At this time of year - very much so! It’s more gravelly in summer but it’s clay mud so turns into an ice rink.
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Last Parkrun of the year. Had a minor hamstring issue for past 2 weeks, still been running but keeping things easy and only doing 15k per week. Today no pain all feels good again.
No warmup so had to start slow (I really need to warmup before I can push and pace). First km in 4:24 then next 4 at 4:05 - 20:42, couldn’t go any faster.
Lovely weather in Switzerland, about 4 degrees l, dead calm and sunny
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Anyone doing an NYD hangover Parkrun?
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I plodded around Bushy today and ended my mini tourist streak in the process.
Currently driving up to Edinburgh, so will take a look at what’s running up there on NYD
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Doubt NYD will be a hangover for me but planning to do one. CBA with the local fell race and the course is going to be tricky with all the rain, don’t want to risk setting myself back.
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You need to run the same one as today don’t you, so you can see all the people who said “see you next year!”
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That’s a long old drive!
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I’ll probably do NYD but won’t be hungover.
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Doing our traditional New Years Day long run somewhere a bit different - finally got round to heading up to @Doonhamer ’s neck of the woods following a recommendation some time ago!
Offa’s Dyke Path
Castell Dinas Bran
To Worlds End, back along the Eglwyseg cliff tops
Round off with a look at the Pont Cysyllte Acqueduct
About 15 miles I think
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Ticking off some excellent places there.
you get good weather.
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I’m going to be marshalling on NYD as I pulled my calf at the end of yesterday’s run and hobbled round parkrun today, so going to be sensible now and rest it.
Note for @JibberJim the NYD Run Director normally starts even more promptly than the one today does. Took me 40s to cross the start line today as I got there slightly late.
Don’t think I’ll be hungover, as I’ve pretty much knocked drink on the head these days. I drink so infrequently that when I do the hangovers after only a small amount are pretty awful, and I then have 3 young kids to deal with in the morning.
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10 hours or so. Pissing rain, three kids. Such fun
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Fuck. That.
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I don’t know anything about boxing (sorry @Mungo2 !) but this popped up on my feed.
Is this @poet’s neck of the woods?
Nah. Southport is Merseyside 
I’m there quite a lot, but it’s about 50 miles away.
Went to the Wirral instead today 
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I only thought of you because he flashed up a screenshot of Wilmslow Festive 10km. That’s near you isn’t it?
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Mark Jeffers ?
Good runner
There is a lightweight boxer
Irish
Garry
Tall
Skinny
Covered in tattoos
Late 15 something so they say ?! For 5 k
Ex elite steeplechase jnr.
Carl Froch ran 34 min 10 k at over 12 stone apparently, there fit guys the elites.
The fittest was a guy called Scott quagga from bury?!
Some of his circuits are like typos
Repeated 20 pull ups as you do ?!?
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Yeah Mark Jeffers. He didn’t look happy at coming 3rd. I think I would have let him through 
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There’s a chance I’ll be meeting up with friends for a run around the top of Horseshoe Pass tomorrow & if there’s time I’ll try & get to the Llangollen Parkrun.
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