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Our town's 10km today (bank holiday here). My first 10km under 40 min in about 20years. Net time of 39:36, so got two of my targets this year (41m for 10km and 20m for 5km). Just the 1:30km half marathon to go!
Any Runners On Here??
- Thread starter Richard A Thackeray
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120 squids!!
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Richard A Thackeray
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I can run an entire seasons (almost years!!) fell-races for less than that
This coming Monday evenings race is £1.50!!!
Ian A
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- Location
- Leicester/Keighley
That's triathlon prices. The Yorkshireman Marathon the week after is £18. I usually do one big (expensive 
) multi sport race a year and everything else is small local races. Running races shouldn't be that much. Triathlons on the other hand are never cheap. The club I'm in organises a race once a year and I have some kind of idea of the costs involved. Some people take the p!$$ of course, the most famous long distance triathlon brand being one of them if you compare their races to other races of the same distance. I'm hoping to complete this event in in July. When I entered it it was considerably cheaper than any of the similar distance events I've done in the UK which won't come close to it in terms of scenery. Membership of British triathlon gave a significant saving at registration too. They even include a generic training plan on their website which is something UK races try and sell you through an approved partner at an additional and costly rate. I'll be taking it easy as I need t recover for a branded long distance race which is just over six weeks after and which cost an eye watering amount of money and is a one off never to be repeated entry fee for me.
) multi sport race a year and everything else is small local races. Running races shouldn't be that much. Triathlons on the other hand are never cheap. The club I'm in organises a race once a year and I have some kind of idea of the costs involved. Some people take the p!$$ of course, the most famous long distance triathlon brand being one of them if you compare their races to other races of the same distance. I'm hoping to complete this event in in July. When I entered it it was considerably cheaper than any of the similar distance events I've done in the UK which won't come close to it in terms of scenery. Membership of British triathlon gave a significant saving at registration too. They even include a generic training plan on their website which is something UK races try and sell you through an approved partner at an additional and costly rate. I'll be taking it easy as I need t recover for a branded long distance race which is just over six weeks after and which cost an eye watering amount of money and is a one off never to be repeated entry fee for me.
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thefollen
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- Location
- Balham/Tooting Bec
Where are they usually held? Do any of the locations creep their way south? I'm in London :-)
Ian A
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- Location
- Leicester/Keighley
You could have a look here for races near you. The region filter is halfway down on the left hand side. There are also winter league cross country races throughout the country which are organised by running clubs although you usually have to be a member of a club to race. The ones were I live are around £3 a go and usually great fun.
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Richard A Thackeray
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Ran Pontefract ParkRun '157' this morning
Didn't feel like a good race, seemed to be falling back during the first mile, but it seems I wasn't, as only two runners passed me
35th/260 @ 21:18
My PB is 21:10, so something's going right, & it's also my fastest time this year - so far
Didn't feel like a good race, seemed to be falling back during the first mile, but it seems I wasn't, as only two runners passed me
35th/260 @ 21:18
My PB is 21:10, so something's going right, & it's also my fastest time this year - so far
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Over 23 mins for me at parkrun yesterday. Didn't feel at all right. Hmmm. Probably just from not having done much running lately. And maybe still recovering from last weekend's cycling exertions. Need to really knuckle down to some serious training if I'm going to do these two marathons in September...
Anyway, talking of marathons, my sister has been going on for a while about her next door neighbour Steve, who only started running a few years ago as a means to get fit and lose weight. Seems he's been making fairly good progress...
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/31/great-britain-commonwealth-games-marathon-steve-way
Something to aspire to!
Anyway, talking of marathons, my sister has been going on for a while about her next door neighbour Steve, who only started running a few years ago as a means to get fit and lose weight. Seems he's been making fairly good progress...
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/31/great-britain-commonwealth-games-marathon-steve-way
Something to aspire to!
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Theres hope for us all Smutch!
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14km today. I was aiming for a sub- hour run and managed 57:21. Pretty pleased with that.
Going to join a club now. I think ive got as far as I can on my own.
Going to join a club now. I think ive got as far as I can on my own.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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- Odawa
I've just come back from running my first race back in Canada - a tough 8km road race. I was trying for 31 or under, but it was very hot and I got 31.20 (unconfirmed). Top Canadian finisher in the last Olympic Marathon, and hometown hero, Dylan Wykes, turned up and ran the course twice to finish in 49 minutes for 16km!!! I started with him and I think I managed, oh, 50 metres, before he dropped me! t was incredible to watch him finish - like a gazelle or something not quite human.
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Richard A Thackeray
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A very wet 'Trunce' last night
My vest (holds less water than a 'tech' t-shirt), shorts, socks & shoes are still sodden this morning
The river (Don) was up. but not enough to make much difference - it might have done, if the race was this evening instead!
We fielded 21 runners!!, including 3 first timers, so not a bad turn out
Ended up with a rather poor 58th/263 @ 33:48
My vest (holds less water than a 'tech' t-shirt), shorts, socks & shoes are still sodden this morning
The river (Don) was up. but not enough to make much difference - it might have done, if the race was this evening instead!
We fielded 21 runners!!, including 3 first timers, so not a bad turn out
Ended up with a rather poor 58th/263 @ 33:48
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