Well, I did it! Completed the London Halloween 10k last night, it was super fun and I kept going. My work running buddies, experienced runners who have been so patient with me on our lunchtime runs, cheered me in which was very emotional and I was so touched they’d waited around! Couldn’t check my splits for a while and when I did I cried as Strava logged the 10k in 1 hour 7 mins 46 seconds so I was very happy, even managed a 3rd fastest 5k along the way
Considering I’m 52, overweight, only did Cto5k last year then nothing until this April again and now addicted to parkrun I’m really happy 😊
Now thinking about a Santa 🎅 run in December!
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Great photo Anneep! Well done on your 10k event - it sounds like a lot of fun and as though you have well and truly got the bug! How great to have your running buddies cheering you in too.👍🙂 Keep on running!😀🏃🏽♀️🏅
I haven't entered it yet, but Cambridge 10k on 29th December. It sounds like a nice course. I've got to be honest, I haven't thought about how long it might take me, I just want to do it! 1hour 20 sounds doable though for you, no?
Hi Elizabeth - I’ve been fairly slow and steady, my first 10k a couple of weeks ago was about an hour and 19 mins, what really helps is having people around you - I really wouldn’t worry about the time at all. You will still feel so proud of yourself.
A parkrun tourist is when you have done 20 different events, you then see your name on the UK parkrun site. There’s a Facebook group you can join too.
To be fair I’m lucky as where I am in Hertfordshire there are a few around me. I’m also lucky as my partner joins me if he can, and he’s faster but stays with me - but most I’ve done on my own. I did a 5k race in the City in the summer and looked so miserable in the photos - so this time I made sure I tried to enjoy it, it definitely worked
They are, we have a little lunchtime running club and they are fab, we are called the Carrot Runners and the motto is ‘never leave a carrot behind’! However they definitely help my pace
Thank you, my legs are fine but my lower back is quite stiff. I’ve decided to marshal at parkrun tomorrow even though I’m desperate to get my numbers for tourism, I think I need to rest a couple of days
Well, yes that’s an idea although next year’s outfits are already being discussed! One of the guys is saying he might be a nun, which would be fab! The carrots are great, we work in a University so it’s a sort of mascot.
This is amazing Aneep. I’ve been looking at all the races at the Olympic Park as they do loads of midweek runs in the evening time which is great with colleagues working in the City.
Where do you run at lunchtime with your colleagues? I’ve been running along the wapping canal and around shadwell basin and there are 100s of runners along that route which is so comforting to see.
I hope to make it over to Olympic Park for a race at some
Point next year. You’re lucky you did this one, I’ve only just started looking at races and just didn’t catch it in time.
Hiya it was great, lovely course, and being a West Ham supporter it made me smile It was a RunThrough event and well organised. The marshals were fab - that’s why I’m going to marshal in the wind and rain tomorrow!
We’re based in Clerkenwell so usually run along the Regents Canal, very popular with runners and cyclists. We’ve started Plogging once a month now (going on Tuesday) which is jogging and litter picking! A much easier run as it’s stop\start!
Sounds great Anneep, enjoy tomorrow. Volunteering at running events is amazing too, really rewarding.
You plogging sounds fun too, I wish I knew some runners at my workplace but I don’t. I know there are runners because some 200 people are taking part in a corporate team for run in the dark on 13 November but I am not here for it sadly.
Is there any kind of internal bulletin? We use Yammer at work, so I found out about this club through that. There are only about 4 or so regulars but another 5/6 come occasionally. They do a walk/run group too. We even have our own t shirts, I was so proud to get mine!
No nothing like that. Although I may reach out the person who sent the email and ask them if there is a way to connect all the runners on a regular basis. X
Fantastic Anneep!! Well done you! 🙌🏽 I absolutely love that running outfit! How brilliant is that?! 💥 Now I need to get me some neon too! 😂! You’re brilliant! Well done! ❤️
Thank you, Amazon special they had loads of styles! The weird thing is, of all of them my colleague and I bought the same one 🤭. Just as we were leaving, two Japanese girls asked to have their photos taken with us 😂😂
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