Any Runners On Here??

[smutchin]

A nice feature about how daft we all are (those of us who run in the mud)

https://www.tracksmith.com/the-fell...il&utm_term=0_cb7c11c76a-9b213f5ccb-257610489

That's my colleague Andy who wrote that. He has the same attitude to running as he has to cycling - likes it on the road, but likes it even more off road. He did an offroad marathon in Essex a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran round 6 of the 'Trunce' on Monday evening
http://www.undeadmonkey.org.uk/trunce/2012/03/the-trunce-route/

Well, I say 'ran', as I took a novice round from the Club, who'd tried it once before, but got lost - I presume she'd lost sight of runners ahead, & had taken a wrong turning
(she did finish though, that time

It was a steady one for me, & a long way off my PB
I'm not sure if I upset her, as I told her, when we'd just had the 2nd (or 3) river crossing that my PB had already gone

Picture link below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossienetphotography/sets/72157655844101865
(the 'man in the river', is Craig, one of my Club-mates)


The river (Don) was fairly low this evening, but it can get high, as seen here, at the 2nd crossing

 

[Ian A]

Had a chance to give the local park run a try the second weekend of July. I had a good go at it and got round in a not great 23.06 (75/312) but it was a hot morning or some other excuse . Was completely done for at the finish but still ended up getting suckered into an uphill sprint to the finish with another guy who it turns out was as stubborn as I am. Just beat him after having to go outside other runners (he went inside) and had to fight to keep the contents of my stomach down at the end. I'd been told 5k is the devil's distance and now I can see why.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I'd been told 5k is the devil's distance and now I can see why.

At a guess, it's because (psychologically?) it's short enough to lull you into thinking you can go flat-out, but then your legs 'start writing cheques' your cardio-vascular system can't cash!

 

[Ian A]

At a guess, it's because (psychologically?) it's short enough to lull you into thinking you can go flat-out, but then your legs 'start writing cheques' your cardio-vascular system can't cash!

Pretty much .

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Did anyone watch 'The Cycle Show' last night, after the evening T de F highlights on ITV4??

I was quite taken with last nights climb; Trooper Lane, at Halifax, as I've run (well ended up walking....) up it

We went from the very bottom to the top, then over onto Beacon Hill, & down the (wonderful) Magna Via (aka Dark Lane)
I can tell you, it probably hurts more trying to run up it, even if it's only about half-way round a 10 mile race
The http://stainlandlions.com/Club_Races/2010/Bluebell.html

 

[Legs]

Doing my club's annual Summer Handicap race tonight, which inexplicably has grown from 4 miles to 4.5 miles. I was 2nd on scratch last year in 24:27, having gone off too fast and having my pace dip in the third mile. Haven't done much speed work recently but I might be able to scrape a sub-6:00/mi run tonight...

 

[Legs]

1st on scratch in 26:05 for 4.3 miles at 6:04/mi average. Started over-ambitiously and died a bit in the third (hillyish) mile again! The first runners off had a 16:45 head start on me, so I didn't stand much of a chance of winning on handicap - I think I came in 10th. https://www.strava.com/activities/372315356

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cracking win!

 

[Legs]

Thanks Richard. I'm a bit annoyed with myself for starting too fast - I felt a bit sluggish on the drag up the A50 cyclepath and lost a bit of focus on the lap around Doveridge. I'm entered for the pan-flat Wilne 10k on 6 Sept and gunning for a sub-37. Mustn't.... start... too... fast!

 

[Ollie W]

Can't remember when I last posted here... I'm down to 31:43 best at Parkrun though, about 10 minutes better than my first one a year ago! Did the Southampton 10k earlier this year which was nice. Main problem now is stopping the lower leg pain.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wish I could get anywhere near a '37' 10K, with my feet (& knees) as they are, I'll be happy to run a '22:30' ParkRun this coming Saturday

I should be racing on Monday evening too, down near Penistone, at the 'Trunce', as related further up this page
[URL="http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/any-runners-on-here.110181/post-3800340"]Trunce 6[URL="http://"]
This race (8th of a 9 race series) should be run at a better pace, as my novice ran race 7 (I missed, due to work), so shouldn't need sheparding round

I'll be ecstatic, if I can finish about '35:00' (my, 31:03, PB time is in no danger this season - sadly!)[/URL][/URL]

 

[Cathryn]

I'm struck down by IT Band issue. Not struck down exactly but limiting myself to 4 slow miles every couple of days at the moment until it goes away. I think it's caused by some ill fitting shoes. Any thoughts on how to speed up IT Band mending? I want to train hard!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nostell ParkRun # 56 this AM

I almost missed it, as I was reading my 'Yorkshire Post' & didn't realise it was 08:25, & I'd not got ready

Bit of a mad-dash, found a parking place, & got there just they were walking to the start-line
I received the hand-clap, not for a late arrival, but it was my 50th


A slow, steady run, all the way, getting very humid already at that time

21/129 @ 23:41


Curiously, looking at the results, a name stood out;

14th place @ 22:38 Emily Freeman (Wakefield Harriers)

I thought knew that name (see pictures)

http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/about/internationals.htm

http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=21169

 

[Legs]

Got out for a steady 11-miler on Saturday morning, but feeling pretty knadgered by the time I got home.