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Events began again when coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased.
Many include deferrals from 2020
Lymington parkrun restarted in July, Brockenhurst and Moors Valley in September.
Dorset Conquest:
wet and weary
100th parkrun
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Events began again when coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased. Many include deferrals from 2020 Lymington parkrun restarted in July, Brockenhurst and Moors Valley in September. |
Dorset Conquest: wet and weary |
100th parkrun |
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| 18th Apr 2021 | 13.3 miles, trail, hilly |
| Venue: | Turners Puddle |
| Travelling time: | 45min |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Comments: | Alec drove me there, left home at 8:30am for 10am start.
excellent 'covid rules management'; 10-min masked walk to start in pace groups, set off in 6's; good signage and marshals ideal weather, no need for trail shoes; walked all the hills (as planned); lovely trail in bluebell woods; Met Dawn there; pleased not to be last (generous cut-off time 4.5 hours). Pubs too crowded to stop after, so had cider at home. |
| Age-groups: | Results: only first 3 gents and ladies awards. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 2h 27m 13s; 137/272 finishers |
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| 20th Jun 2021 | 10k MT - slightly over-distance; hilly (not high but nowhere flat) |
| Venue: | Coombe Keynes (near Wool) |
| Travelling time: | 45 min |
| Weather: | Mizzly. |
| Comments: | Left home 8:15am. Met Dawn there.
Well organised, covid restrictions in place; 'park-run' style bar codes for race numbers and finish position Just as hilly and a bit more muddy than previous years; 1st mile rather narrow and crowded; only walked up one hill at 5miles No prize-giving, collected awards at finish Couldn't get in pub for lunch (Father's day) |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1hr04min02sec; 1st fv70 (of 3); wine-glass trophy.
46/147 ladies, 136/263 finishers. |
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| 4th Jul 2021 | 13.3 miles, trail, undulating |
| Venue: | East Farm, Winterbourne Whitechurch (Blandford). |
| Travelling time: | 45min |
| Weather: | Cloudy, humid, rain |
| Comments: | Very low-key event, 73 finishers; no other NFR
very tough; no big hills but nothing flat, all long undulations; difficult underfoot, rough ground hiddden under grass and debris (had to walk some sections); nice tracks thru woods but lots of tree roots; ran out of energy when rain started at about 9.5 miles |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 2h28m15sec; 48th of 73 finishers; 1st (only) fv70 |
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| 31st Jul 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Warm, dry. |
| Comments: | good conditions; 87% age-rating!!! though official time is 10sec faster than my garmin;
like this course better than previous runs here, less crowding on 1st small lap, then 2 larger laps |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 27min52sec; 32nd lady of 91, 130th of 240 finishers; 1st fv75. 87% age-grading. |
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| 7th Aug 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Warm, dry (but very soggy ground). |
| Comments: | good weather but lots of puddles; pb again!
less crowded than last week (due to earlier rain?) |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 27min49sec; 21st lady of 60, 101st of 176 finishers; 1st fv75. 87.2% age-grading. |
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| 15th Aug 2021 | 14.4 miles, trail, hilly |
| Venue: | Sixpenny Handley brewery, Cranborne. |
| Travelling time: | 35min |
| Weather: | Slight drizzle at first, sun/cloud |
| Comments: | Met Dawn there, plus a couple more NFRs
Very tough varied course, difficult underfoot in parts; walked most hills and long undulations; lovely views from the top; didn't expect quite so much extra distance enormous finishers medal, plus box of delicious chocolate+orange fudge |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 2h41m52sec; 20th lady of 81, 96th of 182 finishers; 1st (only) fv70 |
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| 21st Aug 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Warm, humid, forecast heavy showers stayed away. |
| Comments: | crowded 1st lap
pb again (even if only by 2secs!) |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 27min47sec; 22nd lady of 81, 103rd of 202 finishers; 1st fv75. 87.3% age-grading. |
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| 28th Aug 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Cool, breezy. |
| Comments: | Crowded - lots of tourists, and both Bmth and So'ton cancelled |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min07sec; 47th lady of 114, 179th of 308 finishers; 1st fv75. 86.2% age-grading. |
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| 4th Sept 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Cool, bright. |
| Comments: | Less runners than expected - due to parking restrictions and/or road closure at t-room?
