Belmit
14-06-2008, 14:56
Does anyone here do any timed races, or time themselves when out running?
I did a 5K race in Richmond Park (RPTT (http://www.parkrun.com/RPTT_Home.aspx)) today as part of the training that P&G employees are doing for a half-marathon (my dad works there). There were 102 people taking part and I came a respectable 32nd, with a time of 22:56. First time I've ever done a proper race and it was quite interesting. I'm confident I could shave time off that result - up to 2 minutes maybe; the course was downhill for the first half and uphill for the second. Made it pretty tough going to maintain pace. Also, I was near the back to start and had to work my way through everyone on a narrow path.
Anyone else know their average 5K time? 10K sounds a bit daunting after the puffing and panting I was doing today!
Something I found funny after the race - the P&G employees must have some sort of expenses allowance for refreshments. They had water, orange juice, Jaffa Cakes (branded) and... Bucks Fizz! This was the bit that made me laugh though:
Random man: So what is Bucks Fizz.
Random woman: [Reading bottle] Sparkling white wine and orange juice.
Other random woman: Of course, proper Bucks Fizz should be freshly pressed orange juice with champagne.
I thought FFS! You're hardly slumming it lady! As I knocked back a couple.
I did a 5K race in Richmond Park (RPTT (http://www.parkrun.com/RPTT_Home.aspx)) today as part of the training that P&G employees are doing for a half-marathon (my dad works there). There were 102 people taking part and I came a respectable 32nd, with a time of 22:56. First time I've ever done a proper race and it was quite interesting. I'm confident I could shave time off that result - up to 2 minutes maybe; the course was downhill for the first half and uphill for the second. Made it pretty tough going to maintain pace. Also, I was near the back to start and had to work my way through everyone on a narrow path.
Anyone else know their average 5K time? 10K sounds a bit daunting after the puffing and panting I was doing today!
Something I found funny after the race - the P&G employees must have some sort of expenses allowance for refreshments. They had water, orange juice, Jaffa Cakes (branded) and... Bucks Fizz! This was the bit that made me laugh though:
Random man: So what is Bucks Fizz.
Random woman: [Reading bottle] Sparkling white wine and orange juice.
Other random woman: Of course, proper Bucks Fizz should be freshly pressed orange juice with champagne.
I thought FFS! You're hardly slumming it lady! As I knocked back a couple.