Charlie RL

Delighted to have just gone online & purchased 2 Headingley standing tickets. So excited .

I've run and volunteered recently at The Plens newly set up @ Desborough. Trail mainly with a wet 'bowl' - see Facebook. Also beat 2hrs for the half marathon this month with 1:59 and 59 seconds!

Not many park runs so far this year. I did have the privilege of running Silverstone 10k. 2 laps.

I enjoyed that. maybe not for the quality and etrors, but good entertainment. Leeds should've done better when against 12 men. Lacking something?

topsy turvey game this.

Leeds to win.

yeah Cas effort good first half but its got away quickly 2nd.

0-14. tough for Cas. now?

great try

i have done 204 parkruns now over 10 years. Joining the local athletic club last year gave me an incentive. I recently got my PB down to 24:00 and 64% grade. branched out into road race, Burghley 7 done and Silverstone 10k soon.

I've got below 25 mins several times last few months. Beat my 2016 PB. Enjoyed trips to Conkers and University of Northampton. Build up to my 2nd half - Cov - this coming Sunday.

Great CC semis this weekend! University of Northampton parkrun (event 2). Modern (new,?) Campus, river, park, wavy bridge, marna. Excellent. Time ok.

2:07 for the Ramathon half. The online calculator predicted about that from my parkrun times. My training of 5-15k runs wasn't sufficient. My legs were weak and I was slow after 15k.

25.04 today fastest since 2017. Pacer 25 was great. Harborough is flat and fast- some tight corners. I have entered Ramathon 4 June. My son was running Leeds half tomorrow from Headingly, but bad knee all week sadly.

Woolacombe looks spectacularly tough. I ran Watermead yesterday. It got briefed as a PB course. No PB, but first time I broke 60% average so a good day for me.

I will Run it when dry! A tough climb i expect that will take me over my 26 min. Average. A flat one nearby at Abbey Park had event 1 saturday.

Stratford Upon Avon ParkRun yesterday. Includes lovely 500m along the riverbank footpath opposite RSC theatre. Flat, narrow course but good for me as the field stretched after lap 1 of 3.

I may get back to Corby this Saturday. Not too busy and a varied course. A lot is on grass so one to avoid if wet and muddy. My percent ranking is personal challenge as PB several years old. I have been mostly cycling this summer 400km Strava monthly challenge. Plus a lovely tour de Lincolnshire.

Irchester today. A bit of an out and back struggle for me. Undulating and repeat inclines is not my best terrain. Sunny and friendly. Very near the newly built HMP Five Wells which looks functional as you would expect.

Sixfields Upton as a tourist today. Car parking just near the Cobblers stadium. Lovely park with plenty of waterside. Upton is an exemplar urban development. This week and last I have my highest age %. 40s off PB (2017) but improving.

Good luck. Frustrating and difficult to decide how much rest.

I've read them all about 4 times in my 50 years. I still have about half the set. Maybe i'll give them another go soon. Royal Flash, Charge and Great Game were favourites. I am a little biased as home was once Ashby de la Zouch where it all began.

The Ascent of Rum Doodle. This book made be laugh aloud. Short. A bit dated. Runs out of steam a little but really glad I read it. The author seems interesting for his apparent ordinariness (an accountant at Kendal Urban Council or similar). Apparently a cult following sufficient for Rum Doodle to be named as a part of Antarctica!

Shocker for Leicester City losing to F*****. Don't seem to have a decent defence.

Several local parkruns iced off this weekend. Brixworth - a gem of a setting- was open with an alternative course omitting its steep finish. I was pleased to get round with my leg still dodgy. My son got a sub 19pb finishing first . A nice confidence boost.