Finished Telford parkrun again, this time knocking over 2 minutes off last week’s time, even though I had to walk for a tenth of a mile because my knee gave way a bit.

Finished Telford parkrun again, this time knocking over 2 minutes off last week’s time, even though I had to walk for a tenth of a mile because my knee gave way a bit.

Well done. I should give credit to the fab run leader you have

Apparently I can't count to 40, so 50m short of 2k wild swim in the river

The water was lovely,

although I had to walk an extra 2.5km back on the way home to avoid a filed of cows with a couple of bulls in there with them.

Or the person who's been gently 'supporting' him to run for years?

I went for a swim at lunchtime (18 lengths).

Cracked a sub-30 minute parkrun this morning. Well, sort of. Official parkrun time was 30:08 but Strava reckons I did the 5K in 29:55.

Today, it's not an experience I can see myself repeating. The training for it is long and dull, and the race itself is bloody long and emotionally stressful.

So, yeah, probably, I reckon I can go faster.

Couch to 5K programme: completed it mate.

Seems like a London Beex Meet in support of you two maniacs might be on the cards…

Couch to 5K programme: completed it mate.

Did the “graduation” Parkrun in Shrewsbury this morning.

Official time was 29:39.
Watch time was 29:36.
Strava 5K time was 29:10.

I just don’t get the discrepancy.

Did the “graduation” Parkrun in Shrewsbury this morning.

Official time was 29:39.
Watch time was 29:36.
Strava 5K time was 29:10.

I just don’t get the discrepancy.

Did the “graduation” Parkrun in Shrewsbury this morning.

Official time was 29:39.
Watch time was 29:36.
Strava 5K time was 29:10.

I just don’t get the discrepancy.

Did the “graduation” Parkrun in Shrewsbury this morning.

Official time was 29:39.
Watch time was 29:36.
Strava 5K time was 29:10.

I just don’t get the discrepancy.

Not my first go, just the official “end” of the C25K, but definitely happy to be officially under 30, in Parkrun minutes if not age.

I’m in Amsterdam next weekend so I’ll be clocking up my 10th Parkrun there

If it's the Amsterdamse Bos, it's about as flat as a route can be (as are most of the Dutch ones), despite the finish being quite clearly uphill.

It is, but it’s not really any more severe a hill than the slight gradient you run up between the 1-2km marks, IMO.

Lovely park though, even if some prick on a bike shouted DING loudly in my ear as he rode past. Yeah, mate, I heard you ringing your bell but I’m running in the middle of this very wide path and there is acres of room for you to get past.

WaterRower has won many design accolades for its smart fusion of aesthetics and functionality and has been featured at the London Museum of Design, and New York Museum of Modern Art.

using up to 84% of your total muscle mass in every stroke

Bloody love an interval session. Followed by a pot noodle, and 100g chocolate.

Feels good afterwards, not so much at the time I don't find, not by the fourth one anyway.

I bought myself a waterrower and I love it. Quite spendy these things but I got it for cheap on ebay as it was all knackered and neglected when I picked it up from some footballers mansion house in Chester.

Should have taken some before pictures but I did a full repair shop on it. Stripped it down, sanded all the wood, a few coats of danish oil. Also the LCD and the buttons weren't working so took that all apart and fixed it, couple of new parts and now it's absolutely mint, so satisfying.



Anyway been doing 5K on that every day and then a bit of running as and when, my knees feel better than they have for years.