@andysmanclubuk getting the word out at Bradford parkrun today pic.twitter.com/22DPAOkGoJ— Bradford parkrun (@Bradfordparkrun) February 17, 2018
As
mentioned 2 weeks ago,
support group Andy's Man Club took
over the Parkrun in Bradford's
Lister Park this morning. Another Oldham member and I drove to Bradford for 8:30am this morning, branded in AMC gear, while the Huddersfield branch of the group did the marshalling.
I
marshalled last time, but recently made a plan to practice running
and be ready to run in a Parkrun whenever AMC's next takeover took
place. It sprung up on me quickly on Facebook,
so I jammed in a few runs at the gym and started to get my speed up.
I've only ran in a Parkrun once before, in Barking in 2013, getting
25:30.
Before
the starting whistle, an AMC / Parkrun organiser gave a quick speech
about men's mental health, explaining that suicide is the number 1
killer of men under 50. Andy's Man Club was set up to reduce that
number by helping men to talk to each other.
My
prediction was that I'd probably get about 45 mins- I'm a lot heavier
and haven't run as much recently. I was right: I got 44:51. My knees
and calves are now absolutely battered, and I'm taking my time doing
anything else today. That said, I'm planning to run again at the next
AMC takeover in
Wakefield,
on 7th
April, so I'll continue running at the gym.
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