This month's Parkrun Tourism meet up with VRBs who have become real flesh and blood running buddies was in the Caribbean. Well actually at Cheadle Hulme, but today you wouldn't have known the difference. Blue skies, hot sun and friendly people.
We all met up at the beginning and again at the end. It's a course that winds 3 times around the park so I was able to wave at the others in passing as I chugged slowly round, trying not to raise my heart rate because I've got a cold and sore bronchial tubes. I didn't get the toxic 10 coz I wasn't running fast enough., I walked every time I even approached getting out of breath and I can honestly say it was the easiest 5km I've ever done. I tried wearing my glasses to run in for the first time ever and it was ok. They did keep sliding down my nose when I got sweaty though.
Pianism had to rush off, then we realised we hadn't done a team photo, which is why he's missing from the photo. The rest of us retired to the cafe. Glad I dragged myself out of bed this morning 😃
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Sorry you couldn't join us. It was a very nice run even though it was so warm. However there was only one puddle which was easy to avoid. You can see how it could become a muddy run after rain though.
This is true... maybe this time I can go to the shop and buy shoes! Friday I went and ordered online, same as last time.
So... I need trail shoes, cross country spikes, socks, spare gloves, more shorts, couple of shirts, hydro pack, gels, maybe some of those arm things Sir Mo uses...
We were very warm. There was a bucket of cold water for our bottles so at least we could have a cold drink as soon as wr finished, or indeed on the way round if wanted.
I've now bought a running water bottle and some shorter trousers in case of similar heat. I enjoyed today and was 2 1\2 minutes faster than last weeks run/stagger uphill at Conyngham Park.
What a beautiful course it was, and so well marked! Far too hot to run, really, but I thoroughly enjoyed it (even though there is no evidence I was ever there!). I hope our HM friend is feeling OK this evening.
Well done. I'm always torn between running and marshalling, and running keeps winning out while I've got an annual total to reach. I might marshal more next year
Ditto for me too. All our accommodation organised, so just looking for places to run near where we’re staying, otherwise if I don’t run off all the sweeties/chocolate/cake/beer and wine tasting I’ll be doing, I may be walking round the parkruns. Just plotting driving distances to parkruns now (thanks Google) but will definitely let you know.😎
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