700 miles in 2019

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Dec 2019
10:57am, 11 Dec 2019
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I've been faster and I've been slower ... I think most of us know both sides.
My experience & suggestion is to let the faster ones run further, so for each section, agree the next meet up point and rough timing. Those who want to run faster run the other way for 1-5mins (or whatever), then turn round and try to catch up. Or they get to do hills twice (or similar)
The aim being that the same people aren't always waiting and the same people aren't always last & the 'group' starts & finishes more or less together.

But equally some of it needs to be 'together' - otherwise it's just a run/race and not an 'all together' run.
Dec 2019
11:17am, 11 Dec 2019
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Carpathius
That's why our club never does "a run" on training night. We meet up at the leisure centre, run to wherever the session is as a warm up (less than a mile) then the session is always designed so that everyone does the same thing but faster runners will just do more of it. I just jog up at the very back of the warm up and nobody (except me) makes me feel bad about it.
Dec 2019
11:19am, 11 Dec 2019
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12barDavid
Morning all.

I went for a run this morning & it was quite cold & frosty. Imagine my surprise on the turn for home, when the sky suddenly went very dark & it chucked it down with hailstones. I was running on a footpath at the foot of the Downs at the time & there was nowhere to shelter. I was rather wet by the time I got home.
Dec 2019
11:21am, 11 Dec 2019
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Carpathius
Ooo that sounds a bit painful David!
Dec 2019
11:24am, 11 Dec 2019
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12barDavid
It was Carp. I did have a running hat on, but my bare legs took a bit of a stinging from the hail.

That'll teach me to believe the weather forecast I saw before I went out.
Dec 2019
12:27pm, 11 Dec 2019
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ferret
I believed it too - I’m cold & soggy, first squall drenched me on my way to a strength class, then it happened again.
Carp, you are an inspiration & have made me think about trying for a marathon as you seem to do them (& ultras) on the spur of the moment.
ITG
Dec 2019
12:28pm, 11 Dec 2019
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ITG
Sad news from Mandy :( I do hope she comes in to say hello from time to time.

We are still in Reykjavík. Our "hotel" room is little larger than our cabin on the plane but we are still getting along quite well :) Iceland is at a standstill. Even if I got to Akureyri, I'd have no way to get my luggage to the house as the road is impassable, even in a super jeep.

Um, I think I only actually won 2 zones in Hobart but I did explore a few. I ran up Mt Nelson by mistake (it looked flat on the map!). We saw Mona and my conference went well. The travel itself was one of the best parts and made it hugely fun for a grumpy 14yo. Definitely worth it!
Dec 2019
12:33pm, 11 Dec 2019
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ferret
& (())s, Mandy, I kind of understand but wish you would continue here, much of the time running is the least of it!
Dec 2019
12:36pm, 11 Dec 2019
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ferret
Hope you escape soon, ITG, it sounds quite exciting. Well done conquering Mt Nelson by mistake :-)
Dec 2019
1:13pm, 11 Dec 2019
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The Mighty Fleecy
Lol at it looked flat on the map :)

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23/02/19 parkruns LindsD 1st age cat medal; Badger medal pb; Groundhog medal course pb
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08/08/19 RRR-Caz Dinton pastures 10K medal 1st age cat over 4 races
10/08/19 ITG Jökulsárhlaup 13k medal 2nd overall

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15/09/19 Sigh - St. Thomas' 7 mile medal pb
15/09/19 RRRCaz - Swallowfield 10k medal SB
22/09/19 Turtlemama - Balsall Common 10k medal pb
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13/10/19 Funkyplates - Melbourne Marathon medal pb
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26/10/19 Fleecy - Beachy Head marathon medal pb
27/10/19 Autumn Leaves - Striders trail 5 medal LV50

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17/11/19 St Neots half - Badger medal pb
30/11/19 parkrun - LazyDaisy medal 1st age cat, Columba medal 1st age cat, TeeBee medal 2nd age cat, Lip Gloss medal 3rd age cat, Molesey medal SB

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