Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

No ParkRun this morning, as I was working an early-turn again
(my next Saturday off, is the 26th)

However, there's a new one starting that day, which is roughly equi-distance, from home, for me
I'll try it, if I remember at the time

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[URL='http://www.parkrun.org.uk/nostellpriory/course/[/QUOTE']It was horrible!!!!!!!!!, so damned humid/hot, that I felt like abandoning before the 2nd lap started!!
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[URL='http://www.parkrun.org.uk/nostellpriory/course/[/QUOTE']Still I plodded on, to; 51st/215 @ 22:33
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[Richard A Thackeray]

Re; a race that I try to do every year now
I've have ridden it twice - 2007 & 2008
Ran it in; 2009, 2010, 2011 (DNF due to branch in the eye) & 2013
2012 was a 'DNA', due to a clash with family matters


Someone 'pointed me in the direction' of this YouTube footage of the 2013 race

Don't think I'm in the general view clip. but it shows you a rough view of the race & terrain covered





I am, however, in this one at about 15:58 - 16:10
I didn't watch it all, to see me, but spotted myself in the 'thumbnails' at the side, when the above clip had finished




The race?????

http://www.bingleyharriers.co.uk/events/harriers-vs-cyclists/


Edit;
Blimey, there I am, in the 'freeze-frame'!!!!

 

[User169]

16km in Englandshire today. Ran the loop that I used to train on 20years ago.

The difference was noticeable - I never used to see any cyclists at
all, but today saw loads! Not sure why they all had such an aversion to lube though. I could them squeaking away ages before they got near me.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Did you see Steve Way competing for England in the Marathon at the Commonwealth Games yesterday??

Serious respect!!:

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/31/great-britain-commonwealth-games-marathon-steve-way

 

[smutchin]

Did you see Steve Way competing for England in the Marathon at the Commonwealth Games yesterday??

Keep up at the back!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Had my second session of intense therapeutic massage yesterday, which hopefully will have sorted out my strange shoulder muscle strain (which I did in my sleep last week!). I'll try running again on Wednesday. Then I have to start building up distances: 10k race on August 17th, half-marathon in September, and then, maybe, a full marathon (or another half) in October.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

As for Steve Way, he finished 10th overall, got a PB by over a minute and broke the British over-40 record.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...mmonwealth-games-marathon-runner-9631879.html

I think he's still got room to improve.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Certainly getting there again with no real niggles. Went for a 16.7 km run yesterday and then did 70km on the bike and 1 km in the pool.
Cycling does seem to sort out my legs after a run...?

 

[smutchin]

broke the British over-40 record.

A record that has stood for 35 years!

That's mad, Ted.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It was the second ParkRun, at Nostell Priory this morning (draw an imaginary triangle between Wakefield, Pontefract & Doncaster, and you'll find it - along with Ackworth)
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nos...ce=Nostell Priory and Parkland&type=&view=map

I didn't get there, as I was on 'taxi-duties' for wife & daughter, for an event this morning.

However, the numbers were well down, at the inaugural event, we had 215 finishers!
This week there were only 82!!

Pontefract was also down on numbers too, but still had 160+, the weather's not usually been a factor there, as we've have 120+ when it's been raining from early morning

 

[scottbob]

Where?
What distance?
Road, 'Trail', or Fell-Races?

(Anyone local to me??)

Hello i still enjoy running as well as cycling, having ran the GNR and a Total Warrior event,
There is a few of us who enjoy running in the Selby area around Brayton Barff and along canals only just started looking for local events for fun and not competition, and pretty much every village and town has at least one.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

It was the second ParkRun, at Nostell Priory this morning (draw an imaginary triangle between Wakefield, Pontefract & Doncaster, and you'll find it - along with Ackworth)
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nos...ce=Nostell Priory and Parkland&type=&view=map

I didn't get there, as I was on 'taxi-duties' for wife & daughter, for an event this morning.

However, the numbers were well down, at the inaugural event, we had 215 finishers!
This week there were only 82!!

Pontefract was also down on numbers too, but still had 160+, the weather's not usually been a factor there, as we've have 120+ when it's been raining from early morning

I managed my second park run in Perth today, nice route at the North Inch. Even managed a PB wa hey. 160 odd attendees.

 

[smutchin]

Having not run at all for two weeks, I did Canterbury parkrun yesterday, and ran there and back as well - a total of 14km. Took it fairly easy, paced myself carefully, so I'm happy with the total time of about 74 minutes, which is comfortably inside 4hr marathon pace - and the lack of proper build up means I'll be happy with a sub 4. Just remains to be seen if I can sustain it for three times the distance. Five weeks until I find out!

Book ending a parkrun like this is a good way to get a longer run in. Next time I'll push the distance up to around 20km, I think. Although next time won't be for another two weeks as I'm doing a 600km audax next weekend.

 

[Ian A]

I've been on holiday to the French Alps for my first triathlon in nearly two years. Last Monday a group of us managed a whole four miles at the top of Alpe d'Huez before a torrential storm came in fast and we made for our waterproofs and then the cover of a cafe for hot chocolate. Wednesday was the long course triathlon. A group of seven of us cycled from our campsite wearing rucksacks to the start at a mountain lake. This "warm up" was 18km on a flat road with a nasty little ascent at the end. When the race started I never heard the hooter and was warming up near the water entry point so my official swim time is slower than my Garmin time from when I actually crossed the swim start line . The triathlon was made up of a 2.2km swim in a lovely but chilly mountain lake, a 115km ride over three mountains ending at the top of Alpe d'Huez followed by a 22km run at the top with around 600m of ascent and descent. I did the run in a not very impressive 2.25.42 but I was just glad to get to the end of it by that point. The ascent up Alpe d'Huez was hot one.

Here's a not very pretty picture of my attempt at a sprint finish .

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Great stuff, Ian!

I got out for my first proper run for a couple of weeks today, now my shoulder injury seems to be mostly okay. 14.5km, easy pace.