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Yours is probably the "official" start, as that's where I've seen Sam and Trev start from.
I've just always started from what you call the 200m mark. Although one long departed poster once mocked me for suggesting there was such a point 

I think it probably goes back to the Wycombe track which feels the equivalent position / facing direction and where you start feels like the other end.
Probably mad logic but no real difference I'm sure. Would only be different if starting on 100 and 300 and starting on a straight I suppose.

Happy bidet Simon.
New shed needed for the V50 pots methinks.

When this little niggle has gone of course!!

SCoombes2 said:

 You need to up at IK's level to get some reasonable prises. 

What sort of stuff is he prising himself from? 

Sorequads said:

Thanks, PMJ. Sadly no photo - but an excellent idea to create an ‘embarrassing photos for 20 years time’ folder! Good effort at the track. What kind of rest were the 800s off? 

I dislike how hard we in this country make it to run on tracks. I remember coaching a rugby match in Singapore at a small community stadium that had a track around the pitch. By about 6pm, the track was rammed with people - almost all jogging very slowly and wondering on for free. Wonderful to see. I have enjoyed the (bumpy, overgrown) free to access grass track near me for that reason. 

800s were off 400m jog, so it looks like they started out at 1:45 and drifted out to 2:30 by the last rep but good progression, each longer than the one before . I have never been overly strict on recoveries: I trained for years with a middle-distance group and it was all about getting a good effort in and recovering fully. For me, the aim is to get the stride length up, my cadence never changes so it is about leaving the ground properly rather than skimming just above it.

Agree with the track: I have been lucky enough to travel most of the world with my work and have trained on tracks in the US, Japan, South Africa, and many European cities and never paid a fee and always been welcomed by others. The only counterexample was when I ran on a track in Sarov: Wikipedia says "The town is closed as it is the Russian center for nuclear research." so I guess that is justification. 

I don't miss that whole "risk" factor with the track.

P's post reminds me of a farcical last time I got into some shenanigans with an overzealous misery of a local coach.
Mad Dom was already on there, and I got on. I clocked the coach chatting to him in a stern fashion, so I started doing "strides" to be 200m away from him each time.

He'd walk over forcefully, then I'd "stride" off to the other half of the track, with headphones in  

Kept that going for 3 or 4 before realising it might be hard work to get a session off for 20-30mins

Eventually turned round and gave a "Oh sorry, were you saying something I had headphones in", after the 3rd or 4th "i'll call dem rozz" type threats  

He started stern, "trespassing", "call the rozz", "I've told you about this before" type sentimonies. He eased down when I acted all polite, and pointed out he had most certainly not told me this before.
(Thinking, unless he's meaning another track about 8 years back, then possibly )

Eventually as he'd graciously allowed the Dominator 20or so mins, he did the same for me.

I was wearing an old club's vest  

Nice outing on a hilly run SQ. Did you get photo or video evidence of the cow pat incident? Our kids are now grown up and such items are useful for weddings, 21st birthday parties etc. 

SC, the steps taken by Reading to reward UK runners seemed to be short-lived. I looked today and couldn't see any such for 2022 or 2023. 

Got back onto the track today for my second session of the year (first was early May). Pulled a singlet out of a drawer as it was humid and a t-shirt would be too much and I am not one for bare chest. It was only during the warm-up that I noticed it was a Dashers top so easy to identify if some jobsworth started to fuss about running on the track without paying. I took solace thinking the finger of blame would fall on SG until I took it off at the end and saw PHILIP in bold print above Dashers.  

The session was OK, 6x800m trying to keep under 7 minutes per mile pace so really current 5k pace. I feel I have plateaued at parkrun just by turning up and running 5k and I need to get more miles in at a somewhat fast pace (for me) to see any further improvements. 

The Bus said:

Good luck Reg 🤞

DBS!

Don't think those checks are needed Bus, he's clean