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Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:25 am
by Marc Meakin
I'm doing my inaugural ParkRun (walk) this Saturday, and an hour after I finish (I'm guessing it will take an hour to complete) I will be entering another British Quizzing quiz.
So a non scientific experiment is whether I will do better at the quiz this month because I've done a, Parkrun
I will let you know
Btw Gev and others, tips for Parkrun will be much appreciated
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:02 am
by Fiona T
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:25 am
I'm doing my inaugural ParkRun (walk) this Saturday, and an hour after I finish (I'm guessing it will take an hour to complete) I will be entering another British Quizzing quiz.
So a non scientific experiment is whether I will do better at the quiz this month because I've done a, Parkrun
I will let you know
Btw Gev and others, tips for Parkrun will be much appreciated
Excellent! Enjoy
Only tip is (if you're not already familiar with the park) read the course page to see if it's tarmac/gravel/fields, so you know if you're likely to get muddy feet and dress accordingly! And don't forget your barcode!
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:46 pm
by Marc Meakin
Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:02 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:25 am
I'm doing my inaugural ParkRun (walk) this Saturday, and an hour after I finish (I'm guessing it will take an hour to complete) I will be entering another British Quizzing quiz.
So a non scientific experiment is whether I will do better at the quiz this month because I've done a, Parkrun
I will let you know
Btw Gev and others, tips for Parkrun will be much appreciated
Excellent! Enjoy
Only tip is (if you're not already familiar with the park) read the course page to see if it's tarmac/gravel/fields, so you know if you're likely to get muddy feet and dress accordingly! And don't forget your barcode!
Thanks, I've had the bar code for a month now.
Its mainly pavement and tarmac but I'm likely to get muddy.
Dirtand mud seem to like me.
Silly question but are lockers usually provided or do I run with a backpack?
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:20 pm
by Fiona T
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:46 pm
Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:02 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:25 am
I'm doing my inaugural ParkRun (walk) this Saturday, and an hour after I finish (I'm guessing it will take an hour to complete) I will be entering another British Quizzing quiz.
So a non scientific experiment is whether I will do better at the quiz this month because I've done a, Parkrun
I will let you know
Btw Gev and others, tips for Parkrun will be much appreciated
Excellent! Enjoy
Only tip is (if you're not already familiar with the park) read the course page to see if it's tarmac/gravel/fields, so you know if you're likely to get muddy feet and dress accordingly! And don't forget your barcode!
Thanks, I've had the bar code for a month now.
Its mainly pavement and tarmac but I'm likely to get muddy.
Dirtand mud seem to like me.
Silly question but are lockers usually provided or do I run with a backpack?
Most don't have lockers, but people leave a bag at the start/finish line. Obviously there's a small risk in doing so, but I've never heard of anyone who's had their stuff nicked.
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:21 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Have you jogged/walked/run the 5k distance already? It's good to know what you're roughly capable of to start with so you set off at a reasonable speed.
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:26 am
by Thomas Carey
From one very amaterur parkrunner to another -
Dump your bag with all the other bags at the start, there's a million other vpolunteers buzzing about so it won't get nicked.
Just run, you'll figure out how well you can do the distance once you've done the parkrun innit
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:36 am
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:21 pm
Have you jogged/walked/run the 5k distance already? It's good to know what you're roughly capable of to start with so you set off at a reasonable speed.
I have run 5k before for a sports charity and this was before my heart surgery I was 2 stone heavier than I am now and using an asthma pump did it in an hour.
I have walked much further many times and brisk walking is how I will do it as I do believe there are an average 90 people including walkers