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[palkanetoijala31]

I wish our course would dry out one of these weekends coming up - I can't think about a PB in all that mud.

yep alexandra palace was a nightmare to run in i didnt even push myself as u couldnt run well!

[tubeguru]

I wish our course would dry out one of these weekends coming up - I can't think about a PB in all that mud.

yep alexandra palace was a nightmare to run in i didnt even push myself as u couldnt run well!

I almost fell over twice. No grip!

[palkanetoijala31]

I wish our course would dry out one of these weekends coming up - I can't think about a PB in all that mud.

yep alexandra palace was a nightmare to run in i didnt even push myself as u couldnt run well!

I almost fell over twice. No grip!

u got lucky little kid slipped hard on ice and the kid who raced me in fell flat on his back at finishing line as well

[tubeguru]

I wish our course would dry out one of these weekends coming up - I can't think about a PB in all that mud.

yep alexandra palace was a nightmare to run in i didnt even push myself as u couldnt run well!

I almost fell over twice. No grip!

u got lucky little kid slipped hard on ice and the kid who raced me in fell flat on his back at finishing line as well

If our course was entirely on grass, I'd get some running spikes, but the second half is hard paths, so that's out.

[tractakid]

I don't have any but what about trail shoes?

[tubeguru]

Dunno. Hadn't considered those.

[nozzacook]

Trail shoes make difference on wet grass muddy paths, but when it gets very muddy doesn't matter what you wear. If it's anything like last year plymvalley won't dry much before April.

[tubeguru]

Yeah, I've got visions of running through this mud for weeks to come ...

[DrainBrain]

At this time of year I'm glad Southsea parkrun is 100% tarmac/concrete. However, the 50% fierce biting headwind on the exposed promenade is less fun.

[tubeguru]

I have taken steps (pun intended) to combat the mud by buying a pair of decent trail shoes. They should at least allow me to run through shallow mud without sliding everywhere as I have done for the last two weekends.

[nozzacook]

At this time of year I'm glad Southsea parkrun is 100% tarmac/concrete. However, the 50% fierce biting headwind on the exposed promenade is less fun.

Yep not fun get sandblasted on a training run by the wind coming across the beach. This week.

[tubeguru]

A setback! My trail shoes didn't come today, as promised. They buggered the order up, so now I have to run tomorrow in the old Nikes. So no PB for me then ...

[nozzacook]

Well done Matt and Andrew at Southwark today on 2 cracking PB's I'm going to get passed soon.

[tractakid]

apparently, what you need is for me to turn up and for everything to think "well we have to beat f'ing Geoff" and it motivates you more

so rock on up to Gunnersbury one week Nozza, and it'll do wonders for your time!

(and yes i am aware that that makes me sound like a twat. but people going faster means they're fitter which is a good thing. well done all!)

Well, my last 3 pbs have been

1) Pacer week
2) Matt chasing me (and overtaking me)
3) Matt & Geoff chasing me!

[Going Underground]

Well that was very tough going at South Oxhey... All grass 3 lapper and quite muddy at the top of the climb along the side of the course... Pretty sapping on the legs and was a struggle not to walk up the hill on the 3rd lap... Still another ticked off

Well done to the boys at Southwark