Morning Run - parkrun 42
I just finished a 5.02km running that lasted about 0hh:26mm:9ss !
It was a nice morning for running today. No rain and a bit warmer than the frosty mornings we had in the week. I did my usual mix of jogging and walking through Arlesey to the start. I have not seen many people doing the same. A lot seem to come by car, train or over from Henlow.
Numbers seem to be going down a bit, but they are likely to vary. We seem to get a fair few 'tourists' and there were some first-timers too. At least we did not have the annoying flies from a couple of weeks ago near the start.
As usual I set off a bit quick and squelched through the mud after the first corner. The rest of the course is not too bad. I just tried to keep up with those around me, but the field was soon strung out. This time I was not just behind anyone much time.
After the first lap I seemed to slow down a bit. I need to keep pushing there. For the final full lap I managed to pick up the pace a bit to finish just over 26 minutes. The pace graph goes unusually flat for the last bit. I really do not know why there are big dips elsewhere. Some may have been on corners and maybe the GPS got confused at times.
I finished 30th out of 105. I was quickest in my age band, but there were some older guys ahead of me. One is over 70!
I walked and jogged home for a shower and just had a coffee whilst I type this up. The results email comes through pretty quick. They use an app to record times now, so it must be easier than when it was stopwatches and dedicated barcode scanners.
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Hmmmm I think I would prefer the mud over the annoying flies. Especially if the flies are the biting variety.
30th I excellent. Well done!
We don't get too many biting bugs around here and the mud is not really that bad. I just had a bit up my legs. I use my trail shoes, but most of the course is not slippery. Just have to be wary on the mud patches. I was happy with the run, but still want to be quicker.
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Nowadays sometimes we also have frosty mornings, and the daylight temperature is also going down. We are slowly getting into the winter. I think that running down 5.02 km within less than half an hour is a good performance. Nowadays I usually walk.
Have a nice day and have a nice weekend.
All the best. Greetings from Hungary.
I expect your seasons are similar to ours, but maybe you get colder winters. Around here is may get to -10C on winter nights.
I train for my running, so I would hope to do well :) I don't run just to get around.
Your comment on the ecency post made me smile. People are caring too much about what votes they can buy and not about getting actual readers. I earn ecency points, but do not always use them.
Enjoy your weekend.
Our winters often go below -15 °C. The lowest was -35.50 °C so far. This was on 2021.02.13.
Actual readers and co-operation between members would be much better. This whole platform would thrive. But yes. Most people focus on individual growth instead of community growth. Many people focus almost only on their own posts, and they are surprised that they go nowhere with their posts.
The selfishness and greed spoils this platform, but there are also good, kind and generous people, who support others by not just/only upvoting them, but actually reading their posts/comments, and engaging/interacting with them. You are one of them. Thank you.
Thank you. You too. All the best. Greetings from Hungary.
There's someone I have seen buying ecency votes and doing nothing at all to engage. Now they are complaining they do not always get a vote. They do not get much sympathy from me. We do not want to go back to how it was when people were buying massive votes. Ecency should be considered an extra really and I think they should monitor how their votes are used.
Ecency is really doing something. Recently I saw some people complaining about getting a refund (of points) instead of a boost.
The funny thing about buying a boost is the fact that if the people would buy promotion instead of boost, then they would get both upvotes and also engagement (if their content is interesting enough), because the promotion gives visibility.