Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

A steady plod around Nostell Priory ParkRun on Saturday (11th event)
A nice cool, but wet morning (which possibly kept numbers down??)
13th/96 @ 22:11



Plus;

I've just been told the date of another fun race around the (allegedly) festive period

It's 'Denby Dale Travellers' offer, each year, a 'Man v Bike' race.
It differs from (Novembers) 'Bingley Harriers' race; 'Harriers v Cyclists', in that the DDT race diverges/converges the runners & riders.
The runners have about 6 miles. & the riders (circa) 11 miles
Granted, they have further to go, but have some sections of good roads to play catch up on

http://www.denbydaletravellers.org.uk/ESW/Files/DENBY_DALE_TRAVELLERS_RUNNER_V_BIKE_2014.pdf

I've run it twice, in 2011, & 2012;
2011; 6th/33 @ 59:40 -10 bikes/23 runners- (first bike was 7th)
2012; 5th/39 @ 1.01:14 -9 riders/30 runners- (3rd runner)


I missed out on it last year, as I didn't wish to risk injury for the 'Auld Lang Syne' on 31st December
http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=als&subtopic=home

This year though, I intend running both


In 2012, 'ALS' was very wet, before we even got to the moorland.............................

(yes, that is rain hitting the ground hard, not rough tarmac!!)

 

[Ian A]

That's the only year I've ran Auld Lang Syne. I think I posted where I was in the video you linked to many pages ago on here. It won't be the last. My parents are away for the weekend of the Stoop so I'm negotiating with my dear wife for new year at my parents. Not sure how that will go .
We have another local XC race the same weekend as Stanbury Splash as well .

On the plus side I ran six miles last night with a few hill reps and I'm now allowed to buy a pair of spikes for the upcoming XC season which will be nice to try.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I know I'm on day-off this '31st', so don't even have to negotiate with anyone for a shift-swap/annual-leave for 'ALS'

Got to wheeler-deal, for the 'Man v Bike' mentioned in same post as the Jonny Brownlee pic, as the holiday book is full
I can probably get an afternoon shift (if I'm not on one), so I can run, get home & back to work for 14:00

 

[BrumJim]

Did a 5k in 22:16 last weekend. Well chuffed, as I haven't run since May, had a slight cold, it was very windy, and the course was quite undulating. Looked cr*p on the finish photo, though.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

ParkRun #176, at Pontefract racecourse this morning
I felt lousy, & though I was running in treacle most of the way round
To my utter surprise, I finished at 21:41 (results show; 26th/176)

. I'm now allowed to buy a pair of spikes for the upcoming XC season which will be nice to try.

The 'XC' league that we're involved with starts soon, & we're organising/hosting the 2nd race of the series
http://www.pecoxc.co.uk/index.html

I chipped my Femur, only just above the knee, at a PECO race back in 2012 (Temple Newsam), & it's never been fully okay since

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A good run, up at the 'Withins Skyline' this morning

After the gloomy. misty, cold start to the day (& the drive up)

Two of my club-mates turned up, one (Denise) I was expected, the other (Adrian) was a surprise

He got a better start than me, so it took me a while to catch him - well into the single-track section (where the Heather could be hiding holes & rocks)
Very wet on the top, several runners found crotch-deep holes in the peat, I only went to the knees on my falls

Top Withens looked glorious in the sunshine
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/119307
Managed to put about 4 minutes into Adrian, & recorded my first 'sub hour' since 2010
(&, I think, a new PB, too!!)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Managed to put about 4 minutes into Adrian, & recorded my first 'sub hour' since 2010
(&, I think, a new PB, too!!)

That was dependant on the results

1st place; 41:03!!!!!! (not a course record)
133rd; RAT @ 59:22 (new PB)
169th; Adrian @ 1.03:17
207th; Denise @1.09:19

255 finishers

Post-race.............

 

[SimonJKH]

Ipswich park run yesterday was a respectable (for me) 24:02. I didn't go all out as today was the Martlesham 10k. I'd heard it was a dead-flat parcours, and with the day staying dry PB conditions were declared. I went out with the express goal of getting under 50 minutes... and did it! Just -- 49 minutes and 2 seconds. That'll do me

 

[User169]

On the plus side I ran six miles last night with a few hill reps and I'm now allowed to buy a pair of spikes for the upcoming XC season which will be nice to try.

Just bought a pair of XC spikes too (first time I've ever had spikes). XC isn't particularly popular here, but I hope to give them work-out or two.

 

[User169]

Last long run yesterday (a half-marathon at 1:34) before my first marathon next weekend.

My training over the last month has been a bit injury interrupted after over-training in September so have had to revise targets: I was hoping to run 3:20, but I think that's bit optimistic now. I've signed up to run in a pacing group for 3:30, so will see how that goes. At least running in a group will stop me going out too hard which I think is the biggest risk.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Got that oh-so-familiar slap on the back of the leg from a ruler feeling about 3k into Horsham parkrun on Saturday as a tiny piece of calf muscle went 'rip' in my right leg. Used to happen all the time when I was rugby reffing, a sign of poor running form, I'm sure, with a dash of too many km's too soon thrown in.

Set a new "year's best" though, at 26:27, with what felt like some more left in the tank, so I'll not complain too much over my idiocy. Doesn't hurt on the bike either which is a plus so I did a 50k ride y'day instead of running, walking is ok and today is a rest day. Going to give it 72 hours from the ouch before attempting a very (VERY) slow jog.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A selection

https://plus.google.com/photos/110439573756197443848/albums/6069352055264187633?banner=pwa



Conditions were lovely up there, with a surprisingly large number of walkers on the sections of the Pennine Way/Bronte Way that we used
Looking eastwards from near 'Top Withins', towards Haworth (the finish is top, just off-centre, to the right - lots of 'white dots'; cars)

And, does anyone recognise this runner, who; "Got knocked down. but got back up again"

 

[GrumpyGregry]

He's lost a few pounds since I last saw him play live!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

He's lost a few pounds since I last saw him play live!

Someone give that man a prize!!

Yes, he runs a lot nowadays, apparently (& has wrote a book about it)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Someone give that man a prize!!

Yes, he runs a lot nowadays, apparently (& has wrote a book about it)

I think, iirc, he always did run the fells but the live music and recording got in the way.

Glorious photo's btw. Out of interest how much height gain would you get on an event like withins?