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My #parkrun 2018-2019 Journey
Here are my 2018-2019 parkrun times.
My original target was to run 5k below 30 minutes by 23rd March 2020, when I was 55.
I also wanted my weight down to 10st 7lbs, from just over 12st.
I'm doing this because I want to maintain a habit of fitness as I get older.
That fitness habit idea came from a friend after he recommended that I read this book:
By the way, there's also a version of the book for women:
Running Background
I did some running when my kids were small, but these were the days before parkrun, so I gave it up in 2003.
I ran the Cumbrian Run in 2002, at an unusual distance of 4.5 miles or 7.25 km.
My converted 5k time from that clock time is 00:25:55.
I also completed the Christmas Pudding 10k in Ulverston that year.
My time was 00:51:41.
parkrun Timings
2018
1 – 6th October 2018: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=294
First Park Run completed … Not pretty, but still alive @euan_lawson pic.twitter.com/OlF8Sb1dsT
— Paul Teague (@PaulTeagueUK) October 6, 2018
2 – 3rd November 2018: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=298
3 – 8th December 2018: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=303
4 – 15th December 2018: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=304
2019
5- 26th January 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=311
6 – 2nd February 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=312
7 – 9th February 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=313
8 – 16th February 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=314
9 – 16th March 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=318

10 – 23rd March 2019 [Birthday run!]: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=319

11 – 30th March 2019 [Market Rasen race course]: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/marketrasenracecourse/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=22
Did my Park Run at Market Rasen race course today … lovely flat course and another PB … and no jumps 🙂 pic.twitter.com/xPKR2x73Oa
— Paul Teague (@PaulTeagueUK) March 30, 2019
12 – 6th April 2019: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=321
13 – 13th April 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=322
14 – 20th April 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=323
15 – 27th April 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=324
16 – 4th May 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=325
17 – 11th May 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=326
18 – 18th May 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=327
19 – 25th May 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=328
Morecambe Promenade parkrun June 2019
20 – 1st June 2019 [Morecambe Promenade]: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/morecambeprom/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=8
Note: Beat sub 30 mins target time for first time 🙂
Tip: I stayed at Westleigh, 9 Marine Road West, Morecambe, LA3 1BS for my parkrun there, booking via Booking.com [Note: This is my referral link]
It's directly opposite the start of the race and the perfect location if you're visiting as a parkrun tourist.
8th June 2019 [No run this week, I volunteered as a marshal!]
As I didn't complete a parkrun this week, I attended a local weekly running group on Thursday to run 5k there – I liked it so much I will also do this every week that I am available over summer.
21 – 15th June 2019 [Crichton parkrun in Dumfries]: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/crichton/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=74
A second sub-30 minute time of 29:49
Crichton, Dumfries parkrun June 2019
22 – 22nd June 2019 [Ayr parkrun]: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ayr/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=216
Tip: While we were in Alloway – where the parkrun in based – we stayed in an AirBnB apartment which is perfectly located. [Note: This is my referral link]
It's just a 5 minute walk from the parkrun location, if you're doing some parkrun tourism.
Just do an AirBnB search for Brig O Doon apartment, South Ayrshire.
22 – 29th June 2019: I volunteered [3rd time] and ran [23rd time] in Carlisle this week: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=333
As well as getting a Carlisle PB time of 30:55, I've hit my first big weight goal … I'm now below 11 stone in weight, that's a really crucial psychological threshold for me 🙂

23 – 6th July 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=334

24 – 13th July 2019: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/penrith/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=273
I ran at Penrith for the first time today and achieved a new personal best of 28 mins and 36 seconds.
My target by age 55 is a sub-30 running time, but I have to get that time at my local Carlisle run, there's no cheating with the faster times I can get at flat courses like this one 🙂
25 – 20th July 2019 – no parkrun this week!
I had a 9am hospital appointment, but did manage to squeeze in my 5th volunteering session.
Also, a local running group were running a 24-hour 5k relay, so I ran the first lap on Saturday 20th and the last lap on Sunday 21st.
Here's some photo evidence:
Great to see @PaulTeagueUK at the #dhrunners relay 😁😁 #gohardorgoholme pic.twitter.com/PkyHcG6nLF
— Süžäññë :: PïñkPëbš (@pinkpebs) July 21, 2019

