First Park Run completed.....

[blunta]

Ok, so I went on my first park run which was on the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. I have to admit that it was a learning curve and I am pleased I did it. My time that I was aiming for was about 40 minutes and I am pleased to say that I got 40 minutes and 7 seconds so the glass is half full for me today. I did not run the entire course and it was a run walk run walk 5k. It was hard but I am pleased to have got round the course and pleased at the time. I'm sure my photo will be on their site later on as the photographer was taking a picture of me and I gave him a cheaky smile which he commented on after the race. I finished 296th out of 299(that was never the goal). Next week I guess I need to look at breaking the 40 minute barrier.

[Girlyswot Graduate]

Well done on your first parkrun ! I have just done my 6th today and love it !

[Madge50 Graduate]

Well done, it's all good!

Mx

[agedsnailspace Graduate]

Well done! If your run was anything like ours today, it was HOT out there, so getting a time like that was an achievement. The bar has been set now - wait til next week and see if you can get one of those magic PBs against your name. A couple of those and you will be hooked, too!

[kat8401 Graduate]

Congrats and well done

[goonkeepgoing Graduate]

Well done. A great start on a gloriously hot day

[runswithdogs Graduate]

Nice work. Nothing wrong with a run-walk strategy, my current 5k pb had a nice walk break in it.

[Hidden in reply to runswithdogs]

Definitely agree, my park run pb run/walk is 2.5 minutes faster than my run all the way time !!

[Theziggy Graduate]

Well done you - remember you get a free Parkrun Running Vest after every 50 Parkruns - only 49 to go