Time nothing to write home (35 minutes) about, and I detest the new flat tarmac course, 5 times round a very flat place, but at least I am not on the IC any more.
The great pity is, that when the old course is re-opened, the morons of the National Park have conspired to have it tarmaced. Nice for cycles and mobility scooters I guess. I think I'm going to try to Whinlatter Forest Parkrun soon.
On recommendations from physio, I did my Monday and Wednesday runs as 3Km and 4Km Jog/Walk intervals, watching (feeling) for any suspicion of the hamstring playing up. And then today I ran 8 minutes, walked 5, ran 8, walked 5, and then ran to the funnel - which all seemed good.
As it was a very hot day, and I don't have any good short running shorts, the 'jeffing' was probably a good thing.
As a reward I have ordered some 3 inch leg split-side running shorts, and some 5 inch shorts to complete my summer running kit. No clothes porn from me yet!
Hope your runs today were all wonderful.
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Great that you are back out there TOF. If you had time to notice the new surface you are clearly feeling good. No heroics required at this stage; just a steady build up back to top form👍👍
Welcome back. So glad to hear you are safely off the nasty IC. 👏🏼😊 And sorry about the tarmac. ☹️ I’d be devastated by that. Seems all wrong, and perhaps a move to another venue is a good idea if not too far to travel.
Whinlatter park run is fantastic! There are some of us who take 40mins plus on is as it’s hilly but it’s got a great atmosphere and it’s a pretty course. Plus there’s a good cafe to roll into at the end I highly recommend it!
So glad you’re back in the 🏃♂️game, even if you’re not too happy with the course.
When do you think the old one will be open again? Don’t much fancy 5 laps of anything😟, but do need to get up to the Lakes in the next couple of months.
Sorry to say it's 15 months. So not until the very end of next year. They are putting back 3 bridges washed out by Desmond, and replacing the boardwalk under the A66 with a tunnel. And then the tarmac....
Gosh, you're going to have to try it out, just for the bragging rights! Shame about the tarmac but great news about your hamstring bearing up OK, that's fantastic.
Nice that you are back running at the Keswick Parkrun, that is a reasonable time for you considering that you have not ran for over a month.
Yes it must be a bit boring going round the same circuit 5 times. Today's parkrun sounds that you ran run 2 of week 5 of C25K.
As for me, I wasn't at a parkrun this morning because it was cancelled due to an event in the park, a new parkrun has just began nearer to where I live, it's reasonably easy to get to by bus, may go there some Saturday.
5 laps?! I know people who won’t go to the second nearest because it’s 3 laps 🤣. Some of the prison ones are 7 or so laps! It’d suit me for a training course, but I may get very confused doing it at park!
I could put up with the 5 laps if it wasn't a tarmac strip. Even a couple of short hills like Barclay Park in Hoddesdon to make it interesting would help. But it's a boring trudge.
I know the guys there are looking for a better course, but it's hard to find.
The course sounds a real shame given the amazing area you're in. I love Whinlatter but have only walked there - I'm very intrigued to look the course up now. Great that you're back out there though 😀
That’s a shame, glad I read your post as have been thinking of doing Keswick for a while. Might try Whinlatter but at a slow pace!
I can highly recommend Fell Foot at the bottom of Windermere, beautiful views and grassy meadows. Great cafe for delicious cake (or bacon bun) post run and have had a dip in the Lake a couple of times too....😎🏃♀️🏃🏼♂️🏊🏻♂️🏊🏼♀️🍰
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I highly recommend it! 
First parkrun post graduation (at last!)
Distance, time and speed.
