I was finally awake early enough on a Saturday to go and do a #parkrun and after weeks of not #running, and even longer with not doing a 5K, I was very pleased to get a new PB of 32:13 (last one on 26 July was 35:25). I’m just a bit gutted that I walked briefly in the last kilometre after over-cooking it because with better pacing I might have snuck under 32 minutes. At least i have a goal for the next one. I guess doing regular #zwift riding helps with running fitness too.
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@simon May I say, a terrible terrible runner, how encouraging it is to see people posting BPs lke 32m13s? Seriously, thank you.
@mike Thanks Mike. I think I’m pretty slow but I enjoy the mental health benefits and it is lovely to see improvements like this despite not having any sort of training plan or routine. Today I just decided to run at a comfortable pace… until the final lap of the park when I got too competitive with the person in front when we were going up a hill and I over-cooked it. They probably wondered why I crept past only to walk at the top, wheezing badly, as they jogged steadily past me.
@simon Haha, well at least you finished! I've managed to get to 5k on a treadmill 41 times (but not in the last few years! Best time 30m34s). But I've only attempted a park run once, and couldn't finish.Your example might be what it takes to push me over the edge!
@mike Honestly, go and give it a go. And if you end up walking then there is no shame in that. Plenty of people attend mine to just walk it but there are plenty of people, myself included, who walk sections and don’t run 100% of the time.
@simon That is good advice. The one time I tried before (A) it was a very muddy forest, hard to run on, and (B) when I couldn't run any more I just stopped. Should have kept walking.
@mike Definitely. And try to do one with proper paths too… mud is exhausting to run through.
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@simon That’s a great improvement! Congrats.🎉
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