Running round-up
I seem to have entered the "White Rose Triple" - the first event of which was today. That means getting in some longer distances than regular Parkruns, but getting motivated to do so is a challenge!
A couple of February Parkruns were off my usual pace due to a bad cold, making breathing difficult! I took a week off to volunteer and was back up to a good pace again until mid-March when I started putting in some proper distance running. I ran to Oughtibridge and back before Parkrun on 16th March, did 10 laps on 23rd March and 8 laps on 30th March. 23rd March was a bit of an outlier though - I think I set a new personal fastest lap of 06:28! Unfortunately I knackered my calf muscles the following week, which meant I was slowing Anthony down slightly when I ran with him the week after. On the other hand, I pushed Tim to a new PB for two Parkruns in a row!
Results below. 19th Jan, 16th Feb, 23rd Feb and 6th April were volunteer weeks for me (marshalling with Tani, barcode scanning, set-up and VI guide respectively). I'm now on a mission to coincide my 25th volunteering with my 100th parkrun, probably some time around August/September.
DateMy ParkrunsTimePosition
overallPosition
malesPosition
VM 40-44Age-graded
score
12th Jan73rd21:1222nd/49322nd3rd64.39%
26th Jan74th20:5623rd/45022nd4th65.21%
2nd Feb75th22:1641st/57940th3rd61.30%
9th Feb76th21:4839th/40037th6th62.61%
23rd Feb77th20:4820th/43220th5th65.63%
2nd Mar78th20:5721st/39921st2nd65.16%
9th Mar79th21:2522nd/31521st1st!63.74%
16th Mar80th22:4145th/35540th5th60.18%
23rd Mar81st20:3421st/44219th2nd66.37%
30th Mar82nd22:0950th/45247th8th61.63%
6th Apr83rd22:3535th/38433rd4th60.44%
13th Apr84th21:0621st/37320th4th64.69%
Today was the Sheffield Half Marathon. I ran 13.1 miles in 01:43:20 - all that distance and I sliced a grand total of 12 seconds off last year's time! It still counts as a PB though! My "chip time" was 01:41:42 (over a minute and a half quicker than last year) and I finished in 1,073rd place out of 6,034 runners. :o)
More importantly, I paced myself a lot better this time. I didn't overdo it on the long uphills, which meant I managed to keep running throughout, without having to stop and walk at any point. It also meant I had enough juice left in me to properly enjoy the beautiful last couple of downhill miles along Ecclesall Road South / Ecclesall Road and back into town for beer and medals.
It was a lovely day for running, but very cold once I stopped! I saw several of the Parkrun crowd on the way round and met up with Kelly and Liz at the end.
That felt good. My legs are slightly stiff, I've a blister on one foot and I feel tired, but that didn't wipe me out like it did last year. The Yorkshire Marathon no longer looks quite so impossible after all...
A couple of February Parkruns were off my usual pace due to a bad cold, making breathing difficult! I took a week off to volunteer and was back up to a good pace again until mid-March when I started putting in some proper distance running. I ran to Oughtibridge and back before Parkrun on 16th March, did 10 laps on 23rd March and 8 laps on 30th March. 23rd March was a bit of an outlier though - I think I set a new personal fastest lap of 06:28! Unfortunately I knackered my calf muscles the following week, which meant I was slowing Anthony down slightly when I ran with him the week after. On the other hand, I pushed Tim to a new PB for two Parkruns in a row!
Results below. 19th Jan, 16th Feb, 23rd Feb and 6th April were volunteer weeks for me (marshalling with Tani, barcode scanning, set-up and VI guide respectively). I'm now on a mission to coincide my 25th volunteering with my 100th parkrun, probably some time around August/September.
DateMy ParkrunsTimePosition
overallPosition
malesPosition
VM 40-44Age-graded
score
12th Jan73rd21:1222nd/49322nd3rd64.39%
26th Jan74th20:5623rd/45022nd4th65.21%
2nd Feb75th22:1641st/57940th3rd61.30%
9th Feb76th21:4839th/40037th6th62.61%
23rd Feb77th20:4820th/43220th5th65.63%
2nd Mar78th20:5721st/39921st2nd65.16%
9th Mar79th21:2522nd/31521st1st!63.74%
16th Mar80th22:4145th/35540th5th60.18%
23rd Mar81st20:3421st/44219th2nd66.37%
30th Mar82nd22:0950th/45247th8th61.63%
6th Apr83rd22:3535th/38433rd4th60.44%
13th Apr84th21:0621st/37320th4th64.69%
Today was the Sheffield Half Marathon. I ran 13.1 miles in 01:43:20 - all that distance and I sliced a grand total of 12 seconds off last year's time! It still counts as a PB though! My "chip time" was 01:41:42 (over a minute and a half quicker than last year) and I finished in 1,073rd place out of 6,034 runners. :o)
More importantly, I paced myself a lot better this time. I didn't overdo it on the long uphills, which meant I managed to keep running throughout, without having to stop and walk at any point. It also meant I had enough juice left in me to properly enjoy the beautiful last couple of downhill miles along Ecclesall Road South / Ecclesall Road and back into town for beer and medals.
It was a lovely day for running, but very cold once I stopped! I saw several of the Parkrun crowd on the way round and met up with Kelly and Liz at the end.
That felt good. My legs are slightly stiff, I've a blister on one foot and I feel tired, but that didn't wipe me out like it did last year. The Yorkshire Marathon no longer looks quite so impossible after all...