PB Chasing! Even Splits York 5km - Below Freezing but some Incredible Running!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- I'm a big fan of the Leeds 5km Series so have been intrigued by the York 5km Series. I booked the February Race but had to defer as I had just had my wisdom tooth pulled out. The weather was awful! So much snow had fallen in Leeds that I was convinced that the race would be cancelled... but York didn't get a single flake! So the race was on and it's been a while since I properly raced 5km so I was excited!
I didn't warm up despite the sub zero temperatures, and I was filming, so far from ideal in terms of running max speed but I was super surprised by my result! It was an incredibly fast race and I was back of the pack but that felt pretty exciting! I'd totally recommend this race, or Heslington parkrun (although congestion might make parkrun PBs difficult as it's a fairly busy one) if you are chasing a 5km PB.
Definitely worth the trip over to York for!
Happy running,
Nicola :)
I would defo have been last at my pace so well done! Poppy had the right idea - get the choc and go back to the warm! Thanks for sharing.
It's hard to argue with chocolate and warmth 🤷🏻♀️🙃
Great time Nicola … brave on a 🥶 night 🏃🏻♀️😎
Thanks, I was pleased. Faster than I expected! 🙃🏃♀️
Good work, I love that you have places where you can do a flat strong 5k.. I would need to take a few people of my pace as if everybody overtook I might just stop 😂xx
Lol did you see when I had 1 lap to go that pretty much everyone had finished 🤣🤣🤣
@@NicolaRuns you dug deep 🏃♀️ x
@@emmarunyeard6832 thanks 🤗 it was a decent run 😃
Well done , you did great , i thought willo the wisp was sitting on you at the end 🤣🤣
I know right?! I laughed at just how much I was steaming! It was soooooooo cold though! 🤣
Gosh, that was a fast field! Well done.
I know right?! They'd all long finished when I had a lap to go 🤣🤣🤣
I can’t imagine being that close to the back at that speed! What a wild night
Crazy isn't it?! It's good mental games though as you feel REALLY slow so you have to really hold your own 🏃♀️
I feel exhausted!!!!😂😂😂😂
Your unbelievable kidda, don't know where u get the energy from xxxx
Thanks 🥰 I think it's just the excitement for life! 😃
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 you're such a beaut! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks gorgeous 🥰
Looking good in the big bobble hat Nicola 😀 Another wonderful video as always, I’ve done many a cycle race at York sports.
Thanks Tony 🤗 ooh I'd love to race at York! I've only raced at Brownlee but the racing line and pack position would matter loads more at York as there's so many corners! 🚴♀️
Well done Nicola. You PB is faster than mine. Hopefully this year I can beat mine too if injury niggles go away 😏. Enjoying all your running adventures 😁
Thanks Paul, what's yours? I'd love to beat mine but I thought I needed to train specifically for it. Didn't realise all my strength training was doing me this much good! 😱💪🏃♀️ Hope your injuries clear off sooner rather than later 🤞
Great video Nicola. Looks like you guys up north got the worst of the cold and snow this time. Where I live on the outskirts of London, we got a light covering of snow overnight but it turned to rain by mid morning and snow all gone by early afternoon. I did a parkrun recently on a pretty fast course in 22.03 so looking to better that at a 5K race in London I've entered at the end of this month. 5K's are painful but I prefer them to the longer races. Next 5K you do, try and get a 10 minute or so warm up before hand maybe followed by a few strides to get your heart rate up and I'm sure you'll get your PB.
I know right?! I totally intended to warm up but was busy sorting Poppy out and I was a little worried leaving her in the car but she was insisting because the air was so cold she said it hurt bless her! Plus we were at a venue she's not super familiar with... She's been to Brownlee hundreds of times but only twice to York so I was sorting her out making sure she knew where the toilets were etc. Then I blinked and the race was about to start! Single parent problems 🤷🏻♀️🤣 I'd totally planned to warm up in those temperatures... BUT... it gives me so much confidence that I can have a decent run with no warm up 😃 gives me a plan for next time 🏃♀️
Love an evening race. Great running 👌
Thanks 😃🏃♀️ I sort of love evening races but spend too long thinking that it's too difficult to decide when to have dinner 🤣
I did Heslington on Saturday as I was at my folks, I went out too fast but definitely a PB course
How busy did it feel? Xx
I didn't find it too bad. 201 runners on Saturday (I was 34th) but not sure on their average
@@clareevans8516 oh cool, yeah I really fancy it when Poppy is 11 😃
Brilliant run Nicola.
Thank you 😃 it felt brilliant and rubbish at the same time in such a fast race! 😂 Fast for me but slow for the race... Totally loved it though ☺️
I'm freezing thinking about it! Certainly needed a warm up for that one. Great effort all the same, it seems you're very close to PB shape.
Yeah... I need to get Poppy at a playdate and then I could focus on my run, get a decent warm up done, ditch the camera and I reckon I could PB now which is so exciting! I've not really been doing much speed work but I've been doing a lot more strength work than usual. Nice to know it's paying off! 😃🏃♀️
Loved this video and well done on the time. Definitely doable beating your PB !! Do you feel comfortable leaving Poppy in the car ? I sometimes wonder about taking my 2 boys (11 and 8) to things like this but when it's cold it puts me off.
