Cold parkrun and a surprise!

[Crawlhome]

We were lucky that we got very little snow this week and it's already gone here. I kept checking that parkrun was still on and fortunately it was a beautiful but icy morning.

A few weeks ago I started to commit to a warm up run because apparently it's not enough punishment! So I trotted around the local park for a K and then headed to the quay for parkrun.

The briefing told us about some icy puddles but otherwise the usual route. Everyone set off fast and I was surprised that I was being overtaken quite a bit as I was keeping a good pace but kept it steady. The marshall were fantastic and there was one standing at the edge of every icy patch to stop accidents.

I managed a sprint finish, my fartlek training is paying off! 😁

Not quite my fastest time but 27.58 which I'm happy with and even better I was first in my age category which was a big surprise as I'm usually about fifth!

Happy cold running everyone 😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good time for you Crawlhome, you certainly did not crawl round the park this morning with a time of 27.58, that is what I call running 🏃 😊. You were lucky as there were hundreds of parkruns cancelled today because of adverse weather conditions.

[Crawlhome Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you, yes we have been lucky not to be cancelled.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

Great run Crawlhome. I braved our parkrun this morning as well - went a bit slower due to the weather but managed 34:52, so not too bad!

[Crawlhome Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

That's great Sandie😁

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done on your amazing time crawlhome . Is it time for you to change your name now?

I think I’m going to have to do a bit of a jog before the start too .

The volunteers did a wonderful job in the freezing wind today, so a big thanks to them all.

[Crawlhome Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy5, I think the name is here to stay..

A warm up jog makes a difference especially in the cold I find, plus I can shed clothing that weighs me down! Xx 😁

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Amazing time CH (inappropriate user name alert!) Very well done! 👏👏 I bet those volunteers wished they were running today! 🥶🥶🥶

[Crawlhome Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks cheeky, all the volunteers are brilliant.

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yes, UpTheStanley and my friend were suffering very cold hands at the end. 🧤🧤

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I can believe it. 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Sounds good CH - we were ok at Portsmouth Lakeside too and although there were a few icy patches, to my surprise I got a PB of 28.26! Can't match your age category though - 9th 🙄