ParkRun / Running Thread

First park run today at Danson, saw plenty of CAFC clothing on show.

28.18....happy with that - not done a stitch of exercise for some weeks now due to a frozen shoulder and a 3 day stint in hospital 2 weeks ago for an emergency internal bleed, definitely felt tired on that 2nd lap as iron levels still pretty low

AFKABartram said:

Looking for recommendations on what to use to listen to music when running.

i may be blessed with disappointing ear holes, but I just use standard iPhone ear phones and they’re forever falling out whilst running. I don’t trust the cordless ones for exactly the same reason so I reckon I need something (low to mid budget) that are either headphones, or are attached to the ear.

any thoughts / recommendations?

I list to podcasts - Charlton Live or cycling ones in the summer. Sometimes BBC London is I'm using a radio. I find music a bit distracting for some reason.

My 6th consecutive Parkrun of getting slower, my 34th Parkrun being my 4th slowest. Was close to walking at one point. 

Need to up my game

JamesSeed said:

ForeverAddickted said:

I recently purchased some Anker Headphones from Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Headphones-SoundBuds-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B07N8RYGC4/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Anker&qid=1575017486&smid=A2PGPJL0BBLHLX&sr=8-5
Find them better than earbuds because of the wings that keep the ear piece in your ear... You get given different sizes depending on the size of your ears so can change them if neccessary
Sound quality isnt the best that I've ever had but guess thats what you get for £20 (normal price)

I use bone conducting headphones. Means you can hear those around you, which is particularly useful when cycling.

28.40 for the Park Run today (Strava timing).

by far the best solution if you want to listen to anything. I absolutely love my aftershokz, so much safer than normal headphones as you can still hear traffic etc. Also means nothing in the ears which can get uncomfortable at times when running.

rina said:

JamesSeed said:

ForeverAddickted said:

I recently purchased some Anker Headphones from Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Headphones-SoundBuds-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B07N8RYGC4/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Anker&qid=1575017486&smid=A2PGPJL0BBLHLX&sr=8-5
Find them better than earbuds because of the wings that keep the ear piece in your ear... You get given different sizes depending on the size of your ears so can change them if neccessary
Sound quality isnt the best that I've ever had but guess thats what you get for £20 (normal price)

I use bone conducting headphones. Means you can hear those around you, which is particularly useful when cycling.

28.40 for the Park Run today (Strava timing).

by far the best solution if you want to listen to anything. I absolutely love my aftershokz, so much safer than normal headphones as you can still hear traffic etc. Also means nothing in the ears which can get uncomfortable at times when running.

And they don't fall out like ear buds can.

Fumbluff said:

My slowest ever last week but I hadn’t gone for ages and have been a little unwell. Couple that with the amount of leaping, slipping, sliding and swimming that were required to traverse last week and I may just rock up in my Speedo’s tomorrow, it’s definitely rained every day since Grrrr

was thinking the same about tomorrow. Perversely looking forward to it.

Last Saturday was my 35th Parkrun. Bar my first 3, it was also my slowest. Despite feeling fairly good running last week, i ended nearly 3 minutes slower than where i was at the end of Sept. Can't really understand how i've regressed so much but hey ho, still enjoy it which is the main thing. 

Would love to get out for the Xmas Day run but just can't get away with it at home.

Going to attempt 'the double' on New Years Day though for the first time.

Hilly Fields is going to be interesting tomorrow! Just this second gone past Avery Hill on the bus and it looks... boggy.

Anyone indulging in a Christmas Day parkrun?

Sutcliffe Park are looking for volunteers, money, and the council to pull its finger out: https://853.london/2019/12/17/parkrun-could-come-to-sutcliffe-park-after-council-leader-steps-in/

Dazzler21 said:

IAFKABartram said:

Looking for recommendations on what to use to listen to music when running.

i may be blessed with disappointing ear holes, but I just use standard iPhone ear phones and they’re forever falling out whilst running. I don’t trust the cordless ones for exactly the same reason so I reckon I need something (low to mid budget) that are either headphones, or are attached to the ear.

any thoughts / recommendations?

I use and love these.
 https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756T7R5T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Unn.DbPRC495P

Pretty much the same as what I use

a great parkrun related story https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/ben-stokes-donates-19100-friends-3632591

cliffs- guy tweets during ashes test that if England get the 359 to win he'll do a parkrun in December in just pants and flip flops
- England win with Ben Stokes hitting 135 not out
- guy runs with his mate in flip flops, pants and Ben Stokes masks raising £2k for charity
- Stokes congratulates them on Twitter and offers to pay £1 for each retweet in the following 30 minutes
- Stokes ends up donating £19, 127 to Alzheimers Research

AFKABartram said:

Hmmm...

wet slippy mudbath or warm dry gym?

I'm taking the hot yoga option

Sacked it off.

bit annoyed all the local ones haven’t been called off to be honest. At the end of the day they are public parks and will be cut to ribbons this morning with a couple of hundred churning them up 

Sacked off my park run... Just home from a standard three mile run instead

Not sure if this has been asked but anyone planning on running a Christmas Day ParkRun?

My missus asked me the question so I had a quick count up on my recent holiday of how many different countries I had run in. Currently on 29 (cheating a bit by including England and Wales separately). Didn't include different Greek, Spanish islands etc. and I reckon there's probably a dozen US states that counted as one. No wonder my knee is knackered but it is a great way of seeing places you might not otherwise get to see or getting your bearings in a foreign city. 

No Parkruns but all going to be around 10k or longer and as I don't travel for work I was pleasantly surprised I'd got to nearly 30 tbh. 

Come on then, what's your total and where's the most unusual destination you've run in?

Dammit, had my days mixed up