Comfortable is an interesting phrase. I wouldn't say I feel entirely comfortable with it at a venue she's unfamiliar with. That's why I didn't get a warm up as I was sorting Poppy out and didn't want to leave her. I think with all things as our kids grow up we have to try to cut the apron strings. I feel uncomfortable every time she goes to the corner shop alone... But I know I need to let her do it. So it was more that I respected her decision to stay in the car, I trust her to make good decisions and I try to trust and believe that anything bad is very very unlikely to happen. Single parenting is very hard and we have to navigate these waters 🤷🏻♀️🙃 I don't think I'd feel as comfortable leaving 2 kids... Just in case they argued or whatever and 1 wanted to storm off. It's a level of unpredictability that you don't have with 1 child. Poppy makes a little nest in the back of the car and sits and reads. But... Once your 8 year old is 11 then I'd probably leave them if it were me! At 11 they can parkrun on their own... I mean TBF at 8 they can go swimming on their own so 🤷🏻♀️ Each to their own. There's no right or wrong answer. If you said you left your 2 at 8 and 11 I'd be like 'cool, it's good having sensible kids' because only you know if they're ready or not 🥰 sorry for the HUGELY long answer 🤦🏻♀️🤣
@@NicolaRuns no need to apologise for the long answer. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I totally agree leaving 2 kids has more potential issues. As you say it is entirely dependent on whether your child is comfortable being left. So many minefields and judgy people that we never know what's the right thing to do although ultimately we know our own children best and know what they are capable of. Keep up the fab work anyway. You're setting a great example for Poppy 🙂
@@vickyshaw1709 thank you 🤗 yes people and their opinions can go and tell someone who cares 😜 life is too short and 99% of the time parents are desperately trying our very best for our kids so I have no time for people who are judgy. Parenting is hard enough without that worry! Lol Poppy is so super confident that when I go to the gym she says "Mum, take your time, maybe go for a run as well too" because she absolutely LOVES being at home on her own and always wants me to be longer. I'll sprint to the gym, quick work out, sprint home totally panicking and get home to Poppy saying "nooooooooo, I thought you'd be longer" 🤣 she feels super grown up and loves time on her own!
Nice one, your smash that PB without the camera
Thanks ☺️ Fingers crossed 🤞😃
Nothing like it when you clock at about 4K that you could PB (and be sick) and go for it - 9 times out of 10 you're just outside it, so fingers crossed your 10th time is coming up Nicola. I think they're starting to readvertise with the strapline 'I need a Double Decker' (although you'd have been better off with a Boost)
I loled at the Boost comment 🤣 I'm not a biscuit fan so I'm like... Why is there biscuit in my chocolate?! 🤣🤣🤣 Yes fingers crossed that I can PB. I think I might have even managed it with my camera if I'd have done a warm up! 😳
Yo what a great effort to film and get that close to your best time. It's probably good you didn't PB or you might keep Poppy in the car for good luck!!
😂😂😂 I think she'd be fine with that 😂😂😂
@@NicolaRuns if she ever thinks you’re not cool just be rest assured she will again one day!
@@Mookiethedog awww thank you 🤗 I hope so. Otherwise she's got no taste 😜🤣
Amazing result considering you were carrying a camera. Well done!!
Thanks 😃 I was excited when I saw the time 🏃♀️
We've enjoyed many an evening at the York Even Splits 5k. It looks as if they combined both races into one on the night you did it? Is that the case?
They've combined both races now at both the Leeds and York 5k series 🏃♀️
Why not do the British Army fitness test, 4km tab carrying 40kg in 50 mins followed by 2km carry 25kg in 15 mins, those were the days.😃
Ooh I'd love to! Bet my back wouldn't 🤣 that 2km must feel like heaven after the 40kg... Like wow, I can actually move now!
I agree, if not for the filming, you would have beaten your PB.
I honestly didn't think I was anywhere near PB shape so I'm so excited! Add a warm up and ditch the camera 🤞😃🏃♀️
I did my 29th park run today and my time was 39:35
That's awesome 😎👍😃
Are you allowed to run on that track generally or do you need some pass/ticket?(excluding the park run).
I will be frustrated for next month,no parkruns,due to Ramadan,I will be doing all my running at night...spooky.
What are your carbon plate shoes of choice and why?
You are meant to pay for sessions on the track. I imagine if it's not in use people sneak on though! It's too far from me for me to know really though as I only do the drive over if there's an even on as it's about an hour away 🙃 oh no to missing parkrun but hooray to night running. I love running at night. I've only ever tried the 4%'s so they're my favourite as I don't have to spend money on any others 😜🤣 I bought them for myself as a treat and I LOVE them! I save them for races like this and them put them back in a box 😂
@@NicolaRuns Have you done night trail running....alone?
@@alanrobinson2229 yup, I mostly love it although there's one video on here where I had an awful race and was meant to be finished before dark. Headtorch wasn't on kit list. Huge storm came in and it was dark over an hour before it normally is! Was stumbling about in the forest in the dark 🤣 with a headtorch then I love running at night 😃
@@NicolaRuns well,iam in York,but not at track,decided on 7 mile trail run,from designer outlet to minster and back,along Ouse👍
next time get poppy to film the race for you
Lol I thought about it but as it was below zero I thought I better let her stay in the car with a hot water bottle 😂 bless her!