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Saturday Apr 1, 2017 #
8 AM
Running warm up/down 12:30 [3] 1.5 mi (8:20 / mi)
Tried to make my warm up quicker, in an effort to make going fast seem easier, but just couldn't manage it. Sounds soft, I know.
9 AM
Running race 18:03 [5] 3.1 mi (5:49 / mi) +30m 5:39 / mi
Erddig parkrun - 2nd, 18.03
Very unpleasant experience, and I don't mean the gloomy rain that persisted throughout, making the off road sections muddy.
Was in a great battle for the win, initially thought the chap had gone off too fast as I caught him after 800m, but the pace maintained and I was on the limit from 1k on, managed to get a slight gap approaching halfway but didn't push on through the twisty woods fearing the slightly and then severley uphill return section so had him hot on my tail in the final mile as we ran back up the road to the house, which was passing 4k and wide enough for a car and bike to pass.
Yet the runners coming the other way decided to run 6 abreast across the whole path, despite me and 2nd running single file hard left on the path, people still had to take evasive action last minute, best course of action is to stick to your line and let them get out of your way when face on. All of a sudden a young girl has veered out right into my path, couldn't avoid a collision, thankfully managed to slow and turn enough not to knock her over, but bought to a stand. Encouraged to get going again by my rival I just manage to get on his tail but my legs never get going again and he pulls away on the last hill, as he might have done anyway to be fair, and I trotted in 10s down by the end.
We had a nice chat and discuss why people can't keep left as instructed. I then jog to find Charlotte, when some bloke going the other way asks me if I was the man who knocked a girl over. I keep going but he keeps on at me, so I turn around and tell him that isn't what happened and if he'd like to argue to point, I'd be happy to. He tells me I pushed the girl over and left her in tears, and squares up to me telling me he isn't a person to argue with. I explain there was nothing I could do to avoid a collision and people should keep left. Thankfully I was able to call on the winner to testify there was nothing I could do, but he isn't happy. But then neither am I. I jog off to avoid inflamming things further.
I wait for the girl and her dad to finish and ask if they are OK, the Dad isn't happy initially and says I should have stopped to make sure she is OK. It's hard to not seem a bastard when I say I was in the zone and just kept racing the other chap. To her credit, the Race director re-iteraites that all runners should keep left, and I reiterate I had nowhere to run thanks to everyone else taking up the whole path. A report will be filed to parkrun HQ. Things calm down and things are left amicably, though who our initial accuser was I have no idea. I suspect the girl may have been away from her Dad and said I had pushed her over, and this man has taken that as gospel and run back to the finish to find the villian, me. But that is guesswork.
Highly unfortunate of course but I don't know what else I could do, but I am going to be naturally wary of similar situations in future.
Very unpleasant experience, and I don't mean the gloomy rain that persisted throughout, making the off road sections muddy.
Was in a great battle for the win, initially thought the chap had gone off too fast as I caught him after 800m, but the pace maintained and I was on the limit from 1k on, managed to get a slight gap approaching halfway but didn't push on through the twisty woods fearing the slightly and then severley uphill return section so had him hot on my tail in the final mile as we ran back up the road to the house, which was passing 4k and wide enough for a car and bike to pass.
Yet the runners coming the other way decided to run 6 abreast across the whole path, despite me and 2nd running single file hard left on the path, people still had to take evasive action last minute, best course of action is to stick to your line and let them get out of your way when face on. All of a sudden a young girl has veered out right into my path, couldn't avoid a collision, thankfully managed to slow and turn enough not to knock her over, but bought to a stand. Encouraged to get going again by my rival I just manage to get on his tail but my legs never get going again and he pulls away on the last hill, as he might have done anyway to be fair, and I trotted in 10s down by the end.
We had a nice chat and discuss why people can't keep left as instructed. I then jog to find Charlotte, when some bloke going the other way asks me if I was the man who knocked a girl over. I keep going but he keeps on at me, so I turn around and tell him that isn't what happened and if he'd like to argue to point, I'd be happy to. He tells me I pushed the girl over and left her in tears, and squares up to me telling me he isn't a person to argue with. I explain there was nothing I could do to avoid a collision and people should keep left. Thankfully I was able to call on the winner to testify there was nothing I could do, but he isn't happy. But then neither am I. I jog off to avoid inflamming things further.
I wait for the girl and her dad to finish and ask if they are OK, the Dad isn't happy initially and says I should have stopped to make sure she is OK. It's hard to not seem a bastard when I say I was in the zone and just kept racing the other chap. To her credit, the Race director re-iteraites that all runners should keep left, and I reiterate I had nowhere to run thanks to everyone else taking up the whole path. A report will be filed to parkrun HQ. Things calm down and things are left amicably, though who our initial accuser was I have no idea. I suspect the girl may have been away from her Dad and said I had pushed her over, and this man has taken that as gospel and run back to the finish to find the villian, me. But that is guesswork.
Highly unfortunate of course but I don't know what else I could do, but I am going to be naturally wary of similar situations in future.
Running warm up/down 9:00 [2] 1.0 mi (9:00 / mi)
Friday Mar 31, 2017 #
Note
(rest day)
Thursday Mar 30, 2017 #
12 PM
Running 30:00 [2] 3.9 mi (7:42 / mi)
7 PM
Running tempo 55:30 [4] 8.5 mi (6:32 / mi) +30m 6:28 / mi
Funny old game
15 mins (3) 8 x 1 (1)
Having felt crap all week, amazingly running 16.30 pace felt easy, at least for the first 10 mins, why couldn't this have been a bloody race.
5.23 then 5.18 miles and suspect the remainder of the 15 mins was quicker than 5.18.
Minutes were tough, but they were going to be.
Working well along with Dom and Mike, would be really looking forward to a short leg next week, except...
15 mins (3) 8 x 1 (1)
Having felt crap all week, amazingly running 16.30 pace felt easy, at least for the first 10 mins, why couldn't this have been a bloody race.
5.23 then 5.18 miles and suspect the remainder of the 15 mins was quicker than 5.18.
Minutes were tough, but they were going to be.
Working well along with Dom and Mike, would be really looking forward to a short leg next week, except...
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017 #
6 PM
Running 50:30 [3] 5.4 mi (9:21 / mi) +275m 8:04 / mi
Up onto the moor with Nath, Niall and Rob. Easy paced but still feeling tired.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017 #
7 PM
Running intervals 52:15 [3] 7.5 mi (6:58 / mi) +50m 6:50 / mi
5 x (800/400) (200rec)
2.42/76 down to 2.32/69
Felt same as yesterday to begin with, clinging to Stevie, hung in there, improved once I roused myself and took the 3rd 800 on in 2.34. Felt far better by the end than at the beginning.
2.42/76 down to 2.32/69
Felt same as yesterday to begin with, clinging to Stevie, hung in there, improved once I roused myself and took the 3rd 800 on in 2.34. Felt far better by the end than at the beginning.
Monday Mar 27, 2017 #
6 PM
Running 45:00 [3] 6.1 mi (7:23 / mi) +30m 7:16 / mi
Canal and Water Haigh
Felt terrible, v/low on energy
Felt terrible, v/low on energy
Sunday Mar 26, 2017 #
11 AM
Cycling 1:57:15 [3] 28.7 mi (4:05 / mi) +400m 3:55 / mi
Felt really drained when I got home from Blackpool and legs aching, so I decided to get the bike out seeing as the weather was nice. Didn't push too hard as not cycled for ages.
Otley > Bramhope > Eccup > Harewood > Weeton > Leathley > Otley > Burley
Otley > Bramhope > Eccup > Harewood > Weeton > Leathley > Otley > Burley