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Well done mateswordfish said: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.1 -
Well done. Good performance.swordfish said: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.1 -
I did a rare venture out to a Parkrun yesterday (I average about 1-2 a year). Did my fastest one yesterday at cyclopark4
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Finally got my hernia op this week, absolutely desperate to get back running again!
Anyone do the Cambridge half yesterday ? looks a gooden for pace.1 -
Charlton yesterday, loads of first timers there. Pleased with my time considering I was out late the night before...3
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Finished my compass club yesterday circling the boobs in West London…1
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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.2
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never heard Northala Fields called that before! That's one of the few in London I still need to do...Fumbluff said:Finished my compass club yesterday circling the boobs in West London…0 -
I was one of your first timers at Charlton yesterday, decent run & seemed like a nice bunch of volunteersInspectorSands said:Charlton yesterday, loads of first timers there. Pleased with my time considering I was out late the night before...3 -
Milton Keynes 10k this morning,lovely day for it
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Great running Shrews 👍1
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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.5
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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.3
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In Liverpool to run the half marathon on Sunday, just arrived at Goodison Park for a guided tour.Another Archibald Leitch stadium bites the dust. 😞0
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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?0
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Groundhog day for me. Identical time at same course as last week. Also 1st in my age Cat (Only 63 runners though!)4
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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…swordfish said:Groundhog day for me. Identical time at same course as last week. Also 1st in my age Cat (Only 63 runners though!)1 -
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 👍 😉Fumbluff said:
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…swordfish said:Groundhog day for me. Identical time at same course as last week. Also 1st in my age Cat (Only 63 runners though!)0 -
Crosby parkrun this morning…
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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.swordfish said: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?
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.1 -
Oooof - Crosby's a tough one!sholland said:Crosby parkrun this morning…Did Dover Waterfront yesterday - good, flat course by the harbour. Probably the only parkrun where you'll pass a "welcome to England" sign.2 -
Greenwich peninsula parkrun latest: https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/03/19/parkrun-could-come-to-greenwich-peninsula-but-it-needs-your-help/2
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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.6
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I’m considering that one for later in the year. Was it easy to get to/from?larryorcolin said: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.
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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.Fumbluff said:
I’m considering that one for later in the year. Was it easy to get to/from?larryorcolin said: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.0 -
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).4 -
New course record at Avery Hill yesterday, 15.17. Amazing time for a non flat course3
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Didnt realise you were that quick @AFKABartram, good work 🤭5
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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. 😉RedPanda said: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).0
