My first 5K

cornerofgreystreet
cornerofgreystreet Posts: 180 Member
edited September 27 in Success Stories
I ran my first 5K today! I was hoping to do it in under 30 minutes and my time was 28:48!!

I can't believe how much I enjoyed myself. I am already planning another couple of races this summer. I never thought I would be able to do this and feel such a sense of accomplishment. Yay!

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  • BigGail
    BigGail Posts: 465 Member
    Wow - that's an incredible time - my aim for my next one is under 30 minutes. Well done you x
  • jmijaressf
    jmijaressf Posts: 215
    Congratulations! Under 30 minutes is awesome! You should try doing a 10K sometime in the near future.
  • TalieMomTo2
    TalieMomTo2 Posts: 6 Member
    Congrats!!! That is fantastic!!! I also did my first 5K this weekend (what an amazing atmosphere)....i aim to be under 30 mins next time!! Keep up the great work!!!
  • SunshineShandra
    SunshineShandra Posts: 5
    Me too! only a 12 minute mile but great for moi. :smile:
  • cornerofgreystreet
    cornerofgreystreet Posts: 180 Member
    It's so great to hear everyones stories of their first races. Congratulations to all! Keep up the good work and heres to more 5k's, 10k"s and beyond!!

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  • ALW65
    ALW65 Posts: 643 Member
    30 pounds down and less than 30 minutes for a 5K....what a fantastic combination!!!! So glad you did well and had fun!
  • mhaskin
    mhaskin Posts: 2
    I ran my first 5Km this weekend as well. It was an incredible experience and I ran a personal best. I was quite happy with myself. Good for you! We should all be proud just for making the life change and finishing the race! Way to go everyone!
  • awelch79
    awelch79 Posts: 233 Member
    Thats fantastic! Thats my goal, too but Ive got a way to go...my PB right now is 34:36! You are awesome!
  • amrichard13
    amrichard13 Posts: 6 Member
    Good job! I ran my first one in 30:12 last year with no training just to see what the 5k thing was all about. Very cool experience. Awesome to see a large group of people so interested in their health.

    This spring I have been training pretty hard. I am following halhigdon.com Advanced 5k training regimen. My goal was at the end of it to run in under 24 minutes. However, the training program has a practice 5k scheduled in which I did in week 3 of 8 and I ran 23:40. Now I don't know what goal I am looking to achieve when I run my real race. Sub 20 minutes would be amazing but hopefully 22 is reasonable and possible.

    BTW, I highly recommend Hal Higdon's training programs. My overall fitness and running ability has increased dramatically. I am amazed how fast I can now run gracefully and with little effort.
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