Kettering half completed in glorious weather. Flew through the first 10 🤣 and ended up near a pacer I shouldn't have seen for dust, so I afforded myself the luxury of slowing to a fast walk for miles 11 and 12 to finish the last mile and a bit strongly with a mostly downhill run. Chip time 2.11.47. Was hoping for sub 2.15 so well pleased, but never again. 10k max from now on.
Kettering half completed in glorious weather. Flew through the first 10 🤣 and ended up near a pacer I shouldn't have seen for dust, so I afforded myself the luxury of slowing to a fast walk for miles 11 and 12 to finish the last mile and a bit strongly with a mostly downhill run. Chip time 2.11.47. Was hoping for sub 2.15 so well pleased, but never again. 10k max from now on.
No twin peaks for me this week. Just another slog around the Plens, Run no. 9 there and my second best time so far. Just one more planned there for next Saturday, so I'll be giving it plenty to try and get a new PB to finish on.
Coincidentally, and we didn’t realise it until afterwards, it was the 100th at Shorne Woods for both Mrs Hex and myself. After a few weeks of a consistent 2 runs per week I am slowly reducing my times despite, this time, having to stop and re-tie laces for the first time ever.
I did Brockenhurst in the New Forest at the weekend, it was the Winter course which is actually in the forest. It was really nice, two really spicy hills thrown in! They struggle with parking even with lower winter numbers so it's a bit awkward to get to and I had to park a little way away. The Summer course is in town, around a field I think, so not as nice but the forset one would be mad busy during summer with extra tourists, not really viable.
Not sure if I've asked this before. If so, I still don't have an answer. I completed the 2001 Great North run, not recently obviously 😉 but I don't have my time (about 2 hours) and I don't know where records of it might still exist that I can see. Any ideas?
Groundhog day for me. Identical time at same course as last week. Also 1st in my age Cat (Only 63 runners though!)
Well done, that’s a touch. I had to go out later today so had to stay local and had to hope to then accidentally get one of the challenges that you can’t plan for but I got nada…
Groundhog day for me. Identical time at same course as last week. Also 1st in my age Cat (Only 63 runners though!)
Well done, that’s a touch. I had to go out later today so had to stay local and had to hope to then accidentally get one of the challenges that you can’t plan for but I got nada…
Thanks. I was hoping to run half a minute faster than last week to get a new PB at the Plens, but now I'm chuffed I didn't. Never thought I'd be ticking that one off the list of challenges. A chance occurrence, a touch as you say 👍 😉
Not sure if I've asked this before. If so, I still don't have an answer. I completed the 2001 Great North run, not recently obviously 😉 but I don't have my time (about 2 hours) and I don't know where records of it might still exist that I can see. Any ideas?
The Newcastle Journal used to publish the results. Not sure whether or not it is still going given the demise of local newspapers in recent years but might be worth investigating.
EDIT: Not sure whether or not this website might be of use:
I was away in Berlin this weekend so I thought I'd take part in their local parkrun, Hasenheide, It was full of expats and the RD gave the briefing in both German and English. Luckily for me and my other half, the course wasn't too demanding as we'd slightly overindulged on Berlin hospitality the previous evening.
I was away in Berlin this weekend so I thought I'd take part in their local parkrun, Hasenheide, It was full of expats and the RD gave the briefing in both German and English. Luckily for me and my other half, the course wasn't too demanding as we'd slightly overindulged on Berlin hospitality the previous evening.
I’m considering that one for later in the year. Was it easy to get to/from?
I was away in Berlin this weekend so I thought I'd take part in their local parkrun, Hasenheide, It was full of expats and the RD gave the briefing in both German and English. Luckily for me and my other half, the course wasn't too demanding as we'd slightly overindulged on Berlin hospitality the previous evening.
I’m considering that one for later in the year. Was it easy to get to/from?
Yes pretty straight forward. Public transport is really easy to use in Berlin and there is bus that stops right outside the entrance to the park.
I'm in Vilnius for Vingis parkrun. There's a handy 18:30 Friday flight from City airport so you don't need time off work. The airport is a short bus from town & parkrun.
It's a great route, wide, tarmac, hills through pine woodland. Town is really nice but quite small so if you're coming over I'd recommend combining another town or country (I have football in Latvia in 5.5 hours).
I'm in Vilnius for Vingis parkrun. There's a handy 18:30 Friday flight from City airport so you don't need time off work. The airport is a short bus from town & parkrun.
It's a great route, wide, tarmac, hills through pine woodland. Town is really nice but quite small so if you're coming over I'd recommend combining another town or country (I have football in Latvia in 5.5 hours).
If looking for thrills, no better place to do parkrun than Wicksteed Park, Kettering. I'm closing in on my three dart max there, that'll be sixty runs at three separate courses. 😉
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Anyone do the Cambridge half yesterday ? looks a gooden for pace.
EDIT: Not sure whether or not this website might be of use:
https://www.greatrun.org/results/ FURTHER EDIT: Not convinced it goes back far enough.
It's a great route, wide, tarmac, hills through pine woodland. Town is really nice but quite small so if you're coming over I'd recommend combining another town or country (I have football in Latvia in 5.5 hours).