1st Park Run...hot and a very big hill 😅

[Melo_smiles]

For a number of weeks a friend has been trying to encourage me to run Park Run, so today I took the plunge and joined her.

My friend is normally chasing a PB and can run our local park run in under 26mins but she ran with me to keep me company and to keep me going....and I certainly needed her today 😳 It was incredibly hot and after completing our first lap which took us past the lake, along the fairy trail, we were then faced with the very steep hill!! I decided to use this as my walking break and catch my breath before we started our slow and steady plod again. I struggled with the heat and took another brief walking break before running the final kilometre.

Finishing time was 39mins but I feel like I’ve got unfinished business with that route 😂 next time I’d like to get at least half way up that hill and no other walking breaks 🏃🏼‍♀️👊

Everyone was so supportive and cheered us on and my friend was amazing running with me. I’m not sure who was more excited when we crossed the finish line 😁

Hope everyone is enjoying the BH weekend and happy running!

[Tbae]

Very well done.

That route is at your mercy.

You have made a good start.💫🏃‍♀️💫

Laura’s 5k+podcasts,just amazing.🤔👍

[Melo_smiles Graduate in reply to Tbae]

Ooo thank you, I will check it out 😊👍

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Love ParkRuns! Well done. You’ll be hooked now 💪🏽

[Melo_smiles Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Definitely be back for more 😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very well done..hot and hills ...phew

[Melo_smiles Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

It was a tough one Oldfloss...I was constantly questioning why I had agreed to run it but have to admit once I crossed that finish line I was already planning when I could run it again 😁

[Hidden]

39 minutes sounds amazing. Well done you! My aspiration is to run/walk 5k in less than 40 minutes so I am in awe.

[Melo_smiles Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Aww thank you 😊 I finished 260th out of 291 so quite near the back but that’s the beauty of parkrun it’s not a race and you can run, run/walk or just walk.

5k is 5k however long it takes to run 😉👍

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Well done you. I have only ever run on the flat - and that tough enough. It’s great to have someone running alongside. 😎😀

[Melo_smiles Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

It definitely spurred me on having my friend running with me 😊