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Anyone on here doing the Parkrun runs ?
had my first go this morning , and it is quite nice , a bit like racing but it is free to enter and friendly atmosphere .
5km in 22.42 .
That's the thing Jamie,
One opened close to me a few weeks back. Impressively slick IT system.
Been a couple of times, and might make it my regular Saturday morning start.
Yes there's one near me ,(Bramhall, Stockport) and i too went this morning for the first time! 28 mins for me though! It's been set up near me for a good few years but only just got round to dragging my arse out of bed for 0800 on a Saturday! Enjoyed it.
Bum. Nearest one to me is 30 miles away.
nice one. i'm enjoying my running more than cycling at the moment and went for an 8k off road run today which was great. theres 3 of these parkruns fairly close to me, andover, basingstoke and eastleigh so i'll defo have to get one of these in soon.
Thinking of doing 1 every month to see if im getting any faster. not in a running group or anything yet. trying to build up to do a fairly tough off road runs like G3 series or brutal 10 🙂 a bit slow at the moment though
Mrs b does them in Aberdeen
<edit> 30:01 today at a cold windy Aberdeen beach (no its not in a park)
Yep, done 25 runs now. Fantastic event, especially as its free. Fully timed event and is 'all things to all men' Guys at the front finishing in 16-17 minutes through to those at the back running in 45 minutes. All results on the website and sent by email and text after the run ends. My wife does it now and she would never entertain the idea of running previously, my two kids 9 & 12 both do it and we all want something different from it. I cant praise it enough and I am not easily pleased!! Chasing my PB has now become an obsession and its good cross training too. There are new runs starting all the time, Bexley started today, Newbury starts next Saturday.
I think they are fantastic, the Richmond one is really well organised (not a huge fan of the course though as I always get rubbish times compared to other races, probably more to do with Uni causing fitness to plummet though!) Wish I had the time to do more of them, as I find it really helps the training and is much more fun the intervals or sprints.
Iain
did the Bexley one today .
might do Bromley next week as it is similar distance . best runner today was in 19min .
All you parkrunners should have a look at the STW running thing, on Endomondo, that StayHigh setup:
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/endomondo-february-running-challenge
Endomondo is crap on my phone .
Endomondo is crap on my phone .
You can upload any .gpx file or import from your Garmin if you have one.
Anyway, just a thought.
didnt know you could import into endomondo, so just gave it a go and added a couple of runs in feb 🙂
looking at getting a garmin , so a good tip indeed .
looking at getting a garmin , so a good tip indeed .
Yeah I didn't know either till I had a nosey around the site. Handy, as I think most trackers on iPhones/Android phones are inaccurate and pretty flakey.
yes , looking for a 305 .
good for the bike and the running .
quite new to running , but any links to good online 5 or 10 km training progammes ?
but any links to good online 5 or 10 km training progammes ?
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/racing/find-a-training-plan/4521.html
22mins? - nice one.
they're great - because they give a focus to your running, a reason to go fast.
they're terrible - because they're early on saturday morning, and a fast 5k is enough to leave you broken for the rest of the weekend.
thoroughly recommended.
Done a couple and they are great, Bike ride today but I'll be back next week
it is good for me they are early as eldest son has football training at 10 am , and when weather gets better , I should be able to ride to it .
happy with my time , but did not feel that tired afterwards , so must be able to run faster .
thank you for the link Rich .
Done a few of the Bramhall park runs, best was 26 minutes, so not exactly stellar, but I'm happy with it.
Tend to do it more in the summer than the winter, but they're a good, well run event
I have done the Glasgow Parkrun, it's great as there are so many different people running. My best time so far is 24.12 and my best placing was 5th lady.
I've done Finsbury and Richmond in the past. Now there's a Gunnersbury parkrun it's a perfect couple of k's warm-up jog to get down there.
Love the concept, love the organisation, love seeing my progression in times and knowing that if I have a poor run, there's another one next week to make amends.
