Bedford Parkrun 10 December

I went to Bedford Parkrun on Saturday 10 December for the first time since March. I may not be getting quicker but at least I'm consistent; my time was 23.05, exactly the same as last time. I finished 64th out of 284.

Steve Clough

Bedford Parkrun - Christmas Day 2016

Les and Pete decided to spend the morning of Christmas Day doing the Bedford Parkrun and there was a decent turnout with 169 people having the same idea. Les was actually taking part as a volunteer and was tail runner.

Times were:

Pete Jones          103rd in 27.41
Les Potts             169th in 58.26

  

MK Parkrun - 24.12.16

On Christmas Eve 5 of us ventured over to Milton Keynes for the weekly Parkrun. Lots of people had the same idea with 557 people taking part.

There was a huge crowd at the start and with the grass being very wet people were sticking to the narrow path and passing was a challenge. This proved an issue for us as we were stuck at the back at the start. 

Our results were:

Chris Wright               142nd in 25.09
Pete Jones                 221st in 27.37
Fiona Jones                275th in 28.36
Les Potts                    374th in 31.09
Sian Jones                  501st in 38.05

This was Pete's 198th Parkrun so with him running again on Christmas Day things are set up for him to do his 200th Parkrun at Bedford on New Year's Eve.

Holdenby Duathlon - 23 October 2016

I entered the Holdenby duathlon on Oct 23rd and it was my first duathlon since the much missed Silverstone events. I went for the sprint distance comprising a 5k run, 22.5k cycle and 5k run. 

The run was one lap around the grounds of Holdenby House. The first 1k was downhill, so there was an inevitable uphill section just after halfway which was short but tough, especially on the second run. Most of the run was on farm tracks but there was also a 1k cross country section over quite rough ground. The cycle was quite an undulating course, with one long uphill section and then a nice downhill run near the end, though unfortunately I was held up at a set of temporary traffic lights on this part. 

The trouble with the duathlon discipline is that you know that anyone you overtake on the bike is a better runner and is likely to overtake you on the final run, which is pretty much what happened to me. I finished 18th out of 46, with split times of 27.02, 45.02 & 28.08 + 2.08 in T1 & T2, making 1.42.25 in total. I had hoped to finish inside 1.40 but given the difficulty of the run course, I was pretty satisfied with my time and position and although I was exhausted at the end, it was an enjoyable morning.

Steve

Linford Wood Parkrun - 22nd October 2016

In ideal running conditions a very decent 187 runners turned out for this weeks Linford Wood Parkrun boosted by a large contingent of Redway Runners. 

Flitwick Tri couldn't match the 70 runners representing Redway Runners but we did have 3 of us there!

Les Potts achieved 50th place in 25:57, Jack Wilkinson achieved 99th place in 29:43 (he was Chloe's pacer) and Chloe Potts achieved 100th place in a personal best of 29:52 (thanks Jack).

Les

Dusting off the bikes

Having failed in my attempt to get a place in the ballot for the London Marathon but having secured a charity place in the Ride London 100 next summer it was time to get out on the road again.

Last weekend i went out for a couple of hours and found a few hills to remind my legs what they involve. This morning I went out with my mate Andy and realised I hadn't been out on the bike with him for over a year. Before that we used to be out together every couple of weeks. We were out for just over 2 hours and managed to clock up about 36 miles and a few hills.

Will be aiming to get out regularly at weekends over the winter so if you fancy joining me please get in touch. Happy to go at any speed (within reason) as it is just good to be out on the bike in the fresh air.

Chris  

Linford Wood Parkrun - 15th October 2016

I was the sole Flitwick Tri runner at Linford Wood Parkrun this week.

In ideal running conditions I completed the course in 25:57 finishing in 35th place out of 139 park-runners, and came 1st in my age category.

Les