5k - the no-man's land between 20min and 25min...
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Jul 2022
4:32pm, 24 Jul 2022
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mr d
Good plan Homer my plan attempts kept being disturbed by injury / illness so haven't completed one in ages.
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Jul 2022
10:49pm, 24 Jul 2022
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Fenland Flier
Have a go at Project Joker Homer if you do use the thread too. I'll see you over there if you do.
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Jul 2022
12:10pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I seem to be stuck in second gear at the moment 22.31 in summer when it was 21.14 in spring. Anyone else have issues with running slower in Summer
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Jul 2022
1:03pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Homer
Heat always slows me down
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Jul 2022
1:20pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Derby Tup
I’m rubbish in the heat. March or October are good 
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Jul 2022
1:21pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Cerrertonia
I think it's everyone HOD. Even the Kenyans do better in cool weather marathons. I took part in a Cambridge University study at parkrun a few years back that showed that core body temperature was quite often the limiting factor at 5K for "moderately-trained, middle-aged runners", or some such unflattering phrase There was also a Birmingham University paper analyzing parkrun results with weather data which looked at temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and air pollution levels. That also found that higher temperatures produced slower times, but the effect was weaker than for wind speed. |
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Jul 2022
1:25pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Derby Tup
“moderately-trained, middle-aged runner" is massively flattering for me
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Jul 2022
1:26pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Cerrertonia
I assumed at the time that it was science-ese for "could stand to lose a few pounds"
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Jul 2022
2:05pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I’ve only ever got PBS in March/April and Sept/October
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Jul 2022
2:13pm, 26 Jul 2022
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Derby Tup
My last two best times at Keighley PR were October and February I think
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