Keeping going…

[Oldlady64]

Thanks everyone for the really supportive comments, they help me a great deal.

Building on getting back into regular running, I got out again yesterday and managed a slowish but fairly comfortable 22 minute run - I had intended doing 20 minutes but felt able to keep going, so I did!

Planning to do a park run with my older sister in a few weeks time, when we are in the north together, so that’s a good goal to work towards. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep running for somewhere between 25-28 mins by then, as I work my way towards my goal of completing a ‘fully run’ park run 😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Juse terrific!

Always having a little bit left in the tank! Keeping a comfortable, happy pace and a lovely goal to work towards.

It sounds just right ...Well done you

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Your recent posting really helped me, so a big thanks to you!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

i am so glad! We help each other don't we?

[Roxdog Graduate10]

That's great!

[nowster Graduate10]

Whereabouts in the north are you thinking of parkrunning? Some of us may know the courses and give you an idea of what to expect.

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Thanks nowster . I’ll be in the north east in Middlesbrough.

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

That's more Tasha99 's stomping ground. I'll tag her here to see if she can help.

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

thank you the tag!

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

I’m in Middlesbrough! Striving to get to 150 parkruns before 2023! If you fancy a VRB meet up at parkrun, I’d love that! Which parkrun will you go to?

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Hi Tasha99 ! Good to be in touch. I’ll be at the Albert Park run on 19th November as me and my sister (we’re from a large Middlesbrough family!) are visiting family for the weekend. Would love to meet up to say hi 😁

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

Excellent! I’ll look forward to it 😍

[Dendev75 Graduate10]

You might surprise yourself on park run day, as you get carried away with the atmosphere. Lots of people ‘Jeff it’ round park run. I’d just keep it slow from the beginning and chat away to your sister for a nice comfortable pace. Enjoy. 😊

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Dendev75]

Really good ideas, thank you so much!

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

I have only run at one Park Run (7 times) in Middlesbrough and that is at Albert Park. There is parking at the junction of Clairville Road and Park Vale Road. One of our local Ultra runners calls it the PB park because it is pretty flat. Just a gentle upslope on one side and a corresponding downslope on the other. It is two laps plus a bit at the start. Each of my runs there was quicker than the previous one, so it was effectively a PB every time!

There is another PR at Stewart Park which has a car park at its Ladgate Lane Entrance, but I have never tried it. I too am working my way back from a leg niggle which showed itself on the GSR two weeks ago. It is improving but I am not quite 5k ready yet. I am hoping to manage 4 to 5k up in the forest this morning. Hope that helps.

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

That is super helpful, thank you so much! It is the one in Albert Park so it sounds do-able to do that park run in two weeks time. I’ll run as much as I can, probably around 25 mins, then walk the last bit! It’s a work in progress for me!

I hope that your work back to full health continues to go well.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

Thanks; it is well organised and friendly. You will be fine 🙂

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

this is near my house 😍

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Lovely to read your story and great to have you back ❤️

Keep it steady and you’ll get there.

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you for your encouragement, it really helps! I did a further run yesterday - again keeping firmly in my mind all of the great posts I’ve been reading - and did 22 minutes running followed by fast walking to take it up to 30 minutes. More progress I feel 😄