Any Runners On Here??

[Crackle]

I've been running on and off since the start of this year. After Christmas, my brother - who is younger than me but was very overweight, and a heavy smoker to boot - realised just how unfit he was getting when he discovered he couldn't walk the mile or so home from our parents' house without stopping for a break, so he decided to start running. I started too, more to keep him inspired than anything, but stopped when my knees started to hurt. He continued though, and I was soon in danger of being the less fit of the two of us. I couldn't let that happen, so started running again and this time I structured my training a bit better. I'm not fast - I did the Abbey Dash 10k in Leeds at the weekend in 53.53, which is my best 10k time so far - but I am rather enjoying my running. And, most importantly, I'm faster than my brother.

Faster than me, so take heart. I don't even bother contributing to this thread I'm that slow.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Quite a few from our Club ran the 'Abbey Dash', but it was a split decision for some, as it was 'Barnsley 10K' the same day
PB-ers probably ran 'Abbey' as it's almost flat, even if quite well subscribed, the ones wanting a quieter/more challenging race went to Royston for 'Barnsley'

(have run 'Barnsley' a couple of time, think best time on it is 42:35)
I was at work, but did the 'Harriers v Cyclists' on the Saturday, which was possibly harder than both of them combined??




Did the Pontefract ParkRun this morning, but no official times yet, just took it easy, & sauntered round for a (self-recorded, at moment) 22:34
Quite a cool morning too, with some ice on puddles in parts, don't think anyone fell though?

I'll have a look at the results when I get home from work tonight, at about 23:00

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Anyway, more fun this coming weekend as I'm doing Warrior Dash Japan - only 5km of actual running, but with the addition of walls, barbed wire, mud and fire amongst other things. Excellent.

The Warrior Dash was very silly indeed with most people treating it as an enormous cosplay party. It was quite good fun and the trail run element was actually quite challenging although short (only 5km total). But we had free tickets there's no way I would have paid the equivalent of over £50 to enter!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I saw the officials from the ParkRun, nothing brilliant
43rd/202 @ 22:36I still think that a 20:15 is feasible, if I make a good go of it (& warm up before it - I invariably just 'start cold')


Got a message from a Triathlete friend the other day;
His 'other half' & himself have got 'Auld Lang Syne' entries
Dave was supposed to be only allowing 400 entries (plus invites to previous winners/'named runners')
I guess he's allowing more, or the owners of the (private sections of) land we cross have said "Yes" to more??

Mick is a national level Triathlete, having worn a GB suit at the ITU Worlds final round in London this year, & taking a top - 40s place in his age-catagory (despite dropping his bottle & circling back round for it, not long after transition, & losing loads of time)
He was also recently given a National title in a duathlon the other week apparantly, but the results were subsequently 'null & voided' after a good section of the field were misdirected off the course

Not sure I'll be staying with him, even though he says he's only treating it as a 'fun-run'!?!?!?

 

[icky]

Not yet a runner but was thinking of backing up my cycling with a spot of running over the winter and we shall see if it sticks .

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Running my first 'ekiden' this Sunday. For those of you who don't know what one of those it, it's a kind of team-relay race over varying distances. I'll be running the Okutama Ekiden with my club, Namban Rengo - see this report on a previous event.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

My next event is the Hereford Santa 10k on December 8th. The most challenging thing about it is going to be running it in a Santa suit ...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My next event is the Hereford Santa 10k on December 8th. The most challenging thing about it is going to be running it in a Santa suit ...

I did a 'Santa Dash' (about 2.5 miles?) dressed as The Grinch a few years ago
Green fun-fur trousers, red santa jacket & the rubber mask!!!!!

Great fun scaring the kids..... Even more fun when their mums wanted photos with the idiot in the mask!!!
I'm on iPad, so can't access photos (there's a few on my FaceBook page, I think?)

 

[User169]

Running my first 'ekiden' this Sunday. For those of you who don't know what one of those it, it's a kind of team-relay race over varying distances. I'll be running the Okutama Ekiden with my club, Namban Rengo - see this report on a previous event.

There was piece about one of them in the Guardian couple of months ago - in the Nagasaki region I think. Mainly though, the article was about the fact that this year the event would be run for the last time in view of falling interest.

 

[smutchin]

FFS. I've not been running for ages, giving myself a break to recover from general wear and tear, but got my act together to go for a nice gentle 10k at lunchtime today... and fell over.

I hit a slippery patch while turning and my feet just disappeared from under me, and I hit the deck quite hard. Didn't hurt at the time, I just got up and finished my run, but now the adrenaline has worn off, I'm quite sore.

 

[Ghost Donkey]

I've been running regularly but a virus has stopped me training for nearly two weeks now. Providing I'm ok it's a cross country race this Sunday. Looking forward to that one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Went on Club-run last night, & was made to suffer, some of the way, by a new chap who'd turned up for a run (to try us out, as a potential club for us)
He's a Vet-60, but apparantly quite a good age-group triathlete
By the time we'd got to the turn-around point, I'd managed to drop him, but he's more used to long distance, & is off to run the 'Comrades' in South Africa next year!
http://www.comrades.com/

I've been running regularly but a virus has stopped me training for nearly two weeks now. Providing I'm ok it's a cross country race this Sunday. Looking forward to that one.

The league that my club is in started on Sunday
http://www.pecoxc.co.uk/

I was working a late-turn, so didn't try to get to it, but with (knocking on the door of) 650 starters in the Senior/Vet event, it would have been a bit busy at Temple Newsam
(combined male/female figures)

We're not promoting a race this season, as we've hosted one for the past two winters, but are assisting Rothwell Harriers at Round 3 on 12th January

 

[Ghost Donkey]

The comrades is epic. I'd love to be fit enough for that one day. I've still not managed Yorkshireman or haworth hobble yet.

I know round 5 NorthCliffe Woods very well. I used to live walking distance from there for a few years and played there a lot when i was a teenager. Lots of short sharp hills they could use there. It's a shame I'm not in an affiliated club. Quite fancy that one. I could join my dad's as second claim but it's a bit much for one race.

The nearest to me is the Derby running league. There's a North Midlands league my club runs but the standard is too high for me. I've signed up for the county championships in January as it's very near to where I live. I may very well come last .

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The comrades is epic. I'd love to be fit enough for that one day. I've still not managed Yorkshireman or haworth hobble yet.

I know round 5 NorthCliffe Woods very well. I used to live walking distance from there for a few years and played there a lot when i was a teenager. Lots of short sharp hills they could use there. It's a shame I'm not in an affiliated club. Quite fancy that one. I could join my dad's as second claim but it's a bit much for one race.

You should be able to enter as a 'guest'?, a couple of Wakefield Harriers did last year (they're in the West Yorkshire XC League) & ran, but no points

 

[Ghost Donkey]

You should be able to enter as a 'guest'?, a couple of Wakefield Harriers did last year (they're in the West Yorkshire XC League) & ran, but no points

Thanks, I'll have a look into that.