I decided to do a 5k since it was just my birthday. It's my 2nd Parkrun 5k. I ran my first just over a month earlier on August 27. The course was different this time. It has a different start and finish but you just entered where you run around the ball fields differently and exit differently. That didn't stop the course from being slightly short though.
I wanted to improve and I did!
I was late just like last time. I really need to get out of the house quicker.
I thought I did better for women but apparently some passed me at the turn around and I never noticed.
The weather was almost perfect. It was a great temperature and a little sunny. Last time it was cloudy.
I noticed results posted online before I even noticed the email with my results.
Perrigo parkrun results for event #107. Your time was 00:25:44. |
Congratulations on completing your 2nd parkrun and your 2nd at Perrigo parkrun today. You finished in 27th place and were the 5th Female out of a field of 70 parkrunners and you came 1st in your age category VW35-39. Take a look at this week's full set of results on our website. Congratulations on setting a new Personal Best at this event! Congratulations on your fastest time this year. |
You achieved an age-graded score of 59.07%. For an explanation of age-grading, please see the WAVA age grading overview. |
I did better than last time but had a worse place. I did better by almost a minute but the course was shorter. I am still surprised how well I did even though I also feel like I could have run harder.
My mile splits were different in all the apps. I made a summary graphic in instagram to show all of them.
I had water with me and forgot to drink any during the race. I drank it after and also drank a little more in the car. I was about as late as late time. Maybe even more late since they started talking about the race before I showed up. Last time my Garmin was set to easy run and this time stride repeats so I never actually had mile splits on the Garmin as I ran. I set my app to run:walk intervals of 1:30-0:15 but then I didn't ever walk on them. I did walk 2 or 3 times during the race.
I actually knew where the PR bell was this time so I went to ring it and someone offered to take my picture. Here she was offering everyone. She used my phone to take it so then I had that to make my graphics. The course was shorter but I still would have beat my last time based on pace. According to NRC the average pace went form 8:38 to 8:22 (and the course was .05 shorter)
Next time I need to leave before 8:37. It's too close to 9 am. I went a different way. GPS told me to go a different way but I just followed along. I liked the way last time better. I came home a different way than I came home last time and I liked last time's better too.
I'm surprised I was 5th for females since I only thought I saw 2 ahead of me. I guess I didn't pay enough attention. There were 70 total runners this time and 69 last time.
| Fastest | Average (mean) | Slowest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 25:44 | 26:18 | 26:51 |
| Age Grading | 59.07% | 57.72% | 56.36% |
| Overall Position | 26 | 26.50 | 27 |
| Gender Pos | 4 | 4.50 | 5 |
Year  | Best Time | Best Age Grading |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 00:25:44 | 59.07% |
| Run Date | Run Number | Pos | Time | Age Grade | PB? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2022 | 107 | 27 | 25:44 | 59.07% | PB |
| 27/08/2022 | 102 | 26 | 26:51 | 56.36% |
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