Weekly Virtual 5k ---- drumming up any interest 👍😀

[MontyMooDog]

I've just sent the following to the Admin team....

"There are a few of us who have recently graduated and have started consolidation. I posted earlier on the main forum about how I ran my first ever 5 k this morning albeit at a steady pace and it started off a discussion. We feel that it's important to maintain momentum going forward and some are a bit lost without the help of a program to follow with coaches supporting us. Some have tried for the 5 k but stopped at 30 minutes more out of habit than out of puff.

So I came up with the idea of a "Weekly Virtual 5k" which we believe would focus a few minds and help likewise runners move forward. What it would entail is a 5k run once a week as a consolidation run but then post up a brief write up with maybe a photo and personal stats. It's not meant to be competitive or a race but maybe a help towards the Park Runs when they start up again. It would perhaps be accessed as a weekly pinned post.

Wondered what your thoughts were on this and would it be possible to set something like this up?"

If anyone is interested in this please reply below, spread the word and we'll see how much interest we get. Thanks in advance 👍😁

[Peawee Graduate]

I would be interested, but I'am going away for a month from today so will not be running again until the 30th Aug, so I think I will be running a bit less than 30 min's at first? plus I have not reached 5K in 30 min's in fact I have not reached 5K

[HennieR62 Graduate]

I’d give it a try! Only 2 x 5ks so far in last 2 weeks ..... but I was thinking my next 3 week goals could be 1x 5k, 2 x 30 minutes, so it fits nicely! Would it be a pinned post so it’s easily found?

[Blackberrypie Graduate]

Still in week 7 but sounds good once I get to the end of C25k - keen not to lose the momentum.

[NorfolkWifey Graduate]

I'm interested!

[Jools2020 Graduate]

I’m interested! Can’t run 5k yet, but hoping to in the next few weeks.

[Dollyx72]

Yes I would be interested - hopefully about 3 - 4 weeks away from my first 5K but would like to be part of this for motivation afterwards. Please keep me posted! Thanks.

[nowster Graduate]

Maybe when I graduate at (hopefully) the end of August.

[EThomas Graduate]

I'm interested in order to keep myself motivated.

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate]

Definitely count me in, very interested in this.

[PhoenixRise Graduate]

I’m in!!!

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate]

Yep. I’m interested 👍🏻

[Speedy60 Graduate]

If this doesn't happen for any reason, you can still sign up to parkrun and do a (not) parkrun every week. 👍

[Gannet1 Graduate]

I would definitely be interested but can’t do 5k yet. 😊🏃‍♀️🐢

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Sounds like something I would be interested in as I do want to get into park runs when they resume (although not graduated yet I'm now at week 9)

[Magentabob Graduate]

I’d be interested although, like many other fab runners out there, I’m not near 5k yet. But this could help to motivate me.

[61Lady Graduate]

Great idea - I’d be interested - not quite at 5k yet but only a couple of weeks away I reckon.

Fortunately no one could sensibly treat this as a race with winners and losers - after all, we’ve all got different terrain and weather conditions.

If it can be managed administratively I’d say go for it

[Gymbunny55 Graduate]

I’m interested