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Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 11 Jan 2019, 14:28
by Soup Dragon
Just for a bit of fun, here is a list of the top ten courses that are hardest to gain medals (on the basis on three medals already awarded)
They are listed by time required to claim Bronze!
1. Gunnersbury - 20:41
2. Worthing - 21:23
3. Milton Keynes - 21:40
4. Southwark - 23:06
5. Hackney Marshes - 23:08
6. Bushy - 23:15
7. Pymmes - 23:31
8. Barking - 23:54
9. Tamar Lakes - 24:00
10. Peckham Rye - 24:06
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 11 Jan 2019, 14:43
by Soup Dragon
Top Ten Fastest Courses (by fastest time by any Tube Challenger)
1. Hampstead Heath - 18:42
2. Southwark - 19:17
3. Tooting Common - 19:25
4. Gunnersbury - 19:30
5. Hackney Marshes - 19:35
6. Milton Keynes - 19:40
7. Exeter Riverside - 19:44
8. Colby - 19:51
9. Burgess - 19:53
10. Highbury Fields & Worthing - 19:55
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 10:31
by Soup Dragon
No run for me yesterday, but twelve of us ran, including five runners at Clapham Common.
This weeks highlights
Andi was the bridesmaid at South Oxhey, the second time that he has been a runner-up.
Iain claimed a PB of 32nd Place also at South Oxhey.
MatthewCook18 ended a negative run of -14 with an outing at Penrose.
Several SB's to mention
Drain Brain 29:34 and A2 37:45 both at Clapham Common
The Raven 36:07 at Upton House
Medals changed hands at South Oxhey, Andi taking Gold from Tractakid, The Raven slips into Bronze and Going Underground is out of the medals.
At Clapham Common Xcooler123 claims Gold, ***** claims Silver (even though he ran at Southsea) and DrainBrain gets the Bronze.
Although I didn't run, thanks to Andi claiming a Gold from Tractakid, I move up one place in the table.
Full details here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 17:40
by Iain
South Oxhey is a really small run - 48 runners yesterday. Just under three laps with the first half of the lap uphill and the rest downhill. Easier than I thought to get to, about ten minutes from Carpenders Park on the overground. A lovely friendly team too, with free hot drinks.
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 00:05
by dstock17
Iain wrote: ↑13 Jan 2019, 17:40
South Oxhey is a really small run - 48 runners yesterday. Just under three laps with the first half of the lap uphill and the rest downhill. Easier than I thought to get to, about ten minutes from Carpenders Park on the overground. A lovely friendly team too, with free hot drinks.
Echo that unfortunately I picked one week where an unusual fast runner decided that Saturday to do a Parkrun dam him. But it was a lovely Parkrun and one day I get that number 1
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 11:38
by tractakid
I could easily have been absent on Saturday thanks to a training course at 09:30. However I managed to volunteer to set up the signs and took the first marshal position, to ensure I was finished at 09:15 and able to get to work on time.
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 20:53
by dstock17
Soup Dragon wrote: ↑13 Jan 2019, 10:31
No run for me yesterday, but twelve of us ran, including five runners at Clapham Common.
This weeks highlights
Andi was the bridesmaid at South Oxhey, the second time that he has been a runner-up.
Iain claimed a PB of 32nd Place also at South Oxhey.
MatthewCook18 ended a negative run of -14 with an outing at Penrose.
Several SB's to mention
Drain Brain 29:34 and A2 37:45 both at Clapham Common
The Raven 36:07 at Upton House
Medals changed hands at South Oxhey, Andi taking Gold from Tractakid, The Raven slips into Bronze and Going Underground is out of the medals.
At Clapham Common Xcooler123 claims Gold, ***** claims Silver (even though he ran at Southsea) and DrainBrain gets the Bronze.
Although I didn't run, thanks to Andi claiming a Gold from Tractakid, I move up one place in the table.
Full details here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
I quite happily take a few more medals off others over the course of time can I get to100 gold medals
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 11:42
by dstock17
Didn't realise that banstead woods is the 3rd oldest parkrun so I have done bushy 1 Wimbledon 2 now number 3 anybody know what Parkrun is number 4
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 12:46
by greatkingrat
You can sort the list at
https://wiki.parkrun.com/index.php/Anniversaries by start date.
Woodhouse Moor in Leeds is 4, then Richmond 5.
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 17:28
by dstock17
Yes wasn't sure if it was Woodhouse Moor or Richmond looks like a trip to Leeds is in order. Makes me wonder was number 6th now. Rapid progress for me up the table that top 100 is 1 Parkrun away ahead up the list gained 3 places today.
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 18:14
by Iain
Use the sort function mention in GKR's post and you'll find out!
Banstead Woods for me too - what a delightful run only a few miles from home. I walked the steepest bit of hill but ran the bulk of it. Then back into Sutton for a 'spoons brekkie, only to find it closed for a refurb, so we headed to North Cheam where we had better luck.
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 19:12
by dstock17
Didn't have time earlier but now looked and you have done with me lol we have to go to Leeds together to stay in sinc
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 21:19
by tractakid
Hilly narrow trails at Henley-on-Thames today. Loved it!
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 21:48
by Going Underground
tractakid wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019, 21:19
Hilly narrow trails at Henley-on-Thames today. Loved it!
mad isn't it - the most bizarre parkrun I have done...
Re: Tube Challenge parkrun league...
Posted: 19 Jan 2019, 23:24
by dstock17
Going Underground wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019, 21:48
tractakid wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019, 21:19
Hilly narrow trails at Henley-on-Thames today. Loved it!
mad isn't it - the most bizarre parkrun I have done...
How many there today on innagurals only time Kevin made one lap before me