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Sep 2023
7:59pm, 30 Sep 2023
10,124 posts
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Fenland Flier
I spoke to a marshal when I did it and there are a lot of club/fast runners that take it very seriously and not like a parkrun. I didn't hear any encouragement to slower runners / walkers or thanks to marshals either. There were slower runners that looked at me like I'd grown another head when I gave a 'well done' comment, obviously not used to hearing it.
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Sep 2023
8:04pm, 30 Sep 2023
61,370 posts
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Derby Tup
You're right. I steadily jogged back in opposite direction at the end saying 'well done' etc and very few people even acknowledged me. Exmouth is similiar. It's more like a road race with very decent club runners. I was 10th MV55
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Sep 2023
8:11pm, 30 Sep 2023
10,127 posts
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Fenland Flier
It's not the parkrun ethos imho.
31st/287 for me today in 22.43. 26th male and 3rd in age group.
60 plus hilly walking miles in my legs though for this Fenland fella and I felt them too.
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Nov 2023
1:34am, 7 Nov 2023
3,483 posts
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tipsku
Well done, Fenland Flier. I'd love to get under 23 minutes in my local parkrun.
When I entered my fastest 5k benchmark in October in the virtual 5k challenge, I noticed that 22:39 was my fastest 5k since the monthly virtual 5k started and therefore, fetch counts it as a SB! The final 5k of that half, I was chasing a PB so it was the fastest part of the race for me.
After Athens Marathon on Sunday, I'll be back doing some 5k and 10k training until a local 10k on the final weekend of January. We don't seem to have a lot of road 5ks around here; the parkrun course is very muddy in winter so I don't see a fast time coming anytime soon, except if I do 5000 m on the track which I might do in the off-season (no races from 12 November until January).
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Nov 2023
8:02am, 7 Nov 2023
61,952 posts
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Derby Tup
I'm stuck at 26 mins + at Keighley Cliffe Castle but have started a bit of club training again the last couple of weeks. There'll be opportunity for me to do quicker Parkruns before Xmas so I'm hoping for a positive end to the year
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Nov 2023
7:30pm, 10 Nov 2023
62,010 posts
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Derby Tup
Think I'm doing Lowestoft in the morning
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Nov 2023
9:00pm, 10 Nov 2023
10,433 posts
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Fenland Flier
I may see you there DT, however I don't have a Fetch shirt with me this weekend and I don't know how I'll feel in the morning.
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Nov 2023
9:42pm, 10 Nov 2023
62,020 posts
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Derby Tup
I have my Keighley vest with me FF - red, white and green hoops. I'll wear it with a black l/s Helly. Say hello please if you make it
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Nov 2023
9:50pm, 10 Nov 2023
10,435 posts
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Fenland Flier
I have a yellow beanie and blue ls top with black tights and blue Saucony shoes.
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Nov 2023
9:51pm, 10 Nov 2023
62,022 posts
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Derby Tup
Hope to see you there
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Sub 19 Min 5k Thread
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