I ran my first ever 5k

BigGail

Thanks to couch to 5k on the ipod I ran my very first 5km race yesterday for charity and raised nearly £400!

I would never have been able to do it without MFP and C25K.

My time was 33 mins 12 secs - 26 secs faster than my PB in training.

Yay!

oBirdieo

Well done!!! I'm going to start C25k after another 30 pounds or so and I'm really looking forward to the day when I can say I've run 5k!

momtozmc

Yeah!!! good for you!!!!!!

Congratulations!

Chinook71

Congratulations!! Good job!

rgoodearl

That is awesome!!! I did my first 5K last March... You must be very proud !!!! :happy:

WolffEarl

That is a very good time for your first 5K.. Well done. And you raised an amazing amount of money too. Double the benefit.

traceywaugh

well done it feels great to achieve.

fadedflower79

Awesome time too!! Well done!!!

flukes9

Congratulations. I did my first 5K in March (but not nearly as good of a time as yours) and I've since done another one. I still don't really enjoy running, but I enjoy the accomplishment of raising money for a good cause and achieving a goal I set for myself. You should be very proud too!

edorice

Congratulations!!! Keep at it. Go to active.com and find your next race.

AbFab2011

Well done you! I'm hoping to do a 10K in July. I only started running a few weeks ago!

Karenvonw

Great job!!! I am doing my first one at the end of June and I can't wait! Such a great time you did!!! Such an inspiration!

SandraMay1982

WOO!

milehighcritic

Congratulations. I finished the running the AirLife Memorial Run\Walk here in Colorado this morning. This the first run event I have ever attempted. I ran the entire 5k without stopping. Another C2k5 success. At the end I sprinted towards the finish line but could not catch the girl running in the banana costume.

Next goal 10k

iarookie

WTG! Fantastic!!

iarookie

WTG! Fantastic!!

Ms_Natalie

Feel proud lady! that's fantastic!!

Really great time too!! :flowerforyou:

jmgj27

Fantastic stuff! You'll be running marathons before you know it!

bubbaduts

Great Job! Be careful they are addictive i ran a 5k then a 5 mile now 2 weeks from now i will be running a half marathon! It's the best feeling in the world to run a race!

ImperfektAngel

Congrats! I hope to one day be able to do this as well

sarah120906

Congratulations! I want to start the C25K soon:)

dlm10

Way to go!! Be so proud of yourself....we are!!

cccathyyy

That's amazing, great job!

katapple

Congrats!! Awesome time for your first 5k!

sherrywoody1

Great job Gail! I ran my first last fall and it took me the whole day to come off of the 'high' from all the wonderful endorphins, !!!!!!!!!

tinareet

woooooooooooooooohooooooooooo I'm looking forward to completing my first 5 k too xx

happymom1197

Congratulations! You should be proud of your accomplishment!!! I ran my first one in April, another one yesterday, and have set a goal to run one once a month this summer!!!! Congrats and keep up the hard work

mrstudz

conrgratulations!!! now try and do it in 20 mins or less...to give you an idea the world record is about 15 mins i think.

20 mins or less is benchmark for many football clubs during team tryouts...its verychallenging.

BerryH

Well done! Great time too!

DESIREE1210

Congrats, that's fantastic!!!

BigGail

Thanks everyone - I think I'll set my next goal to get it under 30 mins! On the run I did, the record for a woman is 16.28 and it's 15.47 for the men - so yeah, I'm a long way off yet. Still hate running - although I must admit, it's the only thing that has tones up the saggy, flabby horrible bits round my knees!