Did anyone do the parkrun today? Brockwell. I did it amongst maybe 100 others. I did a shite time. I have a chest infection and on top of that, my daughter didn't wake up til 8.20. I had to wake up, tell some stories about having heard reindeer, see her face light up, extract dolls from their bindings to boxes, get dressed and throw a bit of toast down my neck before setting off.
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - December 2013
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leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Yep: 22.30.
About my worst time, but I had run 23km in three outings over the previous four days.
And I hate running
Well, the time won't be up till Friday, as you know, so I don't know my time but it's likely to be 29+. I dream of 22.30. I used to dream of sub 30.
I love this internet anonymity. Respect each other as members of u75 and as parkrun and never the twain shall meet. We may even have said hello today.
You did well to run at all then.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
It's a great little event - but my daughters were not pleased at my vanishing this morning either!
If you want to go faster, and can be bothered, trying interval running (fartlek).
Rather than sticking at one pace, alternate between slower and quicker etc
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Might have an excess sandwich situation at work right now. Platters of the bloody things.
Is there an alternative to them being binned?
Is there an alternative to them being binned?
SarfLondoner
KenDoddsDadsDogsDead.
There are a few crisis at christmas shelters open around central London they may take them off your hands.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
I've heard others recommend intervals.
Right. New year's resolution. 25 mins through interval training.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Impressed by you lot doing the Xmas day run, not something i'd really think of doing on that day. Yes fartlek is the way to get fast. My best for Park run brockwell is 18:54, not sure i'd manage that today.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Awesome time.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
This happened to our "block" of Cressingham about 6 years ago. The council replaced the excellent and effective steel roof with sheets of ply and a membrane. It works, but it won't have anywhere near the leakproof life and ease of repair that the steel roof (which lasted almost 35 years) did.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
There are membrane roof systems which are certified with a lifespan of 40+ years. That's basically the age the oldest installations are now.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Joy on Coldharbour Lane is closing because the landlord wants the property back, Mrs Leanderman reports.
The apparent future use is something to do with the hotel - or flats.
The apparent future use is something to do with the hotel - or flats.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I know. I dealt with part of a contract for such a system to be applied to ancilliary buildings at Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs prisons. A few differences, though - HM Prison Service was dealing with contractors who only worked at installing these membranes, and were using materials that were manufacturer guaranteed and installer-guaranteed. Last time I enquired (about 15 years after they were fitted), the only issues had been "bedding in" ones, and the occasional mechanical penetration by other workmen.
Lambeth's workmen (on the other hand) were subbies (Morrisons, IIRC), hadn't worked with membranes before (they kept running out of gas when fitting it, because they were using weedburners with aerosol can-sized butane bottles
), and were used to laying "roofing felt". They did make up for their lack of skill with constant colourful language, though! Also, according to the latest Cressingham Gardens newsletter, Lambeth has no written record of that work (and similar on another "close" on Cressingham, as well as on the Rotunda), so they wouldn't be able to make a claim on any guarantee if one did happen to exist. Nice one, Lambeth!
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Won't miss Joy, but flats on that site is askin' for trouble unless they're super-dooper soundproofed.
To get up to 5k, I used NHS C25k. I see NHS have a 5k+ podcast which involves intervals, speeding up etc.
Does anyone have any experience of it or could recommend another programme?
My PB is high 25s on the flat. I often run at lunch from Southwark Bridge to Westminster on the Embankment, cross at Westminster bridge and back along Upper Ground (?), all flat except the bridges and I really enjoy it. Brockwell Parkrun kills me though and when I get up the back hill for the second time without stopping, I feel like I have run a marathon. I'm about 6' and 17stone.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
No alternative to working a bit harder and getting out of our comfort zones.
It doesn't need to be complicated - you could just gently ease in on a run then go quick-ish for a bit then slow for a bit, five times etc.
But to go quicker up Brockwell hill, you will have to do a bit of practice at ... going quicker up Brockwell hill!
Some programmes here: http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/racing/time-for-a-fast-5k/9634.html
Or, switch to parkrun at Dulwich, which is a flat race track!
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Will need change of use etc as well. Could be interesting
I did Dulwich Parkrun during the Country Show. It was dull. 3 laps of flatness. The people weren't half as nice either.
Gramsci
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They have two other shops. One in Soho and one near the Tate Modern.
They must be doing something right but not sure what. As I never see that many people in the shops.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
And another in the Brunswick Centre
zenie
>^^<
Aww that was one of the first or maybe even THE first....they used to feature independent designers back in the day, I remember coveting fishtail ball gowns with boned and ruched bodices.
Now they're a big chain and a bit dull and pricey, plus all the non clothing bits and bobs can be bought online for cheaper.Stores at Fulham Broadway, Angel, Richmond and Putney too (spot a trend much?
) and that's just off the top of my head.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Aww that was one of the first or maybe even THE first....they used to feature independent designers back in the day, I remember coveting fishtail ball gowns with boned and ruched bodices.
Stores at Fulham Broadway, Angel, Richmond and Putney too (spot a trend much?
One by Tate Modern too, I think.
zenie
>^^<
Yeh a big on the corner of the blue fin building...used to spend my lunchtimes in there about 3 years ago
There's one right beside St Paul's Cathedral so losing Brixton won't put the owners out much. I hope they can either redeploy their staff or pay them off. Although the tendency in retail is to treat every one like shite.
I've always thought of Joy as an Urban Outfitters clone.
I've always thought of Joy as an Urban Outfitters clone.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Interesting happening. My other half was just in the game shop at end of Ferndale Rd while it was being raided by immigration.
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