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[xcooler123]

It was great thanks

A bit like Mile End in that it's an out and back with a loop at the end, but only one repeat. Several quite narrow bridges that got a bit tight once the whippets started the return trip, but a lovely course that I really enjoyed.

Mandy thanks to Andi and xcooler for joining me.

I'm going the rein in my touristing for a bit - it's taking more and more of my Saturdays and frankly it's getting to the stage where I could do with more time. I may even NOT DO PARKRUN AT ALL next Saturday!

Glad to have joined you at Tonbridge and echo your thoughts on the course. Not a PB course by any stretch but a really nice course and would definitely recommend. Happy with a time of 26:55 as I walked with Ian and Andi for the first bit (let the crowds thin out first, would definitely recommend this strategy) and the nature of the course.

I have a week off next week due to being in Belgium for the Spa 24hrs sportscar race but will hopefully be back in August.

[Iain]

Just looked at the results -in fifth place was...Neil Armstrong!

[dstock17]

No way I enjoyed that Parkrun a really nice interesting run unfortunately another case of too many people for a not wide start perhaps the finish funnel could be adapted to this it was an idea I thought of give a wider start to get rid of the numbers and less bunching perhaps. Regardless we walked with Iain for 3.5 mins then I paced until I left xcooler123 behind and finished ebcouraging a kid along.

[Soup Dragon]

Weekly Update 20/07/19

Sorry, I thought this was already posted... so I'm a week late!
I will do this weeks update in a couple of days time.

12 Runners this week
2 New Course, Bedgebury Pinetum and Cyclopark

Jamesthegill set a new PB of 26:40 at Lancing Beach Green, taking 1 second off the PB he set last week! 28th Place was also a position PB.
scrxisi ran a SB at Southwark, finishing in 28:46 in his 199th parkrun.
***** ran a CB at Finsbury Park in 28:33.

Medals update
At Lancing Beach Green, jamesthegill's PB of 26:40 earns him (BRONZE), pushing DrainBrain out of the medals.
At Tonbridge, Andi claims (GOLD), so ***** drops to (SILVER), xcooler123 earns (BRONZE), meaning scrxisi and tractakid drop out of the medals.

The full details are here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[dstock17]

******* hell I get gold yet walked the first 400m with Iain result I gave noticed my times have gone up recently I'm not stressing my injuries. I prefer to run healthy now less speed and better memories although I will say my time at rogiet would have been a lot better if it hadn't of been for some slow coaches at start line crowding me out why why why not go to back if ur slow.

[Going Underground]

why why why not go to back if ur slow.

Sorry why should slower runners have to run further than 5k and have their time penalised even more? That makes you quicker runners times look even better in comparison than our slower ones taking into account the extra metres that need to be done to even get to the start line

[dstock17]

Well in a field of 109 its not like it was cramped the two guys in front proper blocked my progress at start I nearly tripped up.

[Soup Dragon]

I can see both sides of this discussion. A couple of weeks ago at Cranleigh there were two kids at the start, I thought that they could be quick so didn't try and push in front, but they were really slow and made the first 200m quite tricky as the pack tried to get round them on a narrow path at the start of the run. However, for slower runners, who are looking to set a PB, I agree that you should be able to start where you like. Why add 15-20 seconds to your time. Also you need to remind yourself it's a "run" not a race, although I appreciate that it can become quite competitive!

[Soup Dragon]

Weekly Update 27/07/19

11 Runners this week
1 New Course, Rogiet

Not much action to report....
Congratultaions to scrxisi on completing his 200th run at Southwark.
Soup Dragon set a CB at Bognor Regis in 19:39, in doing so equalled his PB Finish of 4th place.
Nozzacook completed his Bushy pilgrimage in 28:21, in rather wet conditions and a relatively small field for Bushy (840 runners)

Medals update:
Just one change at Bognor Regis, Soup Dragon now claims (GOLD), Andi drops to (SILVER), times had previously been identical but Andi had finished ahead in what was a head-to-head finish.

Full details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Iain]

I lost my streak.

[dstock17]

I notice Mr brown is very close to an iconic landmark

[Going Underground]

I notice Mr brown is very close to an iconic landmark

He is still struggling on Mr James

[dstock17]

I notice Mr brown is very close to an iconic landmark

He is still struggling on Mr James

Any ideas on ur 300 venue yet only 5 weeks away

[Going Underground]

I notice Mr brown is very close to an iconic landmark

He is still struggling on Mr James

Any ideas on ur 300 venue yet only 5 weeks away

7 weeks actually so that takes us to 14th Sept where I am probably going down to Exeter gams - so maybe Shepton Mallet?

[dstock17]

I notice Mr brown is very close to an iconic landmark

He is still struggling on Mr James

Any ideas on ur 300 venue yet only 5 weeks away

7 weeks actually so that takes us to 14th Sept where I am probably going down to Exeter gams - so maybe Shepton Mallet?

Why not do parke as in parkrun