Parkrun - timings

Good for you at having done c25k I accidentally did my first park run long before I could do 5k. Because I'd seen dh go I knew it was really friendly so one day the whole family did it and I stumbled round walk running very slowly! I'm really glad I did it before I'd started training because then I had a time to beat. It's really motivating to have that first slower time to improve upon. It's always more fun at the back BTW much friendlier and more Cheers when you finish. Go for it!

You can check the times on your local park run. But don't worry about being last - DS and I were last on our first one and the tail runner ( well walker really) was enormously supportive.

parkrun hq have recently done a huge amount of promotion of the idea that it's fine to walk the whole thing. Do not worry at all about being slow. If you want to blend in, choose a venue with a big turnout. Last week the smallest parkrun had 9 finishers (Stonehaven) and the biggest had over 900. (Bushy Park). That's actually a small turnout for Bushy which usually has 1000 - 1200. Have fun on Saturday morning and dfyb!

No-one wants to come last, but really its not that bad. You're still lapping everyone on the couch.

Why dont you volunteer for the first time? Then you can decide before having a go that you do want to do it. Once you look at it from another view point (ie the point of the volunteer) you will see that there will be plenty of others like you. Yes there will be club runners, yes there will be people who take it really serious, but there will be a lot of people who will be ambling along happy with the knowledge that they are getting out there on a Saturday morning and doing something more useful with their time.

Give it a go or you'll never know

Oops 46-47 minutes!

At my local ones the last person is usually around 47-47 minutes. Don't forget you'll probably run faster surrounded by other people and the adrenaline will kick in

Yes, some people walk the whole thing. At ours the last person is generally 45-60 mins, there will be a tail runner behind (or with!) You and packing up doesn't start till the tail runner's gone through

50 minutes will be fine. Every parkrun now has to have a tail runner so you won't be last and there'll be someone around if you need support or motivation. Some people at my old parkrun used to walk the whole way. Give it a go, everyone is so friendly, you'll love it. Just don't forget your barcode!