How fast can you run a 5k?

[Stuntman_Mike]

21 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

I've entered, hoping if I'm really rude about how I secretly hope I won't be selected means I actually will.

I recommend trying through charity places directly. I got a place in 2015 from an article in the Mercury. They asked me like two questions and I was in!

[VLC86]

29 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

I recommend trying through charity places directly. I got a place in 2015 from an article in the Mercury. They asked me like two questions and I was in!

You have to raise loads of cash though don’t you?

[The Year Of The Fox]

Played golf after 

 

My plumbing knees are killing me 

[Stuntman_Mike]

1 minute ago, VLC86 said:

You have to raise loads of cash though don’t you?

I didn't quite reach my target, but tried my hardest. It's not like they were going to take the place back off me once I'd signed up... I can't quite remember at what point they asked me to transfer what I'd raised but it was never a problem for me.

[VLC86]

25 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

I didn't quite reach my target, but tried my hardest. It's not like they were going to take the place back off me once I'd signed up... I can't quite remember at what point they asked me to transfer what I'd raised but it was never a problem for me.

Fair enough, I’ve done similar before and I really can’t be arsed with that pressure. Thought you were saying you just got a place without doing anything.

[Stuntman_Mike]

Did the Coventry half in 2:07 yesterday. 

 

Really happy with that seeing as I hadn't trained, it was really hot and lots more hills than anticipated!

 

Coventry not the dump I expected it to be. I haven't been in the city itself for 20 years. Might have been the sun shining and the countryside route though..

[westernpark]

143 miles this month! Last month in my 20s so wanted to really push myself. 
 

Tough on the legs though.

[Lako42]

First run back after 1.5 months last night. 

 

Legs felt like Jelly this morning 

[CosbehFox]

This hammy is niggly as anything - but I have been told it can be like that. 

 

I ran 8k yesterday lunch - christ it was lung bursting in the heat. 

[fox_up_north]

Aimed for 10 miles today but to avoid the heat I set off before 8am. Absolutely drained me and I cried off at 8.5 miles. 

 

What's worse - running in boiling heat or pounding rain? 

[deejdeej]

6 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

Aimed for 10 miles today but to avoid the heat I set off before 8am. Absolutely drained me and I cried off at 8.5 miles. 

 

What's worse - running in boiling heat or pounding rain? 

Definitely the heat 🥵 

[SecretPro]

39 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

Aimed for 10 miles today but to avoid the heat I set off before 8am. Absolutely drained me and I cried off at 8.5 miles. 

 

What's worse - running in boiling heat or pounding rain? 

I quite like running in the rain if it's not too cold. Heat can **** off when it comes to running.

[stretch1965]

Anyone running in the livingstone relays at Mallory park this Saturday?

[stretch1965]

Lots going on Desford this weekend celebrating the 80th VE day. Our running club are doing a 80 mile VE day relay carrying a message dropped by the RAF falcons parachute team to Winston Churchill.  Doing them in 2 mile laps, I'm down to do about 3 I think.

[Lako42]

11 hours ago, fox_up_north said:

Aimed for 10 miles today but to avoid the heat I set off before 8am. Absolutely drained me and I cried off at 8.5 miles. 

 

What's worse - running in boiling heat or pounding rain? 

Depends on it you are running to lose weight

[Ric Flair]

Wow this week has been my first week in a while where I'm majorly struggling. Hay-fever has scuppered me getting up early every day so I've felt like my motivation for running has fell off a cliff.

 

Went out to do a speed session at lunch yesterday and thankfully my watch wasn't recording the distance on the warm up so having realised after 15 mins, I just then did another 7km steady run. Legs are tired from last week and the heat I need to get used to again.

 

Will try and get out tonight for a skirmish and then planning to do the Bosworth half marathon route this weekend ahead of the race there the following Sunday. I am determined to plan for any hills after what Kettering did to me in my quest to go 1hr 45 or below 😂

[Bellend Sebastian]

I did 5k just after 5pm and it went at least as well as any of my other runs recently