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I did Park Run today...46 mins, how can I improve?

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Claptone · 01/01/2022 12:41

Just that really I did parkrun today and completed it in 46 minutes.

I am overweight, size 16 and was pushing a one year old.

I did a mixture of jogging and walking and really struggled to keep up the jogging.
It just seems so far to go before oven even finished one lap even though I can see people much older yipping it round and lapping me 🤣 It's only 5km which I'd walk no problem, can't get my head around jogging for that long.

I had never jogged with a buggy before not sure if this helps or hinders?

The first time I did it pre baby and Covid I did the same course in 38 minutes but my goal now is to finish the year with a better time than 46 minutes.

I hate running but it seems to be the most convenient way to exercise with no excuse if I don't have childcare and the baby slept the whole way round so the fresh air and motion was good for him too.

Did any one else do parkrun today? How did you do?

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GhostofChristmasCheer · 01/01/2022 12:54

You could try the couch to 5k app. Or do some more structured run/walk and gradually increase the running time and decrease the walking. So maybe run 30 or 60 secs and walk 60 or 90 secs. Something that feels achievable. You will naturally get faster just by doing it regularly. Don't try to run as fast as you can when you do run, keep it so if you were running with someone else you could chat to them. Going out in the week is important for that too, you don't always have to do 5k if you do that. Even 20 minutes is good.

Well done for going out today!

purplesequins · 01/01/2022 12:52

yes to c25k

and maybe add some strength training as well.

speed will come with time and fitness.

respect for running with a pusgchair.
that's hard, also because you need to make smaller stepsz

Forgothowmuchlhatehomeschoolin · 01/01/2022 12:51

I have a theory that if it takes you longer then it has to be better than someone who does it in half the time because you have had a longer run!
My pb is 34 mins but l can't get anywhere near that now although am going to try this year.
Pushing a buggy would def have slowed you down.
Well done for doing it!!

FourEyesGood · 01/01/2022 12:48

I haven’t done Parkrun (the idea of running near others terrifies me, so I run early in the morning on my own), but I generally take around 35 minutes to run 5k. It’s come down from about 40 minutes since I started running a couple of years ago, and recently I’ve managed to do it in 33 minutes, but my aim is to get under 30 minutes before the end of 2022. I’m always in awe of people who only take 20 minutes (or less!) to do 5k. I’d like to go further, though - even if I’m going slowly. I’d love to be able to go for 10k.

Have you done C25K? That’s how I started, and doing more incrementally definitely makes it all seem achievable.

Well done for getting out there and running! Pushing the pushchair will definitely have slowed you down too.