Wk8r1. 2nd Parkrun

[Dave58]

Did my second parkrun today and was absolutely delighted that my son joined me! As I guessed would happen I went off slightly faster than planned but it's so hard to keep it in check as it's slightly downhill and all the racers seem to drag me along lol. Got to the 1st km and checked my watch and said to my son this is too fast. He replied that it was faster than he normally starts off on his runs. So we slowed a bit but still going at a comfortable pace. By 3km we were still running side by side but I was starting to feel the pace. My breathing was more laboured. Still not completely over the cold virus I've had for the last 2 weeks. 1.5km to go and I started to slow down. My son looked behind so I nodded to him to say go for it cos I could see he was feeling strong. I finished over a minute and a half behind him but he had actually ran a new pb so I wasn't too surprised. So in conclusion I'd just like to say to anyone thinking of doing a parkrun to just go for it. You'll love it

[RunBrianRun Graduate]

Well done on staying with your son for so long. I always hit the wall at 3km and have a real battle with the gremlins to keep going as I’m usually gasping for breath from over reaching. Parkruns are very special for so many reasons not least for them being able to embrace family and community.

[Dave58 Graduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

It was great to be able to stay with him for so long. So proud of him finishing as strong as he did. My target now is to cross the line with him