Parkrun

Andy12345 said:

And apologies Bebo for embarrassing us by suggesting our race to the finish and triumphant sprint through the finishing funnel only to be told we had another lap to go Doh! it could have worse.....errr now i think about it.... no probably not our mid race sprint made the last lap more challenging hehe

Listening to me is never very wise it'll be funny when we recover

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copepod said:

Go Team BG

I ran at Whitley Bay yesterday, which is now my favourite parkrun location of the 4 others I've done. Coastal scenery, sound and smell of the sea, bringing back happy memories of studying marine biology at Dove Marine Lab, field trips to St Mary's island (withing sight as running north), sight of Spanish City dome to the south. Just a visit to see friends. Towards end of last lap, a woman (same age group) caught me up, and said she'd been using me as pacemaker. Started chatting, which wouldn't have improved her or my time, but she helped me with the route and chatting kept mind off sore legs (I did a 3 day Lake District mountain race over the bank holiday weekend and went orienteering on hilly ground in Yorkshire on Wednesday). Turned out she's come to study in Newcastle, and never left. She every kindly guided me to loos, detouring on her way back to car. Possibly not what she meant when she said she found Parkrun fitted in so well with her 24/7 Police role! Next time I'm in Tyneside on a Saturday morning, I'll take my young friend, who is currently 10 years old, as her mum can't run because of health problems. Very wet and windy conditions, so I couldn't have run in just a vest, so wore long tracksters, Smartwool short sleeve top and long sleeved windproof top, which was an excellent combination. Vest wouldn't have been suitable for GL3D, either, but may one day do a warm temperature road race, but I really prefer wild and woolly conditions, long distances in hills, races with navigation & pack carrying etc

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peacetrain said:

What is this park run? I went to my park ... Nobody there over the age of 10. ;-)

I am jealous. My mind wants to run, I'm fit enough to run but my knees say no!!! Humph!!


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Andy12345 said:

its only for the youngsters.... like me *cough*

you can walk it, or walk/jog/crawl its great fun and they time you and publish it so you can attempt to beat yourself next week/time



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copepod said:

Just wondered if anyone else sees unusual things at parkruns? Two weeks ago, at Cross Flatts in Leeds, we were watched by two young men with two ferrets in harnesses and leads, who kept running up a grassy slope, then rolling down (ferrets, not humans). This week, two fire appliances pulled up beside the park gate and about eight firemen got out and walked to start. The female race director was a bit overcome during her briefing, and almost changed her mind to run today! Yet to discover if fire personnel presence had any effect on my time. Being overdressed for warm temperature probably had more effect. I missed last week due to working at Beaver triathlons at Belvoir Castlee, will be at Animas Diabetes Sports weekend Loughborough University next week, then in Cambridge weekendd after, so hope to run at Wimpole.

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jojomel said:

I have just started walking the park run with my daughter. completed it twice and came last twice but enjoyed it and knocked 5 mins off my first time by actually running some of it and got a pb lol. I'm looking forward to the day I can run it completely. It's a really good fun way to get out and active.

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