Park Run Newbie

[Comfortnotspeed]

First park run tomorrow. 🙀 Nothing local so it’s an earlyish start and then hopefully just rock up and go to the back...

[Vintage61 Graduate10]

Enjoy. My second tomorrow. Gonna be a hot one!!

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Vintage61]

Oh, I know there’s going to be some thermal energy of this face 🥵🥵🥵

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Enjoy your first 5k Parkrun tomorrow, go to the back like I do, tomorrow its my fourth parkrun, I go to the back, that way you will get a idea how your run is going, hopefully you will be able to pass quite a few runners, I am sure you will enjoy it and you will not be last. 😊 🏃

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

You don’t listen to the first timers briefing 😥😥😥

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

After you listen to the first time briefing make your way to the back. 😊 🏃

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I tried to listen and clapped in all the right places. But I couldn’t hear so followed everyone else. The course was then a lovely? surprise. Especially when I realised I had to do it all again 😳

[Kevtrev Graduate10 in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Well done on your first parkrun 😉

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Kevtrev]

😊 Thank you

[Kevtrev Graduate10]

It’s my 8th park run tomorrow I normally go in the middle and take it easy 😉

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Kevtrev]

Good luck mate!

[Kevtrev Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Thank you JaoJao yes enjoyed my run today not got a PB I don’t think but I knew with it being warm today I don’t normally do my best but I was feeling good I do best when it’s cooler and raining lol 😂 don’t want no rain now having a bbq and fire pit later tonight x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Kevtrev]

Hi Kev, just got back from my 4th parkrun, no PB today, waiting for my time ⌚

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

33.31, better than expected.

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Well done you! Getting the time e-nailed is really exciting! 34.13 for me and my knees are both working 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Good time for you Comfortnotspeed, I thought that my time was more like around 35 minutes, nevertheless, I always go by the official result.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Wow that’s an impressive time for your first parkrun! Did you enjoy it?

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

I enjoyed it very much, looking forward to the next one now I know the course.

[Saxart Graduate10 in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

That's an excellent 1st parkrun time. Well done

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

That’s amazing! Well done x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Thank you JaoJao, that was my fourth parkrun this morning, I am averaging around 33.45 minutes a run, 34.16, 34.17, 32.19 and today 33.31, there is a trend developing, also, I am noticing the same runners running around that time as well and getting to know them by having a little chat at the end of the run.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I wish I was around the 33-34 mark, My average is 36 mins at the moment

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Once the cooler weather comes all our times, including yours might get even quicker.

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Oh I do hope you are right, at the moment I seem to be achieving my PBs on the hotter days, it’s so strange!

[Kevtrev Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Nothing wrong with that time Alan well done you 😉

[Kevtrev Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Nice one Alan 😉

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Kevtrev]

👍

[Saxart Graduate10]

Enjoy your first Parkrun, there will be friendly tail walkers at the back. I'm doing my 3rd Parkrun (run) and trying out Chepstow. I have tail walked before after my injury (horse related).

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Saxart]

Thank you 🙏 the idea of tail walkers has made me feel better x

[RunaroundSue Graduate10]

Have a great run. First of many I hope. I will be Tailwalker tomorrow, so I may be running or I may be walking. Or both, I once had a long way to catch up when the people I was walking with dropped out after the first lap. The next people were about 1.5km in front, so my watch informed me of a pb Km and a pb mile

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to RunaroundSue]

Note to self: wear running gear when tailwalking in September 😂😂

Well done Sue- parkrun cannot happen without volunteers.

[RunaroundSue Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Yes, some parkruns have two Tailwalkers. One for runners, the other for walkers. But they tend to have bigger turnout than ours. So I need to be prepared for either. Makes it tricky deciding what to wear in winter.

[Granspeed Graduate10]

👏🏼👏🏼 Enjoy every minute! 😄👍

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Have fun and don’t forget your barcode.

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I have it laminated 😂

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Good luck. My first parkrun tomorrow also 😊😊

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

VRB s 🖐

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

🖐😊

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Have fun Buddy34

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Good luck!!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Have a wonderful time, the support is amazing.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Enjoy yourself today CNS. It’s a wonderful way to start your weekend. Start off nice and slow and you’ll be fine. Run at your pace and whatever time you get today will be a PB and a great benchmark to work on. 😀👍

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Enjoy your first parkrun today Comfortnotspeed - but be warned, it can be addictive!😀

[JaoJao Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Super addictive!

[BarbieW Graduate10]

Enjoy your parkrun, it will be great fun, and you definitely won’t be last!

[JaoJao Graduate10]

Hey make yourself know to the run director, there should be a first timers briefing that you will find informative! Xx

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Thank you 😊

[JaoJao Graduate10]

It’s my 12th parkrun today. I’m also doing the first timers briefing so if anyone is new to parkrun make yourselves known to the run director who will ensure you

Get the briefing 😊

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Doing my fourth today. Thought I would hate it, but it turned out to be fun, especially meeting school mates from 50 years back. I started really slowly, cautious as ever, but have steadily increased pace each week....so every run a park run PB so far, even if they are not very fast at all😀Nothing like giving yourself an easy target👍

[damienair Administrator]

Enjoy. You’ll love it.

[abitwobbly Graduate10]

Have fun this morning! Hoping to do one myself soon. Look forward to hearing how you get on 😊

[Kevtrev Graduate10]

Got my time not a PB but I wasn’t trying for it 31:47 which I’m very happy with 😉