Tube Challenge parkrun league...

[tubeguru]

Is there a particular reason as to why not everyone is on this list? (Me, for example)

To get on the list at https://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/mostevents/ you have to have run in at least 20 different parkrun locations.

Yeah, I re-read it a minute or so ago, and realised I'd mis-read SD's post.

[Soup Dragon]

Weekly Update 05/10/19

11 runners this week
1 new course, Pomphrey Hill
1 new course midweek, Neckarufer Esslingen was visited by tractakid on 03/10/19 (German Unity Day).

parkrun celebrated it's 15th birthday, and joining in the celebrations were:
jamesthegill, setting a new PB of 25:42 at Lancing Beach Green (a massive 41 second improvement)
geofftech, also set a PB at Victoria Dock in 23:52 (a 22 second improvement)
Dudey ran a SB of 22:35 at Whitstable
tractakid ran a CB at Rushmere in 25:20

Medals Update:
One change this week was at Upton House, Soup Dragon claims GOLD, so Andi slips to SILVER and The Raven to BRONZE. Das is now out of the medals.

Full Update: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Iain]

I went to Ifield Mill Pond, with the intention of raising my Wilson index to 4, but unknowingly raised it to 6!

It's just over two laps of an out and back with an odd loop off to the side, and all on tarmac, with very little incline. The start was a wee bit narrow leading to the first fifty yards being a bit busy, but overall a lovely run with great scenery.

If anyone's going by train, I reckon it may be marginally quicker to head west out of the station and walk into the park at the far end of the out and back via "The Hollows"

[dstock17]

I went to a new course Stroud very slippery and on first assent of hill felt my Achilles tendon go not wanting to injure myself stopped and walked. It's a nice course though all the others in area are flat so it gives runners a challenge seeing as I walked I decided to get down to that final second I now need 16.

On the plus side Mr sinton hewitt is now level with me on differant events

[Iain]

I found out this week that I have a lower barcode number than PSH himself

Athlete numbers weren't allocated from the start and when they eventually did for the first couple of thousand people, they were allocated in alphabetical order.

[Soup Dragon]

I found out this week that I have a lower barcode number than PSH himself

Athlete numbers weren't allocated from the start and when they eventually did for the first couple of thousand people, they were allocated in alphabetical order.

Classic...

[Soup Dragon]

Weekly Update 12/10/19

9 runners this week
2 new courses, Stratford Park, Stroud and Ifield Mill Pond.

tractakid celebrated his 300th parkrun at Linford Wood
Soup Dragon managed an Age Graded PB of 78.00% at Hove Promenade, setting a CB of 19:42
matthewcook18 equalled his best finish with 11th at Heartlands
jamesthegill equalled his best finish with 28th at Lancing Beach Green

Medals Update:
No medals changed hands this week.

The full details are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Sam]

Congrats tractakid! That's an impressive amount of parkruns. I wasn't well enough to run this week

[nozzacook]

Izzy and I were at Clapham Common today to quietly bring up the Half Cowell. It was a nice gentle jog around multiply niggles making running a little uncomfortable at the moment.

[tractakid]

Back in prison this morning. Didn't even get to hold my lowest ever finish token- all tokens remained firmly attached to the string and were just scanned in order!

[dstock17]

Where u heading to London nozza I headed to your neck of woods with Tamar trails to be honest the course ain't that bad until u get to the last hill which I got half way then fast walked only one person puffing and panting away behind me got in front. But my best Sprint finish in a long time. Although hampered by injuries from last week didn't feel I could go all out.

[Sam]

For the first time I returned to a course I had already done, and was chuffed to go almost 4 minutes quicker than last time I did it

[Soup Dragon]

Back in prison this morning. Didn't even get to hold my lowest ever finish token- all tokens remained firmly attached to the string and were just scanned in order!

Go to Jail, go directly to Jail...!
I'm intrigued how you get to do one of the closed prison parkruns? You're 2nd visit there and a new CB.

[Soup Dragon]

Weekly Update 19/10/19

10 runners this week
No new courses this week

Nozzacook ran at Clapham Common his 50th different event.
Sam ran a SB and CB at Mallards Pike in 40:59, with 86th setting a new position PB.
Tractakid ran a CB at Springhill in 24:13, also setting a PB of 5th position.
Geofftech set a CB at Pegwell Bay also in 24:13

Medals Update:
Street is now added to the medals, Andi (Gold), Going Underground (Silver) and Das (Bronze), are the first medalists.

The full details are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[tractakid]

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