Coventry parkrun (2 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Pete]

Every Saturday morning at 9am. Just down from the cenotaph in the war memorial park. Really great family atmosphere for all standards of fitness

Come along

 

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[We'll_live_and_die]

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

 

[Monners]

Used to do the Northampton one until my knee gave up the ghost. Good fun and you get timed too, so something to train for. About 250 -300 there each week, and you can always travel to other Park run sites. Hopefully will give a go again soon

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

I'm usually caught up in this in the opposite direction pushing my son around, very decent numbers.

 

[M&B Stand]

Done the Kingsbury Water Park one, really good blowout to be fair

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I've been doing this lately, it's great fun and not too difficult being only 5k.

Done 94 now. 8 year old done 69 and got his time down to 25:29!

Over 500 every week. Good times

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

Done 94 now. 8 year old done 69 and got his time down to 25:29!

Over 500 every week. Good times

You're not the bloke who encourages Sam around are you?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Yep it's more the other way round now though

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

I was the guy chatting to you at the start.

 

[ajsccfc]

I keep meaning to get back into training as I stopped completely after the Two Castles and then had to walk half the Fun Run the other week as I got shinsplints.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

I keep meaning to get back into training as I stopped completely after the Two Castles and then had to walk half the Fun Run the other week as I got shinsplints.

I got some trainers from decathlon specifically to help with my shin splints. Made a world of difference.

 

[ajsccfc]

I'm normally fine, I think it was just an absolute lack of preparation. Between June and the Fun Run I literally went on one run, a few days before.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

How did you get on Saturday rich? Sam flew round only just hung on

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

25.07. so a big improvement on 26.36 the week before and only 30 seconds off my pb from 2012. I was pacing myself to 25minutes using an app on the phone, but it froze after 2miles. So a bit gutted to be over 25.

I see from the results Sam left you behind a bit at the end.

 

[Jack Griffin]

Do you do 2 circuits? I reckon it is about 1km from the start to the furthest point on Coat of Arms bridge Rd as the crow flies.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

Yeah twice around.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

My gps says its 3.18 miles so a little long

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

I've emailed them about it. It's definitely over 3.1 miles. My 5k time was 30 seconds less than parkrun.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Yeah I think it's a little far. Well done for emailing them

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

It's not going to stop the world from spinning or anything, but it is an unfair comparison if it's over 5k.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Im doing the half marathon again in February
did it last time in 2hours 8 minutes
Really enjoy running sone lovely routes round corley

 

[LastGarrison]

Done the Parkrun a couple of times and it is a really great, well organised event considering it is free!

Would recommend it to anyone who has never really ran before or looking for something to do on a Saturday morning.

I'm doing the Peoples Run to Remember on Sunday at Kingsbury Water Park which is another 5k.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Pete, the course distance is accurate. I'm afraid your GPS reading is out. Reply from one of the parkrun group on Facebook. Think she may not understand how gps works

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Lady reckons our gps phone is off

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

They've measured the course and it will be accurate.


....its also likely that your gps is accurate too and you've just deviated by about 100m in total from the exact line of route over the entire 5 k course.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

Looking on Strava everyone who's ran it has run further than 5k. I think it would be difficult for everyone to manage that. They need to check the start and end position really.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Yep that's what people are saying on Facebook.

 

[duffer]

So, start at 9:00am... then run 5km. At my usual pace, I should just about be done before dark, though the days are getting shorter.

I'll give it a go.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

A guy from work walked it the other day. 42minutes a woman from another branch ran it 46minutes. Not sure how that works but it's true.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Hope everyone had a good run

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

I wasn't there today Pete. Legs don't feel quite right. Seeing as it's been such a long break between doing it again I thought I'd best give it a week off. I'll be there for Halloween run though.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Hope for quick recovery rich. Sam pb again 25:19

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

You're going to struggle to keep up with him soon.

 

[Nick]

A guy from work walked it the other day. 42minutes a woman from another branch ran it 46minutes. Not sure how that works but it's true.

46 minutes for 5km and running? Maybe she was running on the spot for 20 of them!

 

[Deleted member 5849]

A quick sprint, and ten minutes recovering puking in a bush!