A 'proper 5K' for the first time on Saturday!

[Notsoslothfulnow]

.... after my 'personal' parkrun last week - as some of you may recall, the actual one was cancelled due to waterlogged conditions, I have entered a sponsored 5K for the first time.

All down to the support here, I feel ready to try this now ... I managed 40 minutes non-stop last night, by running the 5 minutes either side of the Week 9 C-5K to get me there.

Probably still wasn't quite 5K - but as I am raising some funds for a local charity, it's nice to feel that C-5K will achieve a result (all being well!) that won't just be for me😊.

Will report back in due course ....!

[Razouski]

Enjoy your 5k tomorrow. 👍🏽

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10 in reply to Razouski]

Thank you so much ... I aim to do so😊.

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Enjoy it!!

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10 in reply to Deals1]

.... Will do my best, thank you!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Fantastic NSSN! Hope you enjoy your run, and we look forward to hearing all about it. 😀😀

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you so much (but could you translate 'NSSN' for me?) !

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Notsoslothfulnow]

Your name, abbreviated! Sorry! 😅

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10]

Doh! Hope my legs are faster than my brain!!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Notsoslothfulnow]

Haha no worries. I didn’t recognise CCM as being an abbreviation of mine to begin with either! 😅

[Wimborne]

Hope it went well. 🤞😀

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10]

... yes it did, thank you!

"Kelly's Guildford 10K: [Fake news - as I only 'ran' the 5K element!]

'Notsoslothfulnow' just finished with a time of 00:38:00!"

Thanks again so much to everyone here for all your support over the last few weeks 😊.

As it was hilly, slimy and slippery terrain (in parts) as well as a number of steps up and down the University of Surrey campus, I feel my timing might well have broken 35 minutes on a flatter more stable course.

Great credit to the Surrey Uni students - I believe it was a first year's idea - for organising an this inaugural event in support of a local mental health charity and a children's hospice. C £20,000 raised to date😊.

Nice to feel C-25K over the last few months have me the opportunity to support a good cause

Have a great weekend everyone.

... oh and I have received my first-ever medal!

[Wimborne in reply to Notsoslothfulnow]

Yay!!!! And bling too 🏅🏅🏅. Great time and what a brilliant cause too. The course sounds quite tricky too. Fab news well done.

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

Thanks again - you are very kind!

A 'veteran' of many 10Ks said it was the hardest course she had ever run. Lovely to have acquired my first ever 'bling - even if I feel a bit of a fraud as it is marked 10K not 5K. May be to inspire me to that as the next target,😂.

I wasn't allowed to listen to my 'Laura' week 9 podcast so it was a first for me to run without that as my 'comfort blanket!

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Congratulations on your 38 mins 5k NSSN! Nothing stopping you now! 😀

[Notsoslothfulnow Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Thank you again to to you and everyone else for your support and encouragement😊. This week, back to repeats of Week 9 consolidation runs ... may be with one of the Stepping Stones podcasts?

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Notsoslothfulnow]

You're welcome. Sounds good - I haven't tried the podcasts myself but others who have seem to find them useful. 👍