Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

Club meet earlier this evening
Most of the attendees went to do hill-repeats, & speed work in a local housing estate
Three of us decided to go for a run
It'll probably be the last Club XC (public footpaths/bridleways) run this year - I know it will be for me, as I'm on late-turns for next couple of weels now, so far too dark by my return to club nights

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 )

A friend of mine, who is a very good Triathlete holds practically every record for his running club, as a V50


5 Kilometres - 18.51, Doncaster, July 12
5 Miles- 31.52, Darrington, June 12
10 kilometres- 38.34, Leeds, Nov 12
10 Mile- 67.35, Askern, August 12
Half-Marathon - 1.27.05, Bridlington, October 12
20 Miles - only one he doesn't hold
Marathon- 3.19.54, Manchester, April 12


His 'significant other' also holds a few of the Clubs V40 Ladies (& has been a national duathlon champion)
5 Kilometres- 19.28, Pontefract, Sept 15
5 Miles - 33.17, Darrington, June 14
10 Kilometres- 39.38, Wistow, Oct 15

Half-Mar.- 1.26.25, Bridlington, Oct 15

Both if them are 'sub 20' ParkRunners usually

 

[stephec]

Is anyone else in the London Ballot?

Me.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I prefer fell-races, but they're generally harder, rougher terrain, and you can be covering open moorland (sometimes entirely on 'peat-bog'), such as the 'Withins', that I'm running in October
http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=withins&subtopic=home
Again, that's 7 miles, but a 1000 foot of ascent

My times at Withins;
2010; 160/345 @ 59:33
2011; 176/323 @ 1.01:09
2012; 136/302 @ 1.01:32
2013; 178/261 @ 1.03:57
2014; 133/255 @ 59:22
2015; 186/313 @ 1.01:12


A better course description, same pictures, but with captions
https://get.google.com/albumarchive...m503Vnx7OD41nEmPjPBcKiWWhoCJL0_JVm?source=pwa

Arrived up there, nice & early to get a decent parking slot, for a quick getaway afterwards
Managed to bag a fairly low number ('74')
As the parking got busier - any member who lives around Haworth/Keighley, etc... might know the situation at Penistone Hill Country Park, and the narrow access road
After the kids race was over, there was a (dare I use the phrase??) a 'yummy-mummy' coming down in a Range Rover (the godawful present shape), & looking measuringly at the gap between a parked car & the opposing hawthorn bush
Being a gallant sort, I backed myself into the bush, in shorts, to help preserve her paintwork
She then proceeded to thank me, by driving over my right foot!!!
Thankfully, the verge at that point was soft, & it had wide tyres on, for a spreaded footprint, so all I got was a surprise! (no bruisimg - to date)

Given how unfit I am at the moment, & due to various factors, including injury, it'd be the longest I'd ran since the same race last year, hence I wasn't expecting much, & even started very close to the back

Worked my way through a bit, when possible, & despite having to be hauled out of the peat at one stage, when I went up to both thighs, I made some time up
I did latch onto a girl ('Darwen Dashers who was running at a comfortable pace, & followed her

I had stated elsewhere, on another cycling forum, that given poor fitness, I'd be happy with anything under 1.10:00. I was ecstatic to cross the line with a (self-timed, at the moment!) 1.03:18

Looking due west, towards The Stoop


Roughly southwards



On arrival home

 

[SWSteve]

Me.

Have you done a marathon before? This could be my first, provided I get in via the ballot.

 

[Tin Pot]

Petts Wood 10k

In three years I have improved by 45 seconds

Well the real difference is that I didn't have to spend twenty minutes with a physio before being able to stand again

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Was meant to do a local 10k this morning but overslept. Tut tut.

Y'days parkrun was fun. Funner than a little while. I left planning simply to trot round. My hip was twinging a bit but the rolled ankle had piped down so as we walked to the start I changed plan and decided to give it some beans.... using the HR on my Garmin to determine the level of the bean feast. Sticking as far as possible to 156bpm ceiling for the first four km I then up the effort for the last 1000 metres and crossed the line at 172bpm, my theoretical max. Fastest Horsham parkrun this year.

 

[Tin Pot]

Nice one.

I might do a parkrun next Saturday, would be good to see if my standalone 5k is better than my sprint tri 5k of 24:48.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Nice one.

I might do a parkrun next Saturday, would be good to see if my standalone 5k is better than my sprint tri 5k of 24:48.

all depends on the start and overtaking chances in first 1km imo. Way more crowded than the duals I have done. Get baulked on a narrow course and you kiss your PB goodbye....

 

[Legs]

Having got over my testicle pain, I managed to crack a rib a fortnight ago (bearhugging my son and nephew) ... Nonetheless, I decided I'd check out Peter Pan Parkrun in Hull while up visiting my outlaws. I managed to slip on stairs and bruise my little toe shortly before leaving the house (accident-prone, me?), but managed to knock out a 19:16 which was okay considering how little running I've been doing recently. It's a nice little race, very friendly and welcoming, if not an especially spectacular course.

 

[fimm]

Nice one.

I might do a parkrun next Saturday, would be good to see if my standalone 5k is better than my sprint tri 5k of 24:48.

It ought to be! (Depending on the course of course - if your Parkrun has a massive hill in it and your tri course is pan flat and short then that's different.)

 

[John the Monkey]

Still doing the Monday & Wednesday 5kms (24.33 being the fastest so far).

I'm experimenting with the "coach" on my mobile (a part of Samsung's "S Health" app) on Saturdays. I've done the "Endurance Builder" for the last two weeks, a programme of 5 minute warm up, then 50 minutes at a steadily increasing (but by no means fast) pace, followed by a 5 minute cool down. A bit like zone 2 training on the bike, it's rather dull, and Ms Samsung is forever telling me to slow down. Still, a reliable 9 and a bit km on each try so far, and the gentle pace means it's not as intense as my weekday 5ks, a nice change.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

We all run too fast in training.

 

[SWSteve]

Threshold run today will see if I can replicate my 5km PB pace. I've just logged into parkrun for the first time in about 6 months and have seen my time was a minute faster than I thought

 

[Jimidh]

Had my first run on Sunday for a about 6 months - only 2.5 miles (19min 8 sec) to ease my legs in.

I can feel it in my legs this morning. I'll start my regular winter 5 mile loops now the nights are getting darker.

 

[SWSteve]

Not doing London Marathon, I received an email instead of the lovely magazine. Never mind, eh!

Any other marathons to recommend? Something different would be good