60% WAVA thread
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Jul 2019
3:05pm, 21 Jul 2019
9,436 posts
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Gymfreak
62.44% at Elmbridge 10k today, 49.39. Not sure what to make of that. It was a bit hot for me, each mile got slower 🙈 Typically, it had clouded over an hour later! Some people run very fast here, it’s a flat river towpath route. I’ve never been one of them 🤷♀️ I just seem to need road, im quite a bit faster on road, even if it’s hilly. Suppose I’m a bit disappointed but very pleased I at least hung in there and didn’t give up on a sub 50 even when it felt awful and I was desperate to stop. I have the 3rd in the series at Yateley in a couple of weeks, I really want a 48.xx Tried my best today guess that’s all you can hope for |
Jul 2019
9:32am, 22 Jul 2019
229 posts
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Shades
WW - you're never too old to be an athlete..... runnersworld.com GF - well done, great time. I'm the same even if the off road is a good surface, I don't feel I get the bounce back that I get from lovely smooth tarmac. Had a difficult run at my carnival race, went off too fast and never really recovered from that. I felt a bit sick, thought is was the humidity but I was poorly yesterday so think I was coming down with a bug. I finished in 1:00:10 59% WAVA, so will go back next year and try for sub one hour. |
Jul 2019
10:28am, 22 Jul 2019
13,105 posts
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Homer
Now there's something to aim for - just being able to run anywhere near that age! Live to fight another day Shades |
Jul 2019
10:53am, 22 Jul 2019
8,742 posts
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Watford Wobble
Well done GF. Friday was very hot and humid. But 62.44 is pretty good. 42 minute at 96 would do me Shades. 42 minute 5k at the moment I think I'd be happy with. I guess we all go off too fast Shades it's difficult to pace. I hope the weather held up for the event. It was sticky, humid and in the Northamptons very wet. Give it a shot next year. |
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Jul 2019
12:07pm, 23 Jul 2019
230 posts
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Shades
Homer - I agree. If I can still put on a pair of running shoes at that age I'd be happy WW - I know a lot of us go off to fast in a race, but usually I can recover from it but I didn't. But a new race distance for me so technically a PB! The rain held off which was good as all the crowds are out at the start/finish where the sponsor is, a local pub, and the police keep the roads closed for a couple of hours. Was a lovely atmosphere. |
Jul 2019
6:03pm, 27 Jul 2019
18,269 posts
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Columba
63.23% WAVA at parkrun this morning.
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Jul 2019
6:20pm, 27 Jul 2019
5,988 posts
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Dooogs
Well done, Columba -we've both got similar WAVAs at the moment. 
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Jul 2019
9:59pm, 27 Jul 2019
18,273 posts
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Columba
(having been to look): so we have. Mine would be lower if my local parkrun weren't nice and flat. |
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Aug 2019
8:56pm, 4 Aug 2019
8,758 posts
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Watford Wobble
I managed a 60.13% WAVA at Corby parkrun yesterday. Which I'm rather pleased about considering 1) The heavy manual labour I did the day before (pergola post hole digging) 2) The day before running 5 miles. 3) Being old. I want 24.11 but will settle for 24.55. |
Aug 2019
9:01pm, 4 Aug 2019
40,425 posts
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alpenrose
Well done WW!
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