Well, that wasn’t easy BUT I did it. Still running like this 🐌 rather than like this 🏃♀️ though. Will I ever get any faster? My aim was to do a park run when I finish the programme but am I too slow? What do experienced park runners think?
Week 8, run 1 - done but still very slow - Couch to 5K
Week 8, run 1 - done but still very slow
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There is no such thing as too slow for parkrun. That’s official from them! facebook.com/parkrunUK/post...
Great job on today’s run... soon be collecting that graduate badge.
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No way will you be too slow. The last person crossed the line in well over an hour at our parkrun last weekend! A dear old gentleman walking round. ❤️ There’s no time restraint, so go for it!
I’m a 🐌, gradually getting quicker by degrees. It just takes miles (kms) in the legs. I’m still working on it! 😀
So continue enjoying the programme with no worries about how slow you’re going, and enter parkrun. You won’t regret it! 🏃♀️👏
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I so often read the "I'm really slow" post and those that then post a time are all faster than me. I'm not ever going to do a park run so that isn't an issue for me, but I would like get faster. However little by little that seems to be happening so for now, stick to plan, you're so close to finishing.
Ha ha, I’m a 60 year old Granny, so when I say I’m slow I’m really s l o w! However, I seem to be progressing week to week so I hope the speed will pick up as I get more experienced.
I feel really slow still too ! I’m doing 3k in 25 mins - then when I did 28 I was only about .02 over 3k 😂😂 I figured once I get to 30 mins I will then try and speed up !! It is about endurance rather than speed though ❤️ And I can’t believe I’m saying “only 3k” 8 weeks ago I couldn’t run up the stairs !! 😂
That is encouraging to know ! I worry that I am “behind” everyone else and that I should be quicker :/ but yes once I’ve graduated I will concentrate on being a bit quicker then thank you !! It’s my 30th birthday tomorrow so not sure I’ll run for a couple of days lol xx but I will need to after all the cake expect Lol x