Wk 8 run 2 and smiling thanks to the community support

[Olney]

Good morning 😊 I followed all your advice and took it slow this morning.....or so I thought!! At the end of my 28 minutes I felt so happy I kept going and managed 5km in 32 minutes. It’s mind over matter, I went into it feeling relaxed and am amazed. Thank you everyone for helping me relax. 👍🏻

[SANDI_runs Graduate]

Well done Olney - you smashed it!

[telford_mike Graduate]

Wow, 5k in 32 minutes is an amazing pace! Time to try a parkrun 😀🏃‍♀️👍

[Olney Graduate in reply to telford_mike]

I’m thinking I might brave it. It would be great to run with other people even if they are all ahead of me 😂

[telford_mike Graduate in reply to Olney]

If you can do it in 32 minutes a lot of them (me included) will be behind you!

[ArthurJG Graduate in reply to Olney]

My parkrun is definitely one of the easier ones but yesterday I did a PB of 31’55 “ (so pretty much the same time as you) and when the official results came out I was amazed to see there were MORE people behind me than ahead of me! No way you’ll be anywhere near last running 32’.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

Absolute WOW, Olney! That is a fabulous achievement. 😀😀 Well done you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Olney Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you, I can’t quite believe it myself 😊

[Mayanow]

That is incredible! Very proud of you. Needless to say it is also our brain we are training... for grandeur!!!

[MVBrown Graduate]

Well done your running 5K with enthusiasm and a sense of dIsbelief at the same time. I know the feeling as I am in week 6. If anyone had told me that I would take up running 🏃🏾‍♀️, I would have laughed at them as I had much preferred walking. However, I am now a converted or dare I say -a runner and like you really positive about what I am achieving by taking it slow. Thanks for your encouraging post. Well done👍🏻

[Anatheboxerdo Graduate]

Wow!! Well done 😁