AlMorr 3rd P.Run NewPB

[AlMorr]

I ran my 3rd Parkrun at Dunfermline and achieved a PB time of 32.19 and an age grading of 56.78%, not only is this a PB at Parkrun but an absolute PB anywhere beating my previous time of 32.23 by 4 seconds which I ran in what I call the Buttercup 5K trail near to where I live, the PB was partially caused by me pacing two ladies in front of me with the 50 and 100 numbers on their T-shirt, I paced them from about 500 metres from the start of the run until about 500 metres to the end when I began to slow down, nevertheless looking at the results I was only at the end less than a minute behind them, all in all I enjoyed the run this morning a little better than last week.

[Stephen_UK Graduate]

Well done, Al! That’s great news. Hope you’ll have a good rest now.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

Yes, Stephen, I am now having a good rest after my run this morning, I have to take my neighbours dog a walk later, the reason for that is the owner has a minor heart condition and the dog pulls a lot but I won't be running with it

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Yes, tell that dog to go slow with no pulling so you can take it easy!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

Yes I will✔👍

[Dalmorangie Graduate]

Great stuff, real results! 👍👏👏

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Dalmorangie]

My position in those runs are getting higher, the first run I was 165th, the second I was 147th and today, 113th, I am not really bothering too much about that but you can't ignore the result details when I get them around 12.30 on a Saturday.

[Rogie55 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Oh I get mine earlier, it’s so great. Sort of quantifies our progress in an official way.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Rogie55]

Yes indeed it does Rogie.

[Goslow Graduate]

That’s great well done 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Goslow]

Thanks Goslow, I enjoyed the run this morning.

[damienair Graduate]

Fantastic and huge congratulations on your new PB. Excellent running.

Damien

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to damienair]

Thanks Damien, on my first and second parkruns my times were only 1 second of a difference, sub 35 was OK but this morning I hoped to get a sub 34 minute 5k, so I was delighted that it was actually sub 33 at 32.19, at some times I felt I could have overtaken the two ladies that I was pacing but wisdom told me not to as they probably would have overtaken me in the last kilometre.

[AliHC Graduate]

Nice one Al 😊

Enjoy the rest of your weekend x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to AliHC]

👍 I will

[CAFC62 Graduate]

Well done - glad you are enjoying your runs.

I start Parkrun on 31 August and looking forward to it.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to CAFC62]

Not sure what to do regarding parkrun on 31 August, the one that I run at is cancelled due to guess what, A Scottish Independence Rally organised by the SNP, I won't be going to it by the way, I could go to a new parkrun much nearer to where I live, it's only been going for three weeks and is reasonably easy to get to OR as part of slowly increasing my distance could try by that time to run a 10k near to where I live, next Wednesday I intend to run a 8k, the following week a 9K, so by that Saturday using my metromone app at 162 steps a minute I could run a 10K in around 75 minutes. 😊 🏃 Using my app at 162 steps a minute during those runs I have had a split 5K time of just over 36 minutes compared to the 32 minutes I do when running recent, including today, 5K runs.

I wish you luck for your first parkrun.

[Kevtrev]

That’s great news Alan well done you 😉 I wouldn’t keep keeping up with other runners I did that and exhausted myself so now I just follow myself and distance training will help you big time trust me been there done it won’t be doing it again 😉 but at least you have a new PB which is fantastic and 4sec is 4 sec better than no sec 😉👊👏👏👏👏👍🏃🏻‍♂️😉

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Kevtrev]

Thanks Kev, there is now becoming a bit of a battle where I can get a 5K PB, it was what I call the Buttercup 5K trail, then it was Parkrun, ha ha, the next time I run on that trail I my get a sub 32 min. PB, then I'll try and beat that at Parkrun, as you can see there is a sort of trend beginning with those two routes.

The reason I call my favourite route 'The Buttercup 5K trail' is after a remarkable lady who has autism, she struggled through the C25K course and graduated, I thought it was appropriate to name one of the nicest routes near to where I live after her.

[Kevtrev in reply to AlMorr]

You’re welcome Alan and good on you very nice to name the course after her that’s nice 😉🏃🏻‍♂️👏👏

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Well done you and what a great time. Enjoy your dog walking 😊🐶

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34, I am about to take the dog a walk now.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Update, took the dog a walk at 2pm, it tried to run but I was having none of that, well, I had just ran a PB 5K just four hours ago, with a little persuading we walked around the park, the owner was very grateful to me for taking his dog walky.

[Debston Graduate]

Well done, AlMorr!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Debston]

Thanks Debston. 🏃👍

[theoldfellow]

Alan you are catching me up! I did #35 in Keswick this morning and it was 31:44 - still a way off my 30.11 PB. Lovely-Lady-pacing is one of my favourite hobbies too 😉 - today I discovered the lady I had chosen to pace myself was someone I know. There were at least 4 local clergymen running at Keswick this morning, and she was the wife of one of them. We all had a good laugh later. It's been suggested that Parkrun should keep stats on the number of clergy at events...

So glad your Parkruns are fun.

👏🙏👣👣👣👣👣👣👣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to theoldfellow]

Well done TOF on your 35th parkrun, very good time as well, I am not sure if there were any clergy at my run this morning, however, during part of the route at Dunfermline the runners can see can see Dunfermline Abbey where the heart of Robert the Bruce is buried, I did see several pregnant ladies today but they were at the back of the pack and running slowly or walking.

For the first time I actually was speaking to a lady who has ran more than a hundred parkruns, yes talking while running, wow, however, after a short time I slowly edged ahead but she caught up with me and was actually a little ahead when she stopped and said to me "I'll let you win" it was only about 300 metres to the finishing line, I said 'thanks' and continued to the end.

