Tag Archives: 5k
Daventry Parkrun No. 87
2016 pb! I’m absolutely delighted to run my fastest time this year, and only 4 seconds off my best parkrun time to date. It also represented an improvement of 47 seconds on my previous best this year. As pleased as … Continue reading
Run a Faster 5K
I found an interview with renowned coach Andrew Kastor on improving your best time for 5K. Below are some of his suggestions. I’ve also added my own personal view based on experience. Add Speedwork: If you want to run a … Continue reading
Daventry Parkrun No. 86
I was back at my local Parkrun on Saturday with other family members. I volunteered to run around with my niece, who is 9 years old, as I thought it was my turn. There was a bit of added pressure … Continue reading
Holkham Parkrun No. 25
Spent a long weekend on the east coast which gave me the opportunity to drop in at the Holkham event. A big thank you to the organisers and fellow parkrunner’s I met on the day. The setting couldn’t be more picturesque. … Continue reading
Daventry Parkrun No. 84
Conditions were near perfect. I was running late (no pun intended) and barely had time to warm up before taking my place on the start line. Daventry is well supported of late. There were roughly 220 runners lined up around … Continue reading
Daventry Parkrun No. 83
For the past few weeks, the Facebook page for this event has been promising a surprise for today. Unfortunately, this had to be postponed for another day. I’m no nearer knowing what this surprise is except we were told we … Continue reading
Daventry Parkrun No. 82
Conditions were about perfect today: a little cool at the start but you quickly warmed up. Six of us ran today including Willow and my eight year old niece. I did arrive in time to get warmed up with a … Continue reading
The Missing Ingredient
“In running, the cruellest of opponents, is runner against himself.” Many articles written on improving race performance often miss one of the most important areas. You will often read of the importance of working on speed, endurance and strength which … Continue reading
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