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Completed CC6 series and Purbeck trail series.
Lots of park runs.
CC6 Badgers Farm: Lots of NFR ladies
Where were all our gents?
Jurassic coast 10k
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Completed CC6 series and Purbeck trail series. Lots of park runs. |
CC6 Badgers Farm: Lots of NFR ladies Where were all our gents? |
1st fv50 prize Jurassic coast 10k |
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| 1st Jan 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley country park (St.Ives) |
| Travelling time: | 20min. |
| Weather: | Mild, damp. |
| Comments: | Later start 9:30; plenty of parking. Special reduced charge £1 for runners. 6th park-run.
Single lap, mainly gravel tracks, last half mile on tarmac; fast course except crowded start. Delighted to get under 30mins (new year resolution achieved already!) |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min45sec; 33rd lady (of 73), 166 finishers; 2nd fv70. 74.8% age-grading. |
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| 8th Jan 2017 | 5 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Badgers Farm (Winchester). |
| Travelling time: | 45min.to Sainsbury's car park. |
| Weather: | Mild, misty, damp. |
| Comments: | Lift with Catherine 8am from top of our road. Lots of NFR ladies (and I wasn't the last) but only 2 men.
Short lap, back to start, long lap with extra loop out this year, then repeat of first bit; claggy mud in parts, long slow drags uphill. Started faster this time, to avoid hold-up behind slow group on narrow path. Usual spread of cakes at finish. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: approx 52min (didn't stop GPS at finish). 50th lady (out of 80 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 22nd Jan 2017 | 4.2 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Kings Garn Gutter enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.to Longbeech car park. |
| Weather: | Frosty, sunny. |
| Comments: | Got there early to get in nearest car park, but lots there already (wary of icy roads?). Long walk to start.
2 laps, plus long hill to finish. Much of muddiness frozen and rutted, but still some squelchy bits. Lots of NFR there. Lots of cakes at finish. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 44min32sec; 47th lady (out of 68 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 28th Jan 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. 7th park-run.
Good run, pleased to get under 30mins |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min45sec; 30th lady, 177 finishers; 1st fv70. 74.85% age-grading. |
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| 19th Feb 2017 | 4.9 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Denny Wood enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 10min to New Milton (Cathy's) + 25min.to start. |
| Weather: | Cloudy, not too cold. |
| Comments: | Lift from New Milton with Cathy.
Some claggy muddy bits but too much gravel for me. No big hills but long 'undulations'. Hard run, plus back seized up on last mile. Lots of NFR there (club x-c champs) Cakes at finish. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 50min18sec; 61st lady (out of 72 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 4th Mar 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley country park (St.Ives) |
| Travelling time: | 20min. |
| Weather: | Sunny. |
| Comments: | 9am start; plenty of parking. Special reduced charge £1 for runners. 8th park-run.
Single lap, mainly gravel tracks, last half mile on tarmac; fast course except crowded start. Delighted to do parkrun p.b. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min02sec; 42nd lady (of 151), 368 finishers; 1st fv70. 76.7% age-grading. |
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| 25th Mar 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Chilly wind, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. 9th park-run.
Good run, equalled Brock pb (stuck in crowd at start) |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min39sec; 36th lady, 209 finishers; 1st fv70. 75.1% age-grading. |
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| 15th Apr 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley country park (St.Ives) |
| Travelling time: | 20min. |
| Weather: | Cloudy, chilly breeze. |
| Comments: | 9am start; 10th park-run.
Even more crowded start, but got a bit nearer the front. Delighted to do another parkrun p.b. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min51sec; 56th lady (of 207), 494 finishers; 1st fv70. 77.2% age-grading. |
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| 17th Apr 2017 | Easter Monday. MT, approx 8 miles |
| Venue: | Freshwater sports centre, IoW. |
| Travelling time: | Left 8:45, Alec drove to Lymington 25mins.
Got 10am ferry Lymington to Yarmouth, plenty of time to get to 12-noon start. |
| Weather: | Sun/cloud, chilly breeze. |
| Comments: | Took mountain bike. Met up with Sue&Andy to cycle old railway Yarmouth to Freshwater.
