Smashed 5k tonight!

[Phippsy87]

Just needed to share my excitement with you all 🙂 I graduated from couch to 5k on Thursday. Next step was my 1st parkrun on Saturday which was a disaster!! I just couldn't do it and found myself walking a lot of it. I came away feeling like I'd failed.

Saturday afternoon my spirits were back up and I took myself off to buy a new pair of running trainers. Tonight they've had their 1st outing and I've run 5k WITHOUT STOPPING!!!!!!😁 and I actually enjoyed it! I cannot tell you how pleased I am!

[Hidden]

Brilliant, well done you

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

In fact aren't we due a pic of the trainers? I thought that was the golden rule

[Minimaxi Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It's true. When you buy new trainers you HAVE to show them to the rest of us

Well done!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Thats brilliant Phippsy😊...

Not surprised you are excited and pleased, it is a great acheivement when you run your first 5k...

The new shoes definately gave you wings...

Great run and you really enjoyed it, well done😊..

[Cliff_H Graduate]

Well done, it's a fantastic feeling isn't it.

[SueKen Graduate]

Very, very well done - graduation and 5k 😊. I hope your experience last weekend hasn't put you off park run?

[Phippsy87 Graduate in reply to SueKen]

Not at all. I know what to expect now. I can't make this Saturday so I'm going to keep going with the 5k runs every other night so hopefully it'll be a bit easier next parkrun

[damienair Graduate]

Hey well done on your 5k last night. You didn't fail at the Parkrun on Saturday. You nailed it. You took part and you finished. I've done 10 Parkruns so far and have only managed to run the complete 5k on 3 separate occasions. Even last Saturday, I ended up having to walk for about 200 meters just to recover after a hill. But I don't count all of them as failures, I learn something new from each one.

Damien