A Kipling-esque Sporting Saturday, Coping with Triumph :-) and Disaster :-(

[UpTheStanley]

To get the disaster out of the way first, Stanley 2-0 up after 40 minutes and losing 5-2 to Burton Albion rather spoilt the afternoon . We needed the points more than you, Millsie-J .

However, after thinking after Wednesday's 8k that I might swerve today's Parkrun in favour of a longer recovery, changing my mind given near perfect conditions wasn't really much of a surprise, but doing my first sub-25 of the year (24'44" watch, 24'51" official) was a very pleasant one. The picture (twixt timekeepers and tokens) shows how much I enjoyed it …….

Onward and upward!!

[Millsie-J]

Lovely photo UpThe. Brilliant brilliant time too!

Yes Mr M really appreciated his season ticket today! I can hear the roar from the crowd in my garden.... we are a mile and half from the Stadium...... it was a good background sound track to my garden pottering today 😀

Lucus is my favourite... he scored from 2 penalties today... whats not to like? Teehee!

COYB xxx⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Lol! To the photo depicting how much you enjoyed it! Well done to you! 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you for running your first sub 25 minute 5K today, you look a bit tired but happy in the photo regarding your excellent 24.44 time.

[UpTheStanley Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, not first ever but first for a while - ageing delayed for a bit longer 😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

But at least you don’t look as red in the face as I did! 🥵

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Not as red🍅 as a tomato or the tank top UpTheStanley is wearing in the photo, I have many sleeveless vests/tank tops like that and T shirts in my wardrobe. 😊 🏃.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Whoohoo! I could only dream to run that fast!

[Coddfish Graduate10]

Well your parkrun timekeepers Mr Coddfish and I were impressed. (To other readers, that’s not Mr Coddfish and I, we are (thankfully) out of shot).

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Woohoo UTS, great time there! 👊👊🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️Sorry about Stanley though. ⚽️ 🙁

I volunteered at PR yesterday and wished I’d run as the conditions were indeed perfect. Lots of sweaty barcodes to scan - they really all needed laminating. Some were folded too which made it nigh on impossible 😫 Still fun though! 😀

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Wow!!!!! What a time!!!

[Katnap Graduate10]

Nice action shot! I'm trying for sub 27 minutes myself so double kudos from me!

😸 Katnap 😸

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Congratulations UTS - great to feel we can still crack those milestone times! As you say, perfect conditions - I was hopeful of a PB at Lakeside but missed it by 1 second! Drat!

[ButtercupKid]

Well done you 🏅