On Sunday Pete Jones and I scaped thick ice off the car and headed over to Milton Keynes for the annual Movember races which started near Gulliver's Land, almost the same spot that Milton Keynes Parkrun starts and finishes.
Despite the freezing conditions it was a sunny morning and there was a very good turnout with 247 runners taking part in the 5K race and 735 runners in the 10K race. As always there were some very good fancy dress outfits on display. Pete and I contented ourselves with our moustaches that had been grown especially for the occasion. Pete's was of a three musketeers style and mine was more of a mexican bandit.
The 5K race was started at 10.00am and those of us doing the longer run had to hang around in the cold until 10.15 before our race got underway. This did very little to help legs to feel alive and the whole race, with its many undulations (including twice up the zig-zag path), felt a bit of a struggle.
Our results were:
Chris Wright 73rd in 48.25
Pete Jones 189th in 55.04
Chris
FlitwickTri is a friendly group of multi sport althletes from Flitwick, Ampthill and the surrounding towns and villages. Members of the group benefit from being able to identify, contact and train with others who live and train in the area.
Monday, 23 November 2015
Thursday, 19 November 2015
A good omen
THIS has to be a good omen for the London Marathon in April 2016.....a nice new pair of Brooks Glycerin 13 running shoes courtesy of Sweatshop and Bedford Parkrun.
"Hello Les POTTS
This free event is brought to you by our volunteers and our sponsors:
This free event is brought to you by our volunteers and our sponsors:
Sweatshop PruHealth
Sweatshop Monthly Prize for Bedford
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Sweatshop
Sweatshop Monthly Prize for Bedford
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Sweatshop
CERTIFICATE VALIDITY: VALID FOR 1 MONTH FROM 11/11/2015.
Congratulations Les POTTS
You have been selected as the winner of this month's Sweatshop Prize at Bedford parkrun. Please print the attached certificate and present it to the manager of your nearest Sweatshop branch to claim your prize.
You have been selected as the winner of this month's Sweatshop Prize at Bedford parkrun. Please print the attached certificate and present it to the manager of your nearest Sweatshop branch to claim your prize.
Click here to find your nearest Sweatshop branch.
We hope you enjoy your new pair of trainers!
Kindest regards,
The Bedford Committee (bedfordOffice@parkrun.com)
Happy running!
Happy running!
Bedford Team bedfordOffice@parkrun.com
Many thanks to our supporters for their vital contribution to parkrun"
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