My 3rd 5K, braving the local park run course :)

[Plattszo]

After much procrastinating this morning, thoughts like: Shall I go? Shall I leave it and start afresh next week (and go again at attempting 3 runs per week). Where shall I go? Do I want to repeat a run I know? Do I want to try something new? Shall I forget it all and "treat" myself to a lazy Sunday? Can you even still run??! 😬😬😬

I had to kick all of the thoughts/Gremlins 😈 into touch. I started getting ready and bit by bit my confidence came back. I grabbed the car key and set off. Still not sure where I was going I got to a roundabout and made the decision...let's go the local park and try out the park run route.

It is 3 laps around the Worlds first public park (Central Park in New York is modelled on it), it is a beautiful place to be. Getting going, I thought, we (who's we...? Only me out 🤣😂) can just try 2 laps and see how you feel.

The run felt mostly like it was uphill running or on a big camber in the road. I spent my time snaking on and off pavements, on and off paths and grass, trying to maintain social distance in quite a busy place.

During the first 5 minutes my right knee, felt like it needed to click into place and I was actually hobbling... not sure what happened but I think it woke up and corrected itself. Why does everything feel detached from my head today...like they are not mine ?🤣😂

I got round 2 laps, without my watch to check pace and only had Stava telling me every 500m how I was doing (I have only just left my c25k coach behind), once I had hit 3.5k I wasn't going to give up there....I felt OK, if a bit tired but figured it was worth pushing on with.

I got to 5K in around 38 minutes.... which wasn't bad for me considering inclines and all the snaking around.

My 3rd 5K in the bag (consolidation 17, I think) and the distance is starting to feel less like a magnificent achievement and more like, yeah, I can do that without too much bother 😊😊😊 hurrah!!!

@Tinytears60 and I are doing the Virtual Race for Life next weekend (cue lots of pink 💗👚🌸🎀♀️ photographs and fizz to finish 💫🥂), so this was a good dummy run.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Fantastic run for you today Plattszo, sub 40 minutes, you should be very proud of yourself, TT60 will also be chuffed that you ran a sub 40 minute 5K, well done, it was very good that you ran on the local parkrun course.

Since the official Parkruns ended in March I have ran 27 (not) parkruns, but none on a official Parkrun course, perhaps sometime soon I might do that, good luck for your Viritual Race for Life with your friend TT60 next weekend. 😊 🏃🏾 🎓

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Good to hear of your 3rd 5k, well done 🙂👍

Oh, and I totally get all the procastination before a run !

For me this is always the hardest part !

I go through all the same fights with myself even now 😁

if I have had one rest day then I don't mind too much if I don't run , but then after 2 I really have to win that battle

😂

Well done with your time , and yes it's good when a 5k just feels like well yeah, it's what I do 😁

Good luck to you and Tinytears60 with the race for Life 👍

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Well done Plattszo 👏🏻👏🏻 your third 5k in the bag, that park looks a lovely place to run. Good luck to you and TinyTears60 for next weeks Race for Life, I look forward to seeing your celebratory photos and reading all about it 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅🏅

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Well done! 👏👏👏🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👍 good time, too! I’ve yet to manage a sub 40 minute 5K.

Good luck with the Race for Life 👍

[Smile23 Graduate]

Fab well done. I am doing the race for life too. Feels like i am becoming a grown up runner😁

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Congrats on the run and kicking your gremlins into touch! Good luck to you and TT next week, I can’t wait to be doing some running events 😃

[MccHa Graduate]

Well done Plattszo 👍👍 glad you feeling the confident in 5K.

Good luck with the Race for Life 👍