A remarkably mild Boxing Day at Bedford Park saw 5 FlitwickTri members in action amongst the 289 runners who gathered to make a start at working off the Christmas Day excesses.
It was good to see Liam in action again after a lengthy break and Fiona running whilst back from university for Christmas.
Results were:
Chris Wright 45th in 22.25
Liam Ko 108th in 25.32
Pete Jones 187th in 29.01
Fiona Jones 220th in 30.55
Sian Jones 275th in 38.21
Sunday, 27 December 2015
Sunday, 20 December 2015
Milton Keynes Winter Half - 13.12.15
On Sunday 13 December Les and I went over to Milton Keynes to take part in the annual Winter Half Marathon. The event has been growing in popularity since it started a few years ago and this year 1534 runners took part.
The event start near Gulliver's Land and then goes up alongside the canal and then in a big loop round MK including a very small tunnel under the railway. The route is on paths and redways and one of the surprising things about the route is that you see very few houses and very little in the way of roads.
The route is quite undulating with only one long steady uphill section between miles 9 and 11. The weather in the lead up was very wet but during the actual race the rain stayed away. The course was however wet in places and at one point it was necessary to run through a big puddle for about 30 metres and it was about a foot deep in the middle. This made for some very soggy runners.
Overall a good event but the course and conditions meant it was not likely to be a PB race.
Our times were:
Chris Wright 407th in 1.46.06
Les Potts 943rd in 2.04.40
The event start near Gulliver's Land and then goes up alongside the canal and then in a big loop round MK including a very small tunnel under the railway. The route is on paths and redways and one of the surprising things about the route is that you see very few houses and very little in the way of roads.
The route is quite undulating with only one long steady uphill section between miles 9 and 11. The weather in the lead up was very wet but during the actual race the rain stayed away. The course was however wet in places and at one point it was necessary to run through a big puddle for about 30 metres and it was about a foot deep in the middle. This made for some very soggy runners.
Overall a good event but the course and conditions meant it was not likely to be a PB race.
Our times were:
Chris Wright 407th in 1.46.06
Les Potts 943rd in 2.04.40
Woodley Parkrun - 12.12.15
Pete and Sian Jones continued their Parkrun travels last weekend and took part in Woodley Parkrun in Reading. They were part of a field of 193 runners.
Their results were:
Pete Jones 105th in 26.58
Sian Jones 186th in 37.56
Well done both.
Their results were:
Pete Jones 105th in 26.58
Sian Jones 186th in 37.56
Well done both.
Bedford Parkrun - 19.12.15
On Saturday Les Potts and I were in action at Bedford Parkrun. The day was windy but amazingly warm at 16 degrees C in late December. 237 runners took part this week. Les was part of the volunteering team.
For some reason my legs weren't feeling it this week but I managed to keep going at a reasonable pace to finish in a time of 22.17 which was good enough for 34th place.
The plan now is to try and run off some of the Christmas excess in Bedford's Boxing Day Parkrun.
Chris
For some reason my legs weren't feeling it this week but I managed to keep going at a reasonable pace to finish in a time of 22.17 which was good enough for 34th place.
The plan now is to try and run off some of the Christmas excess in Bedford's Boxing Day Parkrun.
Chris
Bedford Parkrun - 12.12.15
The morning of 12 December saw Steve Clough in action in Bedford as FlitwickTri's sole representative at the weekly Parkrun.
Steve managed a time of 23.34 to finish in 37th place from a field of 207 runners.
Well done.
Steve managed a time of 23.34 to finish in 37th place from a field of 207 runners.
Well done.
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Inner tube offer
In the interests of sharing info, I have just bought some inner tubes from www.innertubes4u.co.uk.
Ordering 3 or more, they cost £3.33 (Specialised Presta), which compares to £5 or £6 at most places.
cheers, Steve
Bedford Parkrun - 05.12.15
On a very windy Saturday morning it was left to the Jones family to represent FlitwickTri at the Bedford Parkrun.
The times were:
Pete Jones 63rd in 25.11
Sian Jones 170th in 38.32
The times were:
Pete Jones 63rd in 25.11
Sian Jones 170th in 38.32
Bedford Parkrun - 28.11.15
I was FlitwickTri’s sole participant at Bedford parkrun on Saturday. The weather was good for the time of year and I finished in 23.16 which was 43rd out of 251.
Steve Clough
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