Afraid so Linda! They are almost up to date now. My parkruns at Woodbank in May and June have improved my handicap. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Just a Lurker!
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Afraid so Linda! They are almost up to date now. My parkruns at Woodbank in May and June have improved my handicap. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Just a Lurker!
Well, I was researching 'holiday' (visitor) Parkruns to do during August, and these were on my research short list.
Aberystwyth - what I don't understand is that 'crazy' course description. It kind of puts me off.
"The course begins with an out-and back on the wide middle path through Plascrug park, followed by 3 anticlockwise laps on the outer paths, then onto the middle path again for the finish." What is that about then? Looks like lots of tooing and froing overa 1km patch that is 3 paths wide?
Someone (LJ?) please explain how this works / is fun?
Delamere - in contrast, this looks a lovely course. Anyone done this?
Congleton (just off the M6) - so handy if needing a diversion from a Sandbach traffic jam.
3 laps round the mere sounds pleasant enough. If I can cope with Oldham I can cope with this.
It looks flat. Would you say it is a PB-friendly course?
Sheringham - looks a lovely parkland course. Any feedback?
Sedgefield (just off the A1) - I have done this one before and long to revisit.
What' your holiday shortlist then?
PS - also on my list are all those northern Manchester parkruns I've not quite got to (Bolton, Worsley, Pennigton, etc).
Watergrove (Littleborough / Tod) looks interesting too.
I have recently run Fountains Abbey which was beautiful, St Helens which was good and Cheadle Hulme.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Bolton is hilly and hard work, Worsley Woods is interesting and Pennington is quite stony, hard on the feet.
Delamere is very nice but not a pb course whereas Congleton is - 3 flat laps of a lovely lake on a hardcore surface.
Other nice parkruns I have run are Walsall, Arboretum, Huddersfield, Ecos, Preston, Princes, Heaton Park, Bradford and Hanley.
Next on my list is York next week and then two more in Northern Ireland, probably Antrim and Valley.
Will get round to Lyme Park, Ormskirk, Cuerdon Valley and Barnsley at some stage.
Skipton is good Colin and I think much faster now than the previous hilly part XC three lap course. Harrogate could make another decent morning outQuote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
I'm currently recovering from injury but am going to have a slow run around the new (started last week) Oakwell Hall parkrun tomorrow - its almost all trail and fell runner friendly though not as tough as Lyme Park apparently.
Thanks for these snippets Swoop. I must say, you do get around. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
York, yes that is on my shortlist too (I forgot that) - I have run the course informally and noted its potential as a fast un.
I like to mix and match, flat and fast ones one month and hilly another. Keep meaning to try Lyme Park sometime but can easily do that from home without needing to be on hols.
Aberystwyth Parkrun #100 today.. doesn't time fly! With a special effort to get everyone possible running, we managed 102 runners. It's a great course for spectators/support, going up & down the avenue so many times & past the finish area 7 times in total!
York is flat and fast but can breezy you should get a pb or close to it,run it many times good parking and friendly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
My opinion parkrun is a great start to the weekend ,free, well run and a 9 o'clock .
You'll never beat fell running though bring on borrowdale
Martin working in Warwick, so just been to visit him and of course he found a parkrun to bag at Leamington. Gravel trails with a good hill and well organised. :)
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Originally Posted by OB1
I guess I inadvertently answered your question? It's about 600m end to end, and as you suspected, far better described by it's other name, The Avenue, than Plascrug Park; almost dead flat but all the hairpin corners add up to at least 30s.Quote:
Originally Posted by LissaJous
Swoop - you've got to do Roundhay Park - for the big hill (x3) and the bacon butties at my house afterwards....Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
That sounds good. I will have to insult my diary! Cheers. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by socks
Did oakwell hall yesterday. All trails and quite good fun. Wore my speedcrosses which proved interesting on the wet downhill zigzag paths! Useless bloody things.
Hi SwoopQuote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Looks like you're legs are still moving along!
Managing to fit a few parkie runs over here. http://www.parkrun.com.au/wynnum/results/latestresults/
Not much in the way of fellrunning but did do a nice trail race a few weeks ago near Melbourne.
Welsh Harrier http://travellinglightatsixtyplus.blogspot.com.au/
Your legs are moving a lot faster than mine Martin, about 3 minutes faster for 5K!Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
One of the real difficulties with park runs is Friday night.
As I sample a small Ricard, the vision of a nine o' clock start becomes a little more , well blurred
Perhaps a long slow run tomorrow
But this 'Friday feeling' is trumped by the Saturday morning 10am feeling, when you have just finished your Parkrun, are glowing, and have the rest of the weekend to get stuck into.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jennings
I'll hopefully be there again tomorrow having done week 2 when still carrying an injury, this time I'll be simply unfit. Think the Kanadias will be more useful tomorrow than they were in the bone dry conditions 3 weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by brummievet
Chariot-load of Harriers to flat South Manc (Platt Fields) today (it is in our Club Champ series).
Made the most of the perfect weather whilst the puddles aren't so big.
Course PBs or SBs all round, inspired by Snakey the mascot.
Good stuff dudes n babes (especially babes - in top 3).
PS. Snakey now off to Sedbergh tomorrow - to provide inspiration in the hills.
