Woking parkrun - No.14 - and 10k targets

[IAmCharliemouse]

Very cold. It was 0 Celsius in the morning, so forcing myself outside was an act of will, and waiting for the start was quite a trial. However, this was made so much better by a very friendly bunch of runners and volunteers at Woking. It’s a nice course, almost flat, with trail paths, tarmac and foot bridges.

The biggest challenge was about 0.5km of each of the three laps was in the woods and very muddy. As I realised with my Homewood run, I find this very challenging as it breaks rhythm and really taxes my legs. Also, as I wear glasses that inevitably fog up after about 1km, I find it tricky to see what I’m treading on.

Anyway, I still enjoyed the challenge, and my time, although no PB, was not as bad as I feared.

In other news, to coincide with starting Ju-Ju’s plan for 10k, I have signed up for our local town’s 10k run in February. Targets work for me. I should also be doing the London Winter Run if I can get organised.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Nice run... I’m also not a fan of tarmac and then mud, I have shoes for either but not both, so always worry I’m gonna go down in the muddy bits. Job done... and that mud will have taken more energy to run in, so adds a little to the workout, and then the muscle build... that’s gonna set you up just that little bit more for the long run.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great effort and all the best for ju Ju's magic plan. It's great to have targets and you seem to know yours for a while yet.