Bedford parkrun: Icy

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I just finished a 5.272km running that lasted about 0hh:25mm:36ss !

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I decided to head to Bedford this week. My parents live by the park so I could combine it with a visit. It was distinctly chilly with the car showing 2C all the way there. The finish area by the bandstand was a bit wet. I think water from this week's rain was running down the hill. Bedford is a very popular run and there were over 600 running. It gets very busy at the start, but soon strings out. Those 2.5 laps seem a lot longer than 5km, but it is a nice place to run. It is hard paths all the way, but with the frost I felt my feet slipping a bit in places. This will have cost me a little time. There is a slight hill that you have to climb three times.

There was quite a queue at the finish. I had not been monitoring my progress. 25:35 is not a bad time but still not quite my target.

This was the first time I have seen a wheelchair racer. He looked quite young and I know he finished before me.

I went to my parents for a shower and some breakfast. Later we went into town. Although I visit them quite often I had not been into the centre for some years. There were quite a few changes in the shops and there is a new cinema. We had lunch at the rowing club followed by a walk in the sunshine. There have been otters seen around there and my dad may have spotted one diving.

I racked up quite a few steps today, but it was a good one.

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You have uploaded 84 running activities, and 13 of them have been of similar distances (within 10 percent)!
Here are your 5-fastest running activities of a similar distance:

Over these 13 similar activities, you have travelled approximately 67.32 kms at an average pace of roughly 5:12 min/km!
Your latest run was at a pace of approximately 4.855min/km!
Looks like you went a bit faster than usual this time! Nice work!
Have a !BEER for your troubles!

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Ouch, I notice you went out hard and then slowed, that must have been painful!

Very similar to Hereford by the looks of it which is about 2 and a fifth laps, just a circle. Had to dodge all the puddles of ice this morning, lovely and sunny though.

Good to now it's wheelchair accessible!

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I just went with the flow to start with and was having to dodge around slower runners. Lapped a few on the last lap.

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Its mild up north, no sign of ice or frost! @bingbabe did the usual parkrun this morning. I no longer go as she has her own set of running buddies now.

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I expect she is enjoying it. I don't have regular running buddies, but I do know a few runners around here.

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