DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

becky_rtw

And I know this is a bit big headed but since it only lasts for a week:
http://www.parkrun.com/results/Winners.aspx

I'm in the winners list!!!

evab_2

*****sneaks in*****
Hi all sorry for being AWOL for a while, I've been reading your excellent progress and huge congrats to you Becky on your running this weekend .

I've had a break due to a few reasons, such as a pretty !!!!!! time at work which sends me into hibernation instead of using that anger in a positive way, I've had a couple of days of sick and generally just enjoying time with the family preparing for Xmas. I was planning on starting again today but I'm off sick again with a stinking cold and bad sinuses. But enough moaning once I kick this bug I'll be back out again and raring to go, I feel terrible for missing so much running.

Hope everyone is OK x

****sneaks back out again****

redsquirrel80

Wow well done Becky! :T

Well hmmm... I only managed 3.5 miles on Saturday (and the same walk back), just felt totally drained and lacking in energy :rolleyes: Had a very lazy weekend otherwise and feel a lot better today so think I'm gonna try my long run tonight instead.

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

And I know this is a bit big headed but since it only lasts for a week:
http://www.parkrun.com/results/Winners.aspx

I'm in the winners list!!!

And you were going to be all coy and not post it!!:p:p;)

Anyway, not to be outdone, it's the first time I've made it on to this list:

http://www.parkrun.com/results/TopAgeGrade.aspx :D:D

(PS The young lady at the top is a bit of an anomaly...it looks like she ran a lap too few.:rolleyes:)

becky_rtw

Which is odd because shes run the race before 21 times!!
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/AthleteResultsHistory.aspx?AthleteNumber=14110

Love the graph:

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Which is odd because shes run the race before 21 times!!
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/AthleteResultsHistory.aspx?AthleteNumber=14110

Love the graph:

I know - its not as though she got lost!:p

In fact her progress over the last year has been really impressive but what happened on Saturday is a bit bizarre, after all she must have physically taken the disc and registered her result...its not as though she just dropped out and the results people made a mistake because the system doesnt work like that. Puzzling!

RichOneday_2

How lucky was Kipruto Rotich finishing 8 minutes behind the first across the line and yet picked up a $5,000 winner's cheque? Jammy git!!:p:p

http://www.letsrun.com/2009/memphis1210.php

becky_rtw

Oh dear - thats not good is it! At least they got to keep their money but no course record which is a bit of a shame

becky_rtw

I've had a thought about that odd result - could she and someone else (partner, friend etc) have swapped barcodes by mistake so they just scanned it, which would mean someone else further down should have a very slow time...which in fact there is someone else with the same surname and there are four people with that surname registered at Leeds...hmmm

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

I've had a thought about that odd result - could she and someone else (partner, friend etc) have swapped barcodes by mistake so they just scanned it, which would mean someone else further down should have a very slow time...which in fact there is someone else with the same surname and there are four people with that surname registered at Leeds...hmmm

Very plausible......


You're not doing too bad on this problem solving lark.

It follows hot on the heels of coming up with the only sensible suggestion I've heard for this new bouncy kangaroo running style....treadmills. I'm nearly convinced on that one the more I think about it.

So, if that is the case, while treadmills may be no detriment to people who already have a developed running style, it would certainly seem a very bad way of starting out as it creates a very inefficient (and tiring) running style. Interesting.......