Any Runners On Here??

[FitJim]

I found some running buddies on this app, might help you out. The app is free, for iOS.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1133200910

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Went to Thornes Park this morning, as it was the second anniversary event (& 12 years of ParkRunning, apparently)

My last visit was for the 98th. on the 3rd September, when I was 42nd/218 @ 23:21
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/any-runners-on-here.110181/post-4448395

To mark the two years, the course was run in opposition, which meant a hill straight after the start
I had intentions of simply shadowing the '25' pacer (only one at the event), but managed to get past him about half-way round, & put a few seconds into him - but not as many as I'd have liked
I got the '36' tag, & self-timed at 24:11
Race Director, was guessing at 260 runners

 

[User33236]

I hadn't run since leaving school a few decades ago. On Wednesday evening my wife returned from her running club and I suggested we go out for a short interval session to gauge my ability. Did 8 x 1 minute run: 1:30 minute walk intervals and thought ' that was easy' so was encouraged to sign up for my local Parkrun this morning.

Mrs SG set me a target time of sub 26 minutes so was very pleased to come in 56th out of 281 and get a time of 23:43.

I don't have any running gear so am currently browsing on Wiggle lol.

 

[Gert Lush]

I didn't know there was one either, until I was surprised to learn about it. I may do the Christmas Cracker, but it may get in the way of the festivities. What was the route like for Bristol?

Sorry I've been away for a week so only just getting around to reply.

The Bristol Half was okay. We went up the portway and then back down for 7 miles. The other 6 were more windy and went along by the water and then up redhill and around queens square. Past cabot later on. The last 2 miles were a lot of turns and cobbles which I didn't enjoy. I'm not 100% sure where the route went as I don't really know the names of the places in Bristol, I'll try and link my strava run so you can hopefully see the route on there.

https://www.strava.com/activities/724691444

 

[The Rover]

knocked out a PB this morning on a 10k, managed it in 48mins and considering I had some quite intensive physio yesterday I'm feeling quite pleased with myself! Tomorrow might be a different picture though!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I hadn't run since leaving school a few decades ago. On Wednesday evening my wife returned from her running club and I suggested we go out for a short interval session to gauge my ability. Did 8 x 1 minute run: 1:30 minute walk intervals and thought ' that was easy' so was encouraged to sign up for my local Parkrun this morning.

Mrs SG set me a target time of sub 26 minutes so was very pleased to come in 56th out of 281 and get a time of 23:43.

I don't have any running gear so am currently browsing on Wiggle lol.

Damned fine!!!

 

[Garry A]

Great Scottish Run today in Glasgow. Half marathon done in 1:39:41 More than 10 mins of last years time. Happy with that

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A couple of our members were at the Chester MBNA Marathon yesterday

Plus we had 2 run the Berlin Marathon last weekend

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Away at a weekend conference and the timetable precluded my going to the local parkrun. Went for a crack of dawn run solo 5km instead, after taking some route tips from a fellow delegate who I knew was a runner and had been there in the summer. Somewhat cold, very misty, dew soaked grass, I set off and was greeted by a sunrise to die for. Past, indeed through, paddocks of horses and fields of cattle, and on to a disused railway line before joining the road for the last 1km. Really lovely.

Did it in reverse on Sunday morning and rolled my ankle before I even got to the end of the conference centre drive and went down with a thump too and somehow bruised the opposite hip. For flip's sake. Not happy.

Lovely porridge for breakfast though. And the lovely Helen is wigging out about the heart failure related to ibuprofen usage stories. I live on profen.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran to work on Sunday dinner-time, through the Woods, & along the river (Calder) bank
A bit slippery in places, with standing water from the rain at the end of the week

I'd gone on the bike, on Saturday, & taken my head-torch with me (LED Lenser H7) in preparation
Come 22:15, I was leaving the road, at the bridge over the (Aire & Calder Navigation) Canal, & heading down to the river bank
It's not a plain banking, but has lots of tree growth along it, so the path meanders around the bigger trees
Ie; down the steps shown, & along the 'dismantled railway' on the OS map under the pic
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/191204

Quite good fun, with the torch, as were the Woods

I think it took me roughly the same time, gate - gate, as my last daylight run through
However, I was probably a bit slower in the Woods, but, with it being a reasonably cool evening (& not a lot of humidity), I could work harder on the road sections

 

[GrumpyGregry]

and now I have a chest infection.

 

[fimm]

Someone's taken 5 seconds off my club 5km record.
I had hoped I could hold the 5km, 10km and half marathon records simultaneously .... I think I need to get down to parkrun

(This post is not to be taken too seriously )

 

[SWSteve]

Is anyone else in the London Ballot?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I met this bloke when I was out running tonight

He was out for a walk. He didnae have on a tartan suit, but did have a tartan tie.

 

[Tin Pot]

Moved up to the 9min mile group on Tuesday. So 1 mile warm up 6 miles at pace 1 mile warm down.

First track session in gawd knows. 5x4minutes...you run one way for two minutes, the klaxon sounds and you run back to cross the line you started from before the klaxon sounds again(!)

Weird, but a decent work out.

Super annoyed that I had to miss track today after commiting to it - Wife.

Race day on Sunday with no supporters