parkrun is back

[Cathryn]

citation?? :-)

Is it safer than walking? I believe the road accident stats for walking are *roughly* the same as cycling.

(admittedly I don't know anyone that's been hospitalised from a running-RTA - but I do know a lot more cyclists than runners!)

Citation is anecdotal. Obviously some runners/walkers get hit by cars but I'd be very surprised if it was the same as cyclists (although not going to fight you on it).

 

[Fab Foodie]

World Naked Bike Ride, or whatever it is called.

Is that back in this year?

 

[matticus]

Citation is anecdotal. Obviously some runners/walkers get hit by cars but I'd be very surprised if it was the same as cyclists (although not going to fight you on it).

The truth is that I feel the same as you. But in the interests of "science", I just observed that the data don't show cycling to be very different from walking. (The gov data tends to just list "walking" I think - not running.)

Would you like to fight about something else? How about dogs at Parkrun? :P

 

[mjr]

Would you like to fight about something else? How about dogs at Parkrun? :P

How dare you suggest that people fight dogs! :P

 

[Beebo]

Would you like to fight about something else? How about dogs at Parkrun? :P

Or Buggies at park run.

We had someone who had a dog and pushed a buggy. New rules were introduced so that you could only have one or the other, but not both.

 

[T4tomo]

Most dog's I've seen "jogging" with their owners don't look to be be enjoying it. have a run, walk the dog. Trying to combine the two is silly, even more so on a crowded parkrun. Jogging with a buggy makes a good bit of sense, and probably compatible with park run on a tarmac course, more predictable than a dog.

On a different tack, I run an occasional 5k, mainly to keep me "fit" whatever that means, for playing hockey. I don't really enjoy it. I think my thighs and arse are too big for running, but I can see how it gets addictive, its a more intense workout than cycling, and I can burn calories quicker, so I do it, mainly so I can drink wine but keep my gravitational pull in check!

 

[Cathryn]

The truth is that I feel the same as you. But in the interests of "science", I just observed that the data don't show cycling to be very different from walking. (The gov data tends to just list "walking" I think - not running.)

Would you like to fight about something else? How about dogs at Parkrun? :P

Hahaha... I am all in favour of dogs in parkrun! You?

 

[matticus]

Hahaha... I am all in favour of dogs in parkrun! You?

As long as they remember their barcode.

 

[Cathryn]

As long as they remember their barcode.

bark-code

 

[Beebo]

Most dog's I've seen "jogging" with their owners don't look to be be enjoying it. have a run, walk the dog.

I think you need the right sort of dog. There is a Dalmatian which runs regularly and looks like its just floating on air.
They were bred as carriage dogs escorting the mail so can travel great distances with zero effort.
You get the feeling it could do another 20 miles easily.

 

[ColinJ]

I think you need the right sort of dog. There is a Dalmatian which runs regularly and looks like its just floating on air.
They were bred as carriage dogs escorting the mail so can travel great distances with zero effort.
You get the feeling it could do another 20 miles easily.

My friend's dog came with us on a holiday in Scotland. I had my doubts about taking him because we were going to do quite a lot of cycling and it didn't seem fair to leave him alone in the caravan all day. I hadn't realised that he would be running along with us...

He ran 150+ miles on Scottish Highland roads and forestry trails that week!

(He'd get back to the caravan after his run, have something to eat and drink, and then flake out completely. Next morning he would wake up and be ready to go again... Mighty impressive!)

 

[PaulB]

Talking of dogs, Parkrun rules have it that no runners' times are regarded as legitimate for record purposes if they were running with dogs because of the assistance a dog would give you pulling uphill etc.

 

[mjr]

Talking of dogs, Parkrun rules have it that no runners' times are regarded as legitimate for record purposes if they were running with dogs because of the assistance a dog would give you pulling uphill etc.

Surely the friction of the body along the path outweighs the assistance?

 

[PaulB]

Surely the friction of the body along the path outweighs the assistance?

No, when both feet are off the ground, any pulling must be of assistance. Like the wind, if that's above 2 mph, long jumps and sprint distances are recorded as 'wind assisted' so don't count as records. Also, running uphill must be helped by any pulling motion. And the dogs are virtually always in front of the runner who's running as fast as s/he can while the dog's pace is at a leisurely canter to it.

 

[mjr]

No, when both feet are off the ground, any pulling must be of assistance.

Oh yes, I guess if they are going fast enough to keep the body aloft, it may be easier: