For the previous 4 weeks at parkrun I had come within a few seconds of my PB twice and equalled it twice - so last Saturday I was determined to crack it! I made sure I was near the front so I didn't lose a few seconds there and set off (too fast as usual!) in my new hybrid trail shoes (and new left/right socks!) around the mixture of tarmac, gravel and the occasional large puddle! My 5 minute updates had told me I was in with a good chance, so it was just a question of waiting for the official result, which was.......27.45 (41 seconds off my previous PB) - very pleasing!😀
Monday was a fairly relaxed 5k, including some hill work (got to love those hills!⛰️), which brought me to yesterday and my 10k. My previous PB, set back at the beginning of Feb before I went down with the dreaded lurgy, was 1.00.56. My current aim is to get under 1 hour - could this be the day? My usual route starts with a long downhill run and wearing my reheeled Sauconys (and those socks), i made the most of it. At 30 mins I was at 5.2k and at 50 minutes I was still on target but that final uphill stretch is a killer! My final time was 1.00.39 - 17 seconds improved (hooray!), but my target lives to fight another day.
Happy running everyone!👍
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Well done Jonathan, I am so pleased that you have achieved that parkrun PB; you have been so close so many times. To get a PB for 10k in the same week is fantastic. Your hill training has been great too - one day I will venture out of my flat running.
Come to think of it, there is a gentle slope on the Southampton Common parkrun tomorrow so a bit of training might have been useful.
It was the socks! 🎉 With new L&R socks, things are sure to be great. And they were. 👏🏼 Well done, and I hope my new socks do anything like as well for me. Good going.
Now you have done it! Here was I thinking "who cares about PB's? Just stick to your long slow runs etc etc......" and you have to do something inspirational like that! Well done JP; brilliant effort. I have down loaded an intervals programme, courtesy of Dexy5....so we will see what happens. Hopefully not another injury! I am thinking snail pace, walking tortoise pace and then running tortoise pace!!🐌🐢🐢
I know....will take care. My 33:22 5k PB has been sitting there for months. It was a pure accident and I haven’t seriously tried to beat it...most runs have been build ups to 10ks. Maybe it doesn't matter 😀
Speed PBs are hard work! A while back I watched a video of the USA 5k champion, I think it was, who made it abundantly clear that going for that record is seriously not pleasant! We all have to decide what our aims are don't we? Do you feel the 'agony', if was agony, was worth the achievement?
Wow that was quick! I have a way to go to keep up with you Gotta love a fishermans friend to run with you..sea shantys have a joy about them..I also love hard house dance music..a bit of the big O..Rolling stones ..prodigy ..andrea bochelli and many more so a really eclectic music taste for sure ... I'm sure you will beat the hour soon Mr P...Happy Saturday..a sunny one here so hurrah!!!
Thanks CCM. I agree with shanties (and other folk music), but am also a fan of a wide variety of world music, particularly African and Cuban. Yes that sun makes all the difference 😀
Wow, it must be the socks! Great PB for 5 and an amazing time for 10km (even if it did take 40 seconds more than target). Hills always slow you down. Try a flatter route?
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Gotta love a fishermans friend to run with you..sea shantys have a joy about them..I also love hard house dance music..a bit of the big O..Rolling stones ..prodigy ..andrea bochelli and many more so a really eclectic music taste for sure ... I'm sure you will beat the hour soon Mr P...Happy Saturday..a sunny one here so hurrah!!! 
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