VP, the connectivity is another major attraction - ie being able to upload runs via my phone without having to wait until I can get back to my desktop computer.