Ynysangharad Park Run
This is now my second home Park Run as it's just down the road from the mother-in-laws. The aim today was to try and achieve the 5k in 27 minutes. I keep persevering to do this and it never quite works out!It was a beautiful day and there were a lot of people who turned up for the run (between 300 and 400). The course comprised of a short loop followed by three big loops of the park.
We started off towards the bridge and turned left along a single track pathway, this was the most tricky part of the run, with all those people trying to get through it became a bottle neck and I had to hit the brakes for a while. Coming out of that the runners between to filter out and the going became clearer.Ynysangharad park is beautiful in the middle of Pontypridd, which is currently undergoing a mjaor rejuvination project. The marshalls were excellent giving runners the motivation to keep going.
The time was getting on and wasn't sure if I was going to get close to the 27 minutes, so I upped the pace and just went for the last part as fast as I could. Final time for 5k was 27:20! So close but if I had put myself further at the front of the run I could have achieved it.
Brecon Beacons
We went out for the 60th birthday on the Saturday evening and my plan was to enjoy it and have a couple of beers. In reality it was a really good birthday party and I may (or may not) have gone over the couple of pints!I don't normally drink a lot, but that went out the window and by the time the morning came round I wasn't going for the run! Scores on the doors in traditional pints Run 0 Beer 10. So that was a great evening then!
So that was two things I learnt over the weekend.1. Get further to the front at Park Run.
2. Stick to the two pints before going for a run the next morning.
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
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