The PeeFans Sports Club

[Kupar 13,320]

6 minutes ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

11.52k in 1 hour 13 minutes 19 seconds. It's already 21 degrees at 9am and the sun was relentless. Since April my only other run was a 5k on Monday so content with that. 

21 Days until my official 10k run which is at 4pm in the afternoon. If the hot weather keeps up everyone will be drinking so much water that it could turn into a massive peefest. 

Excellent stuff! Coming along nicely 🙂. And ... that would be nice! 

[harry_jones_1975 604]

@Kupar the route is up so will be virtually running it on Google maps later to find a tree to nip behind en route 

[LovesToWet 3,788]

4 hours ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

11.52k in 1 hour 13 minutes 19 seconds. It's already 21 degrees at 9am and the sun was relentless. Since April my only other run was a 5k on Monday so content with that. 

21 Days until my official 10k run which is at 4pm in the afternoon. If the hot weather keeps up everyone will be drinking so much water that it could turn into a massive peefest. 

That could be a good run to join

[Kupar 13,320]

Getting there: 8 miles in 1:08 around 7am this morning before it got hot. Pleased with that 🙂

[Sophie 24,369]

10 minutes ago, Kupar said:

Getting there: 8 miles in 1:08 around 7am this morning before it got hot. Pleased with that 🙂

I'd be very happy with that. 

[MidoriLemonade85 2,350]

7 hours ago, Kupar said:

Getting there: 8 miles in 1:08 around 7am this morning before it got hot. Pleased with that 🙂

Well done, Kupar. 💚💚💚💚💚

Your streamlined chest makes you fast and aerodynamic. 🥰

Stay hydrated in the heat. 💖🥤🧐

[Kupar 13,320]

8 hours ago, MidoriLemonade85 said:

Your streamlined chest makes you fast and aerodynamic.

I did run shirtless 🙂

[LovesToWet 3,788]

Nice weekend.  Did my 1st 10 mile run on Saturday and went to Yorkshire for a bike ride on Sunday. 2 "nice" 33% climbs and my legs are now done lol

[gldenwetgoose 21,459]

24 minutes ago, LovesToWet said:

Nice weekend.  Did my 1st 10 mile run on Saturday and went to Yorkshire for a bike ride on Sunday. 2 "nice" 33% climbs and my legs are now done lol

Neither of those things alone are trivial, in fact both are beyond the abilities of the majority of us - so huge kudos on achieving either  and (kudos^2) for achieving both in one weekend.

[MidoriLemonade85 2,350]

7 hours ago, Kupar said:

I did run shirtless 🙂

All I got to say to that is…..mmmmmmmmm💖💚

[LovesToWet 3,788]

7 hours ago, Kupar said:

I did run shirtless 🙂

I would try that but my pure white chest might blind people as the sun shines off it lol

[LovesToWet 3,788]

Did a race last night,  5 miler on an undulating course.  I managed to take over 2 minutes of my previous time and set a new PB on a 5k as well so I'm rather happy with my effect,  and what made it better was I feel I could have gone faster. 

[Kupar 13,320]

21 minutes ago, LovesToWet said:

Did a race last night,  5 miler on an undulating course.  I managed to take over 2 minutes of my previous time and set a new PB on a 5k as well so I'm rather happy with my effect,  and what made it better was I feel I could have gone faster. 

This is great stuff! It's lovely to get to the end of something like that and know you are still on an upward performance trajectory. Nice one!

[harry_jones_1975 604]

Just 9 Days till my first 10k run and still haven't checked the route for pee stops en route. 

[Kupar 13,320]

1 minute ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

Just 9 Days till my first 10k run and still haven't checked the route for pee stops en route. 

If it's the same as when I ran it (last year I think) then there might not be any obvious places ... but I'm sure you'll find somewhere 🙂. 

