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A parkrun first for me

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This was my 14th park run, a really cold and muddy one! I noticed the numbers of runners had greatly diminished over the last few months.

I took up my position near the back and set off at a steady pace. I thought I’d run for about 30 mins and then finish with a fast walk. I got chatting to a couple who had a similar pace to me and they encouraged me ‘don’t walk, just slow down to baby steps running and keep going’. So I did! I kept running at the slower pace and even then managed a push to a faster pace at the end.

So, I did my first park run running all the way. I am really happy with that, and a time of 38.09 minutes.

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well done 👏🏻 🎉 Bet that feels great

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That's awesome, well done running all the way

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Excellent run for you at parkrun Oldlady64, a sub 40 minute 5K is very good and you ran all way 😊 🏃🏾 it was very nice of that couple encouraging you to run in baby steps, you should be very proud of yourself.

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Oldlady64Graduate10 in reply toAlMorr

It is all part of the joy of joining in events like the park run, everyone is so friendly and helpful! I am very pleased with myself and want to use this to keep going and pressing on!

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Well done Oldlady64 😁

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Oldlady64Graduate10 in reply toOldManRunning

Thanks, the encouragement on this forum really helps!

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Week7Graduate10

🌟 good run!

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Chinkoflight

There is a certain satisfaction from running all the way, however slowly. 😁🥳😁

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