First Parkrun

[Celtprof]

Hello all- a lovely morning for my first parkrun. I really enjoyed it, even though I was a little nervy at the start as I'm used to running alone rather than with 400 other people! I completed it in 33.08 and I'm pleased with that. Hope all of your runs are going well- enjoy the sunshine! 

[barmybint Graduate]

Wow!  That's really speedy - congratulations.  My first one last Saturday was a whole 10 minutes slower

[Celtprof Graduate in reply to barmybint]

Thanks! I thought it would be slower as I plodded along. I think that's the best approach! Well done on completing 5k. It's a huge achievement that the majority of people would seriously struggle with. 

[Noaky12 Graduate]

Thats a fantastic time. Well done! 

[goonkeepgoing Graduate]

Congratulations  ☺

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Great run! Well done on your first Parkrun.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done... go you,,,,

[B0bP Graduate]

Excellent, well done 😀

[ElsieW Graduate]

Well done, that's my problem.  Too scared to run with other people!  Will give it a go soon though! xxx

[Celtprof Graduate in reply to ElsieW]

You really should- I wasn't confident about it at all but actually the other people made it for me. Some of the more experienced (much faster) runners really cheered us on for the last 5 minutes when things got tough. The applause and shouts of encouragement from the marshals was lovely too. Give it a shot- you won't regret it! 

[miss_august Graduate]

Good for you! I want to do one by the end of the month if I manage to graduate, but that's exactly what makes me nervous too! Not sure I am ready for others to see the state I'm in during/after running!

[Celtprof Graduate in reply to miss_august]

Believe me, you will be in good company! I am basically a running tomato after about 2k. You'll be fine- go for it. 

[jt24 Graduate]

Fantastic, well done

[Katie204 Graduate]

That's an amazing time - very well done!