After last week and the inside out leggings glitch I decided to get up a little earlier so I could have a cup of tea before setting out. 20 seconds off my time! Or was it the very short new haircut making me more aerodynamic ?
Please tell me I’m not the only sad person who is thrilled to get the park run email, it means that I really was there and I’m on a list yay.... I scroll (endlessly) down the page to see my name in print. I study the columns trying to see what they mean , I look at the people who do stupidly fast times and breathe a sigh of relief to see that they are a) at least 25 years younger than me b)they belong to the something harriers,beach runners,or other athletic sounding club c) I have a higher age related score than some people much faster than me.
Anyone here familiar with the slow walkers syndrome? You know when you’re out walking with a group who tear off at a million miles an hour then sit and wait for you at the top of the hill? Just as you wheeze up to them they say ‘oh good you’ve made it- let’s go’ they’ve had their rest and you’re left to stagger off after them . I feel a bit like that if I go to the cafe after the run I wobble in with red face looking for a sympathetic chat only to find people returning their trays to the counter ready to go home ...ho hum the loneliness of the late arrival at the ball.
In September I didn’t think I would ever get past week 4 now look at me park run posting.
The real test for my new found running legs is to see if I will continue whilst away on holiday - trainers packed and now I’ve said it publicly I have to do it .....
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Thanks, I’m looking forward to setting out in the warm- took the daring step of buying running shorts safe in the knowledge that I’ll never see anyone who spots me back in England
Clearly I would never scroll the park run results. It's outrageous. Nor would I download the data to a spreadsheet so I could see how I did in % terms adjusted for age or where I came within my own age group using the filter function in Excel. (FYI copy and paste but use the destination format in Excel)
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