Parkrun 1st place

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McGoohan Apr 2018 4:20pm, 13 Apr 2018 33,715 posts	0 McGoohan Think my highest place was 11th in a parkrun when a) I was much fitter, b) a bit younger and c) only 65 people turned up
Goofee Apr 2018 4:20pm, 13 Apr 2018 1,558 posts	0 Goofee I've finished first VM50 in a marathon, 8th place overall. It was a) a small event and b) day two of a weekend double marathon, I hadn't run day one but most entrants had. As people have said, right event on the right day
McGoohan Apr 2018 4:24pm, 13 Apr 2018 33,716 posts	0 McGoohan And I would have been first in my age category... had I been a woman
LazyDaisy Apr 2018 4:32pm, 13 Apr 2018 22,126 posts	0 LazyDaisy I've been first in my age category at parkrun quite a few times. But that was because in the olden days when I'd just turned 60 hardly any women my age were parkrunning so it was first out of two or three. Nowadays, there are so many of the blighters - and I'm getting ever closer to the next age cat - I'm lucky to be in the top 5
Goofee Apr 2018 4:35pm, 13 Apr 2018 1,560 posts	0 Goofee 50-54 has been far more competitive than 45-49 was, probably because there are more runners overall. I'm up to 55-59 in a couple of months, hopeful of regular age group podiuming again.
Flatlander Apr 2018 7:37pm, 13 Apr 2018 1,107 posts	0 Flatlander I was first in my gender age group in a HM - but I still didn't get the age group trophy! Only a single age group trophy was given out and it went to the lady who finished a few places in front of me!
_andy Apr 2018 8:31pm, 13 Apr 2018 10,286 posts	0 _andy In the words of the song... "Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind...the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself" <iframe width="430" height="242" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MQlJ3vOp6nI" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
_andy Apr 2018 8:31pm, 13 Apr 2018 10,287 posts	0 _andy Embed fail - try again https://youtu.be/MQlJ3vOp6nI
_andy Apr 2018 8:38pm, 13 Apr 2018 10,288 posts	0 _andy Love all the silly banter here, that velcro ripping image made me chuckle. But only as a counterpoint to the seriousness of grabbing that important first place. On a serious note, stick with it JamesT. That competitive instict makes running (and racing) take on a whole a new dimension. I've been lucky enough to be competitive inthe odd race, where the field was, let's say, "favourable". A tourist parkrun win when I steadily overtook the first three runners and really dug deep was far better than a "win" at the local parkrun with what I think is still the slowest ever first place for a male. And I take great pride in that worthy accolade. And finishing way down the field but with a PB is still a better memory for me (NB quote above). Use it as a good motivator and if you get a taste for it, train harder and race harder. But always choose your battles wisely.
JamesTrunner Apr 2018 9:42am, 15 Apr 2018 4 posts	0 JamesTrunner Slowest ever park run win would be an accolade I would certainly be proud of. Equally happy with 107th place today with a 22ish hungover effort.