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But enjoying the post-race CC6 cake!
Xmas parkrun
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Increasing back problems still restricting options for running.
But enjoying the post-race CC6 cake! |
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Xmas parkrun |
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| 10th Jan 2016 | 4.4 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Badgers Farm (Winchester). |
| Travelling time: | 15min to New Milton for lift; 45min.to Sainsbury's car park. |
| Weather: | Chilly, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove to New Milton for 8am lift with Catherine.
Same course as last year, short lap, back to start, long lap, then repeat of first bit; claggy mud in parts, long slow drags uphill. Started steady to protect back, but then got stuck behind slow group on narrow path. Usual spread of cakes at finish. Coffee with NFR team in Starbucks after. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: approx 45min (didn't get GPS started until half way round). 42nd lady (out of 65 finishers), 4th v60 |
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| 31st Jan 2016 | 4.2 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Kings Garn Gutter enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.to Longbeech car park. |
| Weather: | Damp, 'mizzly'. |
| Comments: | Gave lift to new Bransgore NFR member Martin; got there early to get in nearest car park (still a long walk to start).
2 laps, vintage muddiness. Much slower than last year, sciatica v.bad. Lots of NFR there. NO CAKES at finish! |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 48min55sec; 43rd lady (out of 54 finishers), 3rd v60 |
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| 22nd May 2016 | 10k off-road. |
| Venue: | Start/finish Strawberry Fields (above Cheddar Gorge). |
| Travelling time: | 20mins from hotel to Cheddar village. |
| Weather: | Sun/cloud,heavy showers |
| Comments: | Another visit to Cheddar, but not such good weather this year.
We stayed 2 nights at Wookey Hole Inn to celebrate my 70th birthday. No parking at race start this time, so drove to Cheddar early Sunday to get in main car park - £3.50 for 4 hours. My first challenge was the ½ hour walk to the race start, up a very steep rocky track from the village. Alec went off on his own walk. The race route was the same as last time, but much harder due to a 15-minute deluge just after the start, making it extremely muddy and slippery. Mostly along the top edge of the gorge on rocky uneven terrain and you couldn't see much of the gorge itself. A major challenge at about 7k was the steps up a very steep hill. I got a voucher for winning my age-group (though there wasn't much competition, and no fv70 category). The winner did it in 43m44s. An enjoyable event, and well organised. The day also included a 5k and a 300m fun-run around the start area. |
| Age-groups: | up to mv60, fv60 |
| Results: | Rosemarie 1h:15m:13s (1st fv60; 43rd of 72 ladies)
159 finishers |
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| 5th June 2016 | 10k MT. |
| Venue: | Start/finish Bransgore village hall. |
| Travelling time: | 5 minutes from home by car |
| Weather: | Sunny, very warm |
| Comments: | Low-key Rotary club fun-run. Mostly NFR and novices.
More on road than I would prefer - 1st couple of miles ok, then sciatica slowed me up. Walked up the short hills to try to stretch hamstrings out a bit. Also included a 5k and childrens run. |
| Age-groups: | none |
| Results: | Rosemarie 1h:4m:56s (17th of 39 ladies)
70 finishers |
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| 24th Jul 2016 | 10k MT. |
| Venue: | Wool (near Wareham), Dorset |
| Travelling time: | about 45mins, left home 9am |
| Weather: | Cloudy warm |
| Comments: | Based in sports pavillion (hot showers).
Too much on tarmac (not good for my sciatica), wore road shoes. Undulating rather than hilly. Nice winding path through woods but too narrow to overtake timid roadies and very dry and dusty. Very good value £11(+£2eod), tech finishers T-shirt included - purple this year. Delay waiting for results, then they missed my fv70 time and had to go and ask for my prize. Only 1 other NFR runner. Alec drove me there, stopped at pub on the way home, Shoulder of Mutton (near Bear Cross). |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 1h:03m:43s - 1st fv70 (of 2); trophy, buff and bottle of wine!
247 of 294 finishers. |
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| 6th Aug 2016 | 5k |
| Venue: | Brock college. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.(+10min confused around Brock finding college entrance!) |
| Weather: | Hot, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. My second park-run.
4 circuits of playing fields, all on grass. Last minute decision to run, was going to take Alec to Spire hospital appointment, but cancelled. Only just got there in time for 9am start, forgot to wear GPS. Very pleased to finish under 30 minutes (9m33s/mile). |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 29min39sec; 17th lady (69th out of 107 finishers), 1st fv70. 75.1% age-grading. |
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| 21st Aug 2016 | 5k |
| Venue: | Killerton NT. |
| Travelling time: | 45min.from campsite at Branscombe.
Left campsite 7:45am to make sure we could find venue and get in car park. |
| Weather: | Sunny, windy. |
| Comments: | Long weekend camping in Devon.
