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Ran my fastest (or least slow ) 5K sine Dec 2018 this morning, which was nice.
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Good stuff. I puffed round a very slow 3 miles last night. At my least fittest in a good while I think!Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:46 pmRan my fastest (or least slow ) 5K sine Dec 2018 this morning, which was nice.
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Good work, you'll be skipping up that hill with a beaming smile when parkrun gets going again.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:46 pmRan my fastest (or least slow ) 5K sine Dec 2018 this morning, which was nice.
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Nice one!Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:46 pmRan my fastest (or least slow ) 5K sine Dec 2018 this morning, which was nice.
Not looking forward to tonight's run out on the parkrun course. It's gonna hurt!
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What? The temperature is 18 to 22 degrees in the water at the moment. LovelyGooner Girl wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:32 pmYou must be joking!Gary the Enfield wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:54 pmPool opening delayed again. Plenty of Open Water Swimming to choose from though.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:08 pmI really fancy a swim and Boris has just said no to pools for ages yet! Still, saving a shed load with the kids swimming lessons and swim club fees (if we hadn’t had to spend it on car repairs)!
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Plodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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Try ultra running. Them buggers walk most of it!Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:59 pmPlodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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My second best time for the Bolton PR course since Jan 19 tonight, and 55 seconds per KM quicker (less slow) than this time last month. Oh trust me, it's really not as impressive as it sounds
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Or a triathlon where I can just cheat and get on my bike when I get knackered?Gary the Enfield wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:42 pmTry ultra running. Them buggers walk most of it!Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:59 pmPlodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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Yeah......that's not how triathlons work though. SorryGooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:00 amOr a triathlon where I can just cheat and get on my bike when I get knackered?Gary the Enfield wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:42 pmTry ultra running. Them buggers walk most of it!Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:59 pmPlodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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It's not how ultras work either but then you knew thatGary the Enfield wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:40 pmYeah......that's not how triathlons work though. SorryGooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:00 amOr a triathlon where I can just cheat and get on my bike when I get knackered?Gary the Enfield wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:42 pmTry ultra running. Them buggers walk most of it!Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:59 pmPlodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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It would be if I was doing one.Harry Genshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:47 pmIt's not how ultras work either but then you knew thatGary the Enfield wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:40 pmYeah......that's not how triathlons work though. SorryGooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:00 amOr a triathlon where I can just cheat and get on my bike when I get knackered?Gary the Enfield wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:42 pmTry ultra running. Them buggers walk most of it!Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:59 pmPlodded round 4 miles tonight. Decided if I’m going to be slow then I’ll try and up the mileage slowly instead.
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Best 5K time today since Worsley Woods PR in Sept 18. Yeay
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Good going matey.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:34 pmBest 5K time today since Worsley Woods PR in Sept 18. Yeay
Ps. Was it quicker than Leeds parkrun day after that Maiden tribute gig?
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Cheers, Dude.LeverEnd wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:41 pmGood going matey.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:34 pmBest 5K time today since Worsley Woods PR in Sept 18. Yeay
Ps. Was it quicker than Leeds parkrun day after that Maiden tribute gig?
I think 'putting the bins out' is quicker than we were that morning
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Parkrun UK to start up again by the end of next month!
Back to those hill sessions, people.
Back to those hill sessions, people.
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Back?! My last hills session was about 3 years ago.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:55 amParkrun UK to start up again by the end of next month!
Back to those hill sessions, people.
Kids are back at school now. In theory I have time to run. Just need to work on my motivation. I hear from BP you’ve been getting out loads through Bruce. Nice stuff.
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Cheers, GG. I've been getting out quite a lot but wussing out of the more difficult stuffGooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:31 amBack?! My last hills session was about 3 years ago.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:55 amParkrun UK to start up again by the end of next month!
Back to those hill sessions, people.
Kids are back at school now. In theory I have time to run. Just need to work on my motivation. I hear from BP you’ve been getting out loads through Bruce. Nice stuff.
It's actually difficult to avoid hills round here, but between BP, Genshaw and I we seem to have discovered all the untroubled routes
With working at home just now it's usually fairly easy to be able to nip out for half an hour, and with the way things are looking here just now I might have no excuses for a wee while longer.
Now go and get yer trainers on.
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You motivated me Bruce. Now the kids are back at school this week I’ve no good excuse either so dusted off my running shorts that have been languishing in a drawer for the last month, grabbed my trainers and the dog and set off for a very slow, unfit, humid few miles. Hated every minute of it!
Before lockdown I’d been approached by a club mate at my club suggesting I enter the southern masters champs with him for triple jump. Obviously that didn’t happen and I wasn’t really in the right sort of form anyway but it’s good to have a dream and maybe now I’ve gone up an age group and I’m a V40 I should have a think about it. Have entered the masters Sussex champs a few time’s but there’s not a massive amount of competition so this would be a next step up. Believe it or not, back shortly after having my youngest i was jumping well enough to make top 15 in the country in my age group for both triple and high and I’d love to get to that sort of standard again. Can’t do much triple jumping at the moment obviously and my coach has cancer but if I can get a bit of strength into my legs and core over the winter from running and maybe incorporating some speed work then that’s a good basis for next year.i just have very little motivation. I need to get into the ‘habit’ again if that makes sense.
Before lockdown I’d been approached by a club mate at my club suggesting I enter the southern masters champs with him for triple jump. Obviously that didn’t happen and I wasn’t really in the right sort of form anyway but it’s good to have a dream and maybe now I’ve gone up an age group and I’m a V40 I should have a think about it. Have entered the masters Sussex champs a few time’s but there’s not a massive amount of competition so this would be a next step up. Believe it or not, back shortly after having my youngest i was jumping well enough to make top 15 in the country in my age group for both triple and high and I’d love to get to that sort of standard again. Can’t do much triple jumping at the moment obviously and my coach has cancer but if I can get a bit of strength into my legs and core over the winter from running and maybe incorporating some speed work then that’s a good basis for next year.i just have very little motivation. I need to get into the ‘habit’ again if that makes sense.
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Are you a nun?Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:14 pmYou motivated me Bruce. Now the kids are back at school this week I’ve no good excuse either so dusted off my running shorts that have been languishing in a drawer for the last month, grabbed my trainers and the dog and set off for a very slow, unfit, humid few miles. Hated every minute of it!
Before lockdown I’d been approached by a club mate at my club suggesting I enter the southern masters champs with him for triple jump. Obviously that didn’t happen and I wasn’t really in the right sort of form anyway but it’s good to have a dream and maybe now I’ve gone up an age group and I’m a V40 I should have a think about it. Have entered the masters Sussex champs a few time’s but there’s not a massive amount of competition so this would be a next step up. Believe it or not, back shortly after having my youngest i was jumping well enough to make top 15 in the country in my age group for both triple and high and I’d love to get to that sort of standard again. Can’t do much triple jumping at the moment obviously and my coach has cancer but if I can get a bit of strength into my legs and core over the winter from running and maybe incorporating some speed work then that’s a good basis for next year.i just have very little motivation. I need to get into the ‘habit’ again if that makes sense.
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