I’ve turned up when there’s 15 minute people and the majority are fine, they like to compete amongst themselves but accept they’ll be going past slower people on lapped courses.
As mentioned, can do the barcode on plastic cards, phone or Garmin if you have a newer one.
Also, you were faster than me today!
After sacking the triathlon I ended up doing one of the smallest runs in the country, usually only get about 25. All trail with a few little drags, kept it steady and finished in 24:55. Another pleasing run, leg didn’t seem aggravated by the conditions, surface or hills but didn’t push the descents like I would have.
They used to insist upon a physical bar code, but within the last couple of years finally got with the times and allow them from phones, watches, etc. too.
Decided to pretty much go all out today, having done bugger all running in the last 6 weeks (other than parkruns). Leaving the house at around 8:57 meant it was a brisk jog to the start and that felt atrocious, which didn’t fill me with confidence. Had hoped for sub-19, but realised within the first km that wasn’t on, but carried on pushing for 19:29.
Annoyingly my wife had booked another family newborn photoshoot so I had to dash off at the end, missing out on some cakes from club mates celebrating milestones.
Looks like it was a decent battle for 1st finisher, the winner with 15:50 taking it by 2s.
Cheers but my days of worrying if people can find out we’re I live ( not that I ever did) will come to an end in a months time, I think, on any other site I’d take it down still.
Note that I passed @BadAsh’s house at 8:59 and did an easy jog to the start, and was still there for the full briefing, so the brisk jog woud’ve been less than a minute - maybe a warm up next time! I thought I did 19:29… but as I was ahead of BadAsh I guess not… I felt okay for the first bit, weather was horrible, but when I got to the hill, I just never got going again.
Life hit rock bottom for me today as I traveled to Sunderland for a parkrun
Just got there in time and got dragged along a bit at the start before easing off. A few little digs in the last K which I pushed a bit harder and went past a few.
About 23:10 I think, leg seems ok but still slightly achy but pleased with the slight increase in pace.
No idea what my HR was doing, more likely the strap or interference as I definitely would have known if it was beating that fast!
Also got to see a heron trying to catch its breakfast
Left my house late and plodded my way through - generally felt awful the whole way round with last nights pizza sloshing in my stomach. No idea on actual time but I scrapped 5 minute pace per km for the run.
I’m in Wales next week. What’s your local @Doonhamer?
I’m flying at the min ( old man )
A really good week with some measured results
So… Crewe park run today with my son !
He never runs but is good at lifting weights.
Lovely course in a park 3 laps and about 400?m
Got to the start of the third lap in 13:30 hr 152.
Perfect
Running with a lad with “250” on his back, I’m assuming that’s park run he’s gasping im chatting
Shit … cramp in my right calf
Double sloppy shit it’s not cramp my calf has gone … I should have stopped … but we go t do we especially when we’re “ up”
Literally hopped / ran on one leg / whatever to get to the end 24:30 ish !
First injury this year I guess … oh well.
My son did 27 mins in his first run in 3? Years, bless him he enjoyed it.
Presently sat on my dads couch with a heat pad on my calf with him laughing at me!
5k before Parkrun, then an easy Parkrun, was surprised that my pace was pretty decent (22:22) despite effort feeling pretty easy. I think I am recovering from TCR
not sure I can swing a 3 hour round trip 
