Great vid Donato, was really nice to meet you at the parkrun and glad you were able to use the drone footage 😄 3rd place well done! Will get 1st position age grade in no time. Thanks for the mention and I hope to see you at a parkrun again soon!
Did this last week when visiting the area the weekend - Event #399. A great 50/50 course along the river. Eleanor did the prerace briefing and I could just tell she was a lifelong runner! I managed to dip under 20 mins which was a shock based on my current fitness.
Cheers Donato. Awesome video. Fantastic drone footage (thanks Sheppy) and nice to rub shoulders with running nobility. What a star Eleanor is. I don't look at age grade percentages but 20:40 and 79.68 can't be too bad. I do think there are parkruns you could win outright with a sub 20 min. Case of selecting the right course and then relying on any elites not showing up. Fast, flat courses will always attract the speed merchants so a slightly tougher course will give you a better chance. Finished 1st on a couple of occasions. 19:18 was enough on one occasion.
As a VWO60, I'm obsessed by the parkrun age grading. But there was 1 memorable week that I shall treasure forever when none of the usual quick young women turned up at my local parkrun and I actually won the ladies' part of parkrace (wash my mouth out) 😇. Won the age grade too! I'm aiming to be an Eleanor in years to come 🏃♀
Way to go Donato, 3rd is excellent for first attempt, yep going for age group podium is fun & helps motivate ya along, I won over a $100 worth of prizes for coming 1st in my age group in the half marathon last weekend, good fun, win a few prizes here & there, pays for race registration haha keep up the good work Donato 😀✅🌲🌴🏃🏽♂️🏃♀️
Don't be discouraged, Donato...the turf is a much slower surface to race on. This looked like a cross country course...get yo' spikes on next grass course😉💪
great video, Eleanor inspired even more than you ! on the running and lifestyle front , but she probably couldnt crank out such a great video. and 80% is a high bar, especially on grass
Wow Eleanor is amazing and 100% right about just keeping moving. I always like it if my age grade position is higher than my actual finish position. As a V40 female I'm often running against lads half my age 😂
Great vid Donato, was really nice to meet you at the parkrun and glad you were able to use the drone footage 😄 3rd place well done! Will get 1st position age grade in no time. Thanks for the mention and I hope to see you at a parkrun again soon!
Great to meet you too Eliot! Thanks so much for the drone footage and see you soon 🎉
Eleanor - what a star ⭐️
Indeed she is ⭐️
Did this last week when visiting the area the weekend - Event #399. A great 50/50 course along the river. Eleanor did the prerace briefing and I could just tell she was a lifelong runner! I managed to dip under 20 mins which was a shock based on my current fitness.
Wow what a small world. Indeed Eleanor is a fabulous lady and great athlete. Maybe bump into in future events?
Cheers Donato. Awesome video. Fantastic drone footage (thanks Sheppy) and nice to rub shoulders with running nobility. What a star Eleanor is.
I don't look at age grade percentages but 20:40 and 79.68 can't be too bad.
I do think there are parkruns you could win outright with a sub 20 min. Case of selecting the right course and then relying on any elites not showing up. Fast, flat courses will always attract the speed merchants so a slightly tougher course will give you a better chance.
Finished 1st on a couple of occasions. 19:18 was enough on one occasion.
Thank you so much for your kind words Colin. Indeed Eleanor is a super star ⭐️
Enjoyed that one!! Looks a tough course!!
Indeed Tim! Not a PB course…..unless you don’t race many 5k 🤣
As a VWO60, I'm obsessed by the parkrun age grading. But there was 1 memorable week that I shall treasure forever when none of the usual quick young women turned up at my local parkrun and I actually won the ladies' part of parkrace (wash my mouth out) 😇. Won the age grade too!
I'm aiming to be an Eleanor in years to come 🏃♀
That is fabulous to hear that you win the ladies parkrun as a VW60 🏆 Eleanor is brilliant 🎉
Way to go Donato, 3rd is excellent for first attempt, yep going for age group podium is fun & helps motivate ya along, I won over a $100 worth of prizes for coming 1st in my age group in the half marathon last weekend, good fun, win a few prizes here & there, pays for race registration haha keep up the good work Donato 😀✅🌲🌴🏃🏽♂️🏃♀️
Goooo Reece! We use what we can to keep motivated 🏆
Don't be discouraged, Donato...the turf is a much slower surface to race on. This looked like a cross country course...get yo' spikes on next grass course😉💪
Indeed the turf is tough, but being a mixed course, no spikes 🤩 Hope you are well?
great video, Eleanor inspired even more than you ! on the running and lifestyle front , but she probably couldnt crank out such a great video. and 80% is a high bar, especially on grass
Absolutely Eddy, Eleanor is a great inspiration 🎉
Wow Eleanor is amazing and 100% right about just keeping moving. I always like it if my age grade position is higher than my actual finish position. As a V40 female I'm often running against lads half my age 😂
Indeed Eleanor is amazing! And well done to you also Vicky and keep on moving and thank you for commenting Vicky 👍🏼