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But not today! 😊Another Park Run PB and Garmin 5k down to 28:37, shaving off 53 seconds. I didn't expect much from today, because I have been focusing on hills, so have been plodding rather than stretching out. I did back off a bit on the 4th K to get my breathing under control, but then did my fastest lap to finish.

I have to report sneaky behaviour by a VRB though! Tasha99 and her mate hurtled past me at the finish and said they had been tracking me and had crept up quietly so I didn't put in a finishing spurt!πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. Brilliant !!

Things may change at the next Park Run though as my mate has suggested we try another local run which he does, at Redcar. It will give me an excuse to break the PB sequence if nothing else πŸ‘. Today is Kipchoge day though, so enough of my waffle. Happy running to those doing the GSR tomorrow. Reports eagerly awaited😊

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Sadie-runsGraduate10

Cor, that is a fantastic time, BC! You are going from strength to strength! Well done! x

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toSadie-runs

Thanks Sadie-runs. I didn’t think that today’s time would be another improvement! Nice while it lasts 😊

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Sandraj39Graduate10

Great new PB Beachcomber - well done!πŸ™‚..oh, GSR is next week btw!

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toSandraj39

Oops, ahead of myself. I think it was the fever pitch excitement which misled me; they can’t keep bouncing around at that pitch for another week surely! 😊

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Dexy5Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Oh yes we can πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toDexy5

I absolutely believe it! 😊

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

"shaving off 53 seconds"!!!! This is not shaving it is slashing! Amazing! Do you know what age grade % thingy this gives you?

Congratulations on another PB! 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸ…πŸƒπŸ»πŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»πŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»πŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸŒŸ πŸ’₯βš‘οΈπŸŽ‰πŸ˜Š

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

Thanks >61. I have no idea on the age related thing. The park run measure shows 58.50% but the time shown is, as always, slower, partly because I start so far back in the field . I could look it up out of interest I suppose 😊.

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Well done to you! I feel so far off even thinking about PBs! I confess that I had planned to stay at 3x30mins, but couldn't resist increasing the distance of one run per week. Now at 5.5 km feeling pretty good 😊Happy, injury free running to you! πŸ˜ŠπŸƒπŸ»

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

And you over 61. You are easing your way back in at your pace and in your own way. Enjoyment is the key. I think that I was running very conservatively for the first 12 months or so, just not sure what my system could stand really. I have recently discovered that I can do a bit more than I thought..a lot of it is just confidence and learning what is possible by running with others. I haven’t suddenly got a power boost!😊

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GranspeedGraduate10

Bravo! The saga continues! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸΌ

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toGranspeed

Thanks granspeed. Must be getting to the last chapter now!! 😊

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53 seconds off is more than a shave, I’d say. What a great time. That hill work must have put some extra power in your legs! Well done πŸ‘

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toktsok

Thanks ktsok, the long slow run/hills theory seems to work. Main thing is I enjoyed it; even being overtaken at the line 😊

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Maddee_6333Graduate10

Fantastic!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksGraduate10

You and your PBs BC! Excellent running! And sneaky Tasha99 too - what a sneaky one she is! πŸ˜…

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Will have my rear view mirror on next time we are in the same run! I

must be getting towards my limit now CC !😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Nah, you have plenty more PBs up your sleeve yet BC. Keep them coming, I love reading about them! πŸ‘πŸ’ͺπŸ‘ŠπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thanks CC you are a ⭐️ 😊

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Tasha99Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

🀣

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Tasha99Graduate10

🀣

You got me a half mile and 400m PR though 😍

Hills are fab for improving pace! May join you one day! Enjoy Redcar!

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toTasha99

You have a hard run to do next week. Sure it will go well πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Tasha99Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Great pacing - thanks 🀣

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toTasha99

Glad to help 😑🀣

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Wow Beachcomber, whatever you are having, can I have some pleaseπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Huge congratulations on a fantastic PB even if that sneaky Tasha99 did creep up on you. Brilliant πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

In fairness she paced me through my second Park Run which started the upward trend, so it was just payback time 😊(😑😑😑)

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Dexy5Graduate10

Well done Beachcomber66, you really are a star πŸ’« ⭐️ 🌟

I’m not sure what Tasha unleashed on that second run but the genie is out of the bottle now.

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Couchpotato2

Haha, sneaky Tasha :-)

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toCouchpotato2

perfidious behaviour 😊

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

4:06 minute reduction since the beginning of August. Wouldn't have happened had I not been "persuaded" to get myself to a Park Run! Just what VRBs are for 😊

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JaoJaoGraduate10

This is amazing, just soak it up while it lasts. As new runners the PBs will continue for some time and it will encourage us on our running journey! Parkrun is brilliant, I have only stuck to one parkrun down the road from me, but I want to venture out to other parkruns too!

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toJaoJao

Sounds like a good plan JaoJao. Just avoid any with massive hills to start with! 😊

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JaoJaoGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

I hear you on hills! Damn hills! Xx

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate10

Uh oh. Already getting into race strategies.... πŸ˜„πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66Graduate10

Nope; on the receiving end of race strategies. I am a quick learner though!😊

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JonathanPGraduate10

Well done BC! I will have to watch out as you're coming up behind me fast!πŸ‘

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply toJonathanP

I thought of you when Kipchoge’s result came through. They wanted the run to take place in 10 to 13 degrees...Spring and Autumn to us! So there is something in it! πŸ‘

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JonathanPGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Definitely! Although to think of me in the same sentence as Kipchoge is pushing it!πŸ˜€

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