I just finished a 5.024km running that lasted about 0hh:27mm:37ss !
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It has been a while since I did a parkrun due to my cold, but I thought it was time to get back there. The mud on the Letchworth course can be intimidating, but I decided to brave it anyway. The ride over there was not too bad, but I need to do more cycling as I am sure it uses difference muscles to running. Some parts of the track were very muddy, so I was expecting the course to be bad.

Tomorrow is [International Women's Day](https://www.internationalwomensday.com/) so they had a mostly female marshal team. Before anyone asks, [International Men's Day](https://internationalmensday.com/) is November 19th. There was also someone doing his 100th run and be brought along some cake. To encourage more participation they had someone leading a walking group as not everyone feels up to running.

The first part of the course is fine, but had more puddles than usual. Then you reach 'carnage corner' and start the long climb. The muddiest parts are at the top of the hill and it was a choice of find a way around or just splash through. I did a bit of both. My kilometre splits are a bit up and down, but I was basically a lot slower up the hill than on other parts. I am still a little lacking in energy and I hope that is just due to my cold.

I [finished](https://www.parkrun.org.uk/letchworth/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=111) in 25th place in somethind around my average time for the course. It was a smaller field than usual, but maybe people are just put off by the conditions. I had my piece of cake and headed home.

I was shopping later. I had heard that some people had been panic buying toilet rolls and handwash due to the coronavirus scare. The handwash shelves were empty and the toilet roll aisle was fairly bare, but was being re-stocked. I could get all I needed. We are not hoarding for now, but we generally have enough food to keep us going for well over a week. Stay safe out there!
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