Iāll be stepping down as chairman at the end of the month at the AGM. I wonāt be seeking reelection. Iāll stay on as an ex-officio member
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I think the same categories as the 5km, posters choose themselves where they want to go depending on the targets
Oh dear. I plucked my phone from out of my pocket when I thought I was close to 5km, as I wanted to click through the gears to finish. 4.82km gone fine, charge! Sprinted, sprinted some moreā¦that was surely 180m. Stopped, plucked phone out of pocket again. I had fucking accidentally paused it at 4.82km after 25ā25 when putting it back in my pocket. It wouldnāt have been fair then to start up again to finish it off. I definitely would have beaten my 26ā33 though. Iām mentally scarred now and absolutely seething.
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Thatās a very unfortunate set of events ā¦ Iād say you were close to 26 even
I was 21ā10 through 4km and think my last km would have averaged off around 5ā with the sprint at the end. Maybe around 26ā10 then at worst but alas no. Sure lookit, Iāll store this pain ahead of the March challenge.
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Plenty of time for another go over the weekend.
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Exactly. Itās Thursday morning. You could go out again on Sunday afternoon/evening and have well over three days rest. Sure theyāll be teams playing Europa cup tonight in Kazakstan and will be playing the lunchtime game on Sunday. Not Celtic mindā¦
Very close @Bandage
I think with the volume you are doing, you need to be investing in a fitness wearable to avoid such errors in the future.
Itās like reading a post from 2018ā¦ His phone 
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Couldnāt agree more, itās a game changer. Just try and keep tabs on your charger cc @flattythehurdler
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A what?!
Re weekend running (cc @Juhniallio, @Locke), itās tricky with the two young chaps at home. Weekday mornings after crĆØche drop off and before work are ideal with a quiet park.
I usually only get out for one run at weekends, often on a Sunday night, but Iād be afraid to go into the park after dark in case I get molested and street running isnāt amenable for setting a time.
I did have a rare run last Sunday afternoon in St Anneās Park but it was packed. Youād come to a complete standstill regularly with families, scooters, cyclists, dog walkers, other runners, rollerbladers (they seem to be back in Dublin?), grannies, kids etc etc taking up the entire width of the pathways.
I was also lapped by my life partnerās friend, which was embarrassing, but sheās a 17 minute 5km runner.
I have a lot of excuses here, but Iām not ruling out a Sunday morning tilt before the park gets busy.
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A watch you cunt.
I havenāt owned a watch in over 20 years. Sure why would you need a watch when your phone can tell you the time?
@Bandage - turn this feature on in Strava and youāll get an audio update for each km rather than fustering around with your phone
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Because you canāt seem to work your phoneā¦
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The Fitbit has to be really tight on your wrist to track your distance travelled properly. Iāve taken to using my phone again after a below par run whilst using the Fitbit.
Running in the evening time is tough. I find that between kids/meals etc itās incredibly easy to blank it. Running first thing in the morning is the bomb. Up, rested, no food in your belly so youāre feeling light. Get it done and feel good about yourself all day, even if Celtic lose to jockstrap United. Moral of the story, pick a day, tell Mrs B youāre going for a run at 7.30/8, dont stay up late drinking by yourself the night before. Youāll have the park to yourself and beat 26mins.
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Fitbits are shite.
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Iām ready to run through a wall after reading that.
Iām going to do this on Sunday morning.
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