Are Park Runs Destructive ?

Finally entered the world of park runs....

Raced the Graves Park run in Sheffield... nice hilly 2 lap course, ran in reverse as it was the first anniversary, nice friendly race, ran the first lap with a guy so I could know the route as they said it wasn't marked, but it fact it was clear enough with the few marshalls..

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Originally Posted by IainR

Finally entered the world of park runs....

Raced the Graves Park run in Sheffield... nice hilly 2 lap course, ran in reverse as it was the first anniversary, nice friendly race, ran the first lap with a guy so I could know the route as they said it wasn't marked, but it fact it was clear enough with the few marshalls..

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not bad, starting with a win, not managed that in 30 outings.

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Originally Posted by sevendaughters

not bad, starting with a win, not managed that in 30 outings.

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You'd have won each of the greatrunlocal 5ks this morning though.

http://www.greatrunlocal.org/runs/north-west

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Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry

You'd have won each of the greatrunlocal 5ks this morning though.

http://www.greatrunlocal.org/runs/north-west

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Christ. I opted out having been to Wembley yesterday, seems I could have strolled around. I know the chap who won the Wythenshawe Park run, used to play football with him on a Monday, usually paces people on a Saturday at South Manchester.

When I noticed that winning times at Burnage were in winnable range I went along...as did the two people who finished in front of me that day.

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Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry

Well done Swoop, you're flying at the moment. Long may it continue.:thumbup:

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It does continue. I see Swoop destroyed his Wythenshawe Parkrun PB today, shaving off 30 seconds. :thumbup:
Well done mate, not bad on a course that is half cross-country-ish.

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Originally Posted by OB1

It does continue. I see Swoop destroyed his Wythenshawe Parkrun PB today, shaving off 30 seconds. :thumbup:
Well done mate, not bad on a course that is half cross-country-ish.

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More than half! Probably the worst parkrun course in the NW. The Sale Sizzlers held on a different course in the same park are much better.

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Originally Posted by Swoop

More than half! Probably the worst parkrun course in the NW. The Sale Sizzlers held on a different course in the same park are much better.

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Have a look at this Swoop. :)

http://www.greatrunlocal.org/runs/no.../2013/april/21

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Originally Posted by Swoop

More than half! Probably the worst parkrun course in the NW. The Sale Sizzlers held on a different course in the same park are much better.

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THANK GOD I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THIS. That little grass loop at the start is daft, why not just start further back down the path?

I managed to get to Platt Fields on a decent day a few weeks back and went under 19 for the first time, 18.56.

My first park run this morning in Delamere Forest. Over quickly aren't they? My first race under 10k, & I've only ever done 2 of them. I quite enjoyed it, but it's a bit like eating one Jaffa Cake whern you're a starving man. Still, back to normal next weekend - 33 miles round Northants.

There's a park run in Harrogate, but I can't see my ever taking part - the course is as dull as ditch water and already getting very "cliquey", surely not the intention? That said, if it inspires people to run and turn their lives around, who am I to criticise? A lad came along to the club for the first time last night and he had got into running entirely though the local park run.