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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    edited January 5
    Hex said:
    Perhaps, after last nights snow and heavy rain, we should take a few moments to think of those fearless runners (like Mrs Hex) who are attempting today's KFL at Minnis Bay.  May the rain cease, the freezing wind stop blowing and the ice on 3 foot deep ditches be thick ;-)
    Runners are made of strong stuff. Sadly my golf this morning is cancelled. If the rain eases it might go out for a run 
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,897
    AFKABartram said:
    Hex said:
    Perhaps, after last nights snow and heavy rain, we should take a few moments to think of those fearless runners (like Mrs Hex) who are attempting today's KFL at Minnis Bay.  May the rain cease, the freezing wind stop blowing and the ice on 3 foot deep ditches be thick ;-)
    Runners are made of strong stuff. Sadly my golf this morning is cancelled. If the rain eases it might go out for a run 
    Stay in bed.  There's a lot of rain upstream for us !  
    https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,897
    Parkruns tomorrow:  Shorne, Cyclopark and Leybourne Lakes OFF.
    Dartford looked ok today but will check tomorrow.
    Dartford Heath checking tomorrow. 
    Swanley have not commented yet.
    Temperature in Sole Street at 6pm:  -3.0C  and -4.4C at grass level.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    Bexley (Danson Park) OFF
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    Swanley OFF
    Maidstone River Park OFF
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    Avery Hill hoping to run (with potential diversions

    Foots Cray will confirm after 8am inspection 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    I’m hoping to make my Charlton debut tomorrow. 

    Words I’ve always wanted to say but approaching 49 I think I’ll have to content myself with its parkrun! 
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,685
    10 miles this morning with another Charlton fella around Bromley, Petts wood, chislehurst. Not many out, think I saw four other punters. Bit icy but more than runnable tho we took it steady. Ears and fingers felt like they were gonna fall off at the end. 
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,192
    Lovely to see @AFKABartram at a fresh and chilly Charlton parkrun - managed my best time for a few months so there's something in it being -2C with frozen ground!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    edited January 11
    Very nice run around a frosty Charlton Park for a friends 100th, was beautiful with the sun coming over the park and was nice supporting the cafe on a non-Matchday. And always good to see @InspectorSands


    Official time was 14 seconds slower than my actual running time, which was a bit frustrating but hey ho. I’ll definitely return there again later in the year. 

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  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,144
    Just Battersea again today but now haven’t missed one since my summer holiday which I find astounding based on how lazy I am…
  • sholland
    sholland Posts: 486
    Woke up this morning with a hazy memory of returning home from the pub last night and entering the Brighton Marathon, just checked and I did.
    Training starts tomorrow for Liverpool Half on 23rd March and B'ton marathon 2 weeks later on the 6th April.
    My last marathon run was Brighton 10 years ago !
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,685
    sholland said:
    Woke up this morning with a hazy memory of returning home from the pub last night and entering the Brighton Marathon, just checked and I did.
    Training starts tomorrow for Liverpool Half on 23rd March and B'ton marathon 2 weeks later on the 6th April.
    My last marathon run was Brighton 10 years ago !
    Love that 👏👏 
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,266
    Lordship rec looked like a scene from dr zhivago this morning, everything covered in ice, so beautiful. Nice run but gutted to be lapped so early, the winner broke 16 minutes
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    Holdkneebomb said:
    Lordship rec looked like a scene from dr zhivago this morning, everything covered in ice, so beautiful. Nice run but gutted to be lapped so early, the winner broke 16 minutes
    Where is Lordship Rec? Great name!

    The winner at Charlton was under 17 mins and went past me on my 2nd lap as if I was walking 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,144
    edited January 11
    AFKABartram said:
    Holdkneebomb said:
    Lordship rec looked like a scene from dr zhivago this morning, everything covered in ice, so beautiful. Nice run but gutted to be lapped so early, the winner broke 16 minutes
    Where is Lordship Rec? Great name!

