Coventry parkrun (2 Viewers)

Sky Blue Pete

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• Aug 16, 2014

• #1

Every Saturday morning at 9am. Just down from the cenotaph in the war memorial park. Really great family atmosphere for all standards of fitness

Come along

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 19, 2015

• #2

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

 

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Monners

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #3

Used to do the Northampton one until my knee gave up the ghost. Good fun and you get timed too, so something to train for. About 250 -300 there each week, and you can always travel to other Park run sites. Hopefully will give a go again soon

 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #4

Rich said:

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

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I'm usually caught up in this in the opposite direction pushing my son around, very decent numbers.

 

M&B Stand

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #5

Done the Kingsbury Water Park one, really good blowout to be fair

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 19, 2015

• #6

Rich said:

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

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Done 94 now. 8 year old done 69 and got his time down to 25:29!

Over 500 every week. Good times

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #7

Sky Blue Pete said:

Done 94 now. 8 year old done 69 and got his time down to 25:29!

Over 500 every week. Good times

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You're not the bloke who encourages Sam around are you?

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #8

Yep it's more the other way round now though

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 21, 2015

• #9

I was the guy chatting to you at the start.

 

ajsccfc

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #10

I keep meaning to get back into training as I stopped completely after the Two Castles and then had to walk half the Fun Run the other week as I got shinsplints.

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 21, 2015

• #11

ajsccfc said:

I keep meaning to get back into training as I stopped completely after the Two Castles and then had to walk half the Fun Run the other week as I got shinsplints.

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I got some trainers from decathlon specifically to help with my shin splints. Made a world of difference.

 

ajsccfc

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #12

I'm normally fine, I think it was just an absolute lack of preparation. Between June and the Fun Run I literally went on one run, a few days before.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #13

How did you get on Saturday rich? Sam flew round only just hung on

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #14

25.07. so a big improvement on 26.36 the week before and only 30 seconds off my pb from 2012. I was pacing myself to 25minutes using an app on the phone, but it froze after 2miles. So a bit gutted to be over 25.

I see from the results Sam left you behind a bit at the end.

 

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Jack Griffin

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #15

Do you do 2 circuits? I reckon it is about 1km from the start to the furthest point on Coat of Arms bridge Rd as the crow flies.

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #16

Yeah twice around.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #17

My gps says its 3.18 miles so a little long

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 21, 2015

• #18

I've emailed them about it. It's definitely over 3.1 miles. My 5k time was 30 seconds less than parkrun.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #19

Yeah I think it's a little far. Well done for emailing them

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #20

It's not going to stop the world from spinning or anything, but it is an unfair comparison if it's over 5k.

 

Sky_Blue_Daz

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #21

Im doing the half marathon again in February
did it last time in 2hours 8 minutes
Really enjoy running sone lovely routes round corley

 

LastGarrison

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #22

Done the Parkrun a couple of times and it is a really great, well organised event considering it is free!

Would recommend it to anyone who has never really ran before or looking for something to do on a Saturday morning.

I'm doing the Peoples Run to Remember on Sunday at Kingsbury Water Park which is another 5k.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #23

Pete, the course distance is accurate. I'm afraid your GPS reading is out. Reply from one of the parkrun group on Facebook. Think she may not understand how gps works

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #24

Lady reckons our gps phone is off

 

jimmyhillsfanclub

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #25

They've measured the course and it will be accurate.


....its also likely that your gps is accurate too and you've just deviated by about 100m in total from the exact line of route over the entire 5 k course.

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 23, 2015

• #26

Looking on Strava everyone who's ran it has run further than 5k. I think it would be difficult for everyone to manage that. They need to check the start and end position really.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 23, 2015

• #27

Yep that's what people are saying on Facebook.

 

duffer

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• Oct 23, 2015

• #28

So, start at 9:00am... then run 5km. At my usual pace, I should just about be done before dark, though the days are getting shorter.

I'll give it a go.

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 23, 2015

• #29

A guy from work walked it the other day. 42minutes a woman from another branch ran it 46minutes. Not sure how that works but it's true.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 24, 2015

• #30

Hope everyone had a good run

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Oct 24, 2015

• #31

I wasn't there today Pete. Legs don't feel quite right. Seeing as it's been such a long break between doing it again I thought I'd best give it a week off. I'll be there for Halloween run though.

 

Sky Blue Pete

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• Oct 24, 2015

• #32

Hope for quick recovery rich. Sam pb again 25:19

 

We'll_live_and_die

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• Oct 26, 2015

• #33

You're going to struggle to keep up with him soon.

 

Nick

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• Oct 26, 2015

• #34

Rich said:

A guy from work walked it the other day. 42minutes a woman from another branch ran it 46minutes. Not sure how that works but it's true.

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46 minutes for 5km and running? Maybe she was running on the spot for 20 of them!

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

• #35

A quick sprint, and ten minutes recovering puking in a bush!