Any Runners On Here??

[Ian A]

1:34 is very respectable!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Pontefract ParkRun '155' on Saturday, quite hot & humid, even at that time


Quite warm & horrible!!!, managed to get to 39th/271 @ 21:28 though!

1:34 is very respectable!

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[smutchin]

1:34 is very respectable!

True!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Back in Ontario now, and I'm building up to my first local race back home - an 8k thing called 'Beat Beethoven' on June 1st. I'm hoping to get near or under 31minutes and finish in the Top 20 - which I've never done before in this race. Top 3 in my age group would also be nice, although that all depends on who shows up on the day, and even sub-31 may not guarantee me either as the numbers and the standards seem to be increasing year on year. The training is going well though, and I've been on the tri-bike for the first time in a year too, which is helping my leg strength.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've managed to get an invite (as a Club) to an interesting race, it's essentially a members only & invited guests event - mainly due to space on the transport to the start!!

I did it last year, but was the only entrant from my Club. I can't say I 'pulled strings', but I know a couple of members of the promoting club (& a stalwart of their 'Man v Bike' race in December

This is the advert from a couple of years ago;

http://denbydaletravellers.org.uk/ESW/Files/CAN_YOU_BEAT_BADGER_2012.pdf

 

[User169]

Westland half-marathon today. A scenic parcours running between all the greenhouses - it's a big tomato growing region.

Had a cold the past couple of days, so nearly gave it a miss. Felt OK once I got going though and got round in 1:32 dead.

There was a marathon at the same time won with a time of 2:35. I looked back at times for the same event in the mid-80s and they had 25 people run under 2:30! Peeps don't seem to run as fast as they used to!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Should have run this one yesterday. but I felt a bit 'off' when I got up, so didn't bother going up
http://www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk/index.php?page=trail

Mindst you, I was kicking myself by the advertised start-time, that I ought to have gone & seen how I went out on the course
I've ran it 3 times

2010 = 62nd/269 @ 53:26
2011 = 72nd/272 @ 53:19
2012 = didn't enter, due to knee injury
2013 = 151st/243 @ 1.02:29 (due to lack of training, with Plantar Fasciitis)

It's got lovely views, especially on the 'back', when you're looking across Wharfedale to Ilkley Moor

277 finishers, 2 of my club-mates went up (unbeknownst to me)



Oh well, there's always 2015!!!

 

[Ian A]

A bit of a flying visit to Oxenhope yesterday and today. Managed to squeeze in an 18 mile road run yesterday around Oxenhope, Haworth, Pennistone Hill, Stanbury, Cross Roads and Keighley. Wasn't quick and not the most hilly route I could have taken by a long way but it blew the long run cobwebs from my legs.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

You ought to have taken some fell-shoes & followed parts of the Woodentops races, such as 'Withins'
All on public-footpaths, I believe - unlike 'Stanbury Splash', & 'Auld Lang Syne'

http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=withins&subtopic=home

https://plus.google.com/photos/1104...5800214946425154306&oid=110439573756197443848


This one appeared, linked, on my FaceBook page last night

Anyone from west Leeds/east Bradford ought to be familiar with the area

I've raced MTB's around there in the early 90's, so just about remember parts of the course used
Though we didn't go up the hill, just cut across it near the top



http://www.pudseypacers.com/events/post-hill-challenge

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Hmm, having said the training was going well, I have spent most of the last few days not being able to get the time to run, and having way too many opportunities to drink beer - that stops today!

 

[Ian A]

You ought to have taken some fell-shoes & followed parts of the Woodentops races, such as 'Withins'
All on public-footpaths, I believe - unlike 'Stanbury Splash', & 'Auld Lang Syne'

I did think that when I went past Pennistone Hill car park. I didn't know what time I could get out for a run and was planning on having to go out when it was dark. Didn't fancy a nighttime run over open moorland at night on my own.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Fair comment Ian!

 

[thefollen]

Any peeps here doing this?

http://www.ratracemanvsmountain.com/

I've very tempted :-D

 

[Ian A]

Any peeps here doing this?

http://www.ratracemanvsmountain.com/

I've very tempted :-D

Looks fantastic (in theory ) but I don' see me getting round that!

 

[Ian A]

Fair comment Ian!

It's the kind of thing I would do normally and probably get lost for a few hours in the process. Obviously suffered a very rare bought of common sense. It won't last .