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First parkrun, first 5k, who cares if it was the slowest ever?!

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I've just run 5k! Can hardly believe it! On January 1st I was frightened of running for sixty seconds! Have blogged about it here welshhillsagain.blogspot.co...

Couldn't have done it without these forums and the support they give!

Thanks so much

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Very well done Gwenllian1! First of many. πŸ‘πŸ‘ Happy running. πŸ˜€

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

thank you! I am so pleased I managed it. Might get hooked!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toGwenllian1

It’s a fact, you will get hooked! Saturdays aren’t Saturdays without them. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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RunningfitGraduate10

Fantastic!

I know that part of the world my parents live in Deganwy.

The Conwy PR looks nice too... Will shout out when I visit n. Wales!

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunningfit

It is a great area (might be biased here). And the Bodelwyydan course is beautiful. Yes, do shout if you are in North Wales and I might look into Conwy too if I can keep going!

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Tinker5393Graduate10

Well done , what a lovely post on your blog πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toTinker5393

Thank you. One of the great things about writing about running is that I can go back and read how it was and be surprised!

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Madge50Graduate10

Welcome to the parkrun family! The first of many!

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’ͺ

Mx

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toMadge50

I am certainly intending to go next week so I do hope it will be the first of many!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Great stuff..but unfortunately I am the Original Grey Snail...

Huge well done!!!

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thank you! Maybe I could be a brown snail? !

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply toGwenllian1

There's room for lots of grey snails...and..when I ran 10K..a lovely forum friend renamed me..yellow snail x

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Dexy5Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldfloss

I’ve always thought of you as the Silver Snail Oldfloss .

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply toDexy5

Because now.. I am .. and I have the brooch to prove it xxxx

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Dexy5Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldfloss

πŸ‘

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damienairAdministrator

Congratulations. The first 5K of many. You’ll love Parkrun. It’s a wonderful way to kick off the weekend.

Damien

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply todamienair

This morning I was definitely up for another. Tonight I am so tired (perhaps not helped by sharing a celebratory bottle). But have my next run/crawl in the diary!

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Wimborne

Yay well done G πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€.

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toWimborne

Thank you! I know it's so slow it seems daft to be so pleased but still, I did it! All the way. I really did it!

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Dexy5Graduate10

Congratulations on your first parkrun, it is rather addictive πŸ˜‚

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toDexy5

Totally see that, although that first five minutes when I was practically knocked over in the rush didn't seem great! Think next time I might start right at the back!

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Dexy5Graduate10β€’ in reply toGwenllian1

Yes , a good idea to start at the back when you are new. You also get to overtake others along the way.

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JonathanPGraduate10

Glad you enjoyed your first one - many more to come!πŸ˜€

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toJonathanP

Really hope so!

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Dannybhoy62560minGraduate

Brilliant Gwen,congratulations! You should be really proud of yourself πŸ‘

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toDannybhoy625

Thank you! I am pretty proud of myself although my knee is sore today. Assuming I need to give it a bit of a rest before I get back to it!

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KatnapGraduate10

Fantastic! I think the whole parkrun experience is improved by volunteering so talk to your run director next Saturday or contact them by email during the week. It is possible to volunteer AND run! 😁

😸 Katnap 😸

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toKatnap

My husband and I were talking about volunteering after we ran yesterday. They do such a great job!

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate10β€’ in reply toGwenllian1

You'll both be brilliant! 😁

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Moz2407

Awesome work! Well done

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toMoz2407

Thanks! It's great to have done it!

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StormyMondayGraduate10

Well done!! I’ve just done my 4th parkrun on holiday in CapeTown yesterday. They were all zooming past me but, what the heck, I got round without walking!

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toStormyMonday

That was my triumph - running the whole thing, however slowly!

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LaurzmumGraduate10

πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ†

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toLaurzmum

Love these!!

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Mercmancouchto5k

Hi, well done on a massive achievement. I did my first on Christmas day last year and came in 345th out of 349. Mad as a hatter. I have not repeated that since. I am currently repeating the couch25K and am at week 6 run 3. I did nothing in February (bad weather and over-commitment to work) and am now getting back into it.

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Gwenllian1Graduate10β€’ in reply toMercmancouchto5k

I'm impressed with having the determination to get back to it. I sort of feel that one reason to keep going is how hard it would be to start from scratch again!

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Mercmancouchto5kβ€’ in reply toGwenllian1

Hi - it started with the excuse late January / early February that there was ice on the footpaths. We do not have a running machine at home. After that, I moved hotel at work then got tired in the evenings................................ suddenly, it was four weeks since I ran. I am finding it just as hard as first time around to keep up the couch25K but I am committed not to lose the sharpness of mind I have had since starting the run, and going on the diet.

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aliboo70Graduate10

Congratulations and love the blog!! You did great! I love parkrun 😊x

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Tjcp

Good for you! Keep it up! :)

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10

Well done you and a great blog.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Woohoo! Congratulations! πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸ…πŸ₯‚

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Maddee_6333Graduate10

Congratumalations πŸ…

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