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Mar 2017
11:26am, 25 Mar 2017
11,659 posts
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Fenland (Fenners) Runner
And great twenty miler. That is quality.
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Mar 2017
11:30am, 25 Mar 2017
5,144 posts
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Huntsman
Thanks FR I felt really good this morning 😁
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Mar 2017
11:48am, 25 Mar 2017
12,726 posts
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RichHL
The planned easy 10k before parkrun this morning was harder than I thought so I ducked out of parkrun and had a coffee before the rush instead. Nice sunny day though.
I do worry that my view of my fitness is completely skewed because I'm surrounded by so many talented athletes. I told my doctor I wasn't all that fit because I struggle to complete 20 mile runs.
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Mar 2017
12:38pm, 25 Mar 2017
31,337 posts
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Nellers
15 miles in sunshine ticked off this morning. Felt surprisingly comfortable.
I have no illusions over the level of my fitness. I reckon I (and most fetchies) are in the top 15 or 20 % of the population. I also think the gap between me and the top 1% is much wider than the gap between me and the "average".
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Mar 2017
1:15pm, 25 Mar 2017
11,661 posts
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Fenland (Fenners) Runner
I reckon you under estimate, Nellers.
For any year I can be in the top 20% 5k time on Run Britain. And the number or percentage of non-runners is huge.
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Mar 2017
1:24pm, 25 Mar 2017
31,338 posts
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Nellers
Depends what you call fitness, FR. Cardio-vascular fitness I'm sure you're right. Strength and flexibility and all the other components of "fitness" I'd score less well on.
You may be right, though. 10%?
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Mar 2017
1:42pm, 25 Mar 2017
1,647 posts
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RunningInCircles
My Garmin told me I was in the top 2% by age and gender for average number of steps last year at some point.
I see that as no accomplishment, indeed I don't use the step counts feature, more as an indication of what the general population might be like...
Do not underestimate where you are compared to others 
It is our selection of our peers that she's or perceptions often
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Mar 2017
1:43pm, 25 Mar 2017
1,648 posts
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RunningInCircles
she's => skews
Should proof read
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Mar 2017
1:44pm, 25 Mar 2017
1,649 posts
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RunningInCircles
Dammit "skews our perception"
Goes away to write it out fifty times...
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Mar 2017
2:09pm, 25 Mar 2017
11,662 posts
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Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Yeah, when you have friends that have represented England/GB or others that are approaching five hundred marathons it does skew perception.
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