Slight change to previous route, avoiding road into Alum bay. Still too much on tarmac for me. Had to walk up hills as usual, but pleased with time. 6 NFR runners. Several other NFR there as supporters. |
| Age-groups: | Up to v70 for men, v65 for ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 1h:25m:41s (39/49 ladies, 125/143 overall). 1st v70 (2nd v65 so no prize)
NFR ladies 8th team, but only non-IoW club. |
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| 29th Apr 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Brock college. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Chilly, damp. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. 11th park-run.
4 circuits of playing fields, all on grass. Went hard from start, lost time on 3rd lap. New parkrun pb. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 28min13sec; 18th lady (75th out of 122 finishers), 1st fv70. 78.9% age-grading. |
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| 20th May 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Montacute House. |
| Travelling time: | 5min. from campsite at Odcombe. |
| Weather: | Cloudy. |
| Comments: | Camping weekend to celebrate my birthday. 12th park-run.
2 different laps of undulating parkland, on rough grass. Nice course, but not fast, several sharp bends and nasty steep little hill just before the end. Wore Speed-x but road shoes would have been ok. Got fv70 age-group record! |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 29min27sec; 63rd lady of 167 (225th out of 394 finishers), 1st fv70. 76.8% age-grading. |
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| 27th May 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. (via Hordle). |
| Weather: | Cloudy, warm, windy. |
| Comments: | 13th park-run. Expected to see more NFR there.
1 short lap, 2 full laps; grass and tarmac paths (mostly with grass alongside). Nice course, but not fast, too many bends. Got another fv70 age-group record! |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 28min47sec; 21st lady of 53 (61st out of 110 finishers), 1st fv70. 78.6% age-grading. |
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| 1st July 2017 | 7.8mile, fell, v.hilly |
| Venue: | Charmouth school. |
| Travelling time: | 1.5 hours. Drove there Saturday morning, left home 8:45am. |
| Weather: | Hot,sunny. |
| Comments: | Entered online previous day (saved £2 eod fee)
Used same camp site as before (Manor Farm, prices gone up to £20/night!) Afternoon race, 2:30 start. Very hard run, classed as category BM fell-race. Walked most of long first hill on tarmac and quite a lot of other bits. Went off-route when missed turning (no marshal, no arrows), luckily called back by other runners. Even slower than last time; 1st half v.hot & humid, better when turned into breeze. No other NFRs; more runners than previously. |
| Age-groups: | Prizes up to v60 gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1h:35m:28s (5th fv60, beat all other fv65 and fv70) 56/100 female; 260/341 finishers; 19th overall on age-grading - winners time 51m10s, my age-equivalent 55m54s |
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| 15th July 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley country park (St.Ives) |
| Travelling time: | 20min. |
| Weather: | Warm, drizzly, humid. |
| Comments: | 9am start; 14th park-run.
Another parkrun p.b.for this course. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min38sec; 34th lady (of 127), 304 finishers; 2nd fv70 (Sarah B 1st). 79.05% age-grading. |
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| 23rd Jul 2017 | 10k MT. |
| Venue: | Wool (near Wareham), Dorset |
| Travelling time: | about 45mins, left home 9am |
| Weather: | Cloudy warm |
| Comments: | Based in sports pavillion (hot showers).
Same course (still 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. Very good value £12(+£2eod), tech finishers T-shirt included - orange this year. Delay waiting for results, again they missed my fv70 time and had to go and ask for my prize. Only 1 other NFR runner (Darren). Pleased to finish under an hour. Alec drove me there, lunch at pub '7 Stars' in E.Burton, a mile west of Wool; large and busy, bit pricy, but good food and good service. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 59m:26s - 1st fv70 (of 2); trophy and bottle of wine. 76.8% age-grading
71st lady (of 179), 233 of 371 finishers. |
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| 29th July 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley country park (St.Ives) |
| Travelling time: | 20min. |
| Weather: | Warm, humid. |
| Comments: | 9am start; 15th park-run.
Crowded - lots of tourists. Another parkrun p.b.for this course. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min28sec; 42nd lady (of 163), 379 finishers; 1st fv70. 79.51% age-grading. |
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| 6th Aug 2017 | 10k MT; very hilly (may get fell-race classification next year) |
| Venue: | West bay (Bridport) |
| Travelling time: | 1hr 15min. |
| Weather: | Sunny, cool breeze. |
| Comments: | Left home 8am, easy drive, little traffic (much worse on way home).