Single lap, off-road, scenic, undulating, overall downhill but slightly long. Just outside my 30 minutes target (9m32s/mile). |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 30min16sec; 36th lady (159th out of 291 finishers), 1st fv70. 73.6% age-grading. |
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| 18th Sept 2016 | 4 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Fleming Park leisure centre. |
| Travelling time: | 10min. to Walkford, 45min. to Eastleigh. Parking (and loos) at leisure centre. |
| Weather: | Mild, sunny. |
| Comments: | Lift from Walkford with Cathy P.
Course easy - no mud, mainly grassy parkland, a couple of wooden bridges to cross. 2 laps including small hill, plus final loop. 7 NFR ladies - I was last. Pleased to get under 10-minute miling, but course shorter than advertised. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 37min28sec; 61st lady (out of 72 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 2nd Oct 2016 | 4.5 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Whiteley Woods. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. to Ashley, 45min. to Whiteley (M27 J9). Parking at shopping centre. |
| Weather: | Mild, sunny. |
| Comments: | Lift from Ashley with Caroline W, via Lymington to pick up Darren.
½ mile walk from c.p. to start. Course good - sections on gravel tracks, plus muddy narrow forest trails. 5 NFR ladies - I was last (again). Post-race refreshment for NFR at 'Harvester' in Whiteley shopping centre. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 46min14sec; 51st lady (out of 71 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 9th Oct 2016 | 7.5mile (12k) trail | |||
| Venue: | Knoll beach NT car park, Studland. | |||
| Travelling time: | 35mins to ferry | |||
| Weather: | Sunny, warm, light NE wind. | |||
| Comments: | Organised by VN events.
Early entry needed as race full by July. Lift there with Dawn and Graham. Expensive travel: £4.10 each way on ferry. Crowded start on beach, ok with chip timing. Similar course to last year, except stayed longer on beach. Short hold-up at large smelly puddle by ramp off beach (partly filled by tractor moving sand all morning). Long hill up from beach, then undulating, but a killer mile of soft sandy dunes before the last section along beach. Quicker than last year, even though back/hamstrings still causing problems. Queue too long for free post-race massage. Several other NFR there (including our usual ladies group). Lunch with Dawn at Corfe Castle (at Courtyard Cafe). | |||
| Age-groups: | Prizes in 10-year age-groups. | |||
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| 16th Oct 2016 | 5mile (+10mile option) trail |
| Venue: | Ocknells campsite (off A31, near Minstead), Hants |
| Travelling time: | about 30mins, left home 8:30am |
| Weather: | Mild, bright. Showers before and after. |
| Comments: | aka Minstead Stinger. Drove there on my own.
Based in campsite, but no use of facilities (only portaloos). Same course as last year: all off-road but more mud this time. Undulating, mainly down for first half, mainly up coming back, with long hill to finish. 5 mile route (actually 5.4miles) covered first and last part of full course, with cut across in the middle. Took it steady as sciatica/hamstrings still painful. Well marked and marshalled, goody bag. Good free post-race massage. |
| Age-groups: | 40+,50+,60+, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 56m:20s (2nd v60 - didn't realise 1st was just ahead of me)
64th, of 103 finishers (28th lady of 59). |
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| 6th Nov 2016 | 5.1 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Dibden enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 20min.to Milford; 30min to Dibden. |
| Weather: | Freezing, icy wind, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove to Milford for lift with Dawn & Graham. Restricted parking along tracks.
Course changed slightly from last year, same hills but not much mud. Still coughing after severe cold, so took it very steady, walked hills. 25 NFR (12 ladies), no need to worry about placings. Got last piece of lemon drizzle cake, despite being nearly last. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 56min25sec; 97th lady (of 101 finishers), 1st v70 |
| 11th Dec 2016 | 4.8 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Janesmoor pond. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.to Janesmoor car park. |
| Weather: | Misty, sunny later. |
| Comments: | Alec drove me there, early to park in road near start.
Same route as last year, but seemed less mud. 6 NFR ladies, so 2 teams (despite clash with Xmas pud 10k). Santa-themed organisation. Lots of cakes as usual. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 49min51sec; 51st lady (out of 57 finishers), 1st v70 (of 2) |
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| 24th Dec 2016 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild, cloudy. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. 4th park-run.
Got a cold, so not pushing it, pleased with 10min/mile pace Celebrating Dawn's 100th parkrun - with champagne! |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 30min45sec; 44th lady (of 72), 178 finishers; 1st fv70. 72.4% age-grading. |
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| 31st Dec 2016 | 5k |
| Venue: | Great Hollands recreation ground (Wokingham) |
| Travelling time: | 15min. (from Binfield) |
| Weather: | Chilly, damp. |
| Comments: | Drove from Claire's, got there 8:30 so easy parking. 5th park-run.
3-lap MT course, quite twisty round grounds & thru woods; some slippery bits. Slightly short, 4.9k on GPS. Too much 'Christmas wine' yesterday to go any faster; slightly quicker than at Wilverley |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 30min38sec; 55th lady (of 149), 332 finishers; 2nd fv70 (of 5). 72.7% age-grading. |
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