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A bit of a warm and sweaty Peel Parkrun in Salford completed this morning in 30:22. Was a bit disappointed that my arch nemesis overtook me in the final stages today!
 
staffsblue said:
Reverted back to an Irwell-side training run this morning from Castlefield to adjacent to Gnome Island in Salford Quays and back.
Perfect conditions for it. Not too warm, but quite sunny and no wind. And more importantly, no random Canada goose attacks this morning!
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The female geese are on the nest with eggs, the male bird guards the immediate area with vicious hissing noises and an aggressive no nonsense stance.
Stay safe Blue Runners !!
 
staffsblue said:
I had one chase me down the Bridgewater Canal towpath last week. Luckily I was able to outrun its beak!
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It's an annual thing each nesting spring.some male birds just hiss,other demonic birds actually chase.....it's the Carrion Crows brown rats red fox and grass snake they should really be wary of,but of course poor humans are easy targets!
 
dennishasdoneit said:
It's an annual thing each nesting spring.some male birds just hiss,other demonic birds actually chase.....it's the Carrion Crows brown rats red fox and grass snake they should really be wary of,but of course poor humans are easy targets!
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Peel Park nightmare a couple of months ago...
 

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Staying in hotel so used gym this morning. Couple lengths in pool but it was busy so threw on my running gear and did 5k on treadmill. First time on one in about 30 years. Distance about 1/4 mile out between it and my Garmin
 
Apologies if this has been asked before but does anyone have any recommendations for running trainers, I'm currently getting ready for my first 10k event and feel like I need an update from the old New Balances I'm currently using
 
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nasrislookalike said:
Apologies if this has been asked before but does anyone have any recommendations for running trainers, I'm currently getting ready for my first 10k event and feel like I need an update from the old New Balances I'm currently using
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My pair of Hokas I bought from my local independent runners shop in Stafford are serving me well.
Saying that, I'm a novice who's only began running for a year and only currently do Parkruns and other 5k runs.
 
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nasrislookalike said:
Apologies if this has been asked before but does anyone have any recommendations for running trainers, I'm currently getting ready for my first 10k event and feel like I need an update from the old New Balances I'm currently using
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The answer to this is always to go to a specialist running shop and try out loads of pairs with the help of the staff. Shoes that are fantastic for me could be awful for you, or vice-versa.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
The answer to this is always to go to a specialist running shop and try out loads of pairs with the help of the staff. Shoes that are fantastic for me could be awful for you, or vice-versa.
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A few years ago (when I started running again seriously) I did exactly that and they put me on a treadmill in the shop and videoed it to analyse how I ran. from that they were able to recommend a particular type of trainer which I've been using ever since with no knee or foot problems at all. Now on my 5th pair as I replace them after about 500 miles.

Well worth doing to avoid problems.
 
staffsblue said:
29:42 at Peel Parkrun this morning, which is my fastest time since I had man flu. Finished ahead of my arch nemesis too!
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Nice work. I noticed you mention this "arch nemesis" of yours pretty much every run, can you give us some more info? Do you both have costumes? Is there real hatred involved? Does he/she/it/they/them/those know about the rivalry?
 
Man_City_Loyal said:
17 km today, but noticed my socks are not stopping blisters. Any recommendations?

I am wearing Gymshark/Under Armour socks that are supposed to be blister preventions
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Are you sure it's not your actual footwear? I tried Brooks trainers once and they gave me horrible blisters regardless of what socks I was wearing. Literally wore them a few times and went straight back to Adidas and New Balance. Never had an issue with either of those brands. Won't be going near Brooks every again I wouldn't have thought.
 
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