Thank you

Thank you. Very kind of you to say. I remember chatting but could find you in the cafe afterwards.

After doing Goole(or Google as I call it) we ended up going back several times. I love how the finish funnel leads you into the cafe.

😄

They said about travelling to watch Bolton and doing parkruns at away games.

You probably heard me say to him that I couldn’t talk back. He must have been having an easy run by his standards.

We missed each other by a year.

I will be there again on 20th May. My friend set it up and I’m going to help on the day. Come and say hi if you see me. I will be doing first timers welcome.

It’s when you click translate and it tries to convert the time. So my 22:03. E comes 22:03pm. I think it’s a setting on your phone/computer that needs changing. But I can’t remember what it is.

Thank you. That makes sense as all the times from 24 01 display normally

Thank you. Yes I’m very lucky to be able to travel. But I do work from home so parkrun is my only day out.

I speak some Italian, but they speak so fast. I have to pick words out and then join the dots to work out what’s being talked about.

Thank you. Have you been. Did it bring back memories.

Oh no! sorry. When I’m old and slower, I’m sure I’ll get lapped.

You keep lapping away. 😉

Blue sky and sun always make a course look better. But it was a great course. It had been on my list to do for a few months. I was just waiting for the rain to stop as the football field can get muddy. But it was fine when I was there.

Thanks, couldn’t believe it when I got my result. I thought I was just over 20

Yes it was. Really pleased with my time. Wait till you see Peel parkrun video.

Yes the mud made it really tough. It was a course were you needed two pairs of trainers(road and trail)

The Park hotel. But Travelodge was only 50m away from where I stayed.

I think they just well organised and have produced a system that works over the years. But to be honest I wouldn’t have known if my time was a few seconds either way.

Considering I wasn’t bothered about Bushy, I would do it again if I was near by.

I was surprised how quickly it it spread out and you could run your own pace.

I didn’t notice until I watched the video.

@runparkrunwithme as he was right in front of you I checked the results and he has 89 runs at Bushey. He can't really plead ignorance.

Thanks!

I was never bothered about doing Bushy but my European friend chooses which parkrun to do when he comes over. But I’m actually really looking forward to seeing 1500+ parkrunners and how well it goes.

I wish I could. Must just be a sensitive mic. You’ll have to turn the sound down.

My time was 20:12 which matched my fastest time this year. It is also frustrating as I felt good and all I had to do was push to the finish a little earlier.

@@runparkrunwithme Brilliant time. Sometimes it actually helps to run more relaxed, I found. I got my first sub 20 by not trying. Whenever I tried I got 20:30 ish lol.

@@goodyeoman4534I agree. My first sub-20 came as a complete surprise.

@@runparkrunwithme I don't know how far you like to travel to Parkruns, but Market Rasen Racecourse is a lovely one for PBs. It's in the top 5 fastest courses, I believe.

@@goodyeoman4534​​⁠I will travel anywhere for a weekend. Real and parkrun. I’ve already done market Rasen and got 20:01. In the days when I didn’t have a watch so had no idea how close I was to breaking 20 minutes. I really enjoyed it although i expect it could be tough on a windy day

It must be nice to have a home parkrun like Congleton. I’m excited about Bushy parkrun with maybe 1500+ finishers.

Im never sure how close I am to the finish and when to push on a new course. So I took a piece of chalk and marked the course around 300m before the finish. But after everyone had run across it the chalk marks had gone. I’m so close to getting back under 20. Just need that extra bit of luck.

I cut that bit out of the video. Although it’s never nice to see someone injured. Others were with the park walker and I thought my best option was to let the volunteers know at the finish which was only 200m away. (I have no medical training) I asked after and was told they were fine, which is the best news.

You should give it a go. Even if you just take it easy.

It certainly is fun. It’s taken over my Saturday’s.

We just left our bag by the start and then picked it up after we had finished. I can’t recall there being anywhere specific as the start and finish are in different places.

@@runparkrunwithme thank you

Thank you. I’m desperate to get back under 20 minutes. Sooo close. Where you there on Saturday? Or is it your home parkrun?

Yes we were so lucky.

I currently do about 30 miles a week. My current improvement is probably down to losing 1 stone. Sunday is an easy recovery run. Monday a long run. Tuesday is club day and intervals etc. Wednesday is another longer run Thursday is a long easy easy paced run. I love half way up a hill so get plenty of hill training as part of my runs.

Thanks for the insight

@@johndoyle5344what training do you do and what is your current parkrun time? And what age approx are you? Of course you don’t have to answer. Just tying to gauge where you are and where you want to be

@@runparkrunwithme I'm 66 and usually do my local parkrun Lands End in 22 something. I had a couple of years out of action in 2021/22 with Achilles/plantar problem so am gradually trying to build up towards where I used to be. I'm wary of the Achilles issue returning so do about 18/20 miles weekly running plus a bit of cycling and weights. Used to do speed work but can't get myself motivated to do it these days, although I should! Give us a shout if you ever get down to the Lands End parkrun

@@johndoyle5344 ive had Achilles problems in the past. As you get older I’m constantly aware of every niggle and that it could be a sign of a returning injury. 22 mins is a great time. I don’t think there is any quick way to improve. It’s a gradual process. When we do speed work at the club I tend to hold back. I always think that’s the time something is going to happen. Lands End is on the list to do at some point. I haven’t done one in Cornwall which is strange considering I’ve been there every year since 1962.

Thank you. First time I have done this race. Second 5k was hard with one long uphill section. Trophy was a surprise.

James was 5th in 19:05 His progress over the last year has been amazing. He has knocked 4 minutes of his PB and still only 14.

They said he wins everytime he turns up and has done sub 16. It was only my fastest time this year. I was minutes faster when younger.

Thank you

I’m sure some RD’s mention that you shouldn’t wear headphones for the reason you can’t hear. And most RD’s do say they are shared paths and be polite to everyone. When I’ve been barcode scanning, parkrunners mention things to me like you been barged out of the way and I then report to the RD. You will see on most of my videos that I look around to see if there is anyone near me. Peripheral vision is wonderful. But usually you can hear when someone is near.(Especially my breathing😂)

@@runparkrunwithme I'm sure that the RD did mention about consideration for others at the briefing. However, it's likely that the runner in question didn't hear the request as he was wearing those aforementioned headphones!