Running round-up
Apr. 14th, 2019 04:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rich_jackoI seem to have entered the "White Rose Triple" - the first event of which was today. That means getting in some longer distances than regular Parkruns, but getting motivated to do so is a challenge!
A couple of February Parkruns were off my usual pace due to a bad cold, making breathing difficult! I took a week off to volunteer and was back up to a good pace again until mid-March when I started putting in some proper distance running. I ran to Oughtibridge and back before Parkrun on 16th March, did 10 laps on 23rd March and 8 laps on 30th March. 23rd March was a bit of an outlier though - I think I set a new personal fastest lap of 06:28! Unfortunately I knackered my calf muscles the following week, which meant I was slowing Anthony down slightly when I ran with him the week after. On the other hand, I pushed Tim to a new PB for two Parkruns in a row!
Results below. 19th Jan, 16th Feb, 23rd Feb and 6th April were volunteer weeks for me (marshalling with Tani, barcode scanning, set-up and VI guide respectively). I'm now on a mission to coincide my 25th volunteering with my 100th parkrun, probably some time around August/September.
Today was the Sheffield Half Marathon. I ran 13.1 miles in 01:43:20 - all that distance and I sliced a grand total of 12 seconds off last year's time! It still counts as a PB though! My "chip time" was 01:41:42 (over a minute and a half quicker than last year) and I finished in 1,073rd place out of 6,034 runners. :o)
More importantly, I paced myself a lot better this time. I didn't overdo it on the long uphills, which meant I managed to keep running throughout, without having to stop and walk at any point. It also meant I had enough juice left in me to properly enjoy the beautiful last couple of downhill miles along Ecclesall Road South / Ecclesall Road and back into town for beer and medals.
It was a lovely day for running, but very cold once I stopped! I saw several of the Parkrun crowd on the way round and met up with Kelly and Liz at the end.
That felt good. My legs are slightly stiff, I've a blister on one foot and I feel tired, but that didn't wipe me out like it did last year. The Yorkshire Marathon no longer looks quite so impossible after all...
A couple of February Parkruns were off my usual pace due to a bad cold, making breathing difficult! I took a week off to volunteer and was back up to a good pace again until mid-March when I started putting in some proper distance running. I ran to Oughtibridge and back before Parkrun on 16th March, did 10 laps on 23rd March and 8 laps on 30th March. 23rd March was a bit of an outlier though - I think I set a new personal fastest lap of 06:28! Unfortunately I knackered my calf muscles the following week, which meant I was slowing Anthony down slightly when I ran with him the week after. On the other hand, I pushed Tim to a new PB for two Parkruns in a row!
Results below. 19th Jan, 16th Feb, 23rd Feb and 6th April were volunteer weeks for me (marshalling with Tani, barcode scanning, set-up and VI guide respectively). I'm now on a mission to coincide my 25th volunteering with my 100th parkrun, probably some time around August/September.
| Date | My Parkruns | Time | Position overall | Position males | Position VM 40-44 | Age-graded score |
| 12th Jan | 73rd | 21:12 | 22nd/493 | 22nd | 3rd | 64.39% |
| 26th Jan | 74th | 20:56 | 23rd/450 | 22nd | 4th | 65.21% |
| 2nd Feb | 75th | 22:16 | 41st/579 | 40th | 3rd | 61.30% |
| 9th Feb | 76th | 21:48 | 39th/400 | 37th | 6th | 62.61% |
| 23rd Feb | 77th | 20:48 | 20th/432 | 20th | 5th | 65.63% |
| 2nd Mar | 78th | 20:57 | 21st/399 | 21st | 2nd | 65.16% |
| 9th Mar | 79th | 21:25 | 22nd/315 | 21st | 1st! | 63.74% |
| 16th Mar | 80th | 22:41 | 45th/355 | 40th | 5th | 60.18% |
| 23rd Mar | 81st | 20:34 | 21st/442 | 19th | 2nd | 66.37% |
| 30th Mar | 82nd | 22:09 | 50th/452 | 47th | 8th | 61.63% |
| 6th Apr | 83rd | 22:35 | 35th/384 | 33rd | 4th | 60.44% |
| 13th Apr | 84th | 21:06 | 21st/373 | 20th | 4th | 64.69% |
Today was the Sheffield Half Marathon. I ran 13.1 miles in 01:43:20 - all that distance and I sliced a grand total of 12 seconds off last year's time! It still counts as a PB though! My "chip time" was 01:41:42 (over a minute and a half quicker than last year) and I finished in 1,073rd place out of 6,034 runners. :o)
More importantly, I paced myself a lot better this time. I didn't overdo it on the long uphills, which meant I managed to keep running throughout, without having to stop and walk at any point. It also meant I had enough juice left in me to properly enjoy the beautiful last couple of downhill miles along Ecclesall Road South / Ecclesall Road and back into town for beer and medals.
It was a lovely day for running, but very cold once I stopped! I saw several of the Parkrun crowd on the way round and met up with Kelly and Liz at the end.
That felt good. My legs are slightly stiff, I've a blister on one foot and I feel tired, but that didn't wipe me out like it did last year. The Yorkshire Marathon no longer looks quite so impossible after all...