Well done OB1
Cuerden Valley Parkrun today. Very hilly, known as 'Lancashire Tough' I believe. I was 2 min slower than at Preston.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Had a brief chat with your club mate SteveC at Oakwell Hall parkrun today DT - he eased past me towards end of first lap:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Cheers DT - I am loving mixing the long with the short at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Did fountains abbey yesterday. Quicker than oakwell hall as tarmac and flatter, but was amazing scenery to admire on the way round. Nice bacon roll in the cafe after too! Good one for families to go to.
Agree, a lovely venue. The hardest bit is the climb back up to the cafe after the run!Quote:
Originally Posted by brummievet
10 minutes slower than last week on the flat Pacific seafront! Which is what comes of getting lost on the way there. Still it was the best we've done in Australia - all off road and a fair bit of climb - would qualify as an AS in the UK!
http://www.parkrun.com.au/bunyaville/
Will just have to try again next week!
WH
http://travellinglightatsixtyplus.blogspot.com.au/
Good to see you doing the Aussie Parkrun tour this summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Yes, last weeks result kind of dents your touring stats.
I am glad to see that you made 2 sessions at Albert Parkrun, Melbourne, in July.
My sister is a regular there (and occasional course director).
My brother was a regular there but having moved house in the city has been a regular at Westerfolds, Melbourne.
Yet to get the time off (needs at least 3 weeks I reckon) to jet over and tour myself - tut tut.
Enjoy the rest of your 'tour'.
Thanks OB1 - had another go at Bunyaville this morning and managed to come in third overall - weather is currently monsoonish and a wet slippery up and down through the forest definitely suited me. Other runners were asking me about my Inov8's as they were wearing all sorts of rubbish! Moving down to Tamborine after next week and have 3 parkruns within half an hour's drive so will give those a go.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Welsh Harrier
http://travellinglightatsixtyplus.blogspot.com.au/
Well done WH - for your top 3 today and highest Age grade. Doing a 70%+ on that course in todays conditions was a great effort. In better conditions you would probably have got the course age grade record for your banding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
In my current state (injury free and good fitness) I managed a course PB at our local Marple course, but shy of 70%.
No monsoon here but a gentle drizzle during the race with firm grassy fields but slippery footpaths and muddy river bank paths. Kanadias were OK but Wave Harriers (or even XC spikes - its been known at Marple) might have been better.Nice and sunny now after the post-run café brunch with John4of5.
Really envious of your Aussie tour. I have 10 years to go till I am retired and can do similar if still fit and healthy, or sooner if I take my siblings up on their open-house invite (to Melbourne - apparently voted again recently as the most pleasant city to life in the world).
Enjoy your stint in Tamborine - we will be watching for you to set records there.
And enjoy your B2B race in September (I just read your blog).
OB1, the now-regular 82yo not quite bringing up the rear at Marple is my dad (I'm guessing he struggled with the underfoot conditions today after his pb last week). He was a sub 2.35 marathon man in mid-1950s so has slowed a little since those days! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Multi, that's great to hear!Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Funnily enough we chatted to an elderly (70+) runner as we were warming up, so looking at the results there is a 1 in 3 chance he was your dad.
Will look out and try and reduce the odds to 100% on my next Marple visit.
Just a thought - He's unlikely to be at the Junior Parkrun tomorrow is he? ;)
(My girl have just voted for a Sunday lie in, anyway).
Hi OB1 - managed to nick the V60 record at Bunyaville by 4 seconds on Saturday! B2B this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Well done with your PB at Marple - I've never done the Marple parkrun but used to run round Brabyns on a regular basis as I lived in Marple Bridge around 40 years ago.
Welsh Harrier
http://travellinglightatsixtyplus.blogspot.com.au/
Nice effort WH. I had to smile reading your comment about the 2 young whippersnappers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Look at it this way, they were just providing some LHS balance to counter your RHS leverage on the age-grade chart. :D
http://www.goodrunguide.co.uk/AgeGrading.asp
I love the title of this thread, it is a perfect example of a leading question. :-)
I've done 3 park runs now over the past year at different places and I've loved them all. People are always welcoming, and it is great you can just turn up and run.
As a concept to get people fit and into running I think its perfect.
Calderdale folk may be interested to know that (according to the Halifax parkrun volunteers facebook page) there are not one but three parkruns with funding approved for the district, Halifax finally starting 'soon' with Todmorden and Brighouse to follow. Halifax & Brighouse should take some pressure off Huddersfield which I've heard has up to 600 runners some weeks.
Two parkruns lined up shortly for North Wales which has been bereft of parkruns so far. One in Bangor and one in the Llandudno area so keep you eyes peeled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
We've been away since June doing parkies in Australia but it will be nice to get back for some early Saturday runs. Mind you in Australia they start at 7 am!
Most parkruns in Oz are on road and many of them are on concrete which I don't find very forgiving. But we have found one in North Brusbane which is off road and hilly - are there any comparable parkruns in the UK?
Welsh Harrier
http://travellinglightatsixtyplus.blogspot.com.au/
WH: Forest of Dean is on trails (parkrun website still down). The women's record was a dog assisted age-category world record (or close) until parkrun reached their new agreement with Powerof10/RunBritain. Llyn Llech Owain is mostly gravelly trails.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/1...9ff59e3b_z.jpg
Oakwell Hall (my new favourite within a short drive of west Leeds) is 80% on trails and includes a zig-zag descent followed by a short sharp climb up steps after a stream crossing (bridge not splash!) - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/566054189Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
I did not realise that Oakwell Hall park run existed. There are loads within striking distance of Leeds now.
Lyme Park is trail and quite hilly for a Parkrun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Not done it yet mind, but it is on my shortlist for autumn.