Finally ran 5k!!

[bally187]

Graduated from the programme in May and have mostly kept the running up (apart from a blip at the end of July).

About two weeks ago, I remembered that I’d rashly signed up for the 5k at the Bournemouth Marathon Festival, which focussed my mind rather!

Anyway have been training again for the last couple of weeks and this morning I ran my first ever full 5k.

I don’t think I’ll ever get down to doing 5k in 30 minutes...this morning I took 50 minutes but do you know what - the feeling of achievement to actually run that distance is amazing.

5 more Sundays before the event so that’s 5 more 5ks to get in (including one in Jersey) and that will make me even more confident that I won’t feel like a fool/fraud in completing the “race”

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Fabulous job. You will be more than ready when the race comes around

[MVBrown Graduate]

Bally 187, fantastic running. You’ve achieved your 5k goal. You certainly come across as feeling satisfied about your race today. Thanks for sharing.

[SendWine Graduate]

Well done, it took me a couple of months to reach the magical 5km. You sound more than ready for your race.

I've got my first ever Parkrun next week 😬 and as it gets closer I'm thinking if all sorts of excuses why I can't/shouldn't do it.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SendWine]

By your name you like wine, don't have any excuses not to run your first ever park run😁run it,

[SendWine Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I know, think I'm going to have to skip the wine this week 🤔

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

Wayhay!! Brilliant achievement, and what a landmark it is too! 👏👏👏 I ran my first one last week too, and felt the exact same way. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😀

You’ll enjoy your race, and have time to get a few more 5ks in your legs beforehand. I’m doing similarly with my first Parkrun and can’t wait!

Good luck! 😀😀

[monkeyannie Graduate]

I can very much identify with your post I recently graduated and can only manage 3k in 30 mins and I'm sure it will take me many weeks to reach 5k so reading your post has spurred me on as I was calculating 5k would take me about an hour with the speed I run !! good luck with your race and congratulations on the 5k x

[01liam]

Keep it up your doing 👍

[Pink-Floyd Graduate]

The 2 parkruns I did after graduation back in April both were about 48 min, well behind nearly everyone else. Running has been a little hit and miss due to such hot weather but I have kept it up with aim of trying to gradually speed up with some autumn patkruns planned. Slow and steady better than not at all. Haven’t we done well!😀