Re: 2021 review / 2022 plans
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:53 pm
What's your 5k time Gavster? There's no way I'm anywhere near I just want to check
How old are you? 10 min/mile is pretty quick - it's on pace for the 5k/30min which is a decent task if you're 40+
It's nothing crazy fast, I was doing around 19:15 at the start of 2021, my PB is 18:28 on a hilly parkrun (Highbury fields, 2nd place out of 133), but that was back in my thirties. I've always been plagued with injuries so never felt that I reached my peak in any races. Will still have the occasional stab at a race when it takes my fancy hbu?speedingfine wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:53 pm What's your 5k time Gavster? There's no way I'm anywhere near I just want to check
I'm 48. It doesn't feel fast and is especially slow when I see some of the times other people run over various bits I run on Strava.Matty wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:18 pmHow old are you? 10 min/mile is pretty quick - it's on pace for the 5k/30min which is a decent task if you're 40+
I managed the 5k/30min last year, but like Gav I found that I enjoyed running far more if I stopped timing myself and just went out without a goal.
Joining a local running/athletics club is a good idea if you want to improve, or even just for the socials.speedingfine wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:59 pm Good Lord, very impressive Gav, certainly counts as crazy fast to me
My best 5k time is just under 25 mins but my route isn't ideal for setting a time, it's a bit uphill and down dale. I should enter a race really and see what I can manage, but I have a bit of a love hate relationship with running. Love what it does for my mental health, hate actually getting my trainers on and putting the miles in
2021 review:duncs500 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 8:54 am
2021:
Personal life wise I've not got too much in my sights except for trying to enjoy it as much as I can, try to be a better husband and father, and enjoy watching the little one develop.
As usual work is big on my agenda, I really need to make a change. I don't know what the economy and jobs market are going to be like next year, but certainly HS2 isn't any harm in terms of absorbing a fair amount of people (most of it doesn't really appeal to me, but helps open other opportunities). I do have a few irons in the fire at the moment, so with a bit of luck one of them will pan out, although I won't hold my breath.
Need to keep going with the exercise, which might suffer if I do get a new job that I may need to throw myself into, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
Looking forward to enjoying the Lotus and ticking a few things off the to-do list in terms of both the car and the garage.
Just like everyone else, some time with friends in the pub and maybe a beer festival or two wouldn't go a miss as soon as possible as well!
All in all, bring it on, looking forward to 2021.
Lets be real here - <30min 5k is good going, regardless. Your athletic ability starts to decline fairly rapidly after 30, so that's a great time. Gav's "not crazy fast" sub-20mins is a complete understatement tbh not crazy fast for a pro athelite maybe, but for recreational runners who aren't in their 20's, that's impressive
After 6 weeks or inactivity, excessive alcohol consumption and shedloads of food I would think I could run 5k at the moment I might sign up for a Park Run as motivation to crack on.Matty wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:29 pmLets be real here - <30min 5k is good going, regardless. Your athletic ability starts to decline fairly rapidly after 30, so that's a great time. Gav's "not crazy fast" sub-20mins is a complete understatement tbh not crazy fast for a pro athelite maybe, but for recreational runners who aren't in their 20's, that's impressive
I quite like the idea of flying to Guadalajara for a few weeks to do some Spanish lessons. I tried Duolingo for about 3-4 months and didn't find that it worked for me.
One of the things that seems to have changed about ultra marathons in the last few years is an obsession with times which really wasn't there for a long time (other than with the elite runners). Its nearly as bad as road marathons where when I'll ask someone "how did your race go?" and they'll inveitbaly start off with 32 excuses as to why they didn't get the time they were aiming for. Enjoy the run and be proud of what you've achieved.240PP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:08 pm I run 5 or 6 days a week, between 3.5 and 4.5 miles each time. Per mile I’m around 9:30 but it varies depending on how I’m feeling. Yesterday was 4.5 miles at 9:12, tonight will no doubt be slower, but I’ve stopped caring about how fast I go. As long as you do the run then who gives a fuck?