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I hope parkrun scanning gets easier.
Swansea Half was another dnf. My racing mojo appears to have gone totally missing in action. Generally struggling with running, could probably do with a few weeks off but am committed to a marathon this weekend and track league the week after.
Fetcheveryone is the best site to find upcoming events.
juanito-
Sorry to hear that fella. Rest up and get yer mojo on for the marathon.
@ewanmac - Worth searching the events tab on Runner's World too. I might have some suggestions if you've got an idea on preferred details - when/where/terrain, etc.
North Downs Run yesterday. Went pretty well considering possible course conditions after all the weather. It's 30k, hilly, and about 85-90% off-road, which is an interesting mix of downs (woody trails) and rutted fields (orchards, poppy fields, cows in grass). Ideal shoe choice would've been trail shoes but I've not got anything between road shoes or fell shoes with aggressive lugs (Inov 8 Xtalons), so I went with road shoes which were very slippery in places. In hindsight the XTalons may have made me a minute or two faster overall but they're not much fun on tarmac, and all my most recent injury niggles have related to my feet or ankles, so I've no regrets in playing it safe.
Spent a lot of the race swapping places between 5th - 8th position, usually being overtaken on slippery downhills by people in more appropriate footwear, or simply stopping to do my lace up (another schoolboy error), and making up for it on the tarmac. I'm missing a bit of endurance fitness at the moment but managed to pace things pretty well and even took a final place back with 1k to go, to finish 6th overall and 1st over-40. The race incorporated the British Masters' multi-terrain champs, so I'm a national champion to boot. Yay! MsPub had a good one, defending her women's title. Lots of free cake at the end to top off a satisfying day.
PhilPub
rhb
^ how was Swansea?
Parkrun scanning will get easier with experience I guess?