DFW running club mark 3!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

krider2010

Good luck for those doing the Leeds 10K tomorrow I hope the new parkrun was good as well.

I've been out and done 5.2m today. Not a true long run by any stretch but it kept the legs ticking over and was a convenient figure of eight to run around. Did it in 00:55:46 (10:44/mile pace). Which is not quite as slow as suggested by becky but I did the fourth mile at about 10:20 pace to test if I could speed up a bit (relative to the rest of the run), and it also felt OK at that pace. Slowed back down after that though. I certainly felt happier with it than most of the runs last week though I could feel my legs throughout. Getting there... :j

Total for the week = 21.6 miles

RichOneday_2

Week 8/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon8/6 Rest Day
Tues9/6 10.0 Miles 1:23:39 (8:22/mile) (Pulse 76)
Weds10/6 Greenway 10K 39:24 (6:20/mile) (Posn 14th) [72.28%]
Thurs11/6 3.5 28:44 (8:12/mile)
Fri12/6 Rest Day
Sat13/6 Parkrun Leeds Hyde Park 5K 18:53 (6:05/mile)(Posn 6th/173) [72.95%] (http://www.parkrun.com/Default.aspx?tabid=257)
Sun14/6 18.5 Miles 2:43:15 (8:50/mile) (Pulse 88)

Week 9/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon15/6 Rest Day
Tues16/6 10K 48:29 (7:49/mile) (Pulse 88)
Weds17/6 10K 45:31 (7:21/mile) (Pulse 98)
Thurs18/6 10K 43:20 (6:59/mile) (Pulse 102)
Fri19/6 10K 48:59 (7:54/mile) (Pulse 84)
Sat20/6 Parkrun Heaton Park 5K 18:37 (6:00/mile)(Posn 1st!!) [73.99%] [WR 13:47]
(http://www.parkrun.org.uk/heaton/Results.aspx)


A very interesting, and rather wet:p, morning!!

Around 35-40 runners turned out for the first running of the Heaton Park Parkrun. Although impressions from descriptions of the course suggested it was flat I'm sure glad that we had a reccy of the course beforehand as there was some tough climbing to be done.

As the race settled down I managed to get into 3rd position with two runners quite well out in the lead. But the knowledge of what was to come helped no end and the gap started to close slowly but surely. 2nd place after about 2km at which point I was more than happy to settle there and accept the highest finishing position yet. But after 4km I started to get an urge to push a bit harder and have a real crack at the leader and, hey presto, I got there with a bit of time to spare.:D:D

Of course I'm chuffed with the race victory (who wouldn't be;)) but I was more impressed with the way it felt and the strength towards the end.

Becky had a run out on the reccy of the course but felt it was asking a bit too much too quickly to actually do the race, which I think was the right decision.

Well done, Krider - sounds like you got that one just about right to let your recovery keep progressing.:D

Simplycynical

A big WELL DONE Rich; doing your homework obviously paid off :T:T:T ..... and you'll go down in history as the first person to win the Heaton Park Parkrun!!!

What an achievement :D

RichOneday_2

Thanks, Simply!:D:D

'A historic victory' !! I hadn't thought of it like that, but now you come to mention it, I like the sound of that!!!;);)

Ukevas

lol... show off :P...

im still on stiff legs... :eek:..

will give them a few miles tonight to hopefully free them up a bit for long run tommorw.. :rolleyes:..

becky_rtw

Its alright Uk - I had a crack at the hill and gave up due to chest soreness

I think a run would help because the blood flow will help the waste products disperse

bank_of_slate

What's the best thing to eat the night before a race?
...Linda xx

becky_rtw

Hi Linda - 10k is a speed event so nothing too heavy like meat or malt loaf

Tuna salad, potatoes or something like is good - no brekkie in the morning if the race is first thing - take a banana for afters

Good luck!

bank_of_slate

becky_rtw wrote: »

Hi Linda - 10k is a speed event so nothing too heavy like meat or malt loaf

Tuna salad, potatoes or something like is good - no brekkie in the morning if the race is first thing - take a banana for afters

Good luck!

I was thinking of having an omelette
...Linda xx

becky_rtw

I'm sure that'll be fine Linda