700 race achievements 2014

Summary

To log all the super performances during 2014, so to help with the 2014 awards. Edit Article and put who, time, where, when and a bit of narrative under each distance category

This article is owned by FML

5km
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LindsD PB @ Parkrun because it's my only decent achievement this year so far. 28.09
CStar 21.23 PB by accident at Park Run. beat previous PB from 4 years ago
Autumnleaves PB of sub 25 for the first time (24.43) -a year ago hadn't gone sub 26!; took another chunk off 2 weeks later 24.01; 23.43 5 days after that!
FML Course pb @ Lincoln Parkrun by 39 seconds (26.29). A surprise as Garmin was dead and 3rd out of 3 laps were passed by half a dozen runners (20/9)
Som - equalled my course PB at parkrun 21:11....September.
Columba - Burgess Park parkrun on 13th September, 31 mins 55 seconds, PB and highest age grading ever for any race, 69.77%
DQ - 100th parkrun done 29/11 at Aberdeen beach
5 miles
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Autumnleaves - new PB by 3 minutes
10k
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DQ 01:11:45 Glenlivet in April -SB
DQ 01:09:13 Forres in May - SB
CStar 44.01 Shinfield May - Fastest for 4 years, beat previous best by over 2 mins & best WAVA score ever
Autumnleaves Gingerbread 10k - new PB 52.10
FML 54:25 Sleaford 10km in August - how to run a 10km lesson with splits 8:51, 8:50, 8:49, 8:51, 8:42, 8:30. quickest time since 2009
LindsD PB in the icy rain. Regent's Park. Can't remember by how much.
10 miles
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DQ 01:54:02 Arbroath Smokies in May - PB
CStar 1:13:53 Bramley in Mar - PB
Autumnleaves 1.30.27 in July - PB by over 3 minutes
Fleecy: PB at Great South Run, er I forget how much by! Minutes...3?
Columba - Elan Valley 10 miles on 22nd November - 2:01:19. PB by 3 and a half minutes
Half Marathons
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Bint, PB paced by CStar :-) Twice !
Autumnleaves PB in March despite running against 40 mile/hr winds for 4 miles
Seratonin - (17/8/14) Kimbolton HM. No PB but a decent 2:02:39 finish. Used this event to test myself as part of my training schedule for the Robin Hood FM at the end of September.
FML - 5th St Neots and a course pb
Fleecy: PB at Fleet, 1.55.16. Those 16 seconds really pissed me off
Fleecy: PB at St Neot's, 1.54.42 :-) Thank you to Coach Furman!
Columba - Bristol, 21st September. 2:41:44. Not quite a PB but was pleased with myself nevertheless (PB was set on a flatter course).
LindsD: PB at Wimbledon Common.
20 Miles
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Rosehip - Oakley 20 - 10 mins quicker than predicted
Marathons
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FML 5:50 VLM April - Brave to return after all the issues of 2012 and 6:44 finish time
Rosehip 5:26 accidental PB in what was supposed to be a social training run
Mave 4:37 Stonking PB despite wanting life to perish between 16 and 20 miles.
DoricQuine 6:10:47 Loch Ness - first marathon and still smiling :-)
Ultras
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PP - New Forest 30 Mile Ultra in May - Just because it was my first ever ultra :-)
Other
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Bint for moving an entire bookshop.
Most shocking comment posted on 700 thread
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Bint - "Seeing a man with a dog with a glorious bumhole (the man not the dog....) "
Sombrero - farting down Bint's straw :-O
Stupid award for being stupid
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GM booking out of hotel a day early after BUPA 10k and losing a day of sightseeing in London instead spending it in Kings Cross station waiting for a train a day early.
Shsssh, some people are doing cycling on a running thread moment
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CStar's 100 mile Help for Heroes Dawn Raid bike ride. 6hrs 34mins.
Award for awesome support of fellow 700er
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Som - for the pints of beet in Sheffield at the end of our 'bonkers' 52 mile walk (Mr AL & AL)
Best 700ers Fetchfest
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Fleet Half
St Neots Half
Creating a new 700 thread motto
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Columba the Magnificent

Recent Updates User Comments
Dec 2014 GimmeMedals
Dec 2014 LindsD My PBs very vaguely. Bint for moving a bookshop
Nov 2014 DoricQuine parkrun achievemant
Nov 2014 Columba I've only just discovered this article! - so have updated it with my own "achievements" for the year.
Nov 2014 fleecy
Nov 2014 FML
Nov 2014 CStar uodated 17th Nov
Oct 2014 Autumnleaves Update on PB list :)
Oct 2014 Sombrero
Sep 2014 DoricQuine First marathon added







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