Lovely day for Folkestone Parkrun today. I had half a plan to run to the parkrun today but did not get moving quickly enough. Went out in Hythe last night, first to the Three Mariners. We tried to sit outside but it wasn't quite warm enough for that. Next to The Hope, which was a lot better than I remember, it's very nice in there. The food was very tempting too, half the pub is taken over by Noly's Noodles, I really must go there and eat again soon. I wonder if I can talk the boys into it? Then we took a chance on The Globe. Always forget about this place, but my friend suggested it so we gave it a go and it was great. It's a Shepherd Neame so not first choice of beer, but what they had was very good. Really good jukebox in there too. It was quiet (apart from the jukebox) but very friendly, so we stayed there for a couple instead of moving on as we'd planned. I treated everyone to some KISS, Faster Pussycat, and David Devant, but other people kept putting Rush on. I tried to put on Motorhead Born To Raise Hell1, but I think the jukebox is linked to something like Spotify and it played a cover version instead. Also it's a video jukebox, linked to a projector. I put on Blur's Parklife1 to remind myself of it since I found out it was filmed on a street we have been to, outside The Pilot pub in Greenwich. Oi!
Anyway, parkrun, it was hot but it went quiet well:
Folkestone parkrun results for event #334. Your time was 00:23:04.
Congratulations on completing your 84th parkrun and your 76th at Folkestone parkrun today. You finished in 64th place and were the 54th Male out of a field of 311 parkrunners and you came 7th in your age category VM45-49. Take a look at this week's full set of results on our website. Your PB at Folkestone parkrun remains 00:20:50. Your best time this year remains 00:22:49.
Dropped the boys off at grandpa's today and he's bringing them back after they've been fed, courtesy of Clare's bro's pizza oven. So I have a day of leisure! I've just had a cereal brunch, and then got to sort out something out for my own tea as Clare is out. She used to often go out on a Saturday but not really since lockdown. A combo of getting out of the habit, and work, but now she's out two Saturdays in a row. I will watch Eurovision I think, and I think the boys will watch most of it with me.
As well as shopping for food I need to get something for "green tag day" next week. The school are after contributions for their new garden, so I will get some growbags or something. Then after my brunch has gone down I might go for another run. A gentle but longer run maybe around the town, ending up back at the Inn Doors.
Just realised I didn't even refer to the May exercise challenge in the end. I've done over 100km already this month and well on target for 200km. I have averaged 8.5km over the last week, and that's not yet including whatever I manage to do this afternoon.
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5k: Five km, about three miles in old money.
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