New PB 28:19 (watch time - will update when I get official time) EDIT no need to update official time exactly the same 
Super pleased as my previous PB of 30:00 was a real struggle where I had to walk twice. No stopping today!!
My new Garmin watch really helped as I could see what pace I was doing. Even though the last km felt hard I didn't slow either so really pleased about that.
Unbelievably chuffed with my progress and still can't quite believe how much I enjoy running x
Awesome! What pace was that?
(I’m still in that place where I just run, with no clue what pace it is, not any real clue how to control it beyond the obvious “just go a bit faster/slower”.)
A heavy touch faster than 6mins per k. That is going some....
That’s 50% faster than me 😳👊
At the moment. Not for long. And she's younger and smaller than you. Like some sort of human whippet. Lovable all the same.
As are you.
Differently lovable.
No race. Just be the best you that you can be. Both of you.
I'll just wave
5:40 per km - I don't know really no any more than that about controlling it either! x
Rewind. I need to run X miles in Y minutes cos Army. 👏👏👏
Only just inside the Army time with that pace. The last musician to complete it from my band did the 1.5 miles in 10:30ish - I'll be right at the back on my current pace 😂
You could wear a metronome as a fascinator. Under your Army beret or something
Some regiments have a fluffy thing under the cap badge. That might work.
I'm willing to try anything! The funniest bit will be carrying the filled jerry cans - they only weigh a little bit less than I do 😂
Bring rollerskates...
That's what I love about this forum - what would I do without all this insight 😂😂
Wow 😮I can only do about 8:25 per km 😂😂😂😂
It's all relative Beth. Although I hadn't run before couch25k I was quite fit - working out 5 days a week. The thing I love most about running is that you don't have to compete against anyone but yourself x
Except on here lol!! There's a sub-forum already dedicated to "Doing parkrun in under 28:19"
Just kidding, okay.... xxx
Haha! You wait till I go sub 25 😉
Oh Lord. And then you'll play all the Chopin Etudes back to back from memory
Whatever it is that you're on, can we all have some please?
Good God no! My memory is awful. Just off to play at a village fete with a concert band who think key signatures are optional 😂😂
Wowsa!! Brilliant!!
Now I'm in Big School can I call you "Marie"? xx
Go on then I'll let you 😘
No hills you see - hoping to get up to Bedgebury in the school holidays. Don't think I'll do that quite so fast 😂
That is an awesome time, hon. Blimey O'Blimey.... xxx
Strangely feel like I could go faster - just need to build some stamina to get through the last km. If my school PE teachers could see me now......
Fantastic!! What a pace 💪🏻
Thank you
Great time piano your doing awesome, going in the right direction 👏👏👏
Thanks Guesty - how's your running going? x
Ive had a stomach bug for about 10days now so only been doing comfortable 5k’s so will hopefully be back on it properly next week. Ive decided to push the 5ks for a while during the hot weather (going go be red hot for a while not condusive to my running) may find a couple of horrible hills to gallop up too. Keep at it your doing great.
Oh no - poor you! I've been doing all my running recently at a comfortable pace but as I didn't have my son with me for Parkrun this morning I thought I'd push on a bit and see how it went. Glad I did because it was, surprisingly, quite comfortable. Enjoy your hills
That is awesome Pianoteacher! You are going to blow that army time to bits! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Simon just got to wait to see if I can get a medical waiver now and that's going to take ages😕
That is fantastic pianoteacher. You are doing brilliantly
Thanks Dexy hope you are on the road to recovery? x
Yes thanks. Pleased to say that I’m now back to my post grad consolidation runs but I’m on a wedding weekend in London so a few days off. My youngest niece and her boyfriend made it to a London Parkrun but I didn’t want to ruin the hairdo!
That's great news! Don't blame you re the hairdo
So fab........
Thanks ju just going to have my first celebratory Pimms 😁
Not just Coconut Water and side dish of Puffed Quinoa? Phew. Welcome back to Planet Earthling hon. We thought we'd lost you.. xx
Excellent work and a great time. I also tried a park run today for the second time ever lol. Got a PB but not surprising seeing as the first time was back in december just after I graduated. Still great fun and a lot busier in the sunshine
Well done on your PB! Glad you enjoyed it - I love it! 🙂
Wow well done!
Thanks Tasha! Did you Parkrun today? x
Of course. No PB though.
Nevermind - it will come. I'm down for Tailwalking in a couple of weeks - really looking forward to it x
I took 3 secs off last week’s truly awful run and felt 100x better at the end so I was happy with that 👍🏽
Fab Tash! It's funny isn't it - when I ran my 30:00 it was so hard. I enjoyed it afterwards because I was pleased with the time but it was horrible for the last 1500 metres. Today it all came together and the last 500 metres or so was tough but still enjoyable x
I know! I can’t tell how anything is going really! I tried to take it easy today and didn’t go for a PB so I was pleased. Pacers week next week. I’ll try pushing that one 😳
Have you got a running watch Tasha? I found that the most useful thing today x
My Apple Watch but to be honest, I run at the pace I feel I can run at so looking at my watch is neither here nor there. I do look at it but don’t adapt anything really. My ParkRun is also 5.12k so actually I’m closer to sub 30 5k than it seems 😂 How unjust.
Haha! They don't seem to be particularly accurately measured. The organisers of our Parkrun go to lots of different ones and report back often with distances over 5k.
I only did 4.99k today according to my Garmin. Mind you I did cut across the corner of the children's play area rather than running round it so it might be that
😂 I cut a corner today too 😂
Wow. What a woman!
Super speedy, super musician, super mum and defender of the peace that keeps us safe at night! 28 minutes! You’re going to have to get very comfy waiting for me to arrive!!
Happy VRBs at Leamington Parkrun today. 🏃♀️🏃🐕 🌈 😀
21 today! Keswick Parkrun #21 and a PB
Timekeeper at Parkrun today offered inspiration
parkrun today has given me hope