    The winner at Charlton was under 17 mins and went past me on my 2nd lap as if I was walking 
    https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/5k-parkrunner-results/

    Get with the program guvnor….
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,685
    -3 at Bromley junior park run this morning. Great turn out and must have been 20 volunteers there. Great stuff. 
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,266
    Lordship Rec (near Tottenham) yesterday
  • larryorcolin
    larryorcolin Posts: 85
    sholland said:
    Woke up this morning with a hazy memory of returning home from the pub last night and entering the Brighton Marathon, just checked and I did.
    Training starts tomorrow for Liverpool Half on 23rd March and B'ton marathon 2 weeks later on the 6th April.
    My last marathon run was Brighton 10 years ago !
    The closest I've ever been to a marathon is eating one, one for the kids  
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,822
    16 minutes is an 800m time

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  • YoungFishCosta4tune
    YoungFishCosta4tune Posts: 124
    Decided to take part in "Run The Month" raising funds for Prostate Cancer UK to motivate myself back to fitness.
    Like many, I climbed aboard the 5K bandwagon back in 2020 & managed to sustain regular running until the summer of 2023 (among various factors, my daughter turned 6 months old and suddenly my energy levels and spare time seemed to dramatically diminish!).
    PB of 22:24 but was generally doing sub 24mins for 5K.
    I'm now back to square one (around the 27min mark) hoping this will kickstart back to previous best form.
    If you can, please pop some pennies in the pot here:
    https://runthemonthme.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/papa-ritchs-charity-chase
  • Addicktion
    Addicktion Posts: 384
    follett said:
    I ran the Porto Marathon the Sunday before last. Quite a fun way to see the city but ended up being quite a tough morning. Assume the marathon was set in November to avoid the heat but ended up being 24 degrees which was too hot for me, very cobbly streets and despite not having loads of elevation gain, there were a few uphill sections that were killer on tired legs. The heat seemed to catch a few out as I've never seen so many walking the end of a marathon. I just about managed to dig in and finish without stopping to walk and kept my time under 4 hours which I'm happy with. Looking forward to keeping the fitness levels topped up and see what I can do going forward, eyeing up Edinburgh now
    just signed up to this for 2025, hopefully not as hot and will have to prepare for the cobbles!
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,049
    Addicktion said:
    follett said:
    I ran the Porto Marathon the Sunday before last. Quite a fun way to see the city but ended up being quite a tough morning. Assume the marathon was set in November to avoid the heat but ended up being 24 degrees which was too hot for me, very cobbly streets and despite not having loads of elevation gain, there were a few uphill sections that were killer on tired legs. The heat seemed to catch a few out as I've never seen so many walking the end of a marathon. I just about managed to dig in and finish without stopping to walk and kept my time under 4 hours which I'm happy with. Looking forward to keeping the fitness levels topped up and see what I can do going forward, eyeing up Edinburgh now
    just signed up to this for 2025, hopefully not as hot and will have to prepare for the cobbles!
    Enjoy! It's a really beautiful city and a great place to relax after the event. Hopefully they've reverted back to the original route for 2025 (it had been changed due to some building work) so you get to run along the iconic bridge and across both sides of the river.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,144
    Chilly one beside a Suffolk beach this morning but another least bad time of the year yay 👍🏻
  • larryorcolin
    larryorcolin Posts: 85
    I ran East Grinstead parkrun this week. I, and the other 47 rather muddy souls, were joined by one Dame Kelly Holmes.
    She somehow managed to glide across the surface whilst us mere mortals were slipping and slidding all over the place.  If you enjoy a proper cross country then this is the one for you.  
    Another really friendly parkrun, with very encouraging marshals. 
    There was tea, coffee, cake and biscuits layed on after at East Grinstead Town football club, a short walk from the finish.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,144
    East Grinstead is coming up soon for me I think, was there really only 48 runners?
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,995
    ^Yes, and it's the muddiest run I've ever done. There's a trench you go through twice that was like deep soup when I did it. I had to walk. One that's a good "experience" if not fun.




  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,144
    Anyone chancing a trip to Egham tomorrow?
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,685
    Anyone doing the Bromley 10k on Sunday at Norman park?

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