Tube Challenge parkrun league...

[Iain]

This week I visited Pocket parkrun - a nice two lapper on a mix of surfaces. The minute's silence just before the start was a nice touch, and then I set off waaaaay too fast and blew up about 3km in. I slowed down significantly in the last mile, but still finished in my second fastest time for ages at just over 27 minutes. If I can get the pace right next week at Worthing then I'm hopeful of a time close to 26 minutes.

[Golf]

A lovely trip with mr daz stevens to ABERWYSWYTH parkrun a very flat km signposted run with loops.

1km 3m 56s
2km 8m 5s
3km 13m 00s ? swear this board wasnt right position
4km 16m 48s
5km 21m 04s

enjoyable trip to vale of rheidol railway afterwards only 2 stations missed due to lack of knowledge and accessibility by car.

[Soup Dragon]

This week I visited Pocket parkrun - a nice two lapper on a mix of surfaces. The minute's silence just before the start was a nice touch, and then I set off waaaaay too fast and blew up about 3km in. I slowed down significantly in the last mile, but still finished in my second fastest time for ages at just over 27 minutes. If I can get the pace right next week at Worthing then I'm hopeful of a time close to 26 minutes.

Good luck at Worthing next week, shame that I don't live there anymore, otherwise it would have been nice to meet up.
If the wind is relatively light then I would recommend that you just try and run even splits. The course is pancake flat so very easy to run at an even pace. There are markers every km so you have every chance of getting close to 26 minutes, aim for 5:12 - 5:18/km pace.

[Iain]

Ah good, sounds very promising if the wind isn't too tricky

[Soup Dragon]

It was Tail Walking duties for me on Saturday, as I try to recover from achilles tendonitis.
Due to several Cornish parkruns being cancelled (all those on National Trust land), Penryn Campus had a much larger turnout than usual.
A minutes silence for H M Queen Elizabeth II, was followed by a round of applause.
I'm really pleased that parkrun allowed things to go ahead this weekend, cancelling all of the runs would have been a bad decision IMO.

Anyhow.... here are the full results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Golf]

another challenge completed BJORN AGAIN ABERDARE,ABERDEEN,ABERWYSWYTH AND ABERBEEG parkruns all completed people ahead of me in most events repeating a lot its a good time to climb im coming for that WODERWICK on the parkrun forums lol

[Iain]

Best ever age grading today for me - and just snuck under 26 minutes at Worthing. Pancake flat, straight as they come apart from the U turn just before halfway and a slight deviation at the end. A great team too - heartily recommend.

[Going Underground]

Londone plus completed yesterday at Bexley

[Soup Dragon]

Well done to Iain on setting a new age grade PB, and Kevin and Andi for Lon-done and Bjorn Again challenges.
I think they should have the CornwALL and the SussexFULL challenges, they are the only ones I've achieved

Here are this weeks full stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Golf]

well done kevin i suggest that when a new london one comes up you me iain and geoff all attend

[tractakid]

Did my best time since the pandemic at Newborough Forest on Saturday! Not a flat course, but one that suits me-gently up for the first half, and then downhill so I can cruise to the finish when I often tire and slow!

[Golf]

im doing my best times since the scamdemic fitness levels going well up not sure where its coming from to be honest! hopefully ican get back to under 20mins sometime in future. california country parkrun was my one of my closest i hadnt done and counts to the south east region next lot are a few around the oxfordshire are in mid october.

[Soup Dragon]

Here is the latest parkrun update:

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

[Golf]

Finally my first trip abroad before [REDACTED] that stop all normal people from travelling.

a beautiful trip on the eurostar to amsterdam far too early in the morning though next time i take the later ones. got the train over to den haag and stayed in the lovely court garden hotel some distance from the parkrun at zuiderpark. started off ok but seeing as i was on my own in a pocket between groups just got round in over 21m probably could have done better but drinks the night before probably kicked in after staying the extra day to really see how beautiful holland is and zavouring! i got back my alphabet after 6 years.

Then transfered over to dusseldorf for the nice VOLKSGARTEN parkrun went early to set up the course and blocking off paths with cones i had the advantage of knowing where to go and what to expect sprinted off and led for the 1st km in 3m 49s eventually the faster guys started coming through and i tried so hard to keep the 20 minuter pacer in my sight coming round final bend i really gave it a lot of effort managing a 20m 24s a pb for over 3 years obviously the fitness is coming back now thank you BORIS not!

[Soup Dragon]

Here are the latest parkrun stats.
These don't include anybody who ran in Germany on Monday, I will add those results next week.

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