I Tried To Break The COURSE RECORD At Scotland's TOUGHEST Parkrun

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @RunningAllTheTyne
    @RunningAllTheTyne 4 дня назад +7

    17 mins on that course with that ground is incredible! Really enjoying seeing you show all the work you’re putting in

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +1

      @@RunningAllTheTyne Thanks very much! Glad you’re still enjoying the content!

  • @noisyshaun
    @noisyshaun 4 дня назад +3

    What sets your channel apart from all others is the humbleness / realness. It's genuinely more relatable and we all lean more about training than the guys that just post their Ws!
    That course looks nasty AF, path so narrow too so would have been a nightmare to pass people on in laps!

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +1

      Haha, I generally only feel close to my best for a really short time so the perfect polished version of me wouldn’t allow for very frequent uploads 😂
      The 38 finishers really helped with the lapping. Victoria paths are similar and gets over 400 😬
      Appreciate the support always!

  • @DutchDeutschlander
    @DutchDeutschlander 3 дня назад +9

    Good effort, Drumchapel has obviously changed somewhat since I grew up there. I remember running part of that course 40 years ago and I definitely ran much faster than you…
    I was being chased by a gang of neds, all about to stab me while their dogs tried to bite my arse! Hopefully those days don’t return! 😅

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад +3

      😂😂 I’m sure the neds still exist but luckily the Saturday night version of parkrun never took off and they’re all still in their bed at 9:30am

  • @paulalmond8242
    @paulalmond8242 4 дня назад +7

    Looked like you were flying, unreal that was 'only' 17 mins! Drumchapel looks a stunning place to suffer at least and congrats on smashing Valencia. I see the course record was set in June, surely the December sludge is worth a good 20 seconds ;)

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +1

      😂 unfortunately my parents made me look good by not getting out to the long drag of a hill where I was huffing and puffing.
      Haha, I’m not sure there was many seconds there with a June conversion. This was a definite skill issue. Although it’s basically my local so I’ll maybe have to give it another go in the summer

    • @Ben-dr7kj
      @Ben-dr7kj 9 часов назад

      Drumchapel is not a stunning place

  • @NoelSlevin
    @NoelSlevin 4 дня назад +3

    I’m a local and I love that long drag! The hill that makes me regret my life choices is the one just before it, because the material is so loose to go with the steep incline.

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад +2

      Haha, it's interesting hearing from someone who's actually done it! I think the steep one was short enough that I could fake it. You can't fake a hill that just keeps going and going 😂

  • @thexrayteam
    @thexrayteam 10 часов назад

    I did it for the first time two weeks before this and loved it. It was some challenge though, well done. And I just worked out that I was only around 1:25 off my usual time so maybe I’m not working hard enough at the flat ones!

  • @tworunningbrooms
    @tworunningbrooms 4 дня назад +3

    Nice one. You can also use the 5K for fastest 100 times which tells me you went 2nd all time in front of Bicarrb Josh.
    We use the app the find age category records which Dawn sometimes chases on our video.
    But a real shame that you can't have the depth of records that would show me, for example, if I can get in the top 100 M50s.

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +2

      Ohh interesting! You can take away the records but we runners will always find a way to find them! Haha
      Keep up the videos and hopefully Dawn can get some age category records in the near future!

  • @timothytrewin
    @timothytrewin 4 дня назад +1

    That was a fun vid! Nice work man, 5k are definitely a different pain 😂 I have never run an all out 5k with other people only solo time trial kind of stuff but I really want to attempt something just under 18min sometime soon. I definitely struggle with time off training as well so I like to try to stay consistent.

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад +1

      Thank you! You should definitely get out and get some company for the attempt. Having people around you means you can't go easy on yourself 😂 Strathclyde park is probably the fastest parkrun option around Glasgow. It's pretty exposed though so don't go on a windy day!

    • @timothytrewin
      @timothytrewin 3 дня назад

      ​@@Ryan.Thomson i was considering crammond in Edinburgh but also tough if windy 😫 you can just pace me and take the brunt of the wind, thanks in advance 😂

  • @MrSkindianabones
    @MrSkindianabones 2 дня назад +1

    Alasdair is a very good hill runner. You’ll be doing well if you take his crown. 02:15 marathon is amazing to be fair.

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  День назад +1

      Yeah he definitely is. Maybe one day I’ll get it but last Saturday was not that day haha. Thank you!

  • @jimmacgregor4122
    @jimmacgregor4122 3 дня назад +1

    Cracking video - you're too hard on yourself - great effort from a road marathon runner.

