Parkrun MK - 24.11.12

A cold and misty Saturday morning in Milton Keynes saw 4 FlitwickTri members in action at the weekly parkrun.

The times were:

Pete Jones          23.48
Les Potts             26.58
Fiona Jones         29.45
Sian Jones           38.49

Well done to all of you.

New toy for Winter

With the onset of the inclement weather I decided it was time for my road bike to be rested over the winter and as a consequence to buy a bike for winter rides and training. As it turned out I picked up a real ebay bargain to land the little beauty below. Picked it up today and very happy with my purchase. Here's a picture:

Coventry 10K - 18.11.12

Along with 200 or so other “runners” I took part in the above event on a pretty chilly Sunday morning. The race was 3.5 laps around the relatively flat Coventry War Memorial Park . The only negative on the day was the large number of old folk, dog walkers, mum dads and prams that were sharing the same paths.

Prior to the event I was hopeful of a PB. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and I finished in 55m 35s some 70 seconds slower than my PB. However I did get a t-shirt and a medal for my trouble.

Les

Mo Run 10K - 18.11.12

Sunday dawned sunny but cold, but that did not put off the other runners. I as you can see put on an extra layer to keep warm. This did have an impact on my time however.

I managed another PB for the 10k in a chip time of 50m 17s in 74th place and Jason finished in a chip time of 62m 52s in 285th out of 415 runners. Two of my colleagues from work  also took part and enjoyed the run which was not entirely flat.... though very scenic.

 

 

Pete Jones

Parkrun MK 17.11.12

A damp and dismal Milton Keynes saw two FlitwickTri members taking part in this week's Parkrun. Rather impressively both runners achieved PBs despite the conditions.

Times were:

Les Potts          26.04
Sian Jones        35.48

Excellent running!!

Movember topiary

Here are a couple of shots of facial topiary grown in support of Movember. You will see that Jason has gone for the classic bandit and at Ellen's request I've gone for the goatee but with Wiggins sideburns.

Pete's now added, more goatee stylee.

Happy to post pics of your efforts if you send them over.

 

 

Winter time.

Having had to scrape the ice off my car this morning winter is clearly now upon us. Whilst many of us still have events still to do this year thoughts are also turning to next season and winter training plans.

Jason and I are hoping to do our first middle distance triathlon which brings its own challenges such as mastering open water swimming which neither of us have any experience of. In the meantime we are working hard during the Monday evening swim sessions to improve technique and endurance. We are also doing a variety of runs, duathlons, triathlons and sportives.

Please let me know your plans for next season and any winter training tips that you think would assist our other members.

Cheers

Chris

Parkrun MK - 10.11.12

On a mild but rather dismal Milton Keynes on Saturday 4 FlitwickTri members took part in Parkrun MK. All 4 posted good times and Les managed a PB.

Pete Jones          23.51
Les Potts            26.29
Fiona Jones        29.59
Sian Jones          38.56

Well done to all of you.

Milton Keynes Parkrun - 03.11.12

On a cold and breezy November morning I took part in the above event coming 159^th out of 378 runners. I managed to knock 4 seconds off my PB coming in at 26m 35s.

Les