New personal best

[Rockette]

Just done 5k in 34.10 my last 5k was 34.49 glad to see some improvement .

[Mummysaurus Graduate]

Fantastic, your doing so well. I went out this morning and did the C25K+ Stepping Stones Phew that kept me going, can't make up my mind if I liked it or not I found I wanted to run quicker or slower but found it really quite hard to stay on beat, was a bit disappointed to finish stopped my Garmin only to see 4.13k I should of just kept running that extra half lap of the park, still never mind I did run my fastest mile according to the stats so am happy with that.

[Rockette in reply to Mummysaurus]

Well done , not tried that yet , done speed one that's all

[Fitfor60 Graduate]

Great time It's funny in life pre c25k 39 secs was nothing but in PB terms its huge so well done

[Rockette in reply to Fitfor60]

I know lol

[Twilight1 Graduate]

Well done awesome time!!!

[Rockette in reply to Twilight1]

Thanks twilight

[lemondoodle]

39 seconds improvement is very impressive!

[turnturtle Graduate]

That's great Rockette. I have just acknowleged to myself that there will be no sudden breakthrough where I run like an Olympian. Slow and steady shaving off the seconds is the way to go. I was talked out of doing my Park Run at the weekend and ran around the park with my daughter in law instead. It felt slow but I actually managed my fastest mile and two miles. I didn't quite get to 5K as I had decided to run for 35 minutes but was nearly there. I did realise that I much prefer running my big country loop to running continual circuits of a London park though. By the time I passed that discarded nappy for the fourth time I'd had enough! Back to the fields this morning but as they have just been spreading manure it may not feel dissimilar!

[Rockette in reply to turnturtle]

Yes I don't think I'll be breaking any speed records lol . I like to change my routes , because I would get bored running the same old every time . Good luck with all your runs .

[Maitko2 Graduate]

Wow! That is great! How is your knee? My knee is doing better. I ran on the treadmill last week for 20 minutes and last night for 28 minutes. So far that pain I had in my knee has not started up again. I am a little afraid I will hurt it again though.

There is a 5 k race this weekend that I wish I could try.....I'll only be able to get one more run in on the treadmill before then. Can't even think about running outside because it is 10 F and very snowy here!!!! Weather is supposed to be warmer on Saturday!

Good luck at the Parkrun!

[Rockette in reply to Maitko2]

My knee is a lot better thanks , glad to hear yours is ok . I still get little niggly knee pain but nothing major , it's my age though I think . Yes I've been thinking about park run for a while now , going to bite the bullet sat morning & just go for it . Keep up the good work , & don't push yourself too hard

[Jenwrenarm Graduate]

That's a really good time Rockette, well done. You'll be breezing it at that Park Run now!

[turnturtle Graduate]

My time today was nowhere near yours. I was quite disappointed as I found it hard work matching strides to the Stepping stone to 10K music but was actually slower than I was when running to my slow 60's ballads!

[Rockette in reply to turnturtle]

I haven't tried that , tell u what I've started doing , I do my own thing & every now & again I pick out a lamp post or post box, some marker a head & try to run at a faster speed to it then return to my usual pace , then repeat it when I've recovered a bit .