My Park Run ~ 1st Official 5K: Good Evening... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,331 members158,508 posts

My Park Run ~ 1st Official 5K

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate
14 Replies

Good Evening peeps,

How you all doing? Hope you having a great weekend, just like the one I've just had!. Well tonight was my 1st ever Park Run and for those who entered the Supernova run and completed it, very well done.

So what can I say.. What a brilliant evening! Firstly I would like to take this time and say to all those who have disabilities (of all kinds and degrees) I take my hat off and salute you guy's n girls. It's one thing watching it all on TV but when there are runners, people in wheelchairs, running alongside you, it brings along it's own perspective and humbleness.

On to the run... Was it cold out tonight or what! In all the excitement, I ended up getting there a bit early and had to wait around for 20 mins. I was frozen! Felt like Elsa I did! My wave of runners eventually took off and I was duly overtaken by a 10 yearold :-( (soon put right to that) ,found my rhythm and style and off I went.

Tonight was the first of 2 things I haven't done since starting C25K (as I am a sucker for sticking to rules and regs) I didn't take any headphones with me, so didn't know any split times, distance. Also no music, no Laura, nothing, nada, zilch.... Only heartbeat, breathing and footsteps could be heard.

Secondly my normal running is quite flat, and straight forward. Never have I done so many up, downs, left, rights,high, Low, U turns! You name it, they had it! It was certainly a learning curve tonight I'll tell ya.

So saving the best to for last, as the run was in the Olympic Park Stratford, I could only put it in a truly Olympic/Olympian performance and yes peeps that's exactly what I did by setting a new PB!! I did it in 27.01 mins!! :-) :-) Looks like I had the eye of the tiger left in me from Wednesday's run!

Thank you all for stopping by, and hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Written by
saul01 profile image
saul01
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
14 Replies
secan profile image
secanGraduate

It sounds like a brilliant experienced, complemented by a brilliant performance! Congratulations, Saul :)

I'm looking forward to emulating you, once I completed the programme.

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to secan

The atmosphere was brilliant... didn't think there would be that many runners

poppypug profile image
poppypugGraduate

That's brilliant Saul ! Well done , you certainly had a tiger in your tank tonight !

Sounds like a really good event ! :-) xxx

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to poppypug

I certainly did....it was Grrrreeaatttt !!

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Graduate

Sounds fab Saul, and fantastic time!

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to Sandraj39

Thank you

Bluebirdrunner profile image
BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Thats fantastic Saul. Really well done.

How exciting to run in the Olympic stadium too. Bet you felt like Mo Farah... :)

Congratulations on your PB great time especially with hills etc.

And you got a medal to remember it by as well.

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Thank you very much and again for the pm. Felt really good, especially when I hadn't got a clue how fast I was running, not quite Mo Farah standards (yet ;-) ).The first person completed the run in 15 mins. It was quite funny, at a certain point I could hear the PA system again and thought yes nearly there, only to turn left and back to normal :-(

AncientMum profile image
AncientMumGraduate

Wow, congratulations. Great time at an amazing venue :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Go you, Tiger.. you let them hear you roar!!!!

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70

Well done Saul you're really doing fantastically! What a great PB! 😊

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to aliboo70

Thank you very much. All due to you guys and the plan!

ElsieW profile image
ElsieWGraduate

Hi Saul, Just catching up with you after a few days. Oh my, how proud do I feel right now running buddy! You are awesome and it's great to see some pics of you to put your face to the name.

Wonderful stuff!

Elsie xxx

saul01 profile image
saul01Graduate in reply to ElsieW

Thank you very much mi dear.

You may also like...

Yaaay! 1st park run and 1st 5k done!

dreadful! Anyway I headed over to my local park run at Pollok Park and there were lots of friendly...

Completed my 1st Park Run - whey hey!!!!

been running 5k for a few weeks now, and this week took the step of registering myself for Park Runs

My first 5K park run...success!!

I did it! I loved it! I’m doing again! What a fab morning. Never ran so much for so long. Can’t...

1st Park run completed!

into my new running shoes and went off to Greenhead Park in Huddersfield for my first Park run....

First park run, first 5k

just done my first park run. Now I'm slow, really slow, and never got anywhere near 5k in 30 mins....