Parkrun

[E27M14]

Did my first Parkrun this morning. It was great. Thank you so much to Equi-geek who met me at the start and ran with me. I managed to run all the way without stopping to walk, which I don’t think I could have done without my buddy keeping me going.

My token said 610 th place, and Strava said it was my PB at 41:06. I’m really happy with that and will definitely be going again!

Thanks to everyone on here for your lovely support too.

New goal, to get under 40 mins.

[molly1973 Graduate]

Brilliant! Glad you enjoyed it. My goal is to get under 40 but it’s a way off yet

[ktsok Graduate]

Wooohoooooo!!! Yes! AND a goal to go for too 😊

[Equi-geek Graduate]

Lovely to meet you! Great effort this morning - top running! Glad I could help show you the ropes. That second lap back straight can catch a lot out when going anti-clockwise! Next week it's back to the clockwise way round, the week after that is the one where we can't run because of the cani-cross event. x

[damienair Graduate]

Congratulations on your first Parkrun and well done. You’ll be under 40 mins for 5K in no time. Happy running.

[K8nno Graduate]

Well done. Told you you’d enjoy it. Sub 40 will come.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Ah! Just great! What joy to find Equi-geek at the start after her helpful find me in the hat idea! So very pleased you! Such new experiences are definitely worth celebrating 🍾🥂👏🏻😊🎉👍🌟 💥⚡️ 🏃🏻🤸‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️🏃🏻🤸‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️

[Keep-it-ticking Graduate]

Well done, Swindon is on my to do list. How did you find the course ?

[E27M14 Graduate in reply to Keep-it-ticking]

I had walked the course many times with my dog a few years back, so running it, I was surprised at how hilly it is!! It isn’t really but where I normally run is really flat and in my mind the park is quite flat!! It was a really lovely atmosphere though, and I will definitely be going back again.

[Keep-it-ticking Graduate in reply to E27M14]

They do become addictive .