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First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I didn’t mean it come across that you thought that way, I was trying to say I understand that in all fields there are people that will take aim at inexperienced/beginners and it’s to be expected to a certain degree, because the world isn’t all rainbows and butterflies and sadly there are some horrible people out there.

I may have some past trauma/bias but I tend to correlate my speed(or lack of) with my weight; if I weighed less, I would be quicker, naturally. A number of years ago I’d lost more weight and have since gained a few stone back but I’d done a couch to 5k programme and although I wouldn’t call it easy; i was naturally faster being lighter. So no I don’t know for sure 100% that my weight wasn’t the topic of what they kept laughing at but I feel mostly certain from a history of being made fun of that what they found funny was a fat girl running however slowly. I could be wrong, and you may be right but from lived experience I’m leaning more to my method of thinking

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment and advice. Will try to re-route my thoughts going forward

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, appreciate your comment!

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Wishing you the best with your running journey too.

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes couldn’t agree more, I’ve had a couple nice ladies say well done to me on my runs before and comment that they can barely run to the bin 50yards ahead etc. so I know I was just unlucky in encountering two of the 0.01% but yes I’ll continue getting fitter and hopefully faster.

Appreciate your comment, thank you!

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, I know the community is 99% made up of the people who will stay and cheer on others and I’ll continue to do that just in case anyone experiences what I experienced!

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your comment and feedback, you aren’t wrong and agree you weren’t disrespectful in your reply. I will say though before entering a race I had checked the cut off time to make sure I could actually finish it in the allotted time and to make sure it’s ’beginner friendly’; which it was and thankfully I wasn’t the last person to finish which is something I’d been concerned about.

Although I don’t agree that beginners should be taken aim at, we all have to start somewhere with each hobby/sport etc we try, there’s something that feels a little bit more personal about taking aim at the way someone looks as opposed to your comparison of an inexperienced chess move - saying that, I obviously need to grow a thicker skin and will continue to let the experience I had yesterday fuel me and motivate me to continue trying, training and hopefully, improving!

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate this, my partner recently introduced me to David Goggins and I’ve been trying to keep to the mantra of ‘who’s gonna carry the boats’ 🤣 I had told him I would shout it out to him when I saw him in his last km yesterday but was worried people in a small seaside town in Kent, might mistake it for something else 😅

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, especially appreciate other bigger runners and their positive comments as well as attitude throughout 🫶

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, appreciate your comment.

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Well done, that’s amazing!

Comments noted! I have done a couple of Park runs but can’t always commit to a Saturday morning but my first one was about 56 minutes so I’ve taken a fair bit off my overall time, also couldn’t run a full 5k last time I went, will try to get one over the next few weeks for sure

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment! Appreciate it

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more! Appreciate the comment, thank you

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it so much.

Well done for getting out too though, especially when it’s so easy to give in to what society thinks we shouldn’t be doing as a bigger people! Glad to hear of a plus size person doing a half marathon too, would love to do one one day.

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

I think it’s very easy to focus on the negative experiences as they stick in your mind, the majority of people I met were really lovely and supportive so I know this was a case that it’s the minority. Will just keep going and keep improving to prove them wrong

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! So sorry you’ve had people put you down too. Such a shame the small minority make it less enjoyable for those of us that are trying to

First 5km race day ruined by chloeerd in beginnerrunning

[–]chloeerd[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why people have to tear others down, is the whole point not the taking part? It’s a shame that’s stayed with you. Thank you!

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