Darlington 10k

[mackemal]

Has anyone done it previously. Would love to know how hilly it is (more or less so than the Sunderland 10k).
Anyone who is doing good luck and enjoy

 

[Deleted member 40035]

Never done it but Darlo tends to be pretty flat.

Especially as we all live on a flat earth

 

[VodkaBob]

Has anyone done it previously. Would love to know how hilly it is (more or less so than the Sunderland 10k).
Anyone who is doing good luck and enjoy

Ran it years ago and apart from one hill (that you run twice) I think it is pretty flat. I'm doing it this Sunday too

 

[mackemal]

Ran it years ago and apart from one hill (that you run twice) I think it is pretty flat. I'm doing it this Sunday too

Good luck for Sunday Bob I managed the Sunderland 10k in just under 52 minutes would love to get under 50 minutes over the weekend

 

[Modfather]

I have ran it twice and it is pretty flat, couple of rises but nothing significant

 

[VodkaBob]

Good luck for Sunday Bob I managed the Sunderland 10k in just under 52 minutes would love to get under 50 minutes over the weekend

Good luck mate, I did Sunderland 10 this year but can't remember enough to compare them

 

[Daydream Believer]

Has anyone done it previously. Would love to know how hilly it is (more or less so than the Sunderland 10k).
Anyone who is doing good luck and enjoy

Going back through my garmin history it shows the total elevation gain at between 38m & 40m so you can halve that as you do 2 laps. I've only ever done the ½ Marathon at Sunderland so can't compare.

 

[mackemal]

Going back through my garmin history it shows the total elevation gain at between 38m & 40m so you can halve that as you do 2 laps. I've only ever done the ½ Marathon at Sunderland so can't compare.

Cheers for the info I have signed up for the Redcar half marathon 1st of October. It will be my first half so hoping that will be relatively flat as well

 

[VodkaBob]

Cheers for the info I have signed up for the Redcar half marathon 1st of October. It will be my first half so hoping that will be relatively flat as well

It is the flattest one around.

 

[Daydream Believer]

Cheers for the info I have signed up for the Redcar half marathon 1st of October. It will be my first half so hoping that will be relatively flat as well

Total elevation of 31m to 33m for Redcar. My ½ Marathon pb was set there.

 

[mackemal]

Total elevation of 31m to 33m for Redcar. My ½ Marathon pb was set there.

Hoping to get under 2 hours as it is my first one. I have done a few 10+ runs on my own and hitting just over two hours

 

[Daydream Believer]

Hoping to get under 2 hours as it is my first one. I have done a few 10+ runs on my own and hitting just over two hours

Are you following a plan or just going out & running?

 

[mackemal]

Are you following a plan or just going out & running?

Just going out running. Started three and a half years ago to lose weight and built up to doing 10k three nights a week and a 5k Parkrun on a Saturday morning

 

[Daydream Believer]

Just going out running. Started three and a half years ago to lose weight and built up to doing 10k three nights a week and a 5k Parkrun on a Saturday morning

You'll probably see a fairly big bump in performance if you start mixing it up a bit with stuff like intervals & tempo runs. Google Half Marathon training plans & read through a few of them & pick one that suits your schedule.

 

[mackemal]

You'll probably see a fairly big bump in performance if you start mixing it up a bit with stuff like intervals & tempo runs. Google Half Marathon training plans & read through a few of them & pick one that suits your schedule.

Brilliant thanks for the advice

 

[VodkaBob]

Brilliant thanks for the advice

How did you get on

 

[MagicRat]

Surprisingly hot this morning. Sure forecast only had it to be about 15 C.

Was hard graft

 

[Daydream Believer]

Surprisingly hot this morning. Sure forecast only had it to be about 15 C.

Was hard graft

Aye I was sweating just standing in the funnel before the start after a light warmup.

 

[mackemal]

How did you get on

Got a pb of 49.52 first time I have managed to get under 50 minutes on a 10k.

 

[VodkaBob]

Got a pb of 49.52 first time I have managed to get under 50 minutes on a 10k.

Well done mate, like others have said it was a tough one due to the heat