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  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    AFKABartram said:
    New year, fresh start. 

    Anyone else participating this morning? What one you doing / done?

    Im off to Avery Hill in a bit. Absolutely shattered and zero enthusiasm, but got to be done.

    Good luck 
    Planning to do Danson if I can drag my arse out of bed!
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    I considered going to parkrun but I appear to have got out of bed 3 hours too late
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    rina said:
    I considered going to parkrun but I appear to have got out of bed 3 hours too late
    Wished I’d done the same, found it really hard work this morning and had to walk for 30 secs after two laps. 
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    AFKABartram said:
    rina said:
    I considered going to parkrun but I appear to have got out of bed 3 hours too late
    Wished I’d done the same, found it really hard work this morning and had to walk for 30 secs after two laps. 
    Well done Boss.
    Good start to the year for you.
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,262
    Sunny and mild up at Ally Pally today, what a start to the year. Now let’s get the three points
  • arthur
    arthur Posts: 234
    Dartford heath for me this morning.  Was a nice run, 26mins. Aiming this year to get back in the 21's after some injuries and lack of training. And to get close to earning 50 parkrun milestone, currently on 19.
  • Leaburns_Dead_Leg
    Leaburns_Dead_Leg Posts: 161
    Southwark today, nice and handy Surrey Quays station right next to the park. Also meet a Charlton family who were off to the match today.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    AllHailTheHen said:
    AFKABartram said:
    New year, fresh start. 

    Anyone else participating this morning? What one you doing / done?

    Im off to Avery Hill in a bit. Absolutely shattered and zero enthusiasm, but got to be done.

    Good luck 
    Planning to do Danson if I can drag my arse out of bed!
    I did manage to drag my arse out of bed in the end. Felt like a bit of a slog after a heavy head cold and a week of overeating and drinking. 40th overall out of 271. Nice to see one of the marshalls with wearing a Charlton cap! 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,125
    Well that was super busy, gonna have to put my appalling time down to the “bunching up at the start” unless I can think of a better excuse 🤷‍♂️
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Fumbluff said:
    Well that was super busy, gonna have to put my appalling time down to the “bunching up at the start” unless I can think of a better excuse 🤷‍♂️
    Bexley one was about 80 up on last week. Did seem busy. Managed a PB but still felt slow.
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  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,185
    edited January 2022
    Loads of first-timers in the 196 at Charlton  today. Seems to be a bit of a belated new year boost all round.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Had a really shite week so sacked this off for golf this morning. Mentally I needed my pals taking the piss out of me for 4hrs instead of a half hour solo run. 

    Back next week so no doubt it will be raining!
  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,427
    Was marshalling at the Boat House at Bexley yesterday...seemed busy to me...was wearing my CAFC beanie and got a few 'Up The Addicks'...  Good to see @Hillsys Up putting the effort in.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Perfect morning for a Parkrun this morning. Who got out and where?

    Good to bump into @WSS over Avery Hill 
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,887
    I managed to complete Swanley this morning in roughly 36.5 mins having had to give up after 4k last week.  I think my recovery from a back injury is taking a bit longer then expected.  I guess it's an age thing.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Did a 7k yesterday morning which @DaveMehmet joined for a bit. 

    Today was a rest day so walking to The Valley instead. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,593
    suzisausage said:
    Did a 7k yesterday morning which @DaveMehmet joined for a bit. 

    Today was a rest day so walking to The Valley instead. 
    I never pass up the chance for a bit! Good to see you both by the way.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,984
    Still haven't done a park run but have kept my lockdown running going since Dec 2020. It was ideal running conditions this morning, managed a PB of 17 miles which got very uncomfortable at the end but I'm edging towards marathon distance. 

    Feels like now or never for a full marathon so think I'll sign up for the Magna Carta marathon in Surrey in April.

