Port Talbot harriers - Page 2320 - General running

jason d

14/01/2013 at 21:20

Lots of hail and sleet here, Nutty, but I managed to miss it

Nutty Runner

14/01/2013 at 21:40

Thats good news that you missed it JD. Its pretty wintry out there.

Welsh Alex

14/01/2013 at 22:37

Really cold rain for me tonight, I didn't miss it. Wind was cold too, managed 8 miles.

jason d

15/01/2013 at 06:41

Morning all
Well done on the cold run, Alex
Just tried my morning run- postponed after several attempts at finding an area NOT covered in sheet ice!

Edited: 15/01/2013 at 06:42

Nutty Runner

15/01/2013 at 07:33

Morning all

Tis a cold and frosty one

jason d

15/01/2013 at 20:36

Icy roads and darkness saw me turn to the joys of running 15m on the track... a bit slippery, but at least it was free of frozen puddles and floodlit. Pleased with the run cos it felt really comfortable- just as well as I had to turn the brain off and get into a rhythm to keep my sanity while going round and round and round....15.01m in 1.42.41 (6.50 av) splits: 7:07 6:41 6:58 6:51 7:05 7:00 6:57 7:04 6:57 6:59 6:38 6:39 6:37 6:36 6:29 3

Nutty Runner

15/01/2013 at 21:31

Evening all

JD - that is definitely a case of mind over matter. Well done.

It wasn't too bad round Swansea tonight. A bit cold but not too icy.

Nutty Runner

16/01/2013 at 07:26

Cold one out there JD but not so frosty. Have a good run

Welsh Alex

16/01/2013 at 14:40

Afternoon ... this park run thing Jason, assuming I could farm the kids out by 8 (long shot) I might just about make it one Sat. What are the details ? Have you got a garmin profile of the course ?

jason d

16/01/2013 at 18:20

Evening all

Alex- Parkrun is still a trial but will be on every Saturday at 9am, same as all PRs. We are hoping to launch officially in March. Until then, you don't need a barcode- just turn up ready to run at Llyn Llech Owain Country Park. The route is on trail- although road shoes are fine- it's pretty solid grit path with just a few stones along the way. It's not a PB course, but not brutal either. Garmin profile looks like this:

http://s4.runnersworld.co.uk/members/images/469713/gallery/llyn_llech_owain.png?width=350

That actually looks quite scary- but look at the numbers- they aren't big! We had 20 runners for the first trial and we asked them to rate the course from 1-10, all of them rated it as either a 9 or a 10 And the run finishes right outside the cafe which does great coffee- and what LOOKED like fab cake

Edited: 16/01/2013 at 18:22

jason d

16/01/2013 at 18:26

5m recovery run this morning- not too slippery, but a couple of spots so still being cautious. 10.01m on the track this afternoon with a 5m tempo effort thrown in the middle. This run was scheduled to follow a recovery day, but with me swopping things around because of the ice yesterday it ended up following a swift 15 miler. Needless to say, my legs could still feel this and I was a few seconds off pace for some of the tempo miles- still happy enough considering 10.01m in 1.05.08 (6.30av) splits: 7:11 6:56 6:42 6:05 6:07 6:03 6:04 6:00 7:05 6:51 5

Chicken jalfrezi and rice coming up

jason d

16/01/2013 at 18:31

Just realised that the 10m this afternoon was actually an unofficial 10m PB- LOL! My real PB is from the Elan Valley though- bit bumpy that one

Nutty Runner

16/01/2013 at 21:24

Evening all

Park Run sounds good. May come along one day soon.

JD - well done on your running.

Turkey bolognese for me

Welsh Alex

16/01/2013 at 21:53

Evening ... parc run looks good. Are you involved in the organisation then Jason ?

jason d

16/01/2013 at 22:09

Alex- Not so far. Couple of Trots got it off the ground, but I have volunteered to help out this weekend

I will be involved in it in the future cos I think it's a really good social event/ move away from the money spinners/ good way to get non- runners involved. As for volunteering- That's the basic principle of PR- run some and volunteer some. When it gets officially launched you get 10 points per volunteer session for 3 times a year- same as winning the event. No one is expected to volunteer more than 3 times a year

in fact, you get no points after 3 volunteers I think....