Played for and got!

[simonwilliamstutor]

After some hills, a long easy run and some fairly speedy intervals this week (all with rest days in between) I went along to parkrun this morning fully intending to attack my 5k PB (officially 24:12, unofficially 23:58). Knocked 26s off the official time! WOOHOO!

[John_W Graduate10]

Woo hoo indeed! Just shows what those hills and intervals (especially) can do.

Well done!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Wow! The PBs keep on coming Simon! Well done🙂.

[Hidden]

Brilliant - must be a big parkrun if you still came 67th with a time like that. Do you find you're running with some really focused runners now? The time I managed my one and only sub 30min parkrun I noticed the runners around me were very different, and I'd finally got ahead of the mums with children section - not many things worse than being outrun by a 6 year old!

[90ldfinch in reply to Hidden]

I can only dream of such elusive goals

[Hidden in reply to 90ldfinch]

Speed eluded me for a very long time but never say never.. I still come in 85th of around 120 runners, but in the beginning I was close to last...

[simonwilliamstutor Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It's usually low 200s most weeks. We get quite a few tourists (being Stratford upon Avon!), including some very far flung ones: Canadians last week, Spaniards and a South African this week.

[simonwilliamstutor Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I tend to be with the slower club runners and others like me I guess. I was overtaken by man pushing a buggy yesterday.

[Hidden in reply to simonwilliamstutor]

The buggy pushing runners are a different category, often they're both strong and fast!

[Noaky12 Graduate10]

WOW!!!! Fantastic well done. Thats an amazing time.

[aliboo70 Graduate10]

Well done Simon that's very speedy!😊xxx

[poppypug Graduate10]

Cor Blimey ! Well done, that's a proper racing snake/whippet time ! xxx

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

That's amazing!

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Wow that is amazing, you really are a natural at speed....what is your ultimate goal??

[simonwilliamstutor Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Ultimately, sub 20 minutes would be fantastic. Not sure if that's even achievable for me. It's some years off if it is possible.

Going sub 23 is my goal for this year. However, I'm starting my 8 week 10k training plan this week so I won't focus on the sub 23 until the autumn.

[ju-ju- Graduate10 in reply to simonwilliamstutor]

I was going to suggest that. I think you could easily. My son started running the same time as me, and his 5k time went from 34 minutes when we graduated C25k to 21.13 now. He has achieved this by intervals, loads of cycling ( that's his first love) and running club. His aim is also to do below 20 ( he's 14 years old now) and he will soon, and so will you

[simonwilliamstutor Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Cross training is one thing I have neglected. I really should try and go swimming at least once a fortnight. Cycling is definitely not my thing! I have just bought a foam roller though to help with recovery.

Next goal is sub 51 in the Stratford Big 10k in September - couple of hills in there, but a big downhill too

[ju-ju- Graduate10 in reply to simonwilliamstutor]

Agree... My son does a lot of swimming ( he does triathlons) but he does a lot of weights and work in the gym which has really helped.

[John_W Graduate10 in reply to simonwilliamstutor]

Again, same for me - cross training is something I don't do at all, save for some push-ups. Really need to look into this. Sub-51 for you should be no problem - good luck!

[John_W Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Wow - if he carries on like that, he'll be leading parkruns in a few years time as he develops physically. We'll be calling him 'Jeremy' soon

[simonwilliamstutor Graduate10 in reply to John_W]

Jeremys aren't very popular at the moment!

[John_W Graduate10 in reply to simonwilliamstutor]

I could have written that reply myself. Same goal for me and similar timings. I reckon I've lost a little fitness in the last 2 months, so another push for a 5k PB won't be for a while. My next goal is sub-22 ... - urrent PB is 22:16.

[jojo57 Graduate10]

Racing snake!

[Mat30 Graduate10]

Wow that's amazing, good job!

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Wow.. such stuff as dreams are made of... for some of us anyway! Well done