Any Runners On Here??

[Spartak]

Just been out to do 4 laps of my 750 metre route round local park.

Took it steady but felt good today and as I've said before I'm taking this steady don't want to go too far too fast.

 

[Drago]

3.5 miler this morning. Calves all good.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran to work this morning
Via NewLands Woods & the bank of the River Calder, well..... partway, until 'Stanley Ferry', then onto the pavements

 

[Znook]

Blackpool parkrun for the first time this morning, started from somewhere near the middle of the pack but then got stuck in the masses in a couple of pinch points on the course. When it finally cleared speeded up to finish 81st out of 245. Nice course (bar for those narrow bits - if you're wanting a PB here best position yourself right at the very front), and an awesome volunteer team. Highly recommended if you're ever up Blackpool way.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A very warm Pontefract this morning
Event #361
7th Anniversary event!! (first event was 7th May 2011, & I ran that in 21:20... 5th/42)
Started well back again, seemingly no (running) confidence nowadays

Passed a few
153/429 @ 27:05

That's not a bad turn out really, as there were 238 at the closest other event at Nostell Priory (less than 5 miles away!, & my 'home event')

My 'PB' here, would have netted me 35th on the day, if I'd equalled it

 

[Beebo]

We had a record turnout of 525 runners today. It is busy at the start but after 2 minutes the field is quite well strung out so no major problems unless a slow runner somehow gets to the front at the start and causes a bottle neck.
Most people are self aware enough to know where abouts they will finish so line up in rough order from fastest to slowest.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

From December 2016

Kirsty, a friend of mine (& former club-mate, before she changed Clubs)

http://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2016/12/08/the-day-my-legs-went-to-sleep/

Kirsty, & myself, at one of the 2015 rounds of the Trunce series, pre 'incident'
View attachment 153861 View attachment 153862

Now she's back (& has been for a while)
I saw her at Pontefract ParkRun last Saturday, & got a hug that almost squeezed the breath out of me

Have a read
http://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2018/05/08/waking-up-my-legs/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Pontefract #362

I was going to give it a miss, after last weeks dismal performance, but 'onwards & upwards'
Besides, I'd offered via social media' a pair of roof-bars & (2) bike carriers, free to anyone who wanted them
One of the ParkRunners (from my own Club) responded, so I had to go, to hand them over

Started near the back again, as I was making friends with a Border Collie

I had a runner in front, as a marker, that I wanted to catch; one of the Wakefield Triathlon Club girls, even though she was probably 100 places ahead after the start

I was rather happy with a (self-timed, at moment) 25:46 (after last weeks; 153/429 @ 27:05)

The 'WTC' girl?, passed her @ 2 miles

I took a camera too

Pre-start







The 'out' lap of the boating/fishing lake (anti-clockwise)




EDIT @ 11:05

Results are up already!
92/367 @ 25:46

 

[robing]

Yep. Got in to running to keep up my fitness especially during winter. I find it complements the cycling really well. Joined a great running club and have done 2 marathons now!

 

[Drago]

Weekend break from running. Giving my knees and calves a rest.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Not done a single run for a fortnight :-( However been grafting hard in my leisure time. 36sqm of decking built and a tonne of chips moved and laid. That’s a work out !

 

[robing]

Hadn't run for over 3 weeks then did a much harder run than planned on Friday. Still feeling it today!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I actually went to the Club this evening!!
Probably the first time since (at least) November

Lots of faces I didn't know, & some others that were equally surprised to see me
There were maybe 25 in entirety

A trio went off for 7 - 8miles, I almost joined them, as I'd have been very happy with that less than 2 years ago
I stuck with the 3 - 4 mile group, the biggest, as a lot are running Askern 10K tomorrow evening

It was a mixture of road/farm-track & public footpath
After the regroup, at the Lee Lane/Long Lane junction, I stated I was just carrying on, to see how I went
As far as I know, some came back the same route, but I saw no-one by the time I got back & into the car


https://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4739557.html

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Frustrated, lost, confused, or just plain old "It's my right to drive here"????

I wonder what would have happened, if she'd tried it in Windsor, at the weekend............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-44193827


I might go to the Trunce tonight, as I'm day-off (if not fit)
It's already race 4 (or 9)
£1.50, for the best race around here!!!

http://www.trunce.org/the-race-route/

I've been running it since 2009, & like ParkRun, it's a number for life
Number '1' still turns up at some races

3rd race results, for this year, show numbers in the '6,100' range!!

A brief 'overview'
(with very low water levels)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe_aAhJ7mNs

 

[MrGrumpy]

Not ran for three weeks now Will try and make plans to go out tonight !