Still haven't managed another 10k.......

[MikeJones68]

.....but I'm posting this so that a fellow local forum member can see the route we use. Sorry to those who have seen this route posted before!

Nice day for a run with the club from work. The sun is shining and there's a nice cool breeze. We had a new recruit today, so we did a nice steady pace and did a few loops to avoid leaving them behind. 6.45k in 34:15, which is 5:18/km, so not a bad pace.

Happy running

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

You know I never realised until now that you ran around luton. I understand why you run so quickly now. It's that or wear a stab vest

[lagatachocolate in reply to pinkaardvark]

😳 😂 Maybe that’s why he runs in a group ...

[Razouski in reply to lagatachocolate]

lagatachocolate I run on my own in Luton, and it's fine. In fact one of my most vulnerable times was running from Harpenden towards Hemel and back when I got a whole heap of racial abuse from some fairly privileged youngsters on their way to what is supposed to be a "good school".

[lagatachocolate in reply to Razouski]

Just playing, Razouski; I spent many happy days in Luton visiting family when growing up 😊

[Razouski in reply to pinkaardvark]

Oh pinkaardvark that's harsh criticism of my home town. 😢We get more bad press than we deserve. There are some really lovely parts of Luton and some really lovely people too.

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to Razouski]

Sorry Razouski. I was just trying to pull his leg. I'm sure Luton has it's lovely bits. I just haven't had the nicest of experiences there myself.

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Haha!! The route we use goes through Marsh Farm, which has a reputation as a bad area, but from experience you would never know it. There are areas of picturesque woodland with a river running through it. On our run today we passed many locals, all of who moved aside and smiled when we thanked them.

[Razouski]

Thanks Mike for posting the route, I might give this one a go sometime. And what a good pace you ran at too.

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to Razouski]

Thank you! We have run that same route in under 29 minutes before now!

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I am sure you will do it again one day...if you are allowed out for an hour 😉

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

And there lies the problem...........

[Hidden in reply to MikeJones68]

😔

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Tnat is pretty fast, Mike! You should be chuffed to bits.

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Flick. Would you believe that when just me and the coach went out a couple of weeks ago we did the same route 5 minutes faster!!!

[Hidden in reply to MikeJones68]

You leave me standing!

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It did nearly finish me off though!

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

nicely done, well done.....