New Posts For Thread: Anyone done a parkrun?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun5k, there are loads of them all over the country. Gonna do my first one, the hove one, tomorrow morning. They are great, totally free, you get your times all up on the internet and stuff, a great way of getting people healthy for free. Really lookGood time Rob. I competed at a very high level over 400/800 metres nearly 40 years ago now. I train harder now than I did back then I go through phases of doing the ParkRun regularly and then not doing it for months at a time. My PB is 19:40 somethihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539736509#539736509Good time Rob. I competed at a very high level over 400/800 metres nearly 40 years ago now. I train harder now than I did back then I go through phases of doing the ParkRun regularly and then not doing it for months at a time. My PB is 19:40 somethiTue, 03 Jun 2014 05:55:13 -0500That's fast, and would win our parkrun more often than not, unless Tim Don is there, or another guy whose record is 15:01!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539735461#539735461That's fast, and would win our parkrun more often than not, unless Tim Don is there, or another guy whose record is 15:01!Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:37:03 -0500JOCI - really bad luck re. the injuries. Really sucks; I got injured less than ten days before my spring marathon that I'd trained twice a day for four months. Got to wait until the autumn before the next attempt. Done plenty of parkruns (87th onehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539733873#539733873JOCI - really bad luck re. the injuries. Really sucks; I got injured less than ten days before my spring marathon that I'd trained twice a day for four months. Got to wait until the autumn before the next attempt. Done plenty of parkruns (87th oneMon, 02 Jun 2014 18:03:44 -0500Bad luck with the injuries. My latest method for training for 5k is via interval training on a treadmill. Gonna whack it up to 16k/hour(6 min miles or 18:45/5k pace). Will do that for as long as i can, perhaps only 3 mins, then 3 mins at 7min milehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539733507#539733507Bad luck with the injuries. My latest method for training for 5k is via interval training on a treadmill. Gonna whack it up to 16k/hour(6 min miles or 18:45/5k pace). Will do that for as long as i can, perhaps only 3 mins, then 3 mins at 7min mileMon, 02 Jun 2014 17:03:29 -0500Lost a load of fitness since the end of last year due to various injuries, but hope to first break 21 mins, given a clear run of training. Was very disappointed to have to miss the marathon earlier this month, for which I'd been training hard, but mahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539733473#539733473Lost a load of fitness since the end of last year due to various injuries, but hope to first break 21 mins, given a clear run of training. Was very disappointed to have to miss the marathon earlier this month, for which I'd been training hard, but maMon, 02 Jun 2014 16:57:29 -0500Well done joci.. That is exactly the same time as i did the previous sunday, so if i can knock off over a minute in a week then perhaps you can. I have big aspirations these days, next goal is 20 mins, then when i pack up smoking on18 july 19 mins thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539733347#539733347Well done joci.. That is exactly the same time as i did the previous sunday, so if i can knock off over a minute in a week then perhaps you can. I have big aspirations these days, next goal is 20 mins, then when i pack up smoking on18 july 19 mins tMon, 02 Jun 2014 16:38:31 -0500Nice one...22:43 for me on Saturday.Need to get back to somewhere approaching full fitness.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539733117#539733117Nice one...22:43 for me on Saturday.Need to get back to somewhere approaching full fitness.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:14:54 -050021 and a half minutes, give or take. Well happy with that.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539691795#53969179521 and a half minutes, give or take. Well happy with that.Sat, 31 May 2014 06:21:57 -0500I don't like the sound of this. Glad I don't live anywhere near a park.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539690757#539690757I don't like the sound of this. Glad I don't live anywhere near a park.Sat, 31 May 2014 04:21:25 -0500If you run with other people then they cajole you to go along, otherwise you might not bother....like meMay look for a group....then whip their @rseshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30275901/anyone-done-a-parkrun?post_id=539690711#539690711If you run with other people then they cajole you to go along, otherwise you might not bother....like meMay look for a group....then whip their @rsesSat, 31 May 2014 04:17:13 -0500