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Cheers on both accounts ! I ran again yesterday too, (vid in the next few days or so) how did you get on ? I use the Garmin VIRB software to overlay the watch telemetry onto the videos.

@@MattClarry Ah nice one I'll look into that! Not quite as epic as your result but I was sub 2hrs. Looking to get back to my 1hr 30 time from years ago when I was heavily into it 👍

Cool that's still a great time, I'm still chasing that sub 1:30 again, had 2 about 14 years ago, but has eluded me since!

@@MattClarry You'll get there before me! I'm determined to get it in the bag again so lots more work to do. Look forward to your video 😎🏃‍♂

Ha ha, yeah, tried to not go off too quickly at the start and keep it fairly consistent

Awesome, glad you've enjoyed watching, how it brought back happy memories!! Ay, I did feel good this time, though it always feels tough after that out and back when you head down those lonely country lanes! Ah, cool, hope the conditions are accommodating for the pb attempt!

Thank you !

Thank you again! Pretty much, yeah, I think South Yorkshire is complete, as is Notts from Nottingham up (a few around the city to get) I think most of West Lincs is done too. I have done Belvoir castle once, that was in the grounds, not sure which course it was though, it had a great start, but a brutal end to it!

@@MattClarry think that’s the winter course, such a beautiful course. Very spoilt for choice around the midlands though.

Yeah, I think you're right about Belvoir! Ay, there's a lot around the mids!

Cheers Jamie ! I don't know how muddy it gets I'm afraid, its the only time I've run there, but as half of it is on a grassy path, I would imagine it can do.

Yeah, I did notice a few deciding to straight line it from in front of the house to the first corner, instead of following the path around !!

Cheers Stuart, sub 20 is def on the cards when the legs aren't tired !

Cheers ! Yeah, its always frustrating when someone casually passes you pushing a buggy when you're going flat out 😂 !

Thank you ! I have the Robin Hood half and the Percy Pud lined up, probably going to run the Worksop half, but haven't signed up for that one yet. How did Saturday compare to your normal pace ?

@@MattClarry I usually sit in around the low 21s, high 20s. But I ran quite a hilly one on Saturday, so high 22s. Hope those races go very well.

Only loosing a minute on a hilly course is good going !

Cheers, I was surprised at how close I was, to going under 20 without actually trying to this time, as I had the cross country champs later that afternoon (no vid for that, as they didn't allow it) ! Yeah, moved up in to that new age group, not happy about that :(

Cheers Stuart!

Ah, awesome! Yeah its a tough course, that last hill is a killer, being 640th makes sense ! I can see its not an easy one to stick to a pace at!

@@MattClarryyeh I finished almost 1:30 under time of 38 mins

Cheers, I do enjoy a sprint finish!

Ah, that's shame, but I hope the race went well !

Cheers Jeff, I don't think the traffic at the end cost me too much, maybe a couple of seconds here and there. Think it was going up the hill twice that did me in!

Ha ha, yeah, it did, though I think some will have been walking too! Yeah, you should have a go, it's great fun and a great atmosphere!

Cheers Keith, yeah that hill wasn't pleasant to run up... twice! Ay, the squirrel did surprise me, fortunately it didn't cost me any time. It was a nice park, bit too hilly though 😉

Cheers Stuart !

Cheers Keith! Yeah, reasonably happy, but would have preferred to get more consistent in the sub 20's!

Thank you, yeah it was great fun, will probably be back again next year !

Ah, yes indeed.. and pushing a buggy too !

Cheers ! Yeah, it is a nice pleasant course, but those hills !!

Cheers Jeff, think I went a bit quick in that first mile and had nothing left by the end. Yeah think he distracted himself a little with the jacket that let me catch back up!

Potentially, yeah, I might have gone a little too quick in that first mile to make up the time lost and overcooked it and had nothing left for the end !

Cool, glad to hear that you're still getting out and running down Limb valley!

Cheers! Yeah, the fella in front was flying, looking at the results, he's somewhere between 60 and 64, definitely a cracking time, but his PB is 18:12 at Rother Valley!!

Cheers Jeff! Wouldn't want to disappoint you now, eh! 😉

Cheers ! Yeah, think you're right about that, did get boxed in a little at the start, but don't know how significant it was. Happy with that sub 20 though!

Cheers Stuart !

Thank you Carl!

Thank you! Yes, I will, though I'm currently double booked with the Sheffield 10k, so need to get round to deferring or swapping to a different race!

Yeah, I like it too, it is a nice quick stage with a nice bit of variety in the view and terrain and better when you don't go over on your ankle on it like I did last year!

It's the category that I fall into at the moment, it's Veteran Male, 40-44 yrs old, for a few more weeks, at least! There are some nice trails and paths around this route, but I agree, it does feel like madness trying to run some of them 🤣

Yeah, it's a doosy! You'd probably get fewer making it to the top at anywhere near the time they do, where it is!

Cheers, yeah, stage 6 isn't easy!

It's a total of about 15 miles, but just under 13 are raced across 11 timed sections, the remainder is walked/jogged during the recovery !

Thats an incredible pace to run at for that long, don't think I've ever been able to hold that pace for any more than a couple km ! I'll do my best to keep enjoying it!

Ah, awesome, glad you managed to spot yourself and thank you for cheering us on, much appreciated! I'll be back again this September, hope to hear you cheering again 😉

@@MattClarry I hope your race went well!

It did indeed, I was about a minute slower than last year, but considering I'd hurt my leg/knee the day before in a fall, I was happy with the result!

@@MattClarry Awesome, congrats on another finish. I actually hurt my knee during the race... I was watching as a spectator and fell off my bike while stationary 🤣

Oh no! Hope it isn't too severe! Where abouts were you watching from?

Ah awesome, glad you had a great time with parkrun and at Poolsbrook !

Cheers! I have absolutely no idea what you could possibly mean by that, Jeff 😉!

ha ha, cheers Keith !

Cheers Keith, Yeah the second and third miles were fairly close in pace, only 6 seconds difference between them, I'm quite surprised as my legs still felt tired from the relays !

Thanks James, not entirely sure how I held on for so long, my legs were still hurting aching from the replays on Wednesday! Yeah, she was flying, think she was a bit surprised when I came past at the end!

Cheers Stuart, the legs were so tired after last weeks racing, I'm surprised I was anywhere near that time!

Cheers Stuart, ha ha, yeah, you did indeed ! I don't know about 800m, feels a bit far !

I haven't made it there yet, but I'm hoping to get there before long, hopefully I'll be able to put one a respectable time when I do!

@@MattClarry Yeah, especially with it been one of the fastest courses, I'm sure you will.

😂 Ah cool, glad you were able to spot yourself ! And thank you, it is a nice course, bit tight in places when trying to pass through the trees, though not as quick as the others but more scenic.

Cheers Jeff, yeah it was quite busy, but it wasn't too difficult to negotiate the traffic!

Cheers, glad you're enjoying them! My all time parkrun PB is 19:28 and that was around Clumber. During lockdown I did manage to run an 18:58 it on the road and a couple more around that time, but picked up a minor calf injury, but it was significant enough to slow me down at the time and I've not been able to get back to that since sadly! I'm 5'10.5 and currently around 78kg

@@MattClarry Hopefully you'll get back to the original PB soon. Thanks for the fast reply and all the best.

Cheers I did have a few in the high 19:30's this year at Yarborough, Doddington and Long Eaton and a 19:41 at Clumber, but it has been a little while and hasn't been super consistent.

@@MattClarry I'm sure you get back there with smart training and dedication.