Hills just as hard as before! Top of age-grading. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min37sec; 20th lady of 61, 70th of 135 finishers; 1st fv75. 84.7% age-grading. |
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| 11th Sept 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Warm, humid. |
| Comments: | Dawn ran with me to celebrate my century.
I also got a volunteer credit for helping with close-down. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min39sec; 17th lady of 50, 64th of 119 finishers; 1st fv75. 84.6% top of age-grading. |
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| 19th Sep 2021 | 17 miles, trail, hilly |
| Venue: | Swanage. |
| Travelling time: | 10min from camp site |
| Weather: | Good conditions, sun/cloud |
| Comments: | Camped Saturday night at Tom's Field site (Langton Matravers)
Met Dawn in Swanage, collecting race nos. Saturday, and at race start. Very tough varied course, difficult underfoot in parts; walked hills and long undulations; lovely scenery: coast path, Corfe Castle, Purbeck Way; too much on tarmac for my liking home via 7 Stars pub for lunch |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 3h14m21sec (chip); 14th lady of 21, 47th of 60 finishers; 1st (only) fv65 |
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| 25th Sept 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Warm, humid. |
| Comments: | Legs still heavy from last weekend
Another volunteer credit for helping with close-down. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min40sec; 13th lady of 60, 64th of 141 finishers; 1st fv75. 84.6% top of age-grading. |
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| 2nd Oct 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Damp, breezy. |
| Comments: | Rain held off until after finish
Legs good after yesterday's massage |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min21sec; 16th lady of 57, 58th of 124 finishers; 1st fv75. 85.5% top of age-grading. |
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| 3rd Oct 2021 | 4.5 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Ladycross Inclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min.to Sway for lift, +15min. to start car park. |
| Weather: | Bright, chilly wind. |
| Comments: | Lift from Sway with Mike McC; long walk to start from car park area
Yuck - all on gravel tracks; should have used road shoes Only 3 NFR ladies (clash with London marathon) so we were the team Loads of lovely cakes |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 45min27sec; 52nd lady (out of 78 finishers), 1st(only) fv70 |
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| 9th Oct 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Bright, mild. |
| Comments: | PB!!!
Spoke to woman runner with dog off lead, took out my annoyance by running harder! |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 27min46sec; 17th lady of 70, 70th of 153 finishers; 1st fv75. 87.3% top of age-grading. |
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| 17th Oct 2021 | 7.5mile (12k) trail | ||||||
| Venue: | Knoll beach NT car park, Studland; £5 charge for non-members. | ||||||
| Travelling time: | 1hr via 9am ferry (left home 8:20am) | ||||||
| Weather: | Mild, sunny, south wind | ||||||
| Comments: | Alec took me there. Race start 10:30, tide still quite high.
Same course as before. Crowded start on beach, ok with chip timing. Started at front of 3rd 'wave', so no queues up zig-zag. Long hill up from beach, then undulating over heath; hard work on soft sandy dunes and into wind on beach. Better run than last time. Excellent 5-min free pre-race massage to release back. Queued for another longer session post-race. Not many NFR there (all at GSR). Wooden 'eco medal' and small goody bag. | ||||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes in 10-year age-groups. | ||||||
| Results: |
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| 23rd Oct 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Chilly. |
| Comments: | felt rough, headache
volunteered for set-up/close-down again |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min32sec; 18th lady of 72, 73rd of 152 finishers; 1st fv75. 85% top of age-grading. |
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| 31st Oct 2021 | 10.1 miles, mostly off-road, hilly. | |||
| Venue: | Shillingstone Church Centre | |||
| Travelling time: | about 1hr, left home 8am - early to get parked in road by race HQ as usual. Alec drove. | |||
| Weather: | Sunny, very windy. | |||
| Comments: | Main problem was getting there, through floods and fallen trees blocking roads.
