PARK RUN DONE 🎉😆❤️

[accidentalrunner]

Following up on yesterday's post - I DID IT! Ran 5K without stopping and walking!! When Laura said I could stop (after 30mins) I was only 500m or so from the end so I pushed through 💪🏼💪🏼

Again struggled with pacing myself, average speed 7:00m/km, and so was struggling from about 15 minutes in... any tips on pace?

[SueKen Graduate]

Very well done! Can't advise on pace I'm afraid, I'm still working on that too, but for me 7min/km is a pretty decent pace. Welcome to the Parkrun family 😊

[accidentalrunner Graduate in reply to SueKen]

Thank you! I was amazed it was quite that fast - might have to stick with a paced runner next time ☺️

[davelinks Graduate]

Well done!

You upped your pace on the last run, which is not a bad, so what is the problem? Just keep getting out doing what your doing and building gradually..

[accidentalrunner Graduate in reply to davelinks]

I'm happy that I upped my pace, but during the run I was very tired very early so might have been a bit much 😜

[Millsie-J Graduate]

You did so well! Great start to the weekend. I also did PR this morning with my daughter and her friend, a lovely run!

Start a bit slower, its easy to get carried along with faster runners. Try to aim for negative splits perhaps, where you start slow and quicken a little each kilometre.

[accidentalrunner Graduate in reply to Millsie-J]

That's a good idea, thanks! I'll give that a go. I found myself trying to keep up with people obviously much fitter than me!!

[Millsie-J Graduate in reply to accidentalrunner]

That will come, you have great speed for this point in the programme but as ever build slow and steady.

Enjoy!

[damienair Graduate]

It's hard to find the right pace. I did my 11th Parkrun today. Did not go out to break a PB, just ran for fun. Over time as you get stronger and fitter and comfortable with running your pace will naturally improve and a 7:00/km pace will be your fun run comfortable pace. Well done for running it all.👍

Today I ran a comfortable 6:26/km pace. That pace would have been too much for me 6 weeks ago and I would have had to walk bits of the course. Now I can comfortably run that pace for 5k and chat to a fellow runner for most of the course.

Keep running and a 7:00/km pace will soon be a piece of cake for you.

Damien

[Ollski Graduate]

I started right at the back today for my first parkrun thinking it would be more mentally encouraging to be able to pass a few other people than have everyone flying past me. Got past 70 and to be honest it felt good 😂

[SueKen Graduate in reply to Ollski]

I started right at the back and finished right at the back today, but then that was my job as I was tailwalker today 😊

[Millsie-J Graduate in reply to SueKen]

Every finisher is a winner, same finish line for all. Well done on volunteering 👍🏼🏃🏼‍♀️

[Running-girl Graduate in reply to SueKen]

Thank goodness for tailwalkers!😊

[Madge50 Graduate]

Excellent! Now you're hooked..... 🏃‍♀️ I love parkrun ❤️, best way to start the weekend. I never know or plan what I feel like doing at parkrun, I generally start off slow - mine is very busy, usually over 500 runners.....and then see how I settle, I do generally speed up, but just go with the flow.

Mx

[Hidden]

Fantastic stuff, well done you especially on the last 500. As I understand it pace comes with practice and squats probably as Rignold may hint... you could maybe try some HIIT sessions, I'm not there yet, but I hear they are a useful tool

[accidentalrunner Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I was very proud I managed to push through ☺️☺️ I've thought about HIIT but it doesn't sound very much fun 😂

[Hidden in reply to accidentalrunner]

Fair point on HIIT thing... maybe we could drop one of the I's and then it may not be quite so bad