Had an interesting experience today.
I was walking to Parkrun as usual when this guy approached me and asked if I knew the way to the park. I told him I was on the way there myself. He was also doing Parkrun.
We got talking, he was camp, very thin, didn't seem much of an athlete. I asked him what sort of time he was aiming for. He said he was hoping to break 16 minutes. I thought he was taking the piss.
He went on to win the whole thing with a time of 15:56
. Absolutely unbelievable running. Turns out he had planned on completing in the World Championships that was happening in the area, but he had just missed out on qualifying. I guess he needed an ego boost!