If it wasn't for parkrun I'd never push myself so hard on a training run.
21.43 this morning , hard work as it was -6 .
Done 2 before at around 24mins, this morning I went with our Border Terrier what with him sniffing, looking for squirrels, weeing and stopping until I gave him a snack we did it in under 28mins.
But the good thing about Parkrun is that it's for all, the sprinters the plodders and everyone in between. If you were always out to beat your PB you'll soon get bored with it.
Results up on their website from this morning,
Today with Archie = 27:53
PB = 23:10
71st out of 107, in the past I've been in the top 50, but who care's if I'm slower? I can blaim the dog
Did 17m28s just before Christmas. I've been getting slower ever since 😕
17.28 is seriously quick .
S'all relative isn't it? From where i'm standing the 16.XXm guys are heroes, and i'm sure they feel the same about the 15.XX minute guys that sometimes show up.
I'd love to get my hands on all the parkrun data. It would be an absolute statistical goldmine, i bet you could do some really interesting research.
just looking at a few events not many people run sub 18 .
I think we're spoiled at the Sheffield Hallam one, it seems to attract a relatively fast crowd.
Used to see people do the Platt Fields one in Manchester, looked like fun.
Might go and do the Bradford one this weekend, 5k is a tough distance - quite quick, but enough to test a bit of endurance too.
Yeah, racing a 5km really hurts in a way that a half marathon or even a 10km doesn't.
Yep, I'm a regular at the Banstead Woods event - done 35 now and love them. Great crowd, always enthusiastic regardless of your time. Started volunteering last week too - got to stand in the carpark in -9 before doing my run, my pb is 19.37, but usually around the 20min mark for me...
Cambridge one is organised by some friends - they are great people so I'm always keen to support it on their behalf. It's an really excellent way to get people out and running and all for free.
Personally I still run slowly though, I justify it by just being very heavy too!
sub 20 is my target for the summer .
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sub 20 is my target for the summer
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Snap again.
Not committing to which summer though 😀
Just ran sub 21 for the first time ever on Saturday gone, well chuffed. Seemed to take its toll on my climbing legs on our Sunday morning ride though. 😯
stayed the same at 21.43 .
more training needed .
bugger, nearest one to me is 60 odd miles away in Edinburgh 🙁 mind you my lunchtime run is 3miles, currently doing just sub 24mins, aiming to get down to 20mins
21.57 this morning , really to start intervals training this week.
20.34 today, just had PB's for the last 3 weeks in a row, well chuffed. doing a run midweek for the last 4 or 5 weeks seems to have helped. Also just bought a Garmin Foreruner 205 (always used a 205 Edge on the bike) I find this a great help as you know what your average pace is. 90 quid new from Amazon.
I need to improve my speed a bit, 23.15 today and my PB was 23.10.
Still got work to do
Its a bummer when you get that close to your PB. 1 second faster on each K... I've matched my PB to the exact second before and spent the whole day in a foul mood, not that I take it seriously or anything, just a bit of cross training for the Bike !!
Got a 5km race to do in Cardiff tomorrow morning. Hoping for under 22m. It's dead flat so should help somewhat.
Could be a bit wet tomorrow though. Good luck, 22 should be doable in a race atmosphere on the flat. Is it road or off road ?
Cheers... It's entirely within Bute Park, which makes it either smooth tarmac or smooth hardpack gravelly trails. I reckon it should be fast.
I did 22m33 a few weeks ago on the street with crossing roads, taking wrong turnings, inclines etc etc, but I reckon that was a freak of a day!
Pot of coffee and away you go !!
Double post !
i have a 305 and it is a great tool .
matched my pb to the second 2 weeks in a row , wasnt impressed .
cant wait for next saturday now .
You're doing well in the points competition Chris.
thanks but it is a new parkrun , so not too crowded at the moment .
