Lancing Parkrun

[SueAppleRun]

The sun broke through just before this mornings Parkrun. Warm and a little blustery..

I always start too fast, the first bit is across grass, i think i need to start running on grass, it always throws me.

Chatting to a woman who said she hadn't run for about 4 months and would take walk breaks.

It was a good run, finished in 44 min 17 secs, not my fastest 5k but my fastest Parkrun.

Run happy and enjoy your weekend

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done 👍 it looks a very stormy sky.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

Thanks, its warm and humid but clearing

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Yes! Well done you!! Xxx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss xx

[Annieapple Administrator]

🍏👏Well done! It’s difficult to start slowly in a park run as there is that surge of energy that one gets caught up in as they blow the whistle. Great timing! Xx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks, um pleased even though only 13 seconds faster but better than slower

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Great, Sue! Well done 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Jools

[Oldlady64 Graduate10]

Fantastic! It was really hot and full sun all the way round my park run this morning 🥵.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldlady64]

Thanks, it was breezy here but really warm and humid

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Congratulations on that new parkrun PB. Gorgeous photo. I love the moody sunshine. ❤️❤️❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you, it was great out there this morning

[Runninggirl59 60minGraduate]

Well done that girl !😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Runninggirl59]

Thanks 😁

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10]

Well done!

Hove Park - I was volunteering - started humid, but ended up quite bearable.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Maddee_6333]

It poured down about 5 minutes from the end qnd very welcome but i had to take my glasses off

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

ha ha , we got the rain just as UTS walked down to volunteer, having ignored my suggestion of taking a jacket.

I find grass slows me down but it’s good to try all these surfaces. I don’t like parkruns that are totally on grass.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

Ours is across the green and back then aling the path by the beach, i think ill do ine run a week partly on grass to get used to it

[Shake-and-run Graduate10]

well done x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thanks x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations on completing Lancing parkrun in a SUB 45 minutes time ✔️✔️, that's a good photo Sue👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, im still moaning because most people are faster than me

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

There are some runners who moan if they don't come first or don't get a sub 20 minutes 5K time at parkrun or marathon runners who don't get a sub 2 - 3/4 hours time, so don't moan. enjoy your runs 🏃 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I dont moan a lot and i fet a lot of joy being able to run.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

The main thing is that you enjoy your running, I was reading recently that only around 20/25% of the adult population can run for more than 1 mile without stopping, I am not sure if that's true

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I think it probably is true Al, i know a lot of adults that cant run for a minute let alone a mile

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

That was me before C25K!

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Well done! It's been crazy windy here all day but humid too.As you all seem to be enjoying parkrun so much I think I might have to give it a go sometime

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Oh you must 😀 its different running with others and everyone is so friendly

[Week7 Graduate10]

Well run.Great photo . Most importantly, how were the shoes!!!!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Week7]

The shoes were 13 seconds faster than any of my previous 2 parkruns thanks 😀 very comfy

[TailChaser Graduate10]

Fab Sue, well done on your time! 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to TailChaser]

Thanks, im going to practice on grass a bit this week 😁

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Good idea! It does make you appreciate tarmac when you’ve run on grass!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to TailChaser]

Yes

[OldManRunning Graduate10]

Well done SueAppleRun onward and upward with a smile on your face 🏃🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to OldManRunning]

Thanks, id like to run it all rather than take alk breaks

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Congrats on another Parkrun Sue 👍 I had a very mixed day today. I had a bad 100m but a much better 200m.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks Brian, i suppose like not every run, not every race can be great, disappointing for you though. Glad the 200 metres was better

[Gthants 60minGraduate]

Super! In my entire experience of ONE park run, it was the chats that meant the most. Well, and the fact that many of those non-sprinters who finished early stood on the corner near the end and applauded and cheered the later finishers. That was quite something.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Gthants]

You will go again, hows your back now?

[Gthants 60minGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Much better. Long day working in London yesterday with driving/train/sitting for hours. Very sore indeed by the end of that, but exercise sorted me. A repeat of all that today ...

I had a couple of short runs last week and hope to have three very slightly longer runs (of up to five whole minutes!) this week.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Gthants]

Hopefully you will continue to heal and be able to increase the time running.

[Lumaca0112 60minGraduate]

Well done Sue! 👏👏👏🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Lumaca0112]

Thanks 😀😀😀

[BR808]

Well done Sue! Great run x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to BR808]

Well thank you xx.

[Bruch1]

I did a new to me Park Run on Saturday. Like you I started too fast - again!!! I think it was because i was in the middle and it was quite crowded at the start. I got pushed along. This one was all on tarmac path but an out and back so a bit narrow when the fast runners were on their way back. Not knowing the course I did struggle a bit even though it wasn't as tough as Trentham. Towards the end my heart started doing a funny flutter so I slowed right down to a walk. It settled down very quickly and I realised I was near the finish so sprinted to the funnel. Not my best time but not the worst either. I'll definitely give this PR another go and as it's so near to home might even have a mid-week run there. Well done on your 44 mins 17 seconds- I'm still aiming for below 45 mins. 😆

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Bruch1]

Well done, going off too fast seems to be a thing, im walking with my neighbour in the morning but might practise running really slow afterwards just for ,5 minutes because what feels slow nowadays is faster than i used to run and i have to walk a bit