Small event - limited to 200 runners (including ½ marathon 2-lap option as well). Well organised, plenty of helpful marshals and route-markers. Very scenic, had to walk up 3 main hills on coast path. Amazed to get 1st fvet award - framed photo of West Bay. |
| Age-groups: | Only 1st gent/lady and 1st vet50 gent/lady. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1hr11min07sec; 13th lady of 44, 37th of 76 finishers. |
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| 20th Aug 2017 | 10k MT - slightly over-distance; hilly (not high but nowhere flat) |
| Venue: | Coombe Keynes (near Wool) |
| Travelling time: | 1hr |
| Weather: | Cloudy, humid |
| Comments: | Left home 8:30am, easy drive, little traffic (more on way home).
Bigger event than expected - part of Purbeck Trail series. Well organised, apart from long wait for results. Good value £13, tech finishers T-shirt included - another orange one. Mostly on hard tracks round Lulworth estate - short section thru woods. No views, except of castle. Hilly, had to walk up couple of steep bits. Still under 10-min miling. Back to '7 Stars' pub for lunch (landlady is runner, sister in NFR!) |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1hr03min26sec; 1st fv70 (of 3); trophy, ARC buff and bottle of wine.
85th lady of 182, 219th of 342 finishers. |
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| 3rd Sept 2017 | 12 miles MT - bit longer than advertised. |
| Venue: | Corfe Castle |
| Travelling time: | <1hr; parking in grassy field |
| Weather: | Very wet, very windy |
| Comments: | Left home 8:20am, easy drive, little traffic.
Another race in Purbeck Trail series. Different course from last time (2003!), but same crowded start along narrow lane. Only jog/walk first mile over common, and queues for several stiles. Tracks very muddy and slippery, many people walking. Still included steep coast-path steps. Tech finishers T-shirt included Lunch at 'Kings Arms' in Stoborough - good food, good cider. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 2hr38min59sec; 1st fv65 (of 2); trophy.
89th lady of 150, 312th of 409 finishers. |
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| 17th Sept 2017 | 10k MT |
| Venue: | John Keble School, Hursley |
| Travelling time: | 40mins; parking in grassy field |
| Weather: | Cloudy, humid |
| Comments: | Left home 8:20am, easy drive, little traffic. 10:30 start.
Crowded start, but not an issue as chip timing. Used road shoes as large sections on tarmac/gravel. Ground very wet, tracks through woods very muddy and slippery. Tech finishers T-shirt included. No trophies, prizes mainly vouchers. Lunch at 'White Horse' in Ampfield. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1hr02min40sec (chip); 2nd fv65 (of 3).
276th of 498 finishers. |
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| 24th Sept 2017 | 10k MT (over-distance - 6.5miles) |
| Venue: | Beer Regis scout hut. |
| Travelling time: | 40mins (+15 min finding venue); parked on road (instead of grassy field) |
| Weather: | Cloudy, very warm |
| Comments: | Left home 9am, 11am start. No 'runners' signs in town, had to ask directions to venue.
Used trail shoes; mostly on dirt tracks, some with loose stones or puddles but only short muddy bit. Difficult start/finish across hay field. Very hilly. Went to Woodpecker pub at Spetisbury - good selection of local ciders, but only 'carvery' lunch option. |
| Age-groups: | None, only prizes for 1st 3 gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1hr07min25sec;
182nd of 276 finishers. |
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| 1st Oct 2017 | 4.3 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Whiteley Woods. |
| Travelling time: | 45min. to Whiteley (M27 J9). Parking at shopping centre. |
| Weather: | Mild, damp. |
| Comments: | Alec drove me there. ½ mile walk from c.p. to start.
Course good - sections on gravel tracks, plus muddy narrow forest trails. Not enough NFR for team (ladies or gents), so started slow and enjoyed run Post-race cakes but they ran out of water! |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 45min01sec; 45th lady (out of 74 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 15th Oct 2017 | 7.5mile (12k) trail | ||||||
| Venue: | Knoll beach NT car park, Studland; £4 charge for non-members. | ||||||
| Travelling time: | 35mins to ferry | ||||||
| Weather: | Mild, cloudy, breezy. | ||||||
| Comments: | Race full by March, but Caroline switched her entry to me (£5 transfer fee).
Alec took me there, £4.30 on ferry. Crowded start on beach, ok with chip timing. Similar course to last year, except staggered start in 3 'pens'. Went at back of 'middle' group, but front of last group may have been better, still queues coming up off beach. 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, though ran low on energy at about 8k. Several other NFR there. Home via Wareham (avoiding ferry) with lunch at Kings Arms in Stoborough again. | ||||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes in 10-year age-groups. | ||||||
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| 29th Oct 2017 | 10.1 miles, mostly off-road, hilly. | |||
| Venue: | Shillingstone Church Centre | |||
| Travelling time: | about 1hr, left home 8:15am (Alec drove, lift for Caroline W); parked in road by race HQ. | |||
| Weather: | Mild, sun/cloud, light showers at start. | |||
| Comments: | Ground not too wet, but lots of sticky mud.
7 NFR runners there. Start in field - hook-start, causing hold up before line. Same course as previous years: managed to run up at least some of each hill. Well marked and marshalled; no Tshirt this year, but nice medals. Pleased to get under 2 hours. Lunch at Fiddleford Inn. | |||
| Age-groups: | 40+,50+,60+,70+ gents and ladies. | |||
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| 5th Nov 2017 | 4.7 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Dibden enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min.to Ashley; 30min to Dibden. |
| Weather: | Chilly, sunny. |
| Comments: | Picked up Trisha R at 'Crown' 8am, then drove to Ashley for lift with Caroline W.
Course changed slightly again from last year, more gravel, some mud thru trees but easily negotiated. Over 300 runners (worst ever finishing position) but back in time for cake. 28 NFR (14 ladies), no need to worry about placings. Re-hydration at '6 Bells' in Lymington aferwards. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 49min12sec; 102nd lady (of 127 finishers), 1st v70 |
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| 18th Nov 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Chilly, cloudy. |
| Comments: | 16th park-run.
Good run, best time for this course. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min10sec; 28th lady of 59, 95th of 153 finishers; 1st fv70. 77.6% age-grading. |
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| 25th Nov 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Frosty, sunny. |
| Comments: | 17th park-run. More runners than usual.
Good run, no GPS signal at atart. Official time originally given as 28m50, later corrected. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min20sec; 28th lady of 91, 102nd of 197 finishers; 1st fv70. 77.2% age-grading. |
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| 2nd Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Cold, cloudy. |
| Comments: | 18th park-run.
Good run, best time for this course. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min57sec; 28th lady of 61, 84th of 140 finishers; 1st fv70. 78.2% age-grading. |
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| 9th Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Very cold, frosty. |
| Comments: | 19th park-run.
Too cold to run hard. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min21sec; 18th lady of 47, 83rd of 128 finishers; 1st fv70. 77.1% age-grading. |
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| 10th Dec 2017 | 4.8 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Janesmoor pond. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.to Janesmoor, parked by road. |
| Weather: | Horrendous, rain and gales. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself, roads partly flooded in Burley Street.
Straight into wind for 1st mile, then knee-deep mud and water. At least rain eased off. More runners than expected in bad conditions; 17 NFR (7 ladies) despite clash with Xmas pud 10k. Santa-marshals, carols en-route on tuba. Lots of cakes. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 54min16sec; 77th lady (out of 86 finishers), 1st v70 (of 2) |
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| 16th Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Cold, frosty, sunny. |
| Comments: | 20th park-run.
2 secs slower than best time - must try harder on 2nd mile. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min59sec; 23rd lady of 43, 86th of 122 finishers; 1st fv70. 78.1% age-grading. |
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| 23rd Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild, damp |
| Comments: | 21st park-run.
paced by Dawn R. Too ambitious on miles 1 & 2 (gained 10 sec on pace) but lost it on mile 3 (wobbly legs on hill!) Still a pb for this course though. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min51sec; 26th lady of 86, 98th of 187 finishers; 1st fv70. 78.5% age-grading. |
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| 25th Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Drizzly, windy. |
| Comments: | 22nd park-run.
v. muddy, slippery, convoluted 3-lap route - not a day for pb's Took it easy, legs still tired from Saturday. Lots of people in fancy dress. Cake and fizz after for Caroline's birthday. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 31min19sec; 38th lady of 58, 121st of 160 finishers; 1st fv70. 72.3% age-grading. |
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| 30th Dec 2017 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild, bright |
| Comments: | 23rd park-run.
Not as many puddles as expected on course. PB! first time over 80%!! Same pace as Dawn set on miles 1 & 2, but felt easier, and managed to hold it on mile 3. Helped by sports-massage yesterday. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min12sec; 29th lady of 87, 116th of 228 finishers; 1st fv70. 80.26% age-grading. |
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