Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

Some great photos on that link Richard!

Thankyou!!

Idiots, the lot of us!!!
Or, are we just dedicated & 'hard-core'??

I may have been right first time?? - sadly, I'm somewhere in that album (taken at first & third River Don crossing. Same location on the 'out' & the 'back')


Admittedly, I've line up in a lot worse than that; 2012 'Auld Lang Syne' springs to mind

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A lovely wet, 'character building' ParkRun 158!

The thunderstorm started within 2 minutes of leaving the line!!, & rain all the way round

The time-keepers had already told us, that if the Lightening started, we were on our own, as they weren't standing under the trees to take times/positions!!

Circa 21:43, despite stopping at roughly the 3/4 mile mark to re-tie shoelace that had become undone!
Oh well!!, what if.............


Edit @ 10:42

Just been back-tracking whilst checking for todays times, I did the very first ParkRun there, & was 5th! (forgotten about that)
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pontefract/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A lovely wet, 'character building' ParkRun 158!

Circa 21:43, despite stopping at roughly the 3/4 mile mark to re-tie shoelace that had become undone!

Officially;
44th/245 @ 21:42

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Pity the poor Marshall
(yesterdays damp ParkRun)

 

[smutchin]

24.28 at parkrun yesterday, my slowest since the very first parkrun I did, just over two years ago - although to be fair I had run 9km to the start at not much slower pace...

I also ran home afterwards, a more direct route, so only 7km, but a lot of it uphill (including one climb that was over 10% at its steepest part). I wish I'd paced myself a bit better on the outward leg and parkrun itself because I suffered badly and it took close to 50 minutes. It didn't help that the early warm sunshine had by then given way to a chilly headwind and stinging rain. I also think I was a bit dehydrated by then.

So, 21km overall, in a tad over 2hrs. Not bad but even allowing for the lack of recent running + terrain + conditions, I'm going to have to put in a hell of a lot of work between now and September to have any hope of a sub-3.30 marathon.

 

[Ollie W]

Doing my first ParkRun, assuming this viral cough is gone, at Southampton Common on Saturday. I'm not sure I've ever run 5k before (4 is about the max I've done) so I'm a bit nervous but I know I'm going to be slowly so it's OK. Any tips?

 

[smutchin]

Just enjoy it. As with cycling, it's best to start off at a comfortable pace to avoid burning yourself out too early, and increase your speed towards the end if you have anything left in the tank. So take the first 3km steadily (if you're breathing faster than normal but still just about able to have a conversation, that's probably about the right level of effort) and if you get to the final 400m and still have some energy left, give it full throttle for a sprint finish.

First time out, you're setting a benchmark time. The more you do it, the better idea you'll get of what you're capable of. Always try to push yourself just that little bit harder each time, but don't worry if you can't set a new PB every week - performance does go up and down for lots of reasons.

The best thing about parkrun is no one cares whether you're fast or slow, you'll get the same level of encouragement and plenty of support.

Do you know the course? Good idea to have a look on the website so you know when and where to expect any hills!

 

[SimonJKH]

The best thing about parkrun is no one cares whether you're fast or slow, you'll get the same level of encouragement and plenty of support.

So true. Just enjoy it Ollie

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I'm doing my first competitive mile in a couple of weeks. I've never run a race this short, but after the year of track training etc. I think that at least I won't disgrace myself. I'm aiming for 5.30, which is ambitious but doable.

 

[smutchin]

Ooh, good luck!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Ooh, good luck!

Thanks. I am also still trying to drop the 2kg I need to be properly competitive, except now I've decided that I'm really going to do it, not just imagine that I'm doing it!

 

[smutchin]

Tell me about it. The 3kg I've been imagining I've been trying to drop has turned into the 7kg I really need to drop...

 

[Daffy]

I'm a lapsed runner.... have done a few 10k races and got 1 half marathon under my belt. Fancy cycling for a change now tho :-)

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Tell me about it. The 3kg I've been imagining I've been trying to drop has turned into the 7kg I really need to drop...

oooh, that's going to have added about a minute to your 5k time.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

21km overall, in a tad over 2hrs. Not bad but even allowing for the lack of recent running + terrain + conditions, I'm going to have to put in a hell of a lot of work between now and September to have any hope of a sub-3.30 marathon.

Last Saturday, I ran the (very wet, as stated above) ParkRun, then ran to work & back
That was just over 11 & 1/2 miles in roughly 1.19, so wouldn't reflect too badly for a 'Half' time (last time I did a similar distance, in one loop, as a test, it came out at 1.22)

Thanks. I am also still trying to drop the 2kg I need to be properly competitive, except now I've decided that I'm really going to do it, not just imagine that I'm doing it!

I'm generally 10 stone (+/- a pound)