Anybody interested in this in North Wales?, may set one up here at MarshTracks, our circuit has been accurately measured and is quick, 5k on friday was won with 15.05 🙄
I did a 20.02...I'm a rider not a runner though and got 2nd over 40 so was chuffed, think we'd be happy to run one if demand exists...get in touch
Looks fun...just need this bloody cold to go now :-/
Some fast times going on here, I can manage a sub 25 but I'm blowing out of every orifice by then!
About 23'30 today. Really went for it, pretty tired, but not a very good pace. Ah well. That's poor preparation for you.
Good shout that thanks. There is even one around a mile from here.
I do the Bristol one, straight up a massive hill and back down again. Not exactly a PB course, but is fun and well organised.
some of the times are amazing . at the one in Poole , 14 runners were under 16min this week .
I like parkrun as you just turn up , do your run and go home . 3 hours later you get an email with all the results . and it is free .
I have been looking at entering some running races and most of them cost between £15 and £20 , which I find very expensive . I could not afford that every week end .
the only negative point for me is the fact that they are always on a saturday . fo example , we have bexley and greenwhich which are a few miles apart . they should do one on a saturday and the other on a sunday , I would happily run both , and I am sure a lot more people would too .
I have been looking at entering some running races and most of them cost between £15 and £20 , which I find very expensive . I could not afford that every week end .
If you join your local running club, you will normally save £2 off most events. Not a massive amount, but adds up if you do a few events a year.
Personally, I only do a few events a year, and these are more for the social side of things or if the route is pretty special/scenic. For example, I am doing the [url= http://www.helenstrust.org.uk/events/21 ]Chatsworth 10k[/url] in May, as it's an excuse to visit my sis as she lives in Sheff, and the route is supposed to be very scenic.
....to be honest, £15-£20 is the bottom tier of race prices these days. I think when I did the Great Yorkshire Run 10k a couple of years ago, it was £25ish.
I was supposed to do the Goring 10k this morning... it was snowing, I was hungover... I stayed in bed.
Mol - Do they have the cash machine break in the parkruns?
I was supposed to do the Goring 10k this morning... it was snowing, I was hungover... I stayed in bed.
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If you join your local running club, you will normally save £2 off most events. Not a massive amount, but adds up if you do a few events a year.
Plus you get the opportunity to enter inter-club league races which are normally free.
Plus you get the opportunity to enter inter-club league races which are normally free.
Good point. Forgot about the inter-club tournaments.
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Indeed Jamie. I'm not a slave to exercise though...
I'm not a slave to exercise though..
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Yeti, want to go for a day of lab testing?
When... how much??
Dunno when, dunno how much either. The more people we get the cheaper it gets 🙂
Does it involve smoking 500 Marlboros , and a beagle having a day off?
They do them free for Oxford Uni Sports teams but don't have a price for people not part of the Uni... I'll investigate further... what were you thinking V02? Body composition?
if not far from me , count me in for a day of testing .
new pb this morning , 21.20 . and leading the point table !
20.54 and 7th in the points. 5 runs into our year and points leader has 500 points 8O.
well done Rich .
just read the Garminb data and totally collapsed on 3km , before recovering a little on the final .
really annoyed I am going to miss 3 runs end of march , beginning of april .
I was working that out last week too. Weekend in Glentress in May, work trip away for two weeks at the end of this month, weekend away with friends in April, away for a Bank Holiday weekend in May... You'll have to volunteer to write the race report when you are away and get the volunteer points !! 😀
Results in already for our Park Run.
New PB 22.38 (very chuffed)
Congrats on the PB JC.
I was 22.13 at mine, 35secs quicker than my last effort but still some way off my 20.38 PB from last July.
Never heard of Parkrun until reading this thread, what a fantastic idea. Turns out there's one 2 miles from my house too. Perfect motivation for trying a little bit harder instead of plodding on my normal runs, will definitely give it a go.
Thank OP (and the person who posted the link)