Hard to believe that a couple of months ago I was doing the 'run 5 mins, walk 5 mins' thing (and feeling a bit deflated that it was harder than I thought it would be) yet today did my first 10K race - the Great Manchester Run.

Came in with a time of 52mins 53 secs which I'm really pleased with. Never been able to break the 55 mins in training.

So, anyone out there now just starting out - do stick with it. It may not feel like it now, but in a surprisingly short while you'll be making plenty of progress !

Simon

Well done Simon... great stuff! Race atmosphere always makes you a little faster

Well done that's a respectable time if you only took up running a couple of months ago.

Well done Simon.

I`m sure it will be the first of many.

Good going Simon. Keep it up.

Excellent result

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Well done Simon.

You have every right to feel proud of your self.

Keep up the good work.....

Wow thats great going ive got my first race on June 10th its only 5k but everyone keeps telling me not to expect too much coz they'll be that many people there that i wont be able to run like i do in training is that true. I can imagine that i will be really frustrated if that happens.

Stotty are you running a Race for Life?

yeh at Alexandre Park in Oldham

They are very crowded and some enter to walk so if you are fast you will have to weave in and out of some of the ladies - I would start nearer the front. However the atmosphere is always great at these events and the emphasis is always on raising money for cancer research not the running itself - for instance there will be no results published and no one will record your time over the finish (other than yourself). Just enjoy the atmosphere - ti gets quite emotional reading all the messages on peoples backs.

If you want to race maybe look for a race organised by a local club.

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Yeh i can imagine it will get quite emotional ive wanted to do it for a couple of years but never got round to it thats why i started training not really thinking i would enjoy it as much as i do but ive had a look at some races on the site and think i'm going to register for some of those.

Have a look at www.runnersworld.co.uk as well

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My race for life is on Sunday how should i be running this week. I was going to do tues, thurs and sat morning will that be ok

I'd suggest that you do the Tuesday and Thursday runs only and then rest before the big day.
Good luck.