parkrun 2020 - all welcome !

I ran again yesterday, which felt difficult bceause I haven't run for two weeks because of my ankle, I had to walk on the hills again because of my dodgy ankle not liking the angle. But I actually managed to be slightly quicker than two weeks ago. So I was happy with that.

Am off to Junior park run in a little bit. It's very wet and windy today, so the bike ride there won't be as nice as last week. Oh well. It feels so great to do.
I'm looking in to the Parkrun Practice initiative (for GP practices) which has recently started in this area.

I did my second parkrun this morning with both my daughters. Well, I say 'with' but they were both miles ahead of me. I did a walk/run/walk/walk/walk/run etc today. My walking pace was probably slower than last time but I ran an awful lot more! And both my girls cheered me on at the end and ran the last 100 yards with me :)

I'll be tail-walking this week. Looking at the event's previous few weeks results the tail-walker time and that immediately before it were:

51.08 - 49.58
56.57 - 56.41
49.31 - 49.31
57.20 - 57.20
49.36 - 49.36

So mostly yes, the tail-walker is just behind the last runner. But you don't have to be. From a safety perspective, you're there to make sure no-one gets into difficulties, and you should have a phone and a contact number in the unlikely event that this happens. And keep the last group in your sights.

Some people will want to chat, others will want to do their own thing, listen to music etc. You may find if it's a multi-lap course that you'll get some drop outs, and so might have to hurry up to catch the pack.

I sometimes offer to lift the cones and arrow signs on my last trip round, which will make the time slower, but saves the rest of the volunteer crew from a trip.

Dreamer1989 Have a look at the parkrun website for last week's results of where you're tail walking and scroll to the bottom of the results page to see the slowest time.
I'd be surprised if it's faster than 44 minutes...

I am doing my first stint volunteering as Tail Walker in 2 weeks, pretty nervous as I am around 44 mins normally. I dont have to run to keep up with the last person, do I?

Can I join in? I did some touristing at the weekend - best my previous PB by over a minute although still haven’t gone sub-30 yet - did it in 31.10. Pleased anyway though as I tweaked a hip flexor earlier in the week and had jogged 2k to get to the Parkrun, so under the circumstances I think I did ok. Also, when you add in the jog there, that makes Saturday my longest day since I started running again.

Still want to get under 30 minutes one day though! DH has started running again as well now, so if I don’t get my time down before he does I will be properly annoyed

😆 where did you find that?!

Both of my local ones were cancelled so I did my own 5k route and was less than a minute slower than my PB which I was quite happy with!

Incidentally, did anyone see why the Bradford parkrun was cancelled?

I overslept yesterday so missed parkrun so did
5k on my own in 33 mins, which I was very happy with.

Hopefully I will make it next week

Wow, Running, 22 mins is a much slowed down time, AND you were chatting

I used to be a LOT slower. I've done parkruns of 32 and 33 mins that felt much tougher than 22 did yesterday! I've just done a lot of training since then

No running yesterday as have hurt my ankle. Volunteered at junior PR today, doing bar code scanning, really enjoyed that and got a beautifully sunny (and icy) cycle to and from the park.

Wow, Running, 22 mins is a much slowed down time, AND you were chatting. Not going to post my times

Ours was on, but lots of ice patches slowed me down a LOT. Still, ran a steady and chatty 22 mins, with a good group around me. Long run today.

Volunteering again for us today , handing out finish tokens with my boys

Junior PR tomorrow for my 5 year old.

Son and I made it to Portush! I knew it was likely to be ice-resistant, but we got up early to defrost the car. Boy it's a character building one! Out and back - you jog along by the waves lapping in, and the after the turn you suddenly find YOU ARE RUNNING INTO THE WIND! And there's no handy "oh I'll just run to the next lampost/ tree/ corner" marker. And half way on the return leg the rain started. I was listnening to old Eurovision tracks and laughed out loud at "Feel like I could walk on water".

Running on a beach is deceptively difficult - there's no bounce from the surface so it saps your energy, and it's on a slope, so one knee is getting it harder than the other.

But it's my old stomping gorund, and I had a great chat with an old school chum and a former work colleague. And then the compulsory family visits, which included a goat giving birth!

I went, and got a PB. I have absolutely no idea how the hell I managed that, because my course was the worst it’s ever been, really muddy on the grass bit and icey on the tarmac bit.
Because it was a sunny beautiful morning, I enjoyed it immensely:)

I am aiming for 36. Current PB is 37. 35 after 4 months of Park Run and decades of inactivity.

My fastest time yet 25.43, on a very flat course rather than my normal hilly routes. I'm happy with that but going to try and get a pb of under 25 minutes this year...

Ours was cancelled today due to black ice. Went for a 5k this evening to compensate. Hopefully back to normal next week.

I did my first parkrun of 2020 on Saturday. Unfortunately it was my slowest parkrun ever. And even more unfortunately I have done something to my ankle and it is now vry swollen and painful. I was limping all day yesterday and it is only slightly better today.

I've run it a couple of times, my parents live near there.

(I've done all the NI ones, except for the prison one )