2021 New Year’s Day 5K PB

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Was supposed to be NYD parkrun I think, obvs they won’t happen so any time around there I think was agreed.

And stop sandbagging :joy:

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Starting to run a bit, so maybe a sub 19 on the Bushy Park parkrun course might be a goer.

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Have you driven it?
Our car barely makes it up that :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Close is good enough. Its just an arbitrary target we can all align to. I think most will be able to run 5k on NYD right? Bonus secondss for hangovers…

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Yeah that’s fair enough. But surely your 800m hr should be pretty close to max. I think that was more my point i.e. How were you 10bpm over 800m planned hr? Obviously an answer could be that you were running the 800s not at max 800 pace, but say 5km pace. In which case it makes perfect sense.

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I haven’t been hungover on NYD for 5 years I reckon. What a coincidence that my eldest is 5. Funny eh.

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At least you have a nice 3.85K slope to run down to get your speed up to power over it.
Then luckily it is back downhill hill again at 3.9K :wink:

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Me neither, in at least 15.

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@gingerbongo @TriCurious

Here’s that mammoth incline.
I had to walk up it, it’s so steep

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Had 5 beers last night and in no state to run this morning. Does that count as preparation!?

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Altitude training.
Looks like a wall :wink:

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You get five bonus seconds. :+1:

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All being well I could run this with you!

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We could all do Kingston, it’s faster

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Cool. I’m game - never run the Kingston course. It’s just up and down the river isn’t it?

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Isn’t that because the official course isn’t actually 5km? :grinning:

Sounds like a potential plan. Better start doing something other than 5:30 min/km and do some intervals.

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Some people do think it’s short… still way slower than Exmouth.

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My first test 5k run was supposed to be this Saturday but I’ve not run since I turned my ankle 2 weeks ago. Am going to run on Weds and see how it is, then still do Sat if it feels ok. Gonna be waaaaay down on time. Hopefully, the leg strength work I’ve been doing will negate some of the lack of running

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I’ll set off behind you again …!

You were literally jogging when I saw you… I thought I’ll catch him no bother…!

Turned a corner and you had turned into Mo Farah… ish.

Hope the leg mends soon.

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It is amazing what you can find when someone is chasing you :smiley:
Maybe you need to do need to drive down here on Saturday and chase me!!