[harry_jones_1975 604]

Route checked.  7 to 8k in is a country lane with no vehicles permitted and trees / hedges all about so looks ideal for me.  Whether I can persuade my female colleague to join me is another matter indeed lol. Sadly the weather is a lot cooler now so my hopes of her drinking pints to combat the heat and failing to hold are long gone. The only hope I have is how slow she is means we will be out for far longer than anyone would anticipate for a 10k which might just be long enough especially with the water stop at 5k.

[Kupar 13,320]

3 hours ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

Route checked.  7 to 8k in is a country lane with no vehicles permitted and trees / hedges all about so looks ideal for me.  Whether I can persuade my female colleague to join me is another matter indeed lol. Sadly the weather is a lot cooler now so my hopes of her drinking pints to combat the heat and failing to hold are long gone. The only hope I have is how slow she is means we will be out for far longer than anyone would anticipate for a 10k which might just be long enough especially with the water stop at 5k.

OK ... you need to persuade her to take on a couple of bottles at that water stop stage 🙂 

[harry_jones_1975 604]

On 8/26/2022 at 8:34 PM, Kupar said:

OK ... you need to persuade her to take on a couple of bottles at that water stop stage 🙂 

Race information has arrived "Portable toilets are

also located on the course in close

proximity to the refreshments points"

Blast. 

[LovesToWet 3,788]

I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and get some miles in. 90 miles from 2 bike rides and a 7.5 mile run (should have been longer but I wasn't feeling it) plus a few walks......can't wait to go back to work for a rest lol

[Kupar 13,320]

3 hours ago, LovesToWet said:

I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and get some miles in. 90 miles from 2 bike rides and a 7.5 mile run (should have been longer but I wasn't feeling it) plus a few walks......can't wait to go back to work for a rest lol

Good work! You are getting the miles in!

[LovesToWet 3,788]

19 minutes ago, Kupar said:

Good work! You are getting the miles in!

Just a few. I managed to have some fun too

[gldenwetgoose 21,459]

On 8/28/2022 at 8:55 AM, harry_jones_1975 said:

Race information has arrived "Portable toilets are

also located on the course in close

proximity to the refreshments points"

Blast. 

Let's face it though, if you're in the middle of the main group then there's suddenly going to be a lot of people at the refreshment point ?    And if you're both after a quick stop and then keep up running pace then the last thing you need is being in a big queue for a portaloo....

That logic works for me anyway.  Don't know if your running partner will see it that way.

[harry_jones_1975 604]

9 hours ago, gldenwetgoose said:

Let's face it though, if you're in the middle of the main group then there's suddenly going to be a lot of people at the refreshment point ?    And if you're both after a quick stop and then keep up running pace then the last thing you need is being in a big queue for a portaloo....

That logic works for me anyway.  Don't know if your running partner will see it that way.

We are going to be be stragglers spaced out at the back. I might try and persuade against it ha ha ha

[harry_jones_1975 604]

Panic. My running buddy is not feeling great. So if she bails on me I will want to post sub One Hour but haven't practiced at all on the basis we were aiming for 90 Minutes together. Of course she might drag herself along to walk it which means taking longer and more pee stops. Final weather forecast is 23 degrees moderate Southerly winds and cloudy so ideal in my opinion. 

[Kupar 13,320]

12 minutes ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

Panic. My running buddy is not feeling great. So if she bails on me I will want to post sub One Hour but haven't practiced at all on the basis we were aiming for 90 Minutes together. Of course she might drag herself along to walk it which means taking longer and more pee stops. Final weather forecast is 23 degrees moderate Southerly winds and cloudy so ideal in my opinion. 

Stay calm Harry! If she can't run tomorrow, work out your pace for the time you want to aim for and start off at that pace. There's always a tendency to go off too quickly, so be ruthless about not doing that. Then after a mile or two check in with your body and see how you're feeling. That way you've got time to adjust the pace - down if you're feeling like it's a struggle, or keep to it if you're feeling OK. For me, it always takes a mile or two to settle into a rhythm so not worth panicking until then! 

In any event, doing the run at all, at any pace, is an achievement - good luck!