80% WAVA

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forever May 2022 7:02pm, 23 May 2022 143 posts	Quote Pin forever That is interesting and also makes summer competing more fun! When is your next meeting?
forever Jun 2022 11:34am, 25 Jun 2022 201 posts	Quote Pin forever The birthday did help 😊 and today I have managed to run a parkrun in 22.30 giving me 80.43 in a very warm and windy parkrun along Felixstowe seafront. A 43 second improvement from the last time I ran it in better conditions in March.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jun 2022 11:35am, 25 Jun 2022 33,816 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Fabulous result Solo ! Well done
Velociraptor Jun 2022 11:41am, 25 Jun 2022 58,574 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Brilliant, forever 🏅
Sharkie Jun 2022 11:44am, 25 Jun 2022 19,992 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie That's just great, forever. Fab running! Bet you're glad you ditched the not quite 10k earlier in the week!
forever Jun 2022 12:07pm, 25 Jun 2022 202 posts	Quote Pin forever Thank you all. I am Sharkie. I don't think I would have had the mental fortitude for two hard runs in warm weather so close together. I struggled today as it was with the wind aswell as the heat.
Sharkie Jun 2022 12:10pm, 25 Jun 2022 19,993 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie The tricky conditions make your 80 plus even sweeter! Now you need a race with ideal conditions - they must exist. (My second best event - the 100m - has been into a head wind every time this year! Does my scores no good whatsoever!)
forever Jun 2022 1:08pm, 25 Jun 2022 203 posts	Quote Pin forever That must be so very frustrating Sharkie but the odds must be turning in your favour now for a good wind direction 😀
HappyG(rrr) Sep 2022 8:53pm, 25 Sep 2022 43,998 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) I got 78.7% WAVA at parkrun yesterday. I wonder if there's a chance of 80% one day. Never considered it before! G
Sharkie Jul 2023 4:29pm, 1 Jul 2023 21,499 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie Never say never HappyG(rrr) ... but don't leave it too late cos it just gets harder! I'd come to take them for granted for my sprints and now, well, I DON'T! (High jump is looking ok though at 80.52)