Last night a fellow local runner said he was heading to Bedford today if anyone wanted a lift. I'd only met Graeme briefly before, but took up his offer. We were there in plenty of time and a big crowd started gathering. We did a gentle half lap to warm up.
I got caught up in the crowd at the start, so it took me a while to get going properly. The course is nearly 3 laps of the park with a bit of a climb at one end. It all felt like hard work, but I kept going. As the finish came into sight I attempted a bit of a sprint that took me past a few people, but then 3 guys came back past me in the last few metres. There were over 400 finishers of all ages. There were quite a few pre-teens running with parents.
Unfortunately I managed to forget the barcode you need to have your time recorded, but Endomondo reckons it was a new personal best. I'm definitely getting closer to my target of 25 minutes for 5km.
Graeme was over a minute quicker than me. He has done 77 parkruns in various locations. That was my 16th and I hope to do a lot more this year. I believe I can improve on my current running.
Run free! 
Solid work Steeve. Decent time for the 5km. Good calorie burn and you get some coins out of it. winning all around. Have a good weekend
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Better and better! Congratulations!!
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Cheers. It doesn't get easier, but I do seem to get quicker.
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Congratulations!
Absolutely perfect weather for it today.
I would have a melt down if I forgot my bar code - I keep spares in every bag and jacket pocket.
I learnt today that those 50 and 100 shirts are technicals - I'd just thought they were crappy normal Ts.
Urges me to switch it up to once a week, I now want one of those shirts!
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I need to spread some spare barcodes around. It's not the end of the world.
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You really should.
I printed off 30 copies, but that's more to do with my relying on a hand me down printer (dinosaur) from work and not trusting it to last too much longer.
I should buy a wrist band - they're only about £5.
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I'll make up some more. Wristbands here are a little expensive. I may do a mini one to fit in my arm pouch and maybe something for a keyring.
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Aren't the WB's done centrally?
Park Runs are firmly on my 'things I like' list - I'm gonna volunteer on some of them.
Had a minutes silence for a local regular/ running coach who died last week.
No idea who he was but it was most appropriate!
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I ought to volunteer. I'm hoping my kids can come along some time too. Maybe I'd get to know some of the team better that way.
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Every day is a good day when you run.
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