  • @MrSkindianabones
    @MrSkindianabones 2 дня назад +1

    2nd of all time is brilliant. Well done.

  • @craigbrown7256
    @craigbrown7256 4 дня назад +1

    Love this parkrun although tend to keep to Queens on the Southside of Glasgow as my weekly hill session 🙂

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад

      Yeah from what I've heard Queens would make for a great hill session!

    • @CallumDinnen
      @CallumDinnen 3 дня назад

      Queens isn't a million miles away from Drumchapel in terms of elevation. According to my Garmin Queens has 116m elevation vs 128m at Drumchapel.
      Funnily enough both of them have kinder finishes than Victoria.

  • @johncomrie2303
    @johncomrie2303 4 дня назад +1

    Well done Ryan brilliant.done two Park run in Glasgow .

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад

      Thanks very much! We definitely have a lot of them!

    • @johncomrie2303
      @johncomrie2303 3 дня назад

      More like a trail run

  • @bh4560
    @bh4560 4 дня назад +1

    I have the pro 3s and they are amazing on tar but for light trail not so great. A pair of more grippy supershoes would massively help imo. Really enjoyed the vid and need to get Drumchapel ticked off.

    • @bh4560
      @bh4560 4 дня назад +1

      Also try tollcross. That's got some cheeky up hills..

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +1

      Yeah I definitely agree! I’m just glad we’re a few years on from the original 4%s. I think they spent so long making those things bouncy that they forgot to add any grip whatsoever 😂
      Haha, I’ve did many a grass session around Tollcross so I know how tough that must be as well

  • @James.chalmers
    @James.chalmers 4 дня назад +1

    17:01? What kept you sloth 😅 lol apparently the toughest parkrun in Scotland! I might need to try it sometime, the toughest one I’ve done is rozelle in Ayr

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  4 дня назад +1

      😂 it really is all relative. Haha yeah I can vouch for it being a tough course. I have only ran flat parkruns before this though so not much to compare it to!

  • @BishyTON
    @BishyTON День назад +1

    I think it is about 2'30" for conversion purpose on a flat course. It is hard!

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  День назад

      Haha yeah it is. I don’t have any 5Ks planned so unfortunately I can only speculate

  • @Shinyhunterj-p3p
    @Shinyhunterj-p3p День назад +1

    How did you find the course record?

    • @Shinyhunterj-p3p
      @Shinyhunterj-p3p День назад +1

      Sorry nevermind started to rewarch the video and found it straight away

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  День назад

      Apparently there is also a 5K app that a few people mentioned in the comments!

  • @chakalaka3960
    @chakalaka3960 4 дня назад +2

    9 30am
    (Sun is barely up) 😂

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад

      And by 3:30pm it's almost down. I really love it 🙃

  • @ThomasGroves-so3px
    @ThomasGroves-so3px 3 дня назад

    Well done to you both finishing 1st

  • @cudddd
    @cudddd 4 дня назад +1

    You can easily see course records on the 5k app, since it’s the parkrun app but newer

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад

      Ahh, I don't do enough parkruns to know this. Thank you!

  • @ljukherrecker
    @ljukherrecker 4 дня назад +1

    come to Vienna for a really fast parkrun course

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад

      I visited Vienna for a few days in the Summer (arrived Saturday afternoon unfortunately). Definitely happy for any excuse to go back as it was great! Really enjoyed the running there too

  • @stuartwalker6786
    @stuartwalker6786 4 дня назад +1

    That looked HARD!!!! 🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣👊💙🤍

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад +1

      😂😂 I tried not to mention it

  • @Benedikt-p2v
    @Benedikt-p2v 4 дня назад +1

    Great vid

  • @F15sniper78
    @F15sniper78 3 дня назад +1

    Battersea park London is the place for a for a fast 5k 👍🏆

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  2 дня назад

      Yeah I’ve seen some good results and videos from races around there. Hopefully in 2025 I can get down!

  • @dmuig6193
    @dmuig6193 3 дня назад +1

    I thought I recognised your GF, so I checked her Parkrun stats: yup, must have seen her at Aberdeen Parkrun! 😊 Small (running) world.

    • @Ryan.Thomson
      @Ryan.Thomson  3 дня назад +1

      Yeah she actually started running because of Aberdeen parkrun while she was at uni up there! I'll need to go back with her at some point (when it isn't windy 😂)

  • @Unseen-Custom-Keebs
    @Unseen-Custom-Keebs 4 дня назад +1

    👏