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