So nice meeting so many nice people at parkrun.

For me on a Wednesday I do a run which varies in length, on a Thursday I am a member of my local walking club and on Saturday its park run day, I sometimes do a little cycling on a Sunday, so all in all I like to keep fit.

[Lynsh Graduate]

Great stuff, well done xx

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Lynsh]

Thanks Lynsh, I enjoyed the run 😊 🏃

[Pippa49]

Fantastic well done Ali.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Pippa49]

Thanks Pippa49, I enjoyed my run this morning.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Wow that’s impressive and encouraging because we are still so slow

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Slow and steady is the mantra slogan here on C25K 👍 🏃

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

And we are happy with that now we have graduated we aim to increase distance a little bit at a time and let speed take care of itself

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Couldn't agree more with you regarding that point about a little bit more each 🏃 😊. run.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Well done AlMorr , this sounds like an excellent run!! I've done that before, I thought of myself as running in someone elses footsteps. Excellent start to the weekend x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Mummycav]

Thanks MC, I do think the PB was a result of slightly cooler conditions and pacing or as you call it 'running in someone else's footsteps' on the previous two parkruns I have managed to pace a few runners but for not too long, sometimes I overtake them, but usually they tend to gradually increase the distance between me and them, however, today I caught up with two ladies that were running a fraction slower than me, so rather than pass them I paced them for a good 4 Kilometres until about 300 metres to the end when I found myself slowing down a little, there pace was exactly the same pace all the way round.

By the way, there was another lady who belive it or not started to talk to me about the run, wow, first time I have actually talked to someone DURING a run, she told me that she had ran over a hundred parkruns, however, I started edgeing ahead of her but at that part where I started to slow down a bit she again caught up with me then she suddenly stopped and told me in her exact words "I'll let you win" I thought, it's not a race but thanked her, it was very nice speaking to someone running and especially running more than a hundred parkruns.

[HeavyFoot Graduate]

Al, you are going from strength to strength. Amazing!!!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to HeavyFoot]

Thanks HeavyFoot for the compliment, but I am not as amazing as the 13 year old schoolboy who completed that run around 20 minutes, I saw him at the very start of the run surrounded by the normal 20/30 year olds that run sub 20 minutes when I was making my way to the back of the pack, I thought to myself, he is very young to be at the start, but when I looked at the results, he was second..

[Chris141 Graduate]

Well done and a great time!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Thanks Chris, I enjoyed it. 😊 🏃

[Ang33333 Graduate]

Well done! Good run! That's a brilliant time! I'm nowhere close to that ha ha!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

I was using two female very experienced parkruners with numbers 50 and 100 on the back of their T shirt, only about 300 metres from the start I had passed many runners as I had started at the back of the pack, however, once I got quite close to them I realised that I was probably going too fast and they were my pace makers until around 300 metres from the finishing line when I began to slow down a little, I thought to myself, OK, this run has been pretty good, I'll slow down a little as I am beginning to get a little tired.

For the first time I actually talked to a runner during the run, she had caught up with me, then as she told me her running history I gradually edged in front of her until again she caught up with me, remember, this all going on with me pacing the two ladies in front with the 50/100 T shirts, eventually when I slowed down a little she went slightly ahead of me then stopped and said to me "I'll let you win" I thought, its not a race but thanked her, it was really nice speaking to someone while running and especially someone who had ran +100 parkruns.

[lexi6 Graduate]

Just catching up with the forum AlMorr as we flew in from France today. Great news about your PB thats a really good time. Congratulations 👍🏃‍♂️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Yes lexi6, thank you, I was very pleased with my time on Saturday at parkrun number 3 for me, hope you are enjoying your holiday here in Europe, this Saturday I understand that you will be running at Sale Water Parkrun and meeting some runners from C25K, BaddieThe Pirate and Runningroni among others, I hope you enjoy that run.

[60fit Graduate]

Wow! You are amazing! ParkRun for a third time 👏 I always look forward to reading your posts, so interesting and supportive 😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to 60fit]

Thank you 60fit, glad you like reading my posts, I like to congratulate people with their runs and advise them where to get their graduation badge.

Only the third parkrun for me, I was speaking to someone yesterday while running who was running her 100+ Parkrun. 😊 🏃

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Well done on your 3rd parkrun and PB Al.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy, I enjoyed my run yesterday, I was actually talking to a person who was running her 100+ parkrun DURING the run, I usually talk to all the friendly people who are about to run or after they have ran at parkrun, but that was the first time I have had a conversation with someone while actually running. 😊 🏃

[Dexy5 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I have met some lovely people while running too Al, it’s all part of parkrun. But not everyone likes to talk if they are puffing a bit and want to save their breath. So you just judge it.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

She did start the conversation as I passed her, the talking went on for only about three minutes when I realised that I was slightly edging ahead of her, then she caught up with me again when I started to slow down a little, but suddenly she stopped running for around 20 seconds, she then said to me "I will let you win" I thought, its not a race but thanked her and continued running. Looking back at the result page, I think she was only around 10 seconds behind me. 😊 🏃

[Dexy5 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Lovely

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

PS, that lady DID let me beat her, she was three seconds behind me, she could have easily have beaten me in the last 25 metres, her running club was "Be Military Fit" it was her 100+parkrun, so if I see her again I will thank her. 😊

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Parkrun really seems to suit you, Al! 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Yes it does, I like it, I am slowly increasing my distance by 1 Kilometre a week, it means by the last Saturday of this month with the parkrun cancelled because of a political rally, I am going to run a 10K, or least try to run one. 😊