Parkrun #1

[tiggs1]

Today I registered on the Parkrun website and I have planned my runs around work (i travel a lot) so that I can have 2 rest days next week and then do my first parkrun on Saturday 14th..... I am quite confident that I won't be running the whole 5k however next Wednesday I should complete W5R3 and I am confident that I will be able to run for the 20 minutes now I have got my 'slow and steady' sorted. With this in mind I plan on meeting the people at my local parkrun and giving it a go for 'slow and steady' for as long as I can do then walking/jogging until I get to the end but most of all enjoying the motivation and love I now have for getting out there for a run!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant, when you go to parkrun just do the run you would be on that day and if you need to walk that ok as well. Good luck 😊

[tiggs1 Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy, I just really want to spend some time with other runners... my partner and friends are supportive of me taking up running but I don't know anyone else who actually goes out for a run.

I was planning on repeating the W5R3 run to get me around the course and then just walk/jog to the finish line rather than starting the W6 runs as I am saving them for the following week

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to tiggs1]

Good idea. I also run on my own so parkrun is great that there are lots of runners to join you 😊

[damienair Graduate]

If you go to the same parkrun each week you will get to know the regulars. The saying goes that birds of a feather flock together. And that is very true at parkrun from my experience. There is a group of around 20 at my local parkrun and they finish anywhere between 17 to 40 minutes. They meet up as a running group twice during the week and they run at parkrun every Saturday. They wear matching t-shirts and go off for breakfast together. They are rowdy, chatty and great fun and all in their 50’s. I have also met a group of about 10 from parkrun and we sometimes meet at 8am on a Sunday morning for a long run. I’ve been living in my locality for 17 years now and I have met and got to know so many lovely people through running and as a result I feel very much part of the community.

Enjoy, it’s a great way to meet people from your local community.

Damien

[Dexy5 Graduate]

While you are the c25k programme, it is advised to just do the normal run for that day. So start near the back and set your app/podcast from the start with your 5 minute walk , 20 minute run, and then walk to the end. It is very supportive and very addictive. Have fun.

[EdithEsther]

Enjoy. They are great. I’m always in the last few to finish but that doesn’t matter. The important thing is to get out there and do it.