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But no more πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Had a blast, totally loved it and would really recommend it to anyone who hasn’t run one before.

Surprised as I thought it was for fun!! The whole parkrun was in front of me, it was like they all sprinted!! ...well felt that way. I could here oldfloss in my ear β€˜slow & steady’ & really tried not to get carried away as I was determined to run for the whole 5k!! Had to conquer Mount Everest too and Ben Nevis....seriously what is that all about πŸ˜‚. I was so relieved to hit the 4K marker & then almost panic when I knew I was running for the first time past 30mins 😱😱. However I wasn’t being beat by the gremlins and said to myself ...I am earning my Gin’S tonight!! Boom it worked and before I knew it I completed two firsts!! A full 5k run and running more than 30mins πŸ˜€πŸ˜€.

Happy running everyone & a great weekend.

And back to 30mins for me on Monday..phew! πŸ˜… xx

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Jay66UKGraduate

Well done. My first one next Saturday.

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Soz22Graduate in reply to Jay66UK

Enjoy xx

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pianoteacherGraduate

Brilliant :-)

So glad you enjoyed it - I think it's fab!

Great achievement running it all as well. I tried for the first time today (didn't quite manage it) it's considerably more difficult than walking some of it x

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Soz22Graduate in reply to pianoteacher

Thank you & well done to you too xx

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Bridget007Graduate

Yay! Well done! πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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Soz22Graduate in reply to Bridget007

Thank you xx

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Tasha99Graduate

Congratulations. You’ll be a regular now!

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Soz22Graduate in reply to Tasha99

Lol not sure about that but totally loving it...I’ve been buzzing all day long xx

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AnnieW55

Well done! PR is for everyone, walkers, pram pushers, dog walkers - and people out for PBs. The trick is to run at your pace and not worry about anyone else. Here's to the next one πŸ‘

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Soz22Graduate in reply to AnnieW55

thanks, I had a blast! I really tried just to just focus on my pace, run...not sure I achieved that tho πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ and I will defo better bf doing it again xx

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