26 – 27th July 2019 – Portobello parkrun in Edinburgh: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/portobello/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=219
The wettest parkrun ever, but a brilliant run.
Another sub-30 time at 29:09

Target reached!
27 – 3rd August 2019 – https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=338
Got a new PB at Carlisle and smashed my sub-30 mins by March 2020 target 🙂
New target is 25 mins by March 2020.
My dodgy Casio stopwatch says that's a sub-30 at Carlisle, now to await my official time. Sub-30 was my March 2020 goal, I may need to revise my target 🙂 pic.twitter.com/FmZ8wmH705
— Paul Teague (@PaulTeagueUK) August 3, 2019
Woo hoo! I beat my running target 7 months early at Carlisle @parkrun this morning. Better come up with a new target 🙂 pic.twitter.com/IjHzoKcdJj
— Paul Teague (@PaulTeagueUK) August 3, 2019
28 – 10th August 2019 – Ran at Market Rasen today and got a new PB of 27 mins 17 seconds – I also managed to get my wife out on a run for the first time and my mum joined in for part of the route:
29 – 17th August 2019 – A 2nd sub-30 time 🙂 We ran the 5-lap course this week – which means 5 x the hill at the end of the loop – so a bit slower this time around: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=340
30 – 24th August 2019 – a 3rd sub-30 time: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=341
31 – 31st August 2019 – a new PB, by 1 second 🙂 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=342
32 – 7th September 2019 – a new PB: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=343
Also my 10th volunteering day – in wellies:
Also, getting very close to that weight goal:
Tuesday 10th September – my first time trial with a local running club – which includes a VERY big hill! https://www.dhrunners.org/events-1/dh-runners-5k-time-trial/Sep-2019-Results
33 – 14th September 2019 – Blackpool parkrun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/blackpool/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=133
Stanley Park is a superb location for a parkrun, lovely place 🙂
34 – 21st September 2019 – New PB of 27:18: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=344
35 – 28th September 2019 – Keswick parkrun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/keswick/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=278
Target reached!
Six months ahead of schedule, I hit my weight goal 🙂
36 – 5th October 2019 – Victoria Park, Glasgow.
New PB of 26:19!
Anniversary! 1st year of parkrun on 6th October 🙂
37 – 12th October – back at Carlisle in the 5-lap winter course … that means 5 hills 🙂 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=347
38 – 19th October – very cold in Carlisle this morning, I wish I'd brought gloves! https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=348 A new PB on the 5-lap course, which is harder than the 3-lap course which we run throughout the drier months.
39 – 26th October – I remembered gloves this week and seeing as I'm now doing so much running, I've ordered some winter running gear from https://www.sportsshoes.com . Nothing to report with my timings this week: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=349
I've now switched to daytime runs now the clocks have changed as I'm not a fan of running in the dark.
I tried out my first run at the Watchtree Nature Reserve this weekend – I'll be back!
40 – 2nd November – just enjoyed a gentle run around and a chat this morning 🙂 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=350
I finally invested in some winter running gear this week – I just became ‘middle-aged Lycra man 🙁
parkrun 40 completed!
Volunteering stint 15 completed!
41 – 9th November – new PB at Carlisle 🙂 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=351
42 – 16th November – forgot to eat breakfast before the run today! Sneaked off to the shop before 9am to buy a Snickers bar 🙂 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=352
43 – 23rd November in Chester – a VERY muddy run! https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chester/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=174
30th November in Carlisle, on the coldest day of the year so far! I was intending to run at Tyne Park, Hexham, but the event was cancelled because of the course being too icy: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=354
45 – 7th December in Carlisle – https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=355
14th December – no parkrun this week as I've been holidaying in Spain and running along the beach every day out of six days:
46 – 21st December – Lincoln: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/lincoln/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=305
47 – Christmas Day in Carlisle: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=358
48 – Saturday 28th December in Carlisle: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/carlisle/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=359
More about parkrun
Want to find out more about parkrun? Check out Jessica's parkrun heroes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoeMsRMBXw6tSLMOaz-V6Vk8bOl_gI3rb
Average 5k run times: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a27814981/average-5k-10k-time-uk/
Five ways to improve your 5k run time: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/23/five-ways-to-improve-your-5km-run-time
Running extras
1) Sunday 5th January 2020 – ran 5k with coaching and achieved 26m 37s … my fastest time to date was 26m 19s:
parkrun years |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |