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Park Run's ?

Started by Tony Nitrous, Monday, 01 May 2017, 11:09 AM

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Tony Nitrous

Anyone else on here doing Park Runs (UK or AU) ?

A 5K (3.1 mile) timed run normally on a Saturday morning.
I know a few folk in the UK doing them.

We have a great mixed group.
Everything from super fit young athletes, to those waaaay over weight,
Mums with push chairs, folks with dogs and walkers who take an hour.
(and no shortage of young lady's in Lycra!)

I needed to sort out my health.
I'm 53 with arthritis and lots of work and bike injuries.

Started at 35 minutes in the new year (who says New Year resolutions always fail?) and have been shaving a few seconds off most weeks.

Currently down to 27 minutes 17 seconds.

Its a run not a race, and a very supportive group.

Anyone else ?

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VladTepes

haha I first thought this was a motorbike challenge thing then I saw it involved actual running !
So, no, I haven't tried it.

But it does get me thinking that perhaps I should !

Looks like a large group (200+ ?)

Got a link?
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Tony Nitrous

http://www.parkrun.com.au/

Ours is a big group as folk like the course.
There are heaps of other groups around Brisbane.

My wife does Park Runs and got me into it.

My 50 year old Sister runs 100K "Ultra Marathons"  :doh:

My wife and I are going to do the Bridge to Brisbane 10K this year.
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Gra Har

 :boogie: parkrun has us hooked, been doing them for over two years now. Devonport is our hometown parkrun and on Sat it will Devonport's 100th run.  :hat:

daveh

My knees say no to running.
Karate every day, whether at home or in the dojo.
My problem is the food tastes so good.

Tony Nitrous

My old bones aren't great.
Doctor recommends swimming or cycling but that not me.

Legs were playing up after my first 10K run but that's my own dumb arse fault
going from 5 straight to 10K in one go.

I was a big eater and loved my soft drink but I'm slowly getting better.
Went from 85kg t Xmas to 78 now but I do miss my Pizza, crisps etc.
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Gra Har

Wifey and I are planning a motorbike trip to Darwin come July on our GSXs. Darwin has two parkruns, one on the CBD foreshore and one out at Parmerston city, we intend to do both while we are there. Also, we intend to be in Dubbo the last weekend in August to participate in the Dubbo Stampeed, which is a running event for all distances up to the marathon.

Our trip will go up via Alice Springs on the Sturt hwy and back via Mt Isa, Winton Longreach Cunnamulla and Dubbo, then to Melbourne on Sept 3 to board the Spirit back home to Tasmania. Six weeks on motorcycling with the Mrs - can't wait. My bike will only need new tyres and MH's bike (a stunning white 09 GSXR600) will get a new chain and  sprockets as well.

BTW it's only 3830km from Station Pier in Melbourne to Darwin, ad a few detours and the return trip via QLD, reckon it will be a 10,000km+ trip. :clapping:

Tony Nitrous

I'm not too bad running 5K's.
I'm slow but its do-able.

Did a 10K run yesterday afternoon (59 minutes 38 seconds) and my bloody knees hurt this morning.

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VladTepes

Well I registered. Sandgate is my closest one, so I might give it a go....  can't see me going very quickly though - a couple of those kids in strollers will probably beat me... :grin:
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daveh

You'll be faster than those still on the couch.

VladTepes

How do they actually do the timing?
It says to bring a printed bar code.  Do you just swipe that at the beginning and end?
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Tony Nitrous

#11
Everyone starts together.

Run 5K.

When you cross the finish you get a token with another bar code (and they know what time you crossed the line)

You then get your personal barcode and the token scanned in (where you hand the token back in)

Times are posted later that day in Emails or online results.

I printed my bar code out and laminated it. After a few runs I ordered a bar code wrist band.
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Tony Nitrous

I do my own runs mid week, and have started doing 10K runs so I use a Garmin watch.

It helps me judge my pace and avoid doing a fast K or a slow K and I know to within s second or two my Park Run time when I finish.

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KiwiCol

Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 02 May  2017, 05:01 PM
My old bones aren't great.
Doctor recommends swimming or cycling but that not me.

Legs were playing up after my first 10K run but that's my own dumb arse fault
going from 5 straight to 10K in one go.

I was a big eater and loved my soft drink but I'm slowly getting better.
Went from 85kg t Xmas to 78 now but I do miss my Pizza, crisps etc.
At 85K you couldn't have been much of a big eater!  I consider myself fairly capable of putting away a decent feed & some beers on a regular basis. Currently I'm tipping the scales at around 134 - 135Kg. (poor bike thinks it's 2 up all the time!)
I'd like to get down a bit, but running is no good for me - kill me joints!
I'm almost of generous enough proportions to join the breakfast club the UK riders have, I say, almost!  :stir:
😎  Always looking for the next corner.  😎

VladTepes

I was around 100kg at christmas, now hovering in the 91 kg range.  I would ideally like to be around 85kgs.
Vlad's K7 "Back in Black"

As a Pink Floyd fan, I get annoyed when I see vegetarians eating pudding.

YouTubeLandyVlad Rides

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