    I'll probably do the Dartford half in March as prep (of course wearing a Charlton shirt for both).
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914


    Another 1m 53 off of my 5k PB today. Only managed first sub 30min in December, im absolutely buzzing as I wasn't really trying for a PB at all. 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914


    Wouldn't normally run 2 days in a row but was feeling good this am. Just knocked 6 mins off of my 10k pb and managed sub 1hour for the first time :). 
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  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Cracking efforts Shine. Amazing how quickly the body can progress with this stuff.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914
    AllHailTheHen said:
    Cracking efforts Shine. Amazing how quickly the body can progress with this stuff.
    Cheers mate, I looked at my records and in August 4k took me 35mins. I only started in May 2021 and with roughly 2/3 runs a week I've gone from 15st done to 12s 2lb. I'm doing the Cambridge half, in March for mcmillan and am hoping to break 2 hours with good wind behind me. 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    shine166 said:


    Wouldn't normally run 2 days in a row but was feeling good this am. Just knocked 6 mins off of my 10k pb and managed sub 1hour for the first time :). 
    Why not run an extra 5 steps and finish it though? 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914
    suzisausage said:
    shine166 said:


    Wouldn't normally run 2 days in a row but was feeling good this am. Just knocked 6 mins off of my 10k pb and managed sub 1hour for the first time :). 
    Why not run an extra 5 steps and finish it though? 
    😆 Because you manually stop a Samsung watch  and my mrs text me just as I was about to finish it....  so her text alert I thought was the 10k alert ! I did swear lol

    The 5k run I posted the day before is 5.01.... again due to manual stop, I definitely need an update now that I'm doing this semi seriously. 
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,887
    shine166 said:
    suzisausage said:
    shine166 said:


    Wouldn't normally run 2 days in a row but was feeling good this am. Just knocked 6 mins off of my 10k pb and managed sub 1hour for the first time :). 
    Why not run an extra 5 steps and finish it though? 
    😆 Because you manually stop a Samsung watch  and my mrs text me just as I was about to finish it....  so her text alert I thought was the 10k alert ! I did swear lol

    The 5k run I posted the day before is 5.01.... again due to manual stop, I definitely need an update now that I'm doing this semi seriously. 
    The distance is only approximate, whatever device you are using.  You can really tie yourself in knots trying to get perfect GPS tracking.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914
    edited January 2022
    Hex said:
    shine166 said:
    suzisausage said:
    shine166 said:


    Wouldn't normally run 2 days in a row but was feeling good this am. Just knocked 6 mins off of my 10k pb and managed sub 1hour for the first time :). 
    Why not run an extra 5 steps and finish it though? 
    😆 Because you manually stop a Samsung watch  and my mrs text me just as I was about to finish it....  so her text alert I thought was the 10k alert ! I did swear lol

    The 5k run I posted the day before is 5.01.... again due to manual stop, I definitely need an update now that I'm doing this semi seriously. 
    The distance is only approximate, whatever device you are using.  You can really tie yourself in knots trying to get perfect GPS tracking.
    Tbh it's more for when I'm doing a half mara or more, I accidentally paused my timer, less than half a km into my first half and never really knew where I was at. Really messed with my ability to pace myself properly and knocked the confidence in my 'ability'.

     I'm not exactly trying to qualify for team GB, so the odd .01 either side makes very little difference most of the time, to anything other than OCD. 



  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Sorry @shine166 I was only joking. I ran 5k once and stopped almost dropped dead when it clicked over to 5k, then when i ended the exercise and looked at my stats and it said 4.99 and i wanted to cry! 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,914
    suzisausage said:
    Sorry @shine166 I was only joking. I ran 5k once and stopped almost dropped dead when it clicked over to 5k, then when i ended the exercise and looked at my stats and it said 4.99 and i wanted to cry! 
    Yeah I know :smile: as much as it doesn't matter, I still swore a few times when I did it lol.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    On route to take my eldest to football, saw three charlton fans out running.  

    First one by the George staples geeza running with the 80s ski hat on, second one don’t know his name but recognise from away games in a yellow jacket by the oval, third one by sidcup Queen Mary’s with a 06/07 training top on, up the addicks runners!
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    As for my running, got my fastest 5k for 6 years I think it is, tip, change your running regularly!


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