{"id":134,"date":"2024-04-16T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=134"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:33:26","slug":"rothay-parkrun-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"Rothay Parkrun #93"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1ca9a0d38ae611cf04c04f971e1b03b\">I\u2019m back in Ambleside for the fifth time this year, and the second time doing the Rothay Parkrun. The course is not a favourite of mine. It includes numerous 90<sup>o<\/sup>+ turns, narrow gates, thin sections of path, and an alley where runners pass both ways making jams a weekly occurrence. It is also three laps, compounding all the previous into a run of luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8afbaef99fce4dbf818d07d31b5c371d\">At the start line they give the first timers briefing as most runners each week are visitors. However, this time they neglected to give a run down of the course, just saying to follow people. This isn\u2019t very useful information, especially for those wanting to run quickly. I quickly briefed a man beside me who had come up from Kent that morning on the course, but only got halfway through my explanation before the run began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20bab551604c5ae85c8d1bc828f8f3ba\">We set off. The start at Rothay Park is on a field, with a wide group like an XC race sprint to get to the front and thin the pack. I ran beside the guy I\u2019d tried to brief, wordlessly acting as a guide around the tight bends. I didn\u2019t feel like I was running too quickly, but looking back did the first kilometre in 3:30. I soon felt this in my legs, and after the first lap was left to slowly fall behind. This then became a mental battle to keep going. I hadn\u2019t had a drink that morning and the sun was out in full force. Drenched in sweat with 3km to go I was struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80763a6776e9dc45ba2adc12de5209d3\">I had no-one to use as a pacer as 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> increased their gap. Around the sports centre\u2019s field and the larger football field within the park, I would look back to see 4<sup>th<\/sup> and 5<sup>th<\/sup>, fortunately staying a steady distance behind me. Sweat dripped into my left eye, burning and leading to frantic attempts to dry it out with an already drenched t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50a7fe24345d5996914afc2e24da3b98\">I crossed the line in 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, with a time of 20:17. My slowest parkrun this year, but given my and the weather\u2019s conditions, I\u2019m pretty happy with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m back in Ambleside for the fifth time this year, and the second time doing the Rothay Parkrun. The course is not a favourite of mine. It includes numerous 90o+ turns, narrow gates, thin sections of path, and an alley where runners pass both ways making jams a weekly occurrence. 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