Did it !

[CatMo13]

Loved my first park run Loved it! What a great friendly bunch of people... and so much for not going too fast ... whoops , got a bit carried away and smashed all my records!! I may live to regret that I fear. But at the time it didn’t feel like I was going that fast. So happy, will be back and very lucky to have 4 parkrun venues in our city! Thanks to everyone on here for all the support - especially Bluebirdrunner and Old Floss. Haha I think I’m at the Oscars now 🙄😂 x x x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations CatMo13 on running your first ever parkrun, very good time as well, yes you deserve a running Oscar. 😊 🏃

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Haha no no no. Well , okay then 😁

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Well done to you! Congratulations!🍾🥂🏅👏🏻😊🎉👍☀️ 💥⚡️ 🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️ My first Parkrun was also a very special experience! So glad that I just fancied a peek at the C25k forum and spotted your post! Enjoy the glow!

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Arh thank you 61! That’s a lovely array of emojis 😊🙏🏻⭐️

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

Lol! I really like emojis!

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

So are you doing the 10k plan?

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

Pleased to say that I gradually increased my distance and have reached just over 11km. Currently taking it easy because of hamstring strain which happened during a very easy pace. Had a week off icing, resting and have now have two runs since. Happy running to you! 🏃‍♀️😊

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Wow , good distance 👍🏻

[damienair Graduate]

Congratulations on your first Parkrun. Wow and what an amazing pace and time. Excellent stuff. You’ll be on a high for a week.

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to damienair]

Arh thanks so much! I was pretty chuffed, well until I saw I came 464th out of 542 😂 hey ho ! No I’m still very pleased 😀

[damienair Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

The amazing thing about Parkrun is that you are only competing against yourself and your previous PB times. I adore Parkrun, did my 29th this morning. It keeps me running.

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to damienair]

Wow well done. I’m going over to your profile now to check out your story 👍🏻

[Irish-John Graduate]

Well done!!!🥂😊😊😊😊

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Thank you - yes correct emoji - two glasses were had tonight 😁

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Congratulations on smashing those records... a nice easy run next time out will sort any aches out that you get!

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks Unfitnomore! Yeah I was thinking that. Already can tell I needed to stretch a lot more than I did!

[Pianism Graduate]

Well done on discovering Parkrun. It's amazing isn't it? But be warned... it's a bit addictive!

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Pianism]

Thank you. Yes I’m a bit worried about doing it every week, I would have to give myself a massive talking to, like ‘don’t try to beat your PB !’

[Pianism Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

Yes. Some people I've met set specific dates for PB tries... e.g. 1st week in the month is trying for a PB and the rest of them they purposefully run with a slower runner to keep their pace down. There are options.

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Pianism]

Hmm good idea . I don’t know any slower runners than me is the trouble, I’m usually the slowest ever runner! Maybe I could just tag along with runners at the back I guess. Self control is required! Thank you Piano 🎹

[ktsok Graduate]

Well done CatMo! That’s great that it didn’t feel that fast; you are clearly built for performance under pressure! 👌

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to ktsok]

Hmm you got me thinking now ! 😊

[Couchpotato2 Graduate]

Great! Glad you went out and did it and more importantly enjoyed it

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

Thank couch potato! Hope your running is going well too 🙌

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

Yes so far so good. Due to run this am...

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Oh... so pleased you had fun CatMo....and what a quick time. 💥 I know you were nervous about doing Parkrun, but I've only heard people say how friendly everyone is and that they felt welcome, so was sure you would be looked after.

Those robot legs of yours knew what to do and you did brilliantly. I hope your knee didn't grumble. Well done ! 👌✋👏👏👏👏✔🍸🍸🌟🌟🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊xx

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks Jan! Yes my robot legs 😂 they did know! All these weeks of little runs have worked some magic and I found strength I didn’t know I had ! Very stiff today though ! 😬

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to CatMo13]

Top up with water, a gentle walk maybe 😊xxx

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Husband is dragging me out for a walk 😁 x

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Hi CatMo13, Not a reply to this post. I'm sure that you had posts about the free place on the Brighton HM, which I responded to. Looks like you found a way of deleting your posts, perhaps because someone took up the offer. I do hope that someone was able to.

Happy running to you.

[CatMo13 Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Hi 61, Arh thanks for checking back with me ! Yes I found a friend whose brother has taken the place. 👍🏻