The worst of the overnight storms moved on before the start, and the sun came out, but we still had to fight the wind on the hilltops. We slithered about in the mud, the water was only ankle-deep, until the final bridge over the Stour was nearly waist-deep either side! Same start and course as previous years: walked most of the hills. Pleased to get under 2 hours. Lunch at Fiddleford Inn - nice soup again. | |||
| Age-groups: | 40+,50+,60+,70+ gents and ladies. | |||
| Results: |
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| 6th Nov 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Moors Valley. |
| Travelling time: | 25min (hold-up at roadworks in Ringwood). |
| Weather: | Cloudy. |
| Comments: | 1st time since post-covid restart; still too crowded
Wanted to go there before major A31 roadworks start next week PB and new VF75 age-category record! |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min17sec; 50th lady of 214, 240th of 497 finishers; 1st fv75. 85.7% 2nd in age-grading. |
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| 13th Nov 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Cloudy. |
| Comments: | heavy legs
volunteered for close-down again |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min52sec; 22nd lady of 63, 69th of 133 finishers; 1st fv75. 84% top of age-grading. |
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| 14th Nov 2021 | 4.1 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Manor farm country park. |
| Travelling time: | 15min.to New Milton for lift, +45min. to start car park. |
| Weather: | Cloudy, mild. |
| Comments: | Lift from New Milton w. PaulB; parking problems, dropped me near start, long walk from car park area
course OK, woodland trails, undulating, 1 hill, little bit of mud; took it steady Lots of NFR ladies Loads of lovely cakes |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 42min00sec; 85th lady (out of 113 finishers), 3rd fv70 (must try harder!) |
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| 20th Nov 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild, no wind. |
| Comments: | good running conditions
volunteered for close-down again |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 27min53sec; 25th lady of 73, 64th of 138 finishers; 1st fv75. 87% top of age-grading. |
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| 27th Nov 2021 | 5k (shortened) |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Cold, very windy. |
| Comments: | not many runners due to bad weather
last-minute start change due to fallen tree near usual start Short course (2.9miles) so race director compensated by adding 1 minute to everyone's time |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min20sec; 16th lady of 37, 58th of 95 finishers; 1st fv75. 85.6% top of age-grading. |
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| 4th Dec 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Chilly wind. |
| Comments: | Hard work in cold |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min17sec; 17th lady of 55, 63rd of 131 finishers; 1st fv75. 85.7% top of age-grading. |
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| 11th Dec 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Chilly, no wind. |
| Comments: | Hard work in cold |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min10sec; 17th lady of 47, 51st of 105 finishers; 1st fv75. 86.1% top of age-grading. |
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| 12th Dec 2021 | 5.6 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Kings Garn enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 10min.to Ringwood for lift, +15min. to start car park. |
| Weather: | Cloudy, mild. |
| Comments: | Lift from Ringwood w.Katie S; long walk to start from Ocknells car park area
course OK, gravel tracks, 2 loops, undulating; last mile all uphill! used road shoes for cushioning Only 3 NFR ladies Loads of lovely cakes |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 54min47sec; 44th lady (out of 72 finishers), 1st fv70 |
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| 18th Dec 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Dry, cold wind. |
| Comments: | Hard work in cold |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 28min06sec; 20th lady of 45, 58th of 104 finishers; 1st fv75. 86.3% top of age-grading. |
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| 25th Dec 2021 | 5k |
| Venue: | Woodside playing fields. |
| Travelling time: | 25min. |
| Weather: | Mild, muddy. |
| Comments: | wore road shoes for tarmac, but hard work slithering on mud
crowded 1st lap, took it steady |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 29min11sec; 42nd lady of 76, 129th of 190 finishers; 1st fv75. 83.